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Tutorial: Big Bow Pillow Cases

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I finally got around to making some more pillowcases.

Pillow cases red and pink with bows

Just in time for Valentine’s Day I made a bunch of festive pillow cases using and tweaking my trusty 10 minute pillow case tutorial.

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Big Bow Pillow Cases Tutorial from Rae Gun Ramblings. Simple and inexpensive sewing home decor.Today I want to share how I made the big bow pillow cases. It it only takes maybe 5 minutes (max) to add the bow to the basic pillow case. Cool right?

How to Make a Big Bow Pillow

Big Bow Pillow Cases Tutorial from Rae Gun Ramblings. Simple and inexpensive sewing home decor.
  1. I used 17″ square pillow cases so my measurements are based off of that. If you have different size pillows check out my basic pillow case tutorial for info about how to get the measurements for different sizes and add 11 inches to whatever you need.
  2. For a 17″ pillow you’ll need  28″ of fabric (by the width probably 44″ or 60″).
  3. For a 17″ pillow case you’ll need fabric cut to 17×38 (pillow case), 9-11×38 (bow), 6×6 (bow tie). My red pillow case I used the 11×38 inch bow and the pink one was a 9x 38 inch bow.
  4. First sew the bow. Fold the bow piece in half so that it’s 11x 19 and sew the long sides. Flip it right side out and iron.
  5. Make the bow tie. Fold the 6×6 piece in half and sew around three edges. Flip right side out and iron. Tuck one end into the other to make a little tube (like a napkin ring kind of) and fold under the edge of the top layer and sew shut. I had to sew from one edge to the middle cut it and sew from the other edge to the middle.
  6. Finish the short edges of the pillow case piece.  I did this with a serger or you can just fold the fabric under twice and sew.
  7. Slide the bow piece through the bow tie. And arrange on the pillow base. Find the placement by folding the pillow base so that you have a 17 inch space and the flaps should fold over in the back (if you only finished one edge like me make sure the pretty one goes down first. You can iron the edges so you know where to fold them. Mark the middle of the square with a pin at both the top edge and the bottom edge. Open up the flaps.Then pin the middle of t bow edges to where the pins are. put the flaps in place making sure the pretty side goes down first. Then pin the edge of the bow so they are sandwiched between the pillow from and back.
  8. Sew the two edges making sure to catch both layers of the pillow case, the bows and the flaps.
  9. Now flip it right side out, stuff a pillow in and arrange the tie so it sits in the middle of the bow.
  10. Stare at it and say, that was so easy and quick and look how cute my big bow pillow cases are.
Big Bow Pillow Cases Tutorial from Rae Gun Ramblings. Simple and inexpensive sewing home decor.

I hope you like it. As always I’d love to see pictures if you try it out.

And be sure to also check out the fun Love Pillow case tutorial.

Big Bow Pillow Cases Tutorial from Rae Gun Ramblings. Simple and inexpensive sewing home decor.

UPDATED: here’s the tutorial for my “love pillow”

Easy sewing tutorial. 20 Minute Big Bow pillow cases - Rae Gun Ramblings

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  5. Rolled Up Pretty says

    seriously THE CUTEST pillows EVER! Oh my gosh, LOVE that they are easy too. SO FUN and thanks for sharing! I can’t believe I wasn’t following you before either, am now!!! Also, thanks so much for the cute comment on our baby news the other day!!! All those comments made my day! :)

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  17. Six Sisters says

    These are way cute!! Lovin it! We’re so glad you linked up to our “Strut Your Stuff Saturday”. We loved having you!! Please come back next Saturday and share more of your great ideas! -The Sisters

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  29. Shannon @ COZY HOME SCENES says

    Those are really cute! My favorite is that bright pink one one with the bow. I can totally see these working in a modern decor with the bright colors or tone the colors down for a romantic look. Thanks for sharing this tutorial for how to make them on my party.

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  36. Kei says

    Those are gorgeous! Definitely going to give them a try sometime (nevermind that I have a zillion cushions already…) Thanks for the tutorial!

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  40. AmieAnn says

    These are awesome! Thanks so much for sharing the tutorial for those of us who are sewing challenged you make it look soo easy! Thanks for sharing with the Pink Hippo party.. can’t wait to see what you share next!

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  41. dee says

    Love these pillows! Perfect for Valentine’s Day! I had to pin them and share them on my CraftBliss Facebook page and link back to you. ~Dee

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  43. sassyaggie says

    These are great! I love, love, love seeing crafters that SEW instead of glue (though there’s a place for that too!) but sewing is one of my loves! Thanks for linking up to our Sleepy/Sassy Linky Party!

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  48. Anne @ Domesblissity says

    Marissa, another fantastic idea and tutorial. They’re just beautiful. I want to thank you so much for linking up each week to my “Thriving on Thursdays” linky party. You always have such fantastic ideas. The party will be starting again in just over 12 hours so if you get a chance, I’d love to see what you’ve been up to this week.

    Anne @ Domesblissity xx

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  54. Abbie says

    LOVE these, Marissa! Just letting you know I’ll be featuring them tomorrow for Feature Friday Free-for-All!

    Thanks for linking up each week! : )

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  56. Meredith says

    I’ve left you a comment before on how cute these are!! Anyway, I just wanted to let you know I used this as inspiration for my own pillow and I am highlighting this in my “How Pinteresting” series!! I’ve linked back to you of course. It goes live tomorrow (6/7) if you want to check it out!

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  57. Denyse @ Crazy Beautiful Life says

    I absolutely LOVE these pillows.

    I’m having a GOOGLE + Social hop. I’d love for you to hop on over, grab a button and link up your Google +. If you don’t have Google + it’s ok, come link up your blog or favorite post.

    http://mydailyphotojourney.blogspot.com/2013/01/google-social-hop.html

    I’m also looking for Pinterest Pinners to feature every week. If you are on Pinterest and are interested in being featured come link up! Who knows you might meet some other great pinners and gain a few great ideas.

    http://mydailyphotojourney.blogspot.com/2012/12/looking-for-pinners.html

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