DIY - Envelope pillows with Thumbprint Design

Interested in creating your own pillowcases?

It is good that you're here!

Envelope pillows are the easiest pillow covers you can make. A fabric rectangle is folded to create an "envelope." Four simple straight lines to sew, and your cover is done! 

There are no zippers or Velcro, and the envelope holds the pillow well.

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The special treatment for the pillows we are tackling today includes thumbprints, where your kids can help!

The materials you'll need:

• Fabric (I used drop cloth material) and all the necessary sewing materials.   If you don't have a sewing machine, this is a project you can put together using Stitch Witchery.
• Fabric paint (The one used in this project was Tulip Soft Fabric Paint, the colors: Glacier White, Royal Blue and Marine Blue)
• Contact paper
• Utility knife
• 17" x 17" pillow inserts
• Starfish and Seahorse graphics

           *Pre-wash and iron the fabric

INSTRUCTIONS:

The following dimensions were used for a 17" x 17" pillow insert.

Once the fabric is cut to size (18"x 40"), hem the left and right edges. Fold in ½"  twice, as seen in the picture below. Iron it flat and hem. Do the same on the other side.

Lay your fabric down, fold the left side, and iron.

Do the same on the other side. These folded lines are an excellent visual point when you center your design on the front face of the pillow.

Before sewing across the top and bottom of the cover, let's work on the design—the fun part!

Print the starfish and seahorse silhouettes. 

For these 17 x 17 pillows, they were printed at 120%.

Place each design on top of a big piece of Contact paper and tape it in place.

Using the utility knife, cut through all three layers following the design.

Once the design is all cut out, you can peel off the big piece of Contact paper and center it between the folded lines of your pillow cover. 

Press the Contact paper firmly around the design; you won't want paint seeping through.

Now is the time to call all those little artists in the making and assign each one a set color of fabric paint.

The thumb printing can begin!

Until the designs are all complete.

Let it dry according to the paint manufacturer's instructions. 

After the paint dries, you can sew across the top and bottom, making sure the designs are on the inside.

You can insert your pillow form, and this is how it will look.

Place it on your favorite chair and enjoy it!

Our pillows are a present for a special person.

Of course, the artists had to sign or thumbprint them. 

Well, we did both.

Are you ready to give thumb printing a try?  

Kids love it!

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