Burlap Ruffled Pillow

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Made a little burlap pillow.  I always make my pillows as covers so I can change them easily and just have a cover to store, not a whole pillow.  Plus, you don't have to handstitch it closed.

Start with a square the size you want (Remember to add some for seam allowance-- i.e. if you want a 16 inch pillow, cut a 17 inch square giving you 1/2 inch seam allowances.) Cut the second piece 4-5 inches longer--17" x 22".  Now cut the rectangular piece into 2 unequal pieces.  One will be half the size of your pillow size plus 1". For example, 1/2 of 17" is 8 and 1/2 plus 1"--so one piece will be 9 and 1/2 and one will be 12 and 1/2.  Following me??

Now iron and sew under a finish seam on the 2 irregular rectangles, along the 17" side.  With right sides together pin the smaller rectangle down first, with the larger rectangle on top, the sewn seams toward the middle.  Be sure to pin down the finished seams (see picture) so they don't catch.

Sew all around the pillow.  Turn right side out and add a pillow form or thrift store pillow.

Oh yes, and the ruffles?  I didn't show that part, but this fabric was from a paneled prairie skirt I got at thrift store, loved the fabric.   Usually the opening part of the pillow is the back, but I made it the front of this pillow.  I used one of the zipper roses as a button and a jute string to wrap around it for a closure.

  



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