I’m a bit obsessed with modern calligraphy quotes. And where better to put those quotes than on some awesome throw pillows. So today I’ve got a super easy tutorial for making a Dumbledore Quote Pillowcase. Happy Harry Potter!
There are so many wonderful quotes in the Harry Potter books and movies but I love this one from Dumbledore. This version has a few bits cut out for the sake of space. “Words are our most inexhaustible source of magic.” It’s a nice one right!?
This is SO easy even if you are a newbie sew-er you should be able to do this. Really it just requires sewing two straight lines. And if you’re totally against making your own you can just buy a Words are Magic Pillow here.
What you Need
- 18 X 38 piece of black fabric
- 12×12 piece of Heat Transfer Vinyl in gold
- Cutting Machine like Cricut Explore
- Dumbledore Quote Image – get the FREE DESIGN here (oops I caught the typo after posting this and doing a whole live video tutorial yikes! The design is spelled correctly and I’ll update pictures when I can make a new pillow and take more pictures)
What To Do
- Cut the fabric. For a 17″ pillow you need a piece of fabric 17X38 inches big. For other sized pillows you need the fabric to be the size of the pillow side (in my case 17″) by the side times 2 plus 4 more inches. So for mine it was 17″ by (17X2)+4
- Finish the short edges of the fabric.
- Fold one side under and hem. This is for the side of the fabric that will show on the outside.
- Fold the fabric in on both ends (right side of the fabric inside) so that there is a square the size of the pillow in the middle. For mine this means that I folded each end in 10.5″. There should be a couple of inches of overlap. Iron or pin in place.
- Iron the folds into place
- Cut your quote out of Heat Transfer Vinyl see this tutorial if you’ve never done that.
- Iron onto the center and then fold the flaps back over and pin.
- Sew across the top and bottom.
- Flip inside out and stuff the pillow into the pillow case.
Dumbledore Quote Pillowcase
Supplies
- 18 X 38 piece of black fabric
- 12 ×12 piece of Heat Transfer Vinyl in gold
- Cutting Machine like Cricut Explore
- Dumbledore Quote Image – get the FREE DESIGN here oops I caught the typo after posting this and doing a whole live video tutorial yikes! The design is spelled correctly and I’ll update pictures when I can make a new pillow and take more pictures
Instructions
- Cut the fabric. For a 17″ pillow you need a piece of fabric 17X38 inches big. For other sized pillows you need the fabric to be the size of the pillow side (in my case 17″) by the side times 2 plus 4 more inches. So for mine it was 17″ by (17X2)+4
- Finish the short edges of the fabric.
- Fold one side under and hem. This is for the side of the fabric that will show on the outside.
- Fold the fabric in on both ends (right side of the fabric inside) so that there is a square the size of the pillow in the middle. For mine this means that I folded each end in 10.5″. There should be a couple of inches of overlap. Iron or pin in place.
- Iron the folds into place
- Cut your quote out of Heat Transfer Vinyl see this tutorial if you’ve never done that.
- Iron onto the center and then fold the flaps back over and pin.
- Sew across the top and bottom.
- Flip inside out and stuff the pillow into the pillow case.
And don’t forget to enter the giveaways!!!
See more about each prize and sponsor at this giveaway post and be sure to enter the other equally awesome prize pack while you’re there! Winner must have a US address or be willing to pay for international shipping.
Prize Pack #1
- Maroon and Gold Magic Wand Holster and Magic Wand (toddler, child, or adult sizes available)
- Hogwarts House Scarf (choice of which house)
- Hogwarts Graduation Year Shirt (choice of baby to adult size with custom graduation year)
- Librarian Glasses Pillow
- The Unofficial Guide to Crafting the World of Harry Potter
- Personalized Hogwarts Acceptance Letter
- Illustrated Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone
- Hogwart’s House Tie Necklace (choice of colors)
- Owl Crate Upcoming August Box (picture above is the May box just for an example of the types of goodies that will come in the Owl Crate)
- Lit Joy Crate May Box
- Classic Maillot Swimsuit SEWING PATTERN
Prize Pack #2
See more about each prize and sponsor at this giveaway post and be sure to enter the other equally awesome prize pack while you’re there! Winner must have a US address or be willing to pay for international shipping.
- Black Wand Holster and Magic Wand (toddler, child, and adult sizes available)
- Character Shirt (Choice of Snape, Hermione, or Luna)
- Make Love Book Bag
- Words are Magic Quote Pillow
- The Unofficial Guide to Crafting the World of Harry Potter
- Personalized Hogwarts Acceptance Letter
- World of Harry Potter Trivial Pursuit
- One Dozen Harry Potter Cookies (Shipping timeframe subject to availability of bakery)
- Hedwig Owl Post Necklace
- Lit Joy Crate June Box
- Harry Potter Character Funko of Choice (must be eligible for Amazon prime and 10$ or under)
- 10$ Worth of Harry Potter Art Prints
- Classic Maillot Swimsuit SEWING PATTERN
kristie says
Stunning Pillow! Love the quote! Love the gold!
katrina espinoza says
Makes me wish I had a Cricut!! D: SO CUTE!!!
marissa says
Awww thanks! And yes the cricuts are so fun.
Daniella says
I downloaded the quote, but it downloads as a jpg, not an svg…
marissa says
yes that’s true you can upload and just magic wand the negative space in design space, that’s what I did.