The Essential Pillow - by Studio M Squared

Can’t find the perfect pillow to match your decor? Make one yourself and learn some great new skills, like making your own piping and installing an invisible zipper! In no time you’ll be refreshing the decor in every room of your house.

Difficulty: For advanced beginners 

Recommended Materials: 
• Pillow Body: Medium-weight fabric such as quilting cotton, canvas or linen
• Piping: Quilting cotton or similar weight fabric

This pattern includes 10 pages of clear, thorough instructions and color graphics to help you along the way. 

Material Requirements: 
• Pillow Body Fabric: 5/8 yard (0.57m)
• Piping Fabric: 1/8 yard (0.12m)

Notions Needed: 
• 2-1/2 yards of 1/8” cording (2.3m of 3.18 mm cording)
• (1) 22” (55.88cm) invisible zipper
• Zipper foot or cording/piping foot
• Fabric glue pen (we recommend the ‘Sue Daley Sew Smart’ fabric glue pen)
• (2) spools of thread - one to coordinate with piping fabric and one to coordinate with pillow fabric
• (1) 18” (45.72cm) pillow insert 

Tools Needed: 
• Rotary cutter, cutting mat & ruler
• Pins and/or clips 
• Point turner 

Note: There are no physical pattern templates included in this pattern.