How to Make a Pillow Insert

Learn how to make a pillow insert out of drop cloth with this video tutorial.

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Other tutorials mentioned in this video:

How to Bleach Drop Cloth: https://farmhouseonboone.com/farmhouse-on-boone/how-to-make-drop-cloth-perfectly-soft-and-white/
*PLEASE NOTE* Not just any drop cloth will get this white. It has to be 100% canvas. I get mine here: http://amzn.to/2zDQf0o

How to Slipcover with Drop Cloth- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YPL8Uf0EBPI&t=1105s

DIY Drop Cloth Curtains- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nVQqzkb81zs

Drop Cloth Canvas Tote- https://farmhouseonboone.com/farmhouse-on-boone/diy-canvas-tote-using-a-five-gallon-bucket-and-drop-cloth/

Simple IKEA Tea Towel Pillow Covers- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JlvoujO-sss&t=24s

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Drop Cloth- http://amzn.to/2zDQf0o
Polyester Fiber Fill- http://amzn.to/2zDbUFX

When you find that perfect grain sack, or hand stitched vintage linen at an antique shop, you may want to make a pillow cover for it. After that, what will you stuff it with? You could search Amazon to see if they have an insert in the exact dimensions you need, or you could just make your own!

I actually like this option even better because I like the way a handmade pillow looks peeking out of the pillow cover.

Drop cloth is my material of choice. Sometimes I make it a fresh white by bleaching it, and sometimes I leave it the natural color.

It has an almost linen look to it that I love!

It is easy to make your own pillow insert.

First, measure the size of your finished pillow cover.

Next, add one inch to the width and one inch to the length. This will allow for a 1/2" seam allowance on all four sides when you go to sew your front and back pieces together.

If you want the pillow insert to be slightly longer so that it peeks out the other side, as shown in the IKEA tea towel pillow cover tutorial, you can add an extra 1/2" to 1" to the length measurement.

Simply cut out two pieces of fabric in the dimensions you came up with. (Length and width of the pillow cover plus one inch on the length and width.)

In this video I was making a pillow insert for a 26.5" by 14.5" vintage concrete sack. I cut my bleached drop cloth pieces to 28" by 15.5" to allow for a peek-a-boo pillow insert.

Sew the two pieces together with a 1/2" seam all the way around, except one 3" spot.  This will be where you add the stuffing. I like to leave the spot on one of the short ends.  If you put it on a corner, it will be harder to close up and cold look messy.

Turn it right out, making sure to poke out all the corners with your fingers.

Add stuffing until it is full enough for your liking. 

Add a little topstitch to close up the 3" spot that you left open.

Instructions for the IKEA tea towel pillow size:

Sew up two 13 by 20 inch pieces of bleached drop cloth, or other white cotton fabric, all the way around, leaving a 3 inch portion not sewn.

Turn it right side out and add stuffing.

Stitch the 3″ spot that you left open shut with a topstitch.

WHAT IS A TOPSTITCH?

A topstitch is a stitch that is sewn close to the original seam. It is on top of the garment, or project, and visible when it is complete. Its purpose is to make a seam lay flat. In this case the purpose is to close up the hole that was left open for the stuffing.

When putting your insert into your new pillow cover, hide the 3″ spot you left open, since it will look a little messy, by putting that end first into your pillow cover. The nicely sewn edge should be the one peeking out.

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