How to Make an Envelope Pillow Cover
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In this sewing tutorial I show you how to make a super easy envelope pillow cover. This is a great beginner project that any child or adult can make. If you have old throw pillows on your couch and want to revamp your home decor these would be great to make and you can whip up a bunch in no time!
In this tutorial I also walk you through the technique I use to make sure my pillows fit perfectly inside the cover and there is sagging. I show you what measurements you should use for cutting your fabric and how to make the fabric overlap on the back of your completed pillow cover.
This is a beginner sewing tutorial and does not require any additional notions like buttons, zipper, clasps, etc. All you need is the fabric you want to use and matching thread!
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At Last, someone who make videos that are uncomplicated, and easy to follow, thank you.
Best video for this project. No screechy voice, straight to the point & no idiotic background music. Tysm!
In my opinion you have the BEST sewing tutorials because they are easy to follow and leave no stone unturned. Keep up the spectacular work!♥️
Thanks so much! Glad they help!
Hi Crafty Gemini! I was actually searching for a knitting tutorial for a pillow cover and clicked when I saw your name. My grandmother used your videos to bake bread. She died a couple of months ago from cancer and I miss her dearly. She loved your videos. I can see why. I'm learning to knit, sew and bake because she was good at those things and even though she is gone I want her to be proud. Thank you for your wonderful tutorials and for being a part of these memories.
Made a pillowcase from my husband's father's old clothes (He passed away from cancer almost 2 years ago.) in just a few hours. I REALLY took my time as I had only one shot with the material! One side was made from his iconic plaid shirt, the other...blue jeans with a pocket! It was a bit challenging, but that is because of the choice of the blue jeans and using the pocket where I did. Otherwise, this would have been a breeze. Thank you so much for posting this. The pillow will be the most perfect gift for my husband's brother on his 50th birthday in just a few weeks! :)
What a GREAT IDEA you had in using your deceased father-in-law’s plaid shirt and partial jeans with a pocket for your envelope pillow cover!!! I still have some of those same things my deceased husband wore but I couldn’t bring myself to discard. Your FANTASTIC IDEA has inspired me to make some pillow covers or even a small quilt to lay over the foot of my bed as an added decoration! So much better than discarding‼️ Thank you!!!!!
You are a good teacher! You deserve nothing but positive comments. I've been an elementary school teacher for 15+ years. I know what I'm talking about. A lot of tutorial's...although they mean well...they leave out very important details and don't explain things very thoroughly, but you do. Thank you for being so great and keep it up girl.
Great tutorial! This is exactly what I was looking for and in less than an hour, I have a new pillow cover. I'm a pretty novice sewer, so this was perfect. Thank you for such clear instructions, great video, and a straightforward approach.
Exactly what I would say!! Excellent tutorial.
Wow, easy peasy! Thank you! I agree with Helen Leigh: Straight to the point. Nice voice to listen to. With no unnecessary chit chat. That is SO refreshing!
Thank you for this tutorial. I'm not crafty nor have any advanced knowledge and you explain it very simple.
Thank you so much! I'm over 50 and can't sew, but with your help, I'm learning! :)
Thank you for your great tutorial! I am a complete beginner with using a sewing machine. I've just created your cover and added a crocheted granny square to the front of it too :) you made the tutorial really easy to follow and explained everything so even a complete beginner like myself would understand!
This is such a great , easy to follow video. I would love for you to make a tutorial video on adding piping to an envelope pillow cover. There are other videos on it, but I think you are the best at explaining and showing things. Thanks!
What excellent teaching, great project--you're a natural teacher!! I'm going to see if my nearly 8-year-old grandson might like to try one. He likes to sew and does a pretty good job!
Judy Greenough
This tutorial saved me a bunch of money on custom pillows for my bedroom and living room thank you so much for your expertise and talents. I made new covers and I love them!
Wow. That was the easiest video ever. Thanks for that.
I'm such a beginner when it comes to sewing, but I decided I wanted to try and make something for my mum for Christmas. This was SO easy to follow, thank you so much!!
I really like all your videos they are very clear to follow and understand with good clear filming ... thank you for sharing them with us all ..... oh and keep them comming great just great
I found your channel by one of those happy accidents that occurs when you push a button on one blog, it takes you to another button choice, then another, etc. I've watched a few of your videos and have to say you are a great teacher!!! Your instructions are easy to follow. I'm a seasoned seamstress, but have some new projects to try. Thanks for sharing your talent.
Your tips are so many but I can't get enough... You are so awesome! I love sewing and cooking, so you have my attention from the beginning to the end of every video posted. You Rock!!
Thanks kevin morris! Glad you're enjoying my videos. :)
you just said it all xd
I love your tutorials. I like the fact that you get right to the project and no unnecessary chit chat! Thank you.
Do a search for my :"Sewing Lessons: Getting Started" and "Cutting Basics" videos for all the info for beginners. Thanks.
At 61 years old I still have so much more to learn when it comes to sewing. Thank you for your easy to follow, sewing videos. I have enjoyed everyone I've used.
God bless your videos. :-)
My friend who quilts recommended this tutorial to me. I am a complete sewing novice but I think I could do this! Thanks!
i've been reading tutorials and watching videos all night. none of them made as much sense as yours! this is definitely the best and the clearest. i'm going to buy fabric tomorrow! thank you so much!
Oh, I don't see how anyone could dislikes this tutorial its pretty awesome and now I can sew my very own pillow cases- THANK U SO MUCH!!!!
best tutorial for envelope cushion cover. The simpler, the better. You are best teacher.
this has been the easiest tutorial to follow from all the other ones. thank you!
not only you did a great job but you gave thanks to everyone who said you did a great job and i like that
the best tutorial on TH-cam!!!!!!! plz don't ever take this video down, it was so we'll explained and so easy to follow along. My pillow covers came out awesome !!!!! Thank you :-):-):-):-):-):-):-):-)
How can anyone NOT like this tutorial! Great explanation and lovely to listen to
Wow. Someone asked me if I could make covers for her pillows. This was so fast and easy. I guess I’ll tell her yes. Thank you for this video.
If you make the back 13 x 17, then cut it in half, you have two inches overlap on each side. After seam allowance and hemming, you have less than an inch overlap. It has to be at least 13x20 or 13x21 in order to get a 3" or 4" overlap. Thanks for the posting the video. I would have loved to have had this kind of stuff when I learned to sew years ago. It would have saved me so much trial and error. I love You Tube Videos! So nice of people like you to share!
I'm just learning how to sew - she explains everything so clearly and makes it look easy enough for a beginner like me to tackle.
you are the clearest instructor on pillow covers Ive found on youtube thx
You are AMAZING! You show exactly how to do it. It's like having a one on one with a teacher. I just stumbled on this site today. I guess it's true, when the student is ready the teacher will appear. I can't wait to see the other things you've done.
if only all tutorials on youtube were explained and shown so well! Thankyou so much! :)
Thank you! Your instructions are so much clearer than the other youtube videos I just watched!
I havent started sewing yet, and im taking a class with a kinda horrible teacher who isnt teaching me what I want lol You are an amazing teacher.. I wish I had access to you at all times!!!! the way your talkin.. just everything... its perfect
EXCELLENT TUTORIAL!!! Perfectly and easily explained and clear! I can't wait to start! Thank you!!!
So you glad you post videos. I'm a visual learner, so this is just what I needed for my project. Keep the videos coming!
thank you ...I was looking for a video tutorial on zipless covers and yours was the first hit! I learn best by watching rather than reading a pattern. Very clear instructions and film. Fiona
I must say that your tutorial is very effective, You go thru the steps quickly with no boring or cutsie comments, and at the beginning you get straight to the point. Thank you!
You got it! If the pillow is especially puffy add a little more but if you use a 1/4" seam allowance you should be good to go. Happy sewing!
I keep coming back and reviewing this tutorial every time I make a pillow cover. Comes out perfect every time.
Love you, Vanessa. Your tutorials are definitely the best. Your instructions are very clear, you list everything that you will need to complete the project. Thanks so much. I can sew but I still find your videos to be better than some "professionals".
Thank you! This is exactly what I was looking for. Your directions are clear and concise.
I can always trust Crafty Gemini to have a tutorial for what I need! Thank you Vanessa!
Your presentation was spot on. Informative,quick,not a lot of dialog,and you showed the finish product,very nicely done thank you.I will be watching you again. Thank you soooo much !!
You did an excellent job demonstrating how to make an envelope pillow cover. You had a clear, easily understood voice and spoke clearly, loudly, and an excellent speaking pace - not too fast. Your video of the steps as you sewed was real time as you did it, which was wonderful and made it easy to follow. (When people record a fast forward video of their steps and their work, it is never helpful; thank you for not doing that.). You did excellent at explaining each step as you went. Your directions were specific, short, and easy to understand and to do. Thank you SO much! I successfully made an envelope pillow cover by following your directions. Thank you! Well done CraftyGemini! Well done.
So easy. Thank you. I love simple ways to avoid buying zippers.
Your step by step instructions were perfect. Tonight I was able to make two envelope pillow covers with no problems. Thank you.
This could not be MORE PERFECT! Just what I needed to do a case for my Great Daughter!!! Thank You!!!!!!!!!
You do a great job of explaining things clearly and not intimidating a sewing noob! Thanks, I can now make the pillow cover from an embroidered piece I did last summer.
Thank you. This is the most clear envelope pillow tutorial on TH-cam. 🌈🌸🦋
Thank you! I needed something really *really* simple to do on my new "to me" 1898 Singer 127 treadle machine. I made a cover for my husbands old, beat up favorite pillow he won't let me throw away. Now it looks half way decent again.
I have watched several of your videos and enjoyed them very much.
Randomly found your video and I’m so thankful I did! My daughter wanted to make a pillowcase out of a cross stitch piece she completed. She’s 17 and this video was super-easy to follow and she had great success!
Your tutorial is *excellent*. I made one a month ago. I was able to include a cross stitch inset into the front piece because you made the rest of the cover-making process so easy.
I love how you don't "umm" and "ahh" in your video. I get so antsy watching many video tutorials because they go so slowly. I did stop the video to write down a couple of things, but not because you were going too fast.
Thank you for such an effective tutorial!
Hello, I just had to thank you so much for this tutorial. Being a guy who is VERY new to sewing, I was nervous to even try an envelope pillow cover. You took away the fears. :) I truly appreciate your explaining this while not "talking down" to us beginners. :) Thanks much!
I just subscribed to your channel! You are the easiest person to understand that I've seen on you tube. Sewing is like a foreign language to me. I inherited a ton of supplies, fabric and a sewing machine from my grandmother. I've been trying to make things and becoming very frustrated, but I think I have found the help I've been looking for in your channel. Thanks so much!! Have a blessed day!
I just KNEW you'd have the answer on how to do this. I always enjoy your tutorials and teaching style. ~CAROL in China
I have already watched 7 videos on this and you are the best. Very clearly & easily explained . Thank you so much.
Thank you for your tutorial! I made a really cute pillow for my son using handkerchiefs! Sponge-bob on front and brilliant blue on the back. Handkerchiefs worked slick! I simply folded the 2 blue handkerchiefs for the back center, which created a double layer. For the front, I used one Sponge-bob handkerchief and created a double layer with a solid yellow handkerchief. Thus, the pillowcase is completely double ply! And I only had to sew a square! It is his favorite to this day! Thank you
Vanessa, you never cease to amaze me and educate me. No matter what I need or want to make/sew, you’re always there with the greatest tutorials. Thank you for sharing your God-given talent.
Seven years later and this video tutorial is still working just made a pillow and added a wooden button to the front. this tutorial was very easy to understand thank you. 😃
You have the best video for this simple project. Your instructions are clear, concise, and easy to follow. Thanks.
I just love you! I use this concept to make fun fabric covers for small ice packs for an early learning school for adorable special needs kids. You're the best!
Thanks for making this SO easy. I have some experience at sewing but have not done any sewing in YEARS...this is a nice little refresher. Now off to find some fabric! Thanks again!
I'm a beginner and this is the best video I've found for a great starter pillow cover. Thanks much! :)
thanks so much for the video! got recruited by my son's teacher to make covers for classroom pillows:) this video was very clear and easy THANK YOU! :)
I made envelope cushion covers very similar to yours a few years ago, but they were made from one piece of fabric instead of 3 pieces, it saved me loads of time doing them in one piece of folded fabric which my grandmother showed me how to do cushion covers. One piece of fabric 2 1/2 times the size of the cushion in length and an inch either side, sew both hems, 2 folds the size of the pillow inside out so they overlap in the middle and then sew together. I was about 9 yr's old then, lol.
thank you so much! instructions were very well explained no need for me to pause and go back to hear anything again!
How have 176 people given this video a thumbs down? I loved it! It was straight and to the point. You are very easy to listen to and learn from!
Thanks! Can't make everybody happy! Oh well. :P
You really have a knack for explaining this stuff perfectly--right to the point and easy to understand. I made a pillow like this years ago in school, and have been wanting to do it again. It all came back to me after watching this. Thanks for yet another great video--guess I'll be up all night watching even more!
Great video, much easier to follow than still pictures. Just made a cover for a huge floor cushion for my husband's anniversary gift - thank you!
Great tutorial. Looked at 3 before this, and they were either boring voices or too complicated. This was spot on. Made my first cover today. Very pleased with it. Thank you. 👍
thank you .... that was so easy for me. My family think I spent hours making the pillow covers. Love it.
Thanks. I like your clear videography, and simple no-nonsense narrative.
I really appreciated having such an easy straightforward tutorial. Watched it once and a bit and got my cushion cover sewn beautifully.. thank you so much ❤
The best and easiest sewing video very self explanatory and easy to understand great for beginners
Really good clear tuturial with no flipping and flapping.
I absolutely adore how clear you are with your directions. I am not a sewing beginner but I can get easily lost with some directions others have given. You do a fabulous job of getting straight to the point without talking down to people. Thank you so much for doing these tutorials!!
After watching your tutorial I thought I would give this a try. I don't sew and this is definitely a great beginner project. Your step by step instructions made it easy to follow and understand. My pillow cover turned out great and has received lots of compliments! Thank you for making this video!
Have viewd many tutorials for a basic cushion cover and this was so clear, simple and easy to follow for a complete beginner like me. Wish me luck. Thank you. 🤗
WOW! You have improved so much! But the best part of your talent is already in this tutorial: easy to follow, and straight to the point, and the finished product at the beginning! 💖
I search and search for easy instructions and I always find them with crafty Gemini.. I'm soo novice but it's explained so I can understand easily. I'm a slow learner and started sewing at 30!
very nice and perfect explanation!! no extra unwanted talks. very informative. Thanks.
Thanks SOOOO much for this video. Until this day, I have never sewed in my life, but I had bought this very cute fabric and I wanted to make some pillows out of it. Your video was awesome! I made 4 pillow covers tonight, and they all fit perfectly. I made it out of one piece of fabric, and folded it over, so I did it a bit differently. Your video made me sew like a pro. Thanks!
I love your tutorials. They are so easy to follow. Thank you for making it simple.
Wow you made this so easy I can recall the steps from memory - I do a lot of customs and this was an awesome tutorial !!!!
She doesn't leave you guessing about steps or measurements and gives you all the information from start to finish.
Very clear instructions. My favorite pillow cover that allows removal for cleaning. Good voice, too!
Yay! You're welcome. Thanks for stopping by.
Thank you for this clear and simple tutorial without a lengthy preamble! Can't wait to try this.
These directions were fantastic. Just put the finishing touches on my wedding ring display pillow. Can't wait to sew other projects with you. Thanks a MILLION!!
really helpful and "understandable" for novice sewers like myself. Thank you!
Fabulous tutorial! I'm new to sewing on a machine and followed your instructions with no problems at all. Perfect.
Thank you so much. You're a star :-)
Bought a sewing just before xmas with the intent of making cushion covers to sell on eBay and maybe my own website. Never used a sewing machine, had to watch a video to learn how to set one up then searching for a video to learn how to make a simple cushion cover, until I found yours, which has 100% helped me, It's so easy and simple to follow. I can't wait to get started!
Easiest pattern ever! My kid is getting into sewing in a Fashion and Design class at school, which means I am as well. Haven't sewn since Home Ec a loooong time ago. This will be a great project to practice on. Thanks so much!
I've been needing to make several of these but I've put it off because I had no instructions. Well no longer!! I'm making 4 of these tomorrow morning!! Thank you so much for your uber easy instructions!!