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DIY Pillow Cover 5 Minutes to Make!

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Make this quick and easy DIY Pillow Cover tutorial – just takes 5 minutes to make! This is an inexpensive pillow with designer style! Save money and make your own home decor.

I just finished making two new pillows for our spare room.  I love the colors in this antiqued damask: taupe, gray, latte & mustard.

Make this quick and easy DIY Pillow Cover tutorial - it just takes 5 MINUTES TO MAKE it! This is an inexpensive pillow with designer style! Save money and make your own home decor.

DIY Pillow Cover 5 Minutes to Make!

This is a quick and easy DIY pillow cover with an envelope style opening; no zipper and only 4 hems to sew!  I love envelope pillow covers because they are easy to remove for cleaning too.

Easy DIY pillow cover to make in only 5 minutes. No zipper. Has an envelope style to slip a pillow form into. See this quick and simple tutorial.

Learn how to make this quick and easy 5 minute DIY Pillow cover for your home - it's a Ballard Designs Knockoff and budget friendly DIY decor idea! www.settingforfour.com
 
 

 Supplies to make this 5 minute DIY pillow cover:

2 yards of this fabric or fabric of your choice – I love buying my fabrics at a discount here.
Thread
Fabric Scissors
Straight pins
Measuring tape/metal yardstick
Pillow forms

Or you could buy this pillow ready-made here!

Tutorial for Envelope Style Pillow Covers:

Wash, dry and iron fabric according to the care instructions that come with the fabric.

Lay fabric on a flat surface where you can spread it out (I laid my fabric down on our living room carpet).

Learn how to make this quick and easy 5 minute DIY Pillow cover for your home - it's a Ballard Designs Knockoff and budget friendly DIY decor idea! www.settingforfour.com 

Using scissors, cut one of the long edges of the fabric using the metal yardstick as a guide to ‘straighten’ the edge.  When it gets cut at the fabric store, it often isn’t cut straight.  Straightening the edge will allow you to measure your other cuts more easily.

Using these instructions for The Five Minute Pillow, determine what the width and length of the fabric should be to fit your pillow: 

Measure the width of the pillow form and add 2 inches. Measure the length of the pillow form, double and add 8 inches.  I used a 20 x 20 inch pillow form so my measurements were width = 22 inches and length = 48 inches.

Cut the fabric to the width needed (I cut  the fabric so it was 22 inches wide) using the measuring tape as a guide.

Cut the fabric to the length needed (I cut the fabric so that it was 48 inches long) using the measuring tape again.

Fold one short end of the fabric over 1 inch and iron flat.  Fold it over again 1 inch and iron flat.  Stitch.  This is a double 1 inch hem.  Repeat this on the other end of the fabric. 

Using the instructions for the Five Minute Pillow sew the other two sides to create an envelope back.

Turn fabric right side out and insert pillow form, working it into the corners.  Bring the top flap over the pillow form to completely cover the pillow.

You’re done!! 

Make your own quick and easy pillow covers for your bedroom, living room, family room and home office! Choose any fabric you love! No zipper! Only takes 5 minutes to make. 
Make your own quick and easy pillow covers for your bedroom, living room, family room and home office! Choose any fabric you love! No zipper! Only takes 5 minutes to make. 
Make your own quick and easy pillow covers for your bedroom, living room, family room and home office! Choose any fabric you love! No zipper! Only takes 5 minutes to make. Easy Sew Home Decor idea. DIY pillow cover that's removable and washable.
 
Can't find pillows in the pattern or color you like? Make your own! See this easy 5 minute pillow cover tutorial to make your own beautiful pillows for your home.
 
I’m so happy with how this DIY Pillow cover turned out! Go ahead and pick a fabric you love and make a few!
 
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heatherHeather Luckhurst is the publisher and owner of the Design and Lifestyle website settingforfour.com. Along with being a proud military wife and mom of two boys, she is also an Interior Decorator and digital media influencer. At Setting For Four, she shares creative design and decor ideas, stylish DIY projects, easy entertaining ideas and recipes. Heather is addicted to Instagramand casual, glamourous interiors.

 

 

Comments

  2. Eclectically Vintage says

    February 23, 2012 at 2:47 am

    So glad you stopped by so I could find you! Welcome to the world of blogging!

    Since I can’t even sew a button, I truly appreciate this pillow! What a fab deal on the fabric too and it’s gorgeous! New GFC & Linky follower.
    Kelly

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  4. The Lovely Mrs. P says

    February 23, 2012 at 2:25 pm

    Hi Heather! I am glad you found me!! Thank you for joining my Made U look linky party! Love the pillow, nice job, I saw a comforter set at HomeGoods this week in a similar pattern. I also have a Blog Hop going on now as well, I would love it if you would join it as well and make some new friends and followers! I am your newest follower…
    ps. I’m kinda new too…
    http://madeinaday.com/2012/02/21/blog-hop-social-14/
    [email protected]
    http://madeinaday.com

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  6. Our Pinteresting Family says

    February 23, 2012 at 3:42 pm

    I’m here via Hookin Up With House of Hepworth’s link party. I love your pillow. Projects like this are getting me inspired to learn how to sew. What a beautiful job. Newest linky follower here! Hope you can swing by my blog one day. 🙂

    Reply

  7. Jazmine says

    February 23, 2012 at 4:22 pm

    I love the colors in that damask, it really tones down the regal affect the pattern can have sometimes. Visiting from Delightful Order!
    -Jazmine
    Keepitkrafty.blogspot.com

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    • Heather says

      February 24, 2012 at 2:53 pm

      Thanks Jazmine! I agree that damask can sometimes look over the top – this fabric is antiqued and muted and like you said ‘toned down’. It also has a big pattern repeat which I really love. Just visited your blog – I am your newest follower 🙂

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    • Heather says

      February 24, 2012 at 2:54 pm

      Thanks for the sweet comments Jen! Yes, the colours are gorgeous and muted, it goes really well with my sofa color too. I love fabrics like these with big pattern repeats!

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    • Heather says

      February 24, 2012 at 12:52 am

      Thanks for following me Linda! When I saw the fabric at the store I just loved it right away, when I saw the name Kravet – I jumped on it! I didn’t even know that Ballard carried it until after. I wish I had more of it, I have a bench that it would look great on too.

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  14. Jess says

    February 24, 2012 at 7:42 pm

    oooo love this!! Thanks for the tutorial… I want to make some pillows and having even started looking at how to do a envelope pillow yet. Awesome find on the fabric! I’m your newest follower 🙂 Have a fab weekend!
    Stay Crafty x0x0
    Jess
    {www.CraftyNonsenseNoted.com}

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    • Heather says

      February 24, 2012 at 7:49 pm

      Hi Jess! Hope my tutorial helps along with the one I linked to in my post. When you first make one – you may think that its folded really weird, but when you flip everything right side out – it all makes sense. Good luck on making your pillows – so many beautiful fabrics out there, its hard to choose one 🙂 Thank you for following me! I am off to check out your blog too!

      Reply

  15. Latoya @ The Scott's Crib says

    February 24, 2012 at 3:03 pm

    Such a beautiful fabric! What a great project, you did a nice job! Stopping by via Serenity Now. Hope you have a great weekend!

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    • Heather says

      February 24, 2012 at 7:25 pm

      Thanks Nadir! I know! I can’t believe how inexpensive it was – but I think it’s a ‘second’ and priced so cheaply because the print doesn’t run absolutely straight across. But for pillows….you can’t even tell.

      Reply

  17. Pieced Pastimes says

    February 24, 2012 at 4:16 pm

    Thanks for visiting my blog, leaving such a nice comment and becoming a follower. I am now following you as well. Your pillow turned out beautiful. I love the envelope style pillow covers. I am due to make some new ones for our living room. Have a Great Day!

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    • Heather says

      February 26, 2012 at 2:55 am

      I appreciate your kind comments on my pillow! The print really stopped me in my tracks at the fabric store. I have a bit left – need to figure out what to do with it! Have a great day!

      Reply

  22. Claire says

    February 26, 2012 at 2:06 am

    Hi Heather,

    This is a beautiful pillow (one of my favourite colour combos) and a great tutorial. Made even better by the crazy deal that you got on the fabric! Thanks so much for checking out my new blog and becoming a follower!

    Claire @ alittlesomethinginthemeantime.blogspot.com

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    • Heather says

      February 26, 2012 at 2:48 am

      You should learn to sew – go for it!! I am not a great sewer, but you don’t need to be a professional to make things for your home. I took a 3 hour class at a local fabric store a few years ago and learned the basics…it was so helpful. Thanks for visiting my blog and becomming a follower 🙂

      Reply

  27. Judy Bigg says

    February 27, 2012 at 2:42 am

    Love the pillow, I was scrolling through your blog and saw the pillow and was so impressed. I am your newest follower and thanks for stopping by my blog and leaving a message; and for following me.

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  30. Carisa says

    February 28, 2012 at 2:52 pm

    stopping by from the made in a day linkup! Love envelope pillows, my favorite to make. Yours looks fab, so inexpensive and looks the same as $50 pillows, love it 🙂

    Reply

  33. la casa della sarta says

    February 29, 2012 at 7:32 am

    il tuo cuscino e super mi piace la stoffa che hai usato con i sui disegni e le sue stampe, mi incantava la tua richiesta di lasciare un commento sei grande se ti va vieni a trovarmi lili

    Reply

  42. The Retail DiYet says

    March 5, 2012 at 3:20 pm

    So glad I saw this! I just bought fabric yesterday to do some pillows and was debating on how to do the closure. I love this!-Danielle

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  44. Anna Williams says

    March 7, 2012 at 1:02 am

    These are gorgeous pillows – I’ve seen that fabric before and always loved it. Great tutorial too! Just came over from the My Uncommon Slice of Suburbia blog hop 🙂

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  46. Lauren -aCommonersCastle says

    April 4, 2012 at 1:40 am

    I LOVE the pillows. The fabric is to die for, and HELLO! can we say deal. That might be one of the best bargains of the year 2 yards of kravet for $4 is absolutely insane. Also, wanted to tell you that great minds must think alike because I have the same target throw on our sofa. I bought it on black friday. I’m so glad you stopped by our “castle” today, now we can be bloggy buddies!

    Reply

  47. Sarah @ Just The Bee's Knees says

    April 30, 2012 at 4:05 pm

    Amazing score on the fabric!, I almost bought the same print from Ballard myself!!

    Reply

  53. Toby says

    October 23, 2015 at 12:49 pm

    Lovely pillow but the link to Five Minute Pillow is no longer valid. It comes up as City TV and select your region in Canada.

    Reply

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