In this DIY series, I’m going to attempt to clearly show and describe how to make a zippered and envelope sham. We’ll see how it goes! You can use these techniques to make beautiful pillows of any shape and size. I’ll be showing a 26″ square pillow sham here, with a custom corded edge detailing.

There are several assumptions made here: 1) you have a sewing machine with a few feet: a standard foot, and a zipper foot. 2) You have some tools for cutting into accurate, square sizes. If you’d like to get into making the most of your machine and DIY ability, you should invest in a large cutting board, ruler & a rotary cutter. They’re all used in these descriptions.

You can take a look at what you’ll be able to make with these instructions…a beautiful, reversible large pillow sham with a super chunky custom corded edge. It looks good enough to eat.

Coming up next, Creating Custom Bias Trim…