How Do You Make A Flanged Pillow Sham?
Covering a pillow? A flanged pillow sham is a simple way to add style to your home decor. The sham is also easy care as it can be washed after the pillow insert is removed. This style of sham works on any size square or rectangular pillow. It’s also a good choice for beginning sewers,as the technique is straightforward. If you can sew a straight seam, you can make a good looking flanged pillow sham. Here’s how: Get ready to draw a figure of your sham. Measure your pillow, length and width, and sketch a rectangle labeled with these measurements. Decide how wide a flange you would like, and draw another, larger rectangle around the first, labeled with the flange measurement. Add a half-inch all around for seam allowances. Add up your numbers to get the length and width of the rectangles of fabric you need. Double check your measurements. The advice to “measure twice, cut once” is good counsel. Cut one rectangle of fabric composed of the total length and width you calculated. This will be
