I enjoy watching your channel l started sewing when l was 12yrs old l love making all sorts of things l looks at a lot of channel and l must say your is flat most one of the best instructions l found thank you very much
Such a great technique! I have enjoyed many of your videos as they are very clear and easy to follow. Please do a video addressing how to make a pillow with a contrasting flange with mitered corners. Thanks!
I recently purchased a quilted jacquard bedspread with matching Oxford pillowcases (Simon Baker Valencia brand) for my newly revamped bedroom. The floppy pillow flanges were a real let-down. I unpicked them and found the most shocking frayed, unfinished edges I've ever seen on ready-made bed linen - and they were expensive! I tried to fix the problem by adding iron-on buckram strips, 2 inches wider than the sham, all around the edges. It worked but was too stiff. Then I found your tutorial and now have the perfect look. Thanks so much for sharing your solution!
Hi! I just found your wonderful channel and will be binge watching all of your videos. I have some sad floppy flanges and will be deconstructing and fixing them ASAP, thanks to you! I have enjoyed making some home decor projects in the past by just “winging it”. Now I can learn how to get great results from a pro. Thank you SO MUCH!!!
Nice! I am new to sewing but one of my projects is to make a sham pair to go with a quilt that doesn't have any. I hate floppy flanges and want to make my shams look right from the start. Thanks for this informative and easy to follow video.
You’re welcome! There’s a video on how make a sham with a contrast flange that shows how to make the overlap back, so between that one and this one on how to do the front you should have the info you need to make one start to finish 😉
Nice work. I need a couple of new covers for bed throw pillows. Because we use the pillows to prop our heads (reading) before sleeping, the covers need to be washed regularly. I've always made them very plain, but this would be a lot prettier and also very simple. Thanks.
good idea!!! Thank you for teaching us. I got to know your channel for a short time and I already loved it because it was with you that I learned to use the Mitsubishi straight machine that I just acquired, thanks for teaching us. See you soon !!!
Brilliant!! Thank you for sharing this very helpful tip in the form of a tutorial. Very clear and concise and not full of rambling. I have only just discovered your channel and have subscribed. 👏💐
Absolutely beautiful, thank you for teaching me something new. I love the look of a slightly quilted pillow, like you mentioned adds structure and a sense of coziness. Will be doing this on my pillow I’m sewing today.
It came out really nice with the batting. An yes we ways make shortcut for ourselves all the time dont no y that's y they always say a carpenter never has a good house cause they dont take time to fix there 's but always have the time to fix the customer's own lol we all do that an still up to date we still do that just dont no y hahaha but always love ur work an teachings!
Very nice tutorial! I would love to see how we can make this from scratch for any size pillow we have! Just subscribed too! Thank you for the wonderful tutorial!
Hi Nancy I really liked your explanations and found this video useful. Can you please tell me if you have directions for measuring and making the original pillow sham? You mention this in the video, but I can’t find it? I have watched your video on measuring a pillow case without a flange. Thanks
I totally said I’d make that video and didn’t get to it yet 😬 Thanks for reminding me! I’m about to drop one about making a shaped bottom hem on a Roman shade, and I promise the next one will be about making this sham! Thanks for watching my videos
Great video, thank ou. What kind of lining would you suggest for a linen type, home dec fabric? Can I use the Pellon craft type? 808 I believe is the video I found for making bags, but not sure about pillow covers.
I'm not familiar with the Pellon product you're asking about, but I usually just use lightweight drapery lining. I keep a bolt around for things like this, the decks of bet skirts, etc. If you don't have anything like that you could use muslin. Keep the cost low - the main purpose of the lining is just to protect the layer of batting from getting torn or beat up when you take the pillow in and out.
@@ASquarePillowIsntSquare thank you so much for your speedy reply and yes, I have a lot of muslin and other fabric I can use for liner. I’m making a pillow with homemade welt as demonstrated in another video of yours and adding an invisible zipper.
I throughly enjoyed your video. I like how you give detailed instructions. I have a few questions.. Do you recommend pre-washing your new fabric first for shrinkage? I like how it has the crisp look so only the front side is used with batting ? Do you recommend woven fabrics or industrial fabrics and is it ok to use warm and natural batting? Thank you 🧵🪡
Thank you! I always pre-wash and dry fabrics IF the cleaning instructions allow it. With home dec fabrics (which is what I typically use) you will often remove the protective finish they have if you wash it, so always check on that. As long as your batting has some degree of body or stiffness it should work fine :)
Thank you, I am now a new subscriber! This is exactly what I was looking for!! I am tired of gently trying to the flanges on my shams when making the bed which didn’t work well once you have washed the store bought pillow shams!! I have also tried spray starch with no success but will now follow your solution!! BTW, what make and model of sewing machine do you own? I have an old Pfaff machine which has caused me endless tension problems for years, even after servicing!! I think I would like to buy a new one!! Thanks so much!!
Thanks for watching and subscribing! I have an old industrial Mitsubishi LS2-2210 that’s my workhorse for straight stitching and a simple Juki HZL-LB5020 for zig zag, buttonholes etc. plus a serger and a blindhemmer
Hi there! I build my own tables and will be doing a video on it at some point, but basically I cover plywood with an insulated wall board, then a heavy table padding, and finally a heavy canvas that’s designed for this type of thing. Then I draw lines with a permanent sharpie. I can press on it, pin into it, and use it as a square and ruler. It’s a process, but saves me hundreds of hours of work time.
I found you by searching “how to make a pillow sham border stand up straight”. I don’t own or know how to operate a sewing machine, but loved watching you do this. Is there any way you can think of to get this result without sewing?
Thanks for doing this video. I have some shams that need this desperately. Plus I am making some new ones and will use the batting to make them stand up. Wouldn't a walking foot make it much easier to sew thru those layers? Your pillow looks awesome, but mine probably wouldn't look as good more than likely. Thanks again. New subscriber.
That's a fair question. Like all things "home dec" that are fabricated with a variety of products, dry cleaning always gives the best results. Having said that, if your fabric is pre-washed and pre-shrunk, and you use a bonded polyester batting, you can wash it in cool water on gentle, and then smooth it out to air dry, or put it in the dryer for 10 or 15 minutes, then at that point I'd take it out, smooth it out and finish by air drying. Any of those options should be safe bets.
I did indeed say I would make that video and still plan to, but have not yet gotten to it. I apologize for the delay! If it helps you, I did make a video on how to make a pillow or sham with a contrast mitered border that shows how to make the overlap back. This video shows how to prepare the padded front, so if you combine the two that’s how it’s done!
@@kidsonlycj6387 Yes I iron on it, pin into it, cut on it…it’s my most important tool! I build my tables myself and will be making a video on it at some pint this year :)
My pillow shams turned out beautifully thanks to your easy to follow tutorial.
Good job!!
I absolutely love it, so simple, I'm gonna give it a whirl, thank you!
I enjoy watching your channel l started sewing when l was 12yrs old l love making all sorts of things l looks at a lot of channel and l must say your is flat most one of the best instructions l found thank you very much
Thank you for the kind words ☺️
Great job definitely a high end look!! Just what I wanted!!! THANK YOU. Will be checking all your other videos.
Thank you 😊
You, my friend, have just solved a decades long pet peeve of mine! ❤
Glad to be of service 😊 I do hate a floppy flange!
Thanks for sharing this great tutorial it'd be very helpful with my pillow shams with African wax fabric I'm intending to sew ✨🌟✨ very grateful 💐💐💐
Such a great technique! I have enjoyed many of your videos as they are very clear and easy to follow. Please do a video addressing how to make a pillow with a contrasting flange with mitered corners. Thanks!
It’s on my list of video ideas! Not sure when but it’ll happen. And thanks for the kind words :)
That looks great. I’ve just bought some Oxford pillow shams and they are indeed floppy. P.S. you have beautiful hair
I recently purchased a quilted jacquard bedspread with matching Oxford pillowcases (Simon Baker Valencia brand) for my newly revamped bedroom. The floppy pillow flanges were a real let-down. I unpicked them and found the most shocking frayed, unfinished edges I've ever seen on ready-made bed linen - and they were expensive! I tried to fix the problem by adding iron-on buckram strips, 2 inches wider than the sham, all around the edges. It worked but was too stiff. Then I found your tutorial and now have the perfect look. Thanks so much for sharing your solution!
I’m so happy to have helped you find a solution!
This is exactly what I needed. New subscriber. You explain everything so well and easy to follow.
Hi! I just found your wonderful channel and will be binge watching all of your videos. I have some sad floppy flanges and will be deconstructing and fixing them ASAP, thanks to you! I have enjoyed making some home decor projects in the past by just “winging it”. Now I can learn how to get great results from a pro. Thank you SO MUCH!!!
Welcome!!
Nice! I am new to sewing but one of my projects is to make a sham pair to go with a quilt that doesn't have any. I hate floppy flanges and want to make my shams look right from the start. Thanks for this informative and easy to follow video.
You’re welcome! There’s a video on how make a sham with a contrast flange that shows how to make the overlap back, so between that one and this one on how to do the front you should have the info you need to make one start to finish 😉
Nice work. I need a couple of new covers for bed throw pillows. Because we use the pillows to prop our heads (reading) before sleeping, the covers need to be washed regularly. I've always made them very plain, but this would be a lot prettier and also very simple. Thanks.
Lovely! I will use this technique.
Great clear advice.
good idea!!! Thank you for teaching us. I got to know your channel for a short time and I already loved it because it was with you that I learned to use the Mitsubishi straight machine that I just acquired, thanks for teaching us. See you soon !!!
So happy you’re finding my videos helpful! Thanks for watching 😊
Brilliant!! Thank you for sharing this very helpful tip in the form of a tutorial. Very clear and concise and not full of rambling. I have only just discovered your channel and have subscribed. 👏💐
Absolutely beautiful, thank you for teaching me something new. I love the look of a slightly quilted pillow, like you mentioned adds structure and a sense of coziness. Will be doing this on my pillow I’m sewing today.
It came out really nice with the batting. An yes we ways make shortcut for ourselves all the time dont no y that's y they always say a carpenter never has a good house cause they dont take time to fix there 's but always have the time to fix the customer's own lol we all do that an still up to date we still do that just dont no y hahaha but always love ur work an teachings!
Very nice, just what I’m looking for
Very nice tutorial! I would love to see how we can make this from scratch for any size pillow we have! Just subscribed too! Thank you for the wonderful tutorial!
Thanks for subscribing! I plan to do a tutorial on this request very soon :)
Hi Nancy I really liked your explanations and found this video useful. Can you please tell me if you have directions for measuring and making the original pillow sham? You mention this in the video, but I can’t find it? I have watched your video on measuring a pillow case without a flange. Thanks
I totally said I’d make that video and didn’t get to it yet 😬 Thanks for reminding me! I’m about to drop one about making a shaped bottom hem on a Roman shade, and I promise the next one will be about making this sham! Thanks for watching my videos
Looking forward to learning a lot 💙
Great video, thank ou. What kind of lining would you suggest for a linen type, home dec fabric? Can I use the Pellon craft type? 808 I believe is the video I found for making bags, but not sure about pillow covers.
I'm not familiar with the Pellon product you're asking about, but I usually just use lightweight drapery lining. I keep a bolt around for things like this, the decks of bet skirts, etc. If you don't have anything like that you could use muslin. Keep the cost low - the main purpose of the lining is just to protect the layer of batting from getting torn or beat up when you take the pillow in and out.
@@ASquarePillowIsntSquare thank you so much for your speedy reply and yes, I have a lot of muslin and other fabric I can use for liner. I’m making a pillow with homemade welt as demonstrated in another video of yours and adding an invisible zipper.
Real good, thank you.
Thank You for sharing
So cool!
I throughly enjoyed your video. I like how you give detailed instructions. I have a few questions.. Do you recommend pre-washing your new fabric first for shrinkage? I like how it has the crisp look so only the front side is used with batting ? Do you recommend woven fabrics or industrial fabrics and is it ok to use warm and natural batting? Thank you 🧵🪡
Thank you! I always pre-wash and dry fabrics IF the cleaning instructions allow it. With home dec fabrics (which is what I typically use) you will often remove the protective finish they have if you wash it, so always check on that. As long as your batting has some degree of body or stiffness it should work fine :)
Thank you, I am now a new subscriber! This is exactly what I was looking for!! I am tired of gently trying to the flanges on my shams when making the bed which didn’t work well once you have washed the store bought pillow shams!! I have also tried spray starch with no success but will now follow your solution!!
BTW, what make and model of sewing machine do you own? I have an old Pfaff machine which has caused me endless tension problems for years, even after servicing!! I think I would like to buy a new one!! Thanks so much!!
Thanks for watching and subscribing! I have an old industrial Mitsubishi LS2-2210 that’s my workhorse for straight stitching and a simple Juki HZL-LB5020 for zig zag, buttonholes etc. plus a serger and a blindhemmer
Good video. Can you tell me what your work surface is that you were using please? Thank you.
Hi there! I build my own tables and will be doing a video on it at some point, but basically I cover plywood with an insulated wall board, then a heavy table padding, and finally a heavy canvas that’s designed for this type of thing. Then I draw lines with a permanent sharpie. I can press on it, pin into it, and use it as a square and ruler. It’s a process, but saves me hundreds of hours of work time.
@@ASquarePillowIsntSquare that is super thank you. I did figure you had made it yourself. It seems extra handy!! Thanks again.
I found you by searching “how to make a pillow sham border stand up straight”. I don’t own or know how to operate a sewing machine, but loved watching you do this. Is there any way you can think of to get this result without sewing?
I can’t think of a way without sewing but I bet there’s a willing and able seamstress or alterations person in your local area that could help!
@@ASquarePillowIsntSquare Thanks! Hadn’t thought of that!
Thanks for doing this video. I have some shams that need this desperately. Plus I am making some new ones and will use the batting to make them stand up. Wouldn't a walking foot make it much easier to sew thru those layers? Your pillow looks awesome, but mine probably wouldn't look as good more than likely. Thanks again. New subscriber.
Glad you liked the video! Yes, a walking foot would definitely make this job a bit easier :)
What iron do you use? And how do your iron right on the table?
I made a video on my work table you can check out! I’m currently using a Rowenta Perfect Steam iron.
How long did that process take? Found your video from link on Between Naps on the Porch Blog comments. Adorable scissors necklace you are wearing.
Happy you found me! I can do this process in 30 minutes, but that’s because I’m old and experienced 😆
What happens to the batting when the case is washed? Won’t it bunch up.
That's a fair question. Like all things "home dec" that are fabricated with a variety of products, dry cleaning always gives the best results. Having said that, if your fabric is pre-washed and pre-shrunk, and you use a bonded polyester batting, you can wash it in cool water on gentle, and then smooth it out to air dry, or put it in the dryer for 10 or 15 minutes, then at that point I'd take it out, smooth it out and finish by air drying. Any of those options should be safe bets.
You said there was a follow up video that would teach you make a sham. I can't find. May I have a title thank you
I did indeed say I would make that video and still plan to, but have not yet gotten to it. I apologize for the delay! If it helps you, I did make a video on how to make a pillow or sham with a contrast mitered border that shows how to make the overlap back. This video shows how to prepare the padded front, so if you combine the two that’s how it’s done!
Do you have your have the lining??
@@FeliciaWarren-r7x Sorry I think you made a typo - not sure what you’re asking
Where is the video on how to make the pillow with flange from start to finish?
It’s coming :)
Hi grand ma
Floppy flange is a frightful, foul, fashion faux pas for fancy work.
What an alliteration!! I love it :)
@@ASquarePillowIsntSquare 😂
..and frankly formidable.
@@sewfab7805Yessssssssssss:)
What kind of math do you have that you can iron directly on it please
What kind of math? Are you asking about my table?
@@ASquarePillowIsntSquare I meant mat…..you iron on it I noticed, and cut on it also.
@@kidsonlycj6387 Yes I iron on it, pin into it, cut on it…it’s my most important tool! I build my tables myself and will be making a video on it at some pint this year :)