Hi ,

 

In this week's tutorial I'm finally making pillow or cushion covers for my couch. More than three years ago I shared a video on quilting Undulation on Minky fabric. I mentioned my plan to create quilted pillow covers and now I've finally gotten around to sewing them.

Click Here to check out the Janome 8200 sewing machine I'm using in the video.

Yes, I'm Covering the Existing Pillow Case

I'm covering a couch pillow that measures 18 inches sorta square. It's honestly more like 17 x 18.5, but it's close enough to square that I decided to make a square 20-inch pillow cover for it.

 

I decided to make my cushion covers extra big so I could slip the pillow directly into it without taking off the blue case that's already in place. These pillows have raw fiberfill inside so this saves me a big step and possibly a big mess.

Click Here to read the rest of the tutorial and find the cutting and sewing instructions.

 

I'm super pleased with how this project turned out and I can't believe how easy it was to create. I think this would be a great way to use up quilted scraps, practice quilting sandwiches, and even old quilts that have gotten damaged in many places.

 

Now that I consider all these possibilities - I have so many more pillow covers to create! Have fun making many covers for your cushions as well.

 

Let's go quilt,

 

Leah Day

 

PS - Betty bids you a happy Spring from her very own flower pillow!