Outdoor Fabric Piped 20"Pillow Cover and 18"Round Pillow

SUPPLIES & TOOLS:

• 2/3yd - Home Dec Fabric for 20" pillow
• 1/2yd - contrast Home Dec for piping
• 20 pillow form
• 1yd - Home Dec Fabric for 18" round box pillow
• 1/2yd - contrast Home Dec for piping
• 2 pkg. - cording for piping
• 1 pkg. - poly fil for 18" pillow
• Basic sewing supplies

DIRECTIONS:

For 20" pillow:

1. Cut 1 - 21"x 21" square and two - 21"x 14" for backing.
2. Make a 1/2" hem on one side of each of back pieces.
Piping:

3. Cut enough contrast fabric in 1 3/4" strips on the bias to cover 85" for 20" pillow
4. Fold fabric over cording, matching raw edges. Machine baste with zipper foot next to cord.
5. Match raw edges of cording and pin to right side of pillow front. Stitch clipping corners as necessary.
6. Overlap ends at an angle or fold back fabric, trim cording, cover ends and stitch.
7. With RST, pin back to front overlapping to fit front.
8. Stitch just inside the previous basted stitching, close to cording. Clip edges if necessary to lie flat.
9. Turn and insert pillow form.

For 18" round boxed pillow:

1. Trace an 18" circle on back of fabric. Cut two circles adding 1/2" all the way around.
2. Cut 1 - 60"x 4" strip for side of pillow
3. Cut enough contrast fabric in 1 3/4" strips on the bias to cover the outside of circle twice.
4. Continue making piping and sew following above instructions, on both top and bottom of circle.
5. Sew the side strip to top circle.
6. Trim end and sew short side together.
7. Pin and sew bottom of pillow to side leaving an opening for stuffing.
8. Turn and stuff.
9. Stitch opening closed.