I love making simple pillow covers out of Vintage Table Cloth Fabric pieces. If you love to collect vintage or retro tablecloths, then you have to use some of them to make these pillows out of.
If you have some retro tablecloths with damage or stains on them, then you won’t mind cutting them to make these fun and whimsical vintage pillows.
You can easily sew great looking Pillow covers out of almost any Vintage Table Cloth.
If you do want to show the design on the Vintage Fabric Table Cloth pillow, the keep this in mind as you work on this simple vintage or retro material craft project.
This is a great way to display Vintage Table Cloth you have collected over the years!
Now, if you are not lucky enough to have a bunch of Vintage Table Cloths laying around waiting to be made into these simple pillowslip covers, then try checking out ebay and Craigslist. I find Vintage Table Cloths online all the time. Wash them and you know they are clean!
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Now, to Make a Pillow Slipcovers Out of Vintage Table Cloth You Will Need:
1 – 2 Vintage Table Cloths
Matching Thread
Scissors
Pillow or New Pillow Insert
Straight pins
Now, I like to simply first turn my Vintage Table Cloth face down. You want the good side facing down on the work surface.
Now, insert your pillow onto the Vintage Table Cloth. Place it so that the Vintage Fabric Table Cloth wraps around it comfortably. You can place another piece of retro fabric con the back or save money with less expensive fabric that won’t show as much.
Now, take your straight pins and outline the Vintage Table Cloth and back fabric around the pillow insert making sure to pin straight lines on all four sides.
Now, I like to unpin the bottom side and slide the inserted pillow out. This is optional though. It certainly is a lot easier to sew the pillow slipcover from the Vintage Table Cloth if there is no pillow inside though.
Now, sew along the top and the two sides with your sewing machine. I recommend starting at the bottom left and working my way to the bottomed right.
Now, I also recommend sewing this Vintage Table Cloth pillow slip cover with a matching thread, you will most likely be able to see the thread at some point, so pay attention to detail.
Now, you should also sew these three sides at least twice. This will ensure your retro pillowslip cover stays together.
Now, cut of any lose thread and trim the three sides of the Vintage Table Cloth down to about three inches away from the lines you just sewed. Do not cut on the bottom where you have not sewn.
Now, turn the Vintage Table Cloth slipcover inside out. Insert your pillow back inside and sew it closed with your sewing machine or by hand. This is when you really do need the matching thread so it does not show up so much.
Basically you are finished.
If you want to sew some embellishments onto the Vintage Table Cloth pillowslip cover I recommend using another piece of a different colored Vintage Table Cloth. You could also use vintage buttons.
Cut out a square of Vintage Table Cloth that is about three inches bigger in each direction than the shape you want.
Now, before you insert the pillow and sew the slipcover shut you want to lay your piece of accent retro fabric onto the front of the Vintage Table Cloth pillow. Use a piece of chalk to outline your shapes. Now, use the sewing machine to sew along the chalk line. You need to bunch the other side up so you do not sew through bow sides of the pillow cover. It will keep you from inserting your pillow if you do.
Now, take your scissors and trim off about ½ to 1-inch away form the line you sewed outlining the shape.
Remove any excess Table Cloth fabric then insert the pillow and sew it closed!
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