Covering pillow form

I made a fleece throw out of disney "cars" Fabric for my nephew and I have a good sized piece of fabric left over for a pillow I have a 16" x

16" pillow form I got for half price. I want to make it so my sister can wash the cover so I want the back to have an opening.

I am very new to sewing and don't want to mess it up it is fleece fabric and it was very expensive well at least for my budget.

The throw came out great a little off on some of the sewing but he wont care if it is a littlle crooked.

I have an idea of where to start but don't know what will look best. Some internet articles say to cut three pieces some say you just need one piece what is the best way to do it for a begginer in sewing.

I have managed to make two sets of curtians and that throw so far okay not great because my left handed cutting is bad and so is my right handed cutting I have trouble making anything even.

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sakura
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It depends a lot on whether there is a pattern/border to the fabric. The simplest would probably be to cut a long piece, (the width of the pillow form) plus seam allowances, and install a zipper in the "ends), then sew the "sides" right sides together. You could leave the zipper either centered on the "back" or place it at one of the "ends"

end center(fold) end ============================= throw so far okay not great because my left handed

Have you tried left handed scissors? Cutting fabric takes practice, keep the bottom blade as close to the table as possible, and cut with long strokes, not short "snips"

HTH,

Beverly

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BEI Design

Dear Sakura,

First, don't let anyone convince you that being left-handed is a disability. It isn't. You don't need left-handed scissors, either. I treated myself to a pair once, and found myself cutting everything wrong by a 1/16 inch because I was watching the wrong side of the blade. Went right back to my "regular" scissors. Cut with your left hand, and simply watch the far side of the blade to cut accurately.

Next, if you have a 16-inch pillow form, you'll want to make the cover smaller, so that the form fills in all the corners. I would cut my front a 15-inch square, and use 1/2-inch seams. For the back, cut two pieces 15 inches by 9 inches. This will allow you to sew a one-inch hem on one inside edge, then overlap the two pieces. You don't have to put a zipper in if you do it this way, and it's easy to get the pillow out for cleaning. Sew all around the outer edges with right sides together. You might want to add some piping to the edge for a professional finish. If you do that, baste the piping, with the raw edges on top of the pillow raw edges, right sides together before sewing the front and back together.

Teri

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gjones2938

Thank you both for your Ideas I finished it with directions I found on the internet and it turned out good for my first thing like that not perfect but good. Now I am making the dog a huge pillow 27" He gets cold on the floor so these ideas are going to come in handy. I will have to make overlaps in the back of the pillow for the dog because he will chew a Zipper out.

THANK YOU SO MUCH!

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sakura

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