Woven Pillow Cover – Sewing Pattern
Are you a DIY lover? Do you enjoy creating something unique?
I always love exploring and cultivating my crafty skill! I believe that if you want to accomplish something you have to keep trying and trying to meet that goal. You don’t need to be an expert, you just need your imagination, determination, and dedication to finish a certain project!
Hi! Elisa here, the maker and crochet designer behind Strings and Cuddles. Yes, I am a crocheter (and a knitter too!) but I am also a lover of DIY projects. When I am not crocheting or knitting, you’ll find me trying some other crafts. I also love browsing the net for some inspiration. Looking at other maker’s beautiful creations motivates me to create my own designs.
Speaking of a new design, I am so pleased to share with you today the Woven Pillow Cover. This cute pillow is not a crochet-related project. It is a sewing pattern. To tell you the truth, I am no expert in this sewing thing, I am just someone who loves to create and share what I learned. This is something new to me so I hope that you like it.
I am so grateful to Clover USA for the support and trust they’ve been giving me. The Woven Pillow Cover features the Clover Bias Tape Maker, Rotary Cutter, Wonder Clips, and some of their sewing tool products. Most of these products are absolutely new to me but they are all great and easy to use.
Christmas is just around the corner so I chose to work on red-white stripes and a plain white color fabric combination for a more festive vibe. You can absolutely use any color fabric combinations you want. I was really amazed at how this project turned out. I am super excited so let’s get started!
Materials:
- Fabrics: 1 yard of Red-White Stripes (or your choice of a design) and 1 yard of plain White (or any contrasting color)
- Coordinating Thread
- Pillow Form Insert – 14×14 inches
- Clover Bias Tape Maker (Art. No 464)
- Clover Rotary Cutter – 45mm (Art. No 7500)
- Clover Jumbo Wonder Clips (Art. No 3157) or Wonder Clips (Art. No 3180)
- Clover Wonder Pins (Art. No 3210)
- Clover Flexible Rubber Thimbles (Art. No 6031-6032)
- Clover Pom-Pom Maker (Art. No 3129)
- Clover Patchwork Mini Scissors (Art. No 493/CW)
- Clover Gold Eye Chenille Needle No. 18 (Art. No 234/18)
- Seam Ripper (Optional) – Art. No 482/W
- Self-Healing Mat (Optional)
- Ruler or Tape Measure
- Flat Iron (for Pressing)
- Ironing board or mat
- Yarn (for pom-pom making)
- 9 pcs of 1-inch buttons
- Sewing machine
Instructions:
1. Preparing the Envelope Pillow Cover
Let’s prepare the fabrics for our envelope pillow cover. First, if your fabrics are a little wrinkled, give them a press for easy cutting. Take your plain white fabric, measure, and cut ONE – 15×15 inches then TWO – 15×10 inches. Now take the two smaller cut-fabrics and fold about 1 quarter-inch on one of the longer sides and give it a press and run a straight stitch along the folded fabric. Do this on both fabrics. Remember, only fold one side (longer side) and leave the other side. Set aside all panels. (See photos below).
2. Preparing the Bias Strips
Take your red-white stripes fabric and give it a press for easy cutting.
With the stripes laid horizontally, cut the fabric into strips measuring 3.5×20 inches. (See photo above)
On the shorter side, cut each strip at a 45 angle for easy feeding to the tape maker. (See photo above)
With the wrong side up, insert cut fabric with the pointy side through the tape maker. (See photo above)
If you’re having a hard time passing the fabric through the tape maker, you can use your seam ripper or a pin to poke the fabric through the top opening or awl and help feed the fabric through the tape maker. (See photo above)
Pull the tape maker while ironing the folded tape. (See photo above)
When you finished feeding the fabric through the tape make, fold (lengthwise) your bias tape and give it a good press. (See photo above) Do all these steps in all the 18 strips. Then cut each bias tape into 15 inches long. (I cut my bias tapes into 16 inches long but shorten them afterward.)
3. Weaving the Bias Tapes
Take your plain white 15×15 inches cut fabric and lay it right side up. Lay your 9 bias tapes on top of the 15×15 inches panel. Leaving an inch on one side, lay your first bias tape. Leaving half an inch gap, lay the next bias tape. Continue doing this step to the last bias strip, leaving an inch gap on the other side. Put clips on all the bias tapes so they stay in place. (See photo below)
Now let’s work on the remaining bias tapes. These tapes will be weaved vertically over and under the first set of bias tapes. Put clips on all the bias tapes so they stay in place. (See photo below)
Once you finished weaving over and under all the remaining bias tapes, give them good press being careful not to move the woven bias tapes.
4. Sewing the Envelope Pillow Cover
Do not move the front panel with the woven bias tapes. Take the two panels and with the wrong sides up, place them on top of the front panel, overlapping with each other. Clip them together with the front panel. (See photo below)
Now, bring it to the sewing machine and sew a straight stitch around the perimeter of the pillow cover. I did it twice just to make sure everything is secured.
Cut the corners of the pillow cover but be very careful not to cut through the stitches. (See photo below)
Turn your pillow cover inside out or right side out. Using a stick or the tip of the scissors, poke the corners (from the inside) of your pillow cover.
Your pillow cover is actually finished! Just insert the pillow form and it’s all done!
5. Optional: Adding Some Embellishments
Let’s add some buttons to the woven bias tapes. Position the buttons and sew them on the pillow cover. I used the Gold Eye Chenille Needle, Flexible Rubber Thimble, and Red yarn for sewing. (See photos below)
I also use the Wonder Pins to secure the area where I will be adding the buttons. (See photo below)
The last step in completing the cute look of this pillow cover is adding the pompoms. With the Red yarn and the Pompom Maker, make 4 pompoms and then attach them to the corners of the pillow cover. (See photos below)
Once the long tails of the pompom were inserted inside the pillow cover, pull them tight and tie a double or triple knot to secure and then cut the yarn. Repeat this step in the other three corners.
Your beautiful Woven Pillow Case is all done!
I hope that you like this design! If you ever make this pillow cover, please don’t forget to tag me so I could see and share your work!
Please don’t hesitate to reach out for questions regarding this pattern.
HAPPY HOLIDAYS!
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