Make a pillowcase in 3 steps out of fleece. It’s the perfect project for someone new to sewing and the perfect beginning sewing project for kids!
Here are 30 more sewing (and no-sew) fleece projects to make!
Watch our step by step video!
Make 1, 2 or 6 of these to have extras in stock for birthday gifts! A new pillow with pillowcase has become my go-to gift for birthday parties. This year I made a bunch to send to nieces and nephews for Christmas! Go ahead and get a yard of fleece for each one. There will be a little left over. You could even use the extra to make a 2-minute fleece scarf or 5-minute hand warmers!
Here are a few quick cheats to use when you make a pillowcase that really helped me!
#1. I cut one side on the fold. You don’t have to cut on the fold; you can sew that extra side. #2. I hemmed the pillowcase before sewing the side instead of doing it last. It’s just easier, but if you’d like a nice flush side seam, you can hem it last (after sewing up the side).
Pillowcase with a contrasting band: if you’d like to add a band to the pillowcase it’s easy! It just adds an additional step or two. Check out the notes section in the tutorial below for the adjustments needed.
How To Make a Fleece Pillowcase
3 Step Fleece Pillowcase Sewing Tutorial
Equipment
- sewing machine
- scissors or pinking shears
- pins
- measuring tape
Materials
- 1 yard fleece fabric
Instructions
- You will need a piece of fleece that is 40″ wide and 32″ tall. Cut it on the fold to save time on sewing and that makes your measurements 20×32 on the fold. (dimensions are for a standard pillowcase).
- Open your fabric and fold up 3″ on the bottom side of your fleece for the hem. Pin and zigzag, keeping the pressure foot along the edge of the cut of fabric. Stitch bottom hem using a zig zag stitch.
- Fold your fabric, right sides together, hem facing out. Stitch sides beginning at the bottom where the hem meets. Use a 3/8″ seam allowance. You should only have to sew the side and top since you cut your fabric on the fold.
- Trim seems if necessary. Turn right side out and your pillowcase is done! No ironing, double hems or notions of any kind!
Video
Notes
If you liked learning how to make a pillowcase, you might also like to check out these free fleece patterns or check out more of my sewing with fleece posts:
More Fleece Sewing Projects:
Fleece Hand Warmers in 5 Minutes
Dinosaur Hoodie with Fleece Spikes
I’m fairly new to sewing and this might seem like a silly question, but do you only sew the hem on one end? Wouldn’t both ends need to be hemmed? thanks!
Hi Missy! You only hem the side where the pillow slips through. Just fold up that edge and sew across. The other side will be sewn and turned right side out so you won’t ever see it. Hope that helps!
Thanks. I’m not good at visualizing things like this but I’m sure it will make sense once I get there. 🙂
Is it ine yard per pillow slip?
Yes
These look great! New to sewing, any idea what the dimensions would be and how much fabric I would need for a king pillow? My three children want to make them but they have full pillows. Any help would be greatly appreciated!
Kris
Hi Kris! I didn’t know the measurement off hand, so here’s a link that shares how big it should be for a king sized pillow. https://www.craftandfabriclinks.com/pillowcases/cases.html
Thanks so much for this post. I bought a kit and with your helpful instructions made this for my sweet little 5 year old boy. What a great project for all involved! He loves it!!
I’m so glad!! 🙂
Awesome! This might be the niece/nephew Christmas gift of 2014!! Plus side is DS could help pick the fleece for his cousins to have.
Great and easy tutorial! I have been planning to make a couple for my daughter, but looking at how easy it is I am going to make some for my nieces too! Thank you very much for sharing.
You’re welcome! Your nieces will love them! 🙂