I have a thing for pillows and a slight thing for bold prints. Only, it's not always easy to find the pillow covers I want in the pillow sizes I need. I will say that I hate sewing pillow covers. I guess I'm not very good at measuring {or sewing for that matter} because the pillows never turn out the way I had envisioned. Plus, I just don't have the time to sew pillow covers as frequently as I like to switch out my covers.
My mom is a crafty genius and came up with a super easy. no sewing way for me to switch out my pillow covers without having to fold or tie the fabric on. Even though I like the look of a pinned or tied on pillow cover, my kids would destroy that within minutes; and with my OCD tendencies, I really don't want to keep fixing the pillow covers. These no sew, iron on covers really look great, only taking 10 minutes to create.
What you need:
- A pillow {I used the Gurli pillow from Ikea, but any pillow will do}
- A zippered pillow case
- A piece of fabric measuring 1 inch longer than the pillowcase chosen, on each side
- Iron on adhesive hem tape {like this}
- An iron
What you'll do:
- Measure your pillowcase, then measure your fabric so that each side length is 1 inch longer than the pillow case. In my case, my pillowcase is 20 inches long so my fabric lengths are 21 inches long.
- Take your fabric and fold over the one inch edges and iron down
- Get your iron on adhesive tape and measure to match the length of the pillow case
- Stack up your pillowcase {bottom}, adhesive {middle} and fabric {top}, then iron. Make sure to apply iron on the fabric by pressing and holding for three seconds, then lifting and applying again
- Iron the next length, then the next and then the last
- Stuff your pillow in the pillowcase and place in a fabulous stop in your home {it's that easy!}
The best part about these covers is that once you want to change the cover, just peel off {no damage} and iron on a new piece of fabric! It's so simple and looks store bought. I dare you not to start recovering all your pillows.
Adorable!! I love such fast DIY's!! I'd love to have you come over and link your post up to my craft party which starts at 7pm EST. and is new every Thursday! I also pin every post!
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That's really cool! How are they holding up to your kids? Mine like to make pathways and forts with our pillows, so I worry that they might start peeling off prematurely?
ReplyDeleteThis is such a great DIY and super easy!! I'm not much of a sewer, so this is right up my alley!
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing,
Kass
Super neat! I have a few pillows that need an update. This is more cost effective than buying new pillows.
ReplyDeleteYou make this look so easy! I really need some new pillow covers, I am going to try this!
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How cute is this, and for someone who's not a DIYer this is great for me!
ReplyDeleteWow that is amazingly easy and it looks great!
ReplyDeleteLove this! I've got a few pillows that are sorely in need of a upcycle like this. Pinning!
ReplyDeleteMy son would destroy the pinned and button pillows too! I like quick DIY projects like this one.
ReplyDeleteThis is great. Love the fabric you chose, it's pretty.
ReplyDeleteSo cool.
ReplyDeleteGreat idea. I have a bunch of pillows in need of new covers!
ReplyDeletelove this creative DIY. Thank you for sharing at the Thursday Favorite Things blog hop. Watch for your feature tomorrow xo
ReplyDeleteLove this idea. I've been looking at my pillows and I know I need to change them! Thanks for sharing at the #HomeMattersParty
ReplyDeleteOh my goodness, this is so cool and so simple!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful!
Thanks for sharing (and for linking up to the #SHINEbloghop).
Wishing you a lovely evening.
xoxo
Having a no sew project is like a dream! And I love that fabric choice!
ReplyDeleteOh gosh I am totally gonna do this!! I've been wanting to redo my pillows for months but I didn't have a sewing machine, totally picking up some iron on adhesive hem tape
ReplyDeleteMy mom does this with her throw pillows when she wants to change things up in the living room or her bedroom.
ReplyDeleteGreat idea! I would've never thought to do this!
ReplyDeleteMy husband is going to love that I don't have to buy pillows anymore.
ReplyDeleteAwesome post! I need to do this!
ReplyDeleteI love this! It looks so easy too. :)
ReplyDeleteGenius idea! I love the print of your pillow cover in the photos by the way!!
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