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Easy Envelope Pillow Covers for Spring

March 16, 2018 By Lauren

Now that spring is almost here, I thought I’d share a past project here on Mom Home Guide that is a great way to update your space for spring — easy envelope pillow covers. With minimal sewing skills and just a little cash, you can update the throw pillows in your living room family room. This post contains Amazon affiliate links.

I got my new living room sofa a few years ago (before then, the room was nearly a blank room), and since then, I love dressing it up! With spring around the corner, I just had to make new spring envelope pillow covers for my sofa’s throw pillows!

A bright and sunny living room decorated for fall

The above photo shows how I dressed up my living room for the fall. I like the colorful envelope pillows I made for my fall living room, but wanted to have a lighter look for spring. So I used a coupon at my local craft store and purchased some fabric at a discount and some leaf-accented wooden buttons to make new envelope pillow covers. In all, I think I spent about $12 for the fabric and buttons.

Leaf-accented wooden buttons and fabric in spring colors for spring envelope pillow covers

It took me only 2-3 hours to make new envelope pillow covers for my sofa’s throw pillows. This is what my sofa looks like now!

spring living room reveal

 

Envelope Pillow Tutorial

The below list are the materials you’ll need for your envelope pillow covers.

Materials  (List includes affiliate links)

Fabric – The amount of fabric you’ll need depends on the size of your pillow.  
Pillow form or pillow– For my recent project, I covered the two large pillows that came with my sofa. Or you can purchase pillows forms of various sizes on Amazon or at your local craft store.
Fiskars Fabric Shears

Hand Needle or  Sewing Machine– for sewing the fabric together.
Thread that matches your fabric.
Straight Pins

Decorative Buttons

Instructions

Wash and iron your fabric.

Iron your fabric before making your spring envelope pillow covers

Cut the front fabric piece of fabric for your pillow cover the same size as your pillow or pillow form, but an 1 extra inch for both the length and width. If you like, sew a button on the middle of the front piece for decoration.

leaf accented button on geometric fabric

Cut a piece of fabric for the back of the pillow cover. Make the width the same size as your pillow  or pillow form, plus 1 extra inch. The length should be the size of pillow form, plus an extra 6 inches. Cut the back piece of fabric in half.

Fold under the flap edge of each back piece 1/2 inch and the again 1/4 inch to make a hem for the flaps.

Fold under the flap edge of each back piece 1/2 inch and the again 1/4 inch to make a hem for the flaps.

Sew the hems for the flaps.

Line up and pin the front and back sides of the envelope pillow cover right sides together. Make sure the back pieces overlap to form the flap on the back side of the pillow.

pin right sides together

Sew around all four sides of your pillow cover.

Turn your pillow cover right sides out. Push the corners of your pillow cover out. 

Insert your pillow or pillow form.

Envelope Pillow Covers

This is a closeup of the geometric print envelope pillow cover that I made.

Geometric pillow cover

This is how my pillow cover with the French/garden print turned out.

Envelope pillow cover with a French and garden print
I love how my envelope pillow covers look in my new spring living room!
Spring living room with DIY pillows and curtains
By the way, my friend, Carrie from Curly Crafty Mom, recently made some really glam and gorgeous monogrammed envelope pillow covers using her Silhouette machine! You should check out her tutorial! I just love how her envelope pillow covers came out! 

monogrammed envelope pillow covers by Curly Crafty Mom

Filed Under: Crafts, Decor, how to Tagged With: craft, decor, living room, spring

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