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September 29, 2011 by Jennifer

Striped Envelope Pillow Cover

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This was another one of my stash busting projects this month. It was perfect for using up lots of bits and pieces of fabric that I had left over from other projects.

I started by selecting fabrics that I thought would go well together. I wanted a some what cohesive look. Next I cut the fabric in to 2.5 inch wide strips of varying length.

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I sewed the ends of the strips together to make 17 inch long strips. Laying them out on my work space I figured out where I wanted which pieces (I didn’t want the same pattern/color touching). Next sew the strips together. I was covering a 15 x 15 inch pillow so I ended up sewing together about 20ish strips. I allowed for 3/8th’s of an inch seam allowance.

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You will need to hem the last strip on each side. Then with right sides together, you’ll need to fold the ends to meet in the middle.

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Make sure that there is an overlap of 1.5 to 2 inches so that the back of the pillow is covered.

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With a half inch seam allowance, sew the ends of the pillow cover shut and turn right side out.

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Cover your pillow with your new cover and enjoy!

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Mule loves this pillow! He usually snuggles (can you say “snuggles” about a grown man?) up with it when we watch TV together on his nights off. It definitely looks fabulous on the leather chair 🙂

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  1. Lorie says

    September 29, 2011 at 2:29 pm

    I love this! If only I could sew…sigh. I would have these pillows everywhere. They are just so cute! Lorie @ http://readingconfetti.blogspot.com

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  2. Marcia - Crafty Sewing and Quilting says

    October 1, 2011 at 5:53 pm

    Great idea for using all those strippy scraps and turning them into a striped pillow!

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  3. Mindie Hilton says

    October 5, 2011 at 6:36 pm

    Beautiful. Thanks for sharing at Bacon time.

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