Martha Stewart's Encyclopedia of Sewing and Fabric Crafts by Martha Stewart Living Magazine

Author:Martha Stewart Living Magazine [Magazine, Martha Stewart Living]
Format: epub
ISBN: 978-0-307-96551-6
Publisher: Crown Publishing Group
Published: 2012-01-23T16:00:00+00:00

zippered pillow cover

Adding a zipper to a pillow cover makes it versatile; you can easily remove the insert to wash the cover, or replace it altogether. Use a zipper that is the exact length of or slightly longer than the pillow opening. A polyester coil zipper is a good choice because it is easy to shorten.

MATERIALS basic sewing supplies, pillow insert, fabric, zipper, zipper foot for sewing machine

HOW-TO 1. Add 1 inch (2.5cm) to the height and length of the pillow insert for the seam allowance. With a ruler and a disappearing-ink fabric pen, draw 2 squares of fabric with these dimensions; cut out squares. Pin the squares together, right sides facing. On one side make marks 3 inches (7.5cm) in from each edge. Starting at one edge, sew to the mark with a ½-inch (13mm) seam allowance; backstitch to secure. Repeat on the opposite edge. Set your machine to a basting stitch, and sew between the 2 marks (see dashed line; this is where you’ll install the zipper). Press the seam open. With a disappearing-ink fabric pen, mark the seam allowance 3 inches (7.5cm) in from each edge (over your first marks).

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