Remember these pretty curtains…

Well, where we live it’s extremely windy, so they lasted maybe a week… Bummer because I absolutely LOVED them!!

But I have just about used the last of this fabric on various projects in the bedroom that I’m FINALLY almost finished re-decorating!  Woohoo!!!

Maybe I’m going a little overboard, but I can’t stand to see the fabric go to waste!!

Yet another one of these up-cycled projects:  Pillow Shams!!

(Please excuse this picture, as soon as the rest of the bedding and pillows are done I will have a finished look:)

Supplies:

• pillow (for measuring the size of your sham)
• about a yard of fabric (for 1 pillow sham) (depending on the size of your pillow)
• thread
• sewing machine
• rotary cutter and self-healing mat

Step 1:

Lay out your fabric flat on top of your cutting mat.  Place your pillow on top of the fabric.

I just eye-balled it and cut around the edge about 2 1/2 inches (giving myself room for seam allowance and the 2-inch border along the edge)

After cutting this top piece, I measured and cut a more precise rectangle. 

Step 2:

Cut the two back pieces of your sham.  Take the measurement of your top or front piece, add 3 inches to the length,(so that the back overlaps slightly) and cut two rectangle pieces equaling this length when laid side by side.  You can make them the same size, or one slightly longer than the other (as I did).  Just make sure the total length is 3 inches longer than your top rectangle piece.

Step 3:

Hem the sides of your back pieces.  Do this by folding and pressing the fabric down 1/4 inch.  Fold and press another 1/4 inch.  

Top stitch as close to the folded edge as you can.

Do this for both pieces.

Step 4:

Now lay out your top piece of fabric with the right side facing up.  Lay the two back pieces on top with the right sides down, wrong sides up (so the pieces should be right sides together).  Make sure you line up the edges and overlap the hemmed edges in the center.

Pin in place, and stitch around the edge 1/2 inch.  Clip your corners.

Step 5:

Turn the pillow case right side out using the flap on the back.

Press along the pillow sham to give you a clean crisp edge.  Next, you will measure and pin two inches down, along each edge to form your border.

(I apologize for not having a picture of this step, I pinned 3 times on each side, and lined it up as I sewed along the edge.)

That’s it!!  Insert your pillow, fluff, and Voila!!!

Pretty simple right!!

I can’t wait until I’m done with this room, and I can show you some before and afters:)

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