Sew A Box pillow

In this article:
Placket zipper
Piping
Cutting bias strips
Encasing the cord
Sewing piping into a seam
Finishing the piping

Materials as well as Tools

High density foam

Fabric

Zipper

Measuring tape

Sewing machine

Scissors

Marker

Cord

Steamer (or iron)

Pins

Step 1: top as well as bottom

Measure from front seam to back seam as well as add 1″. determine from side seam to side seam as well as add 1″. cut 2 material sections to these dimensions. Fold each in half twice as well as heavy steam press the creases.

Step 2: Boxing

Measure the length as well as the width of the pillow top. add these 2 numbers together, then add 1″. determine the height of the boxing as well as add 1″. cut one section according to these measurements. This will be the front boxing strip. Repeat for the back boxing strip, however add 1-1/2″ to the height to fit a zipper. If there is piping, stitch everything the method around the top as well as bottom material sections. Fold the back boxing strip lengthwise as well as heavy steam press the crease. Fold the strip end to end as well as crease again. cut along the lengthwise crease. To determine the zipper length, determine the length of the back boxing piece. add 6″ as well as round as much as the nearest basic size. Stitch the zipper between the 2 halves of this strip. After the zipper is installed, stitch over the basted seam line on either end of the zipper. sew the back boxing strip to the front boxing strip end to end to make a constant round.

Step 3: Attaching the top, bottom as well as boxing

Slip the boxing over the bottom of the pillow with the wrong side out. Centre the seams of the boxing at the sides of the cushion. mark each boxing corner with a vertical line. eliminate the boxing as well as heavy steam press at the pencil marks to make a fold at each corner. line up the centre crease of the boxing with the centre crease of the pillow top material section as well as pin at the corner creases. open the zipper. sew the two sections together. Repeat to sew on the bottom section. turn the cover right side out.

Placket zipper

Step 1

Place the two sections to be joined right sides together as well as machine baste a 3/4″ seam. heavy steam press the seam open.

Step 2

With the wrong side of the material up, open the zipper as well as lay it fastener side down with the zipper teeth directly over the seam. complying with the woven guideline on the zipper tape, hand baste the right side of the tape in place. machine stitch directly over the basting stitches.

Step 3

Close the zipper. Still working on the wrong side of the closure, baste the bottom ends as well as the staying side of the zipper tape. turn the material as well as zipper over, as well as working on the right side of the fabric, stitch over the basting along the bottom as well as the staying side. strengthen the top ends.

Step 4

With little sharp-tipped scissors, snip the machine basting stitches that have kept the seam line closed during application of the zipper.

Piping

To determine the overall amount of cord you need, determine each section to be piped as well as take the sum of all the calculations (see table below).

Buy the cord in a single length, as well as keep it that way, coiling it neatly on the floor as you sew on the casing. Do not cut the piping into pieces up until you are prepared to stitch it into a seam.

Fabric Amount

1/4 yard

1/2 yard

1 yard

Yield 14 Running Yards
48 inches wide / 54-60 inches wide
5 lawns / 6-1/2 yards
11 lawns / 13 yards
22 lawns / 26 yards

Cutting bias strips

The material casing is made of strips of material cut on the bias. The diagonal seams minimize bulk when the piping is stitched into a slipcover seam.

Step 1

Prepare the fabric. It is important that the grain is directly before you proceed.

Step 2

Determine the width of your bias strips. If your cord is 1/4″ in diameter, cut strips 1-5/8″ wide. If your cord is 3/8″ in diameter, cut strips 1-3/4″ wide. If your cord is 1/2″ in diameter, cut strips 2″ wide.

Step 3

Place the material wrong side up as well as make a diagonal fold. Cut along the fold. This is the true bias, as well as your guide for marking the cutting lines for bias strips.

Step 4

With a yardstick as well as a pencil, mark parallel cutting lines from selvage to selvage according to the width you have determined in step 2. cut out the strips.

Step 5

Place the ends of 2 strips with the right sides together. stitch them together on the diagonal with a 1/4″ seam. heavy steam press the seam allowance open. Repeat to produce one long material strip; this will be the piping casing.

Encasing the cord

Step 1

Place the casing strip wrong side up as well as lay the cord lengthwise down the centre. Fold the casing over the cord, line up the raw edges, as well as pin the very first few inches.

Step 2

Adjust your stitch regulator to 4-6″ (basting length). utilizing a zipper foot, stitch along the cord, staying asclose to it as possible without stitching into it. carefully stretch the bias strips as you sew to make a smooth casing. This stitching produces a piping seam allowance.

Sewing piping into a seam

Step 1

Place one of the slipcover sections that is to be seamed with the right side up.

Step 2

Align the raw edges of the piping seam allowance with the raw edges of the seam line of the slipcover section as well as pin. If you requirement to go around a sharp corner, notch the edges of the casing at the point where it will turn the corner. A softer corner is made by making a number of clips at the point where the piping turns the corner.

Step 3

Cut the piping, leaving a 2″ tail, as well as stitch the piping to the section along the casing seam line. eliminate the pins.

Step 4

Place the piped section as well as the other section to be seamed with their right sides together. stitch along the seam line as close to the piping as possible, leaving a 2″ space for finishing.

Finishing the piping

Step 1

Remove the stitches from the casing in the 2″ tail. Fold the casing back, subjecting the additional 2″ of cord. cut the cord to ensure that it abuts the end of the other tail. Trim the additional casing to ensure that 1/2″ extends beyond the cord.

Step 2

Ford the additional 1/2″ of casing under the 1/4″ as well as lay it over the abutting end. Slipstitch the edges together.

Step 3

Place the sections with the right sides together as well as stitch the space closed on the seam line.