How to Sew a Pillowcase from Knit Fabric

• Fabric: I used knit fabric and a bubble minky for the edge
• Pillow

Measure your pillow. A standard/queen pillowcase seems to be 20 x 32″ according to the various products I have seen for sale. A king size pillowcase will be around 20 x 40″. Have an odd size pillow or want to double check? Just measure your current pillowcase, then add your seam allowance.

 

Cut your fabric. For my pillow, I was making a queen size. I doubled the width (so I can fold it in half to sew it together instead of cutting back and front pieces of fabric) and added a seam allowance. So my width was around 41″. I cut my Maleficent fabric 41″ x 32″ length.

I also cut a 41″ strip of black bubble minky for the edge of the pillowcase. I can’t recall how wide the strip was, but I believe it was around 8-10″ altogether. I faced the strip right sides together with the top of my Maleficent fabric and sewed. I flipped right sides out and top stitched. I serged the top of the bubble minky so the edges wouldn’t fray.

Here I folded the fabric over and clipped in place so I could sew it. I just sewed a straight stitch along the bottom and the one side.

 

Here’s another photo of the finished product. I love it so much… I may need to make my own pillowcases soon. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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