How to sew a pillow cover with piping, the easy way
Pamela shows you how to sew a pillow cover with piping in the simplest way possible. If you can sew a straight line, you can do this! Click here to read my full disclosure about how I make money from my posts.
Here’s what you’ll need to make a pillow cover with piping:
Fabric cut to the size of your pillow form. Bias tape in the color you want your piping to be. Thread in a matching color. A zippered pillow cover or an envelope pillow cover.
How to sew a pillow cover with piping:
You want all three raw edges to match perfectly, so pin it in place about 2 inches from the end of your fabric and 1/2 inch from the raw edge.
On to the machine! You got this!
Sew the bias tape around the cording, then line up the piping on each side and pin it in place until the other side is ready to sew.
Okay. Now you need to make a decision. Are you going to go for it and make a zippered pillow cover? Or are you going to make an envelope pillow cover?
Make sure you don’t lose any of the piping on your front piece by following these simple steps.
But a few tips before you head over to those steps…
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How do you finish the end of cording?
Place half of the threads on your work surface and place the cording on top so that the cording’s wrap of thread is in the center of the threads. Place the remaining threads on top of the cording and tightly wrap the long end of the thread around the pieces and the cording two or three times before knotting the two ends together.
How do you sew cording without a lip?
What Is The Best Way To Sew Cording Without A Lip?
- Wrap a strip of tape around the cording where you’re going to cut it.
- Cut the cording tightly against the strip of tape so the cut piece’s end is wrapped in tape.
- Coat the taped end of the cording generously with seam sealant or white craft glue.
How do you sew a zip into a cushion?
Sew the three remaining sides of your cushion in one continuous seam, pivoting at the two corners. Cut off the excess bottom length of the zip. Keep the zip open and put the two pieces of fabric right sides together. Make sure the seam at the top is lined up and pin the three remaining sides of your cushion.
How do you make a cushion with piped edges?
What is the best way to make a cushion cover?
- Sew a double hem along one of the long edges of the two back panel pieces.
- Pin the piping to the front cushion panel by matching the raw edges with right sides together and straight stitching around the edge of the piping with your zipper foot.