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Making Pillows from Vintage Linens

By Anita 9 Comments

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I buy vintage linens thinking I will use them for a sewing project and then I find myself unable to take a scissors to them. I really have a hard time cutting things that are in great shape. But when I have old pillowcases that have some damage to them, I have no guilt cutting them. So today we are talking about making pillows from old pillowcases.

 

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The lace part covers the opening of the pillow cover. This cover is easily removed, and took me less than 30 minutes to finish. You can see the back of the pillow below.

 

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I was able to use part of the old pillow case for a second cover. This time I combined bits from two vintage pillowcases.

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If you look at the back (below) you can see the two different pieces sew together.

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This last pillow is not vintage, but I made it at the same time, so I thought I would include it. The fabric is new, but was meant to resemble vintage grain sack fabric. I sewed the fabric into a tube and inserted a neckroll pillow. I added a pocket at each end for ribbon, then tied the ribbon to close the cover.

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This is a budget project because I had all of the materials on hand. The vintage pillowcases were hand-me-downs so they were free.  This was fast, easy and cheap, a trifecta of goodness in my opinion.

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I also made a curtain from an old pillowcase. PILLOWCASE CURTAIN.

This is part of our Budget Decorating series.

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Comments

  1. Yvonne @ StoneGable says

    March 12, 2015 at 06:30

    Who doesn’t love love love vintage pillows. And yours are magnificent. I adore the idea of putting 2 pillow scraps together to make the back of your pillow. I think that makes it look even more authentic. I need a neck roll pillow for my beds… off to find some leftover material. Thanks so much for your inspiration!

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  2. Marlene Stephenson says

    March 12, 2015 at 10:33

    What a wonderful idea,i have some lovely old pillow cases that i can use,never would have thought of this without you.Thanks Anita.

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  3. Tracy@www.bluridgevintage.com says

    March 12, 2015 at 10:50

    What a great idea and so simple. I am definitely going to have to try this. I love vintage linens and this is going to make a great project. Thanks for sharing.

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  4. Vanessa says

    March 12, 2015 at 12:08

    Those are just so, so lovely Anita! I have some beautiful vintage pillowcases which were handed down to me by my grandmother and you are giving me all sorts of ideas for them!

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  5. pattyk says

    March 12, 2015 at 20:31

    What kind of fabric is the roll made of that looks like vintage grainsack?

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  6. RuthA says

    June 25, 2015 at 13:36

    I have four large white linen tablecloths and two large lace cloths. All family heirlooms. We don’t use cloths on the table much anymore. What can I do with these?

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    • Anita says

      June 25, 2015 at 15:07

      Ruth, you can make curtains or a pillow or something else.

      Reply

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