Zippered Fur Pillows

SUPPLIES & TOOLS:

• 1 yd fur of your choice
• 14" zipper to match color of fur
• Seam ripper
• Thread
• Pins Sewing Machine
• Cutting mat, rotary cutter, 24" ruler
• 20"x"20" pillow insert

DIRECTIONS:

1. Cut 2 pieces of fur 20'x20"
2. Put your 2 panels right sides together and sew a ?" seam.
3. Place your closed zipper upside down on your fabric with equal distance to the ends on both sides. Pin the ends of the zipper so it stays put.
4. Turn your fabric over so it is right side up, and insert your fabric under the presser foot of your sewing machine with the end of the zipper without the slider. You will start at the place where your pin is so after you get into position, put your needle down to hold your fabric in place and remove both pins. I sew with the left side of my sewing foot on the seam. Make sure your zipper is lined up directly with the seam on top of it.
5. Keeping your presser foot on the seam, continue to sew down until you get about 2 inches from the slider.
6. At this point, raise your needle and presser foot to unzip the zipper below the point where you stopped sewing. After you get the zipper slide out of the way, position the near side of the zipper back to the seam.
7. Try to line up your needle so that your stitching line will be as seamless as possible. Lower your needle and presser foot and continue sewing almost to the end of the zipper. You want to stop a bit past the zipper stop.  With your needle down, turn your fabric to sew the ends of the zipper. Place both ends together before you start sewing.
8. You want to be able to turn the fabric and have your foot edge be on the seam again so try to judge that on where to stop sewing before turning your fabric again. Your zipper will still be unzipped a little ways underneath.
9. Continue sewing until you get close to the slider. You will have to raise your needle and presser foot again to close the zipper. Again try to line the needle up to where you left off on your stitch and continue sewing until you get to the end. With your needle down, turn the fabric so you can sew the end, don't forget to backstitch.
10. Unzip your zipper to reveal the seam you need to remove.
11. Turn your fabric over right side up. Take your seam ripper and take out the seam over the zipper. Leaving the zipper open, place fabric right sides together and line up sides so all the edges are even. Starting with the zipper at the top, sew a ? inch seam all the way around the pillow. Remember to backstitch at the beginning and the end.
12. After you are done sewing you want to clip the corners so there is not a lot of extra fabric bunched up in the corners. It makes for a sharper corner when we turn the pillow cover inside out.
13. Turn your pillow cover inside out and poke out all your corners with something small and thin. Insert your pillow form into the pillow cover. Make sure to get the corners in the correct placement. Zip your pillow closed and fluff your pillow.