Easy Pillow Covers!

So if you are like me, you like a change with decorations about every season. Last fall I bought a couple throw pillows and decided that instead of buying pillows, I would find the fabric I was feeling and change them periodically. I was surfing Pinterest today and found this easy tutorial, so I thought I would make my own tonight and highlight how easy it is! I have had this fabric for a while and knew I'd find the perfect project for it! The whole project literally took me less than 45 minutes start to finish (add in a bit more time because I figured out that a metal bobbin would work better in my machine, the bobbin kept spinning quickly) Anyway, I will tell you what I did as I go through the pictures :)

Step One: My pillows were 14" square, so I cut my fabric 14" x 37" (or the width of the fabric completely open- not the width from the remnant). Iron the fabric, then fold over the short end about 1/4", iron down, then one more 1/4". I wasn't very accurate about how much I folded over, I just wanted it to be straight and clean. (You might be wondering why I didn't leave extra inches when cutting.... I wanted the fabric to be snug around the pillow to ensure it wasn't floppy- you can always get a pillow into fabric that might not be as wide as the pillow) Fold over so that you see the wrong side of the fabric.

Step Two: Top Stitch as close to the folded open edge on the short side. Top Stitch the other side from top to bottom. Try to keep it as straight as possible, as you will see this on the back of the finished pillow.

Step Three: Lay on a flat surface and overlap the sewn edges enough so that your width and length measure the exact size of your pillow. For me, I made it 14 inches across, and the edges overlapped by about 6 inches. Pin in place on both edges and in the middle to ensure it doesn't get off when sewing. (Make sure right side of fabric is on the inside at this point)

Step Four: Sew down the open edges using a 1/4" seam allowance. Be sure that you get both top-stitched edges into this part.

 Step Five: Turn pillow cover inside out, make sure corners are pushed all the way out, and stuff, stuff, stuff the pillow in and enjoy! Yes, it's that easy, 5 simple steps!

Here is a view of what the folded side looks like when finished! Happy Sewing!