Free Directions to Sew a Pillow With Piping Edges

Gather Your Materials

A finished pillow with piping.

Debbie Colgrove, Licensed to About.com

• One Package of pre-made piping. Wrights® Maxi Piping is available at most fabric or craft stores. You may want to make your own piping.
• Thread to match your fabric
• A sewing machine - With a new needle (80/11)
• Scissors - sharp for fabric.
• Marking chalk or pencil
• Straight pins - Pins with plastic heads are easier to find when they land on the floor. Quilting pins are larger and easier to work with for a novice.
• Rotary Cutting Tools (or a ruler or yard stick]
• Fabric
  
  • 10" Pillow
    • 10" Pillow form
      
    • 1/3 yard of 45" wide fabric
      • Cut one 11" by 11" square
      • Cut two 11" by 8" rectangles
  • 12" Pillow
    • 12" Pillow form
      
    • 1/2 yard of 45" wide fabric
      • Cut one 13" by 13" square
      • Cut two 13" by 10" rectangles
  • 14" Pillow
    • 14" Pillow form
      
    • 1/2 yard of 45" wide fabric
      • Cut one 15" by 15" square
      • Cut two 15" by 12" rectangles
  • 16" Pillow
    • 16" Pillow form
      
    • 1/2 yard of 45" wide fabric
      • Cut one 17" by 17" square
      • Cut two 17" by 13" rectangles
  • 18" Pillow
    • 18" Pillow form
      
    • 1 yard of 45" wide fabric
      • Cut one 18" by 18" square
      • Cut two 18" by 14" rectangles
  • 20" Pillow
    • 20" Pillow form
      
    • 1 1/3 yard of 45" wide fabric
      • Cut one 21" by 21" square
      • Cut two 21" by 15" rectangles
  
  

• Gather Your Materials
• Hem the Back Panels
• Add Piping to the Front Panel
• Assembling the Front to the Back
• Turn Right Side Out and Fill
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