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29 Aug

European Pillow Sham Tutorial

I used to working in a bedding department at the mall in high school and I discovered what was called a “European pillow”. I’ve never head of such a thing back then, but loved how they looked on the display beds we had to make.

During this bedroom makeover competition I knew I wanted big square European pillows and I can’t wait to show you how easy they are to create!

How to make a European Pillow Sham in a few easy steps!! www.u-createcrafts.com

The dimensions of a European pillow sham or usually 26×26 or 28×28. I purchased a size 26×26 at my Kohl’s store and got to work making two shams.

Here are the simple steps…

European-Pillow-Dimensions-UCreate

You’ll need the three fabric pieces above.

*TIP* These dimensions are for a 26×26 European pillow, if you are using a 28×28 size you would just add two inches to the above dimensions.

European-Pillow-Sham-Tutorial

1. Grab one of the back pieces and fold & iron 1/2 inch down on one of the 28” sides.

2. Fold over another 1/2 inch and iron down.

3. Pin your iron fold to make it secure.

4. Sew a 1/4” inseam down the side.

Repeat steps 1-4 on the other back piece.

DIY-European-Pillow

Next you will lay your back piece right side or also called patterned side facing up on your table.

Then you will lay your back pieces right side facing down like the picture above.

Pin all 4 outer sides and sew a 1/4” inseam on all 4 outer sides.

European-Sham-Tutorial

Flip right side out and stuff with your pillow and you’re finished!!

European Pillow Sham Tutorial www.u-createcrafts.com

Ucreate Bedroom Makeover - lots of pillows!

Bedroom Pillow and Sham Tutorials! www.u-createcrafts.com

Interested in making a reversible throw pillow?

The top left corner pictured is just that – reversible. Click HERE to see the other side! The pin tucked pillow and standard sham tutorials coming this week!

 

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Comments

  1. Stephanie McDonnell says

    August 30, 2013 at 2:26 PM

    Lovely tutorial. Your pillows are precious!

    XO,
    Steph
    http://www.newlymynted.com

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  2. Hanni says

    August 31, 2013 at 3:40 PM

    Oh so stunning colors. These silverish pillows just cought my eyes 🙂

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  3. Katie Cohagen says

    October 29, 2013 at 8:27 PM

    will you be posting a tutorial on the regular pillow cases shown?

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  4. Isabel Williams says

    January 20, 2014 at 4:36 PM

    This solved a big problem I have.

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  5. Cass at That Old House says

    December 8, 2014 at 1:32 PM

    Thank you for reminding me that I don’t have to pay big bucks to get lovely shams for our Euro pillows! Nice tutorial. May I share what I do when I make pillow covers? I make them slightly smaller than the pillow dimensions, so that the pillow needs to be squooshed into the sham — it stays nicer that way. This is especially good with down/feather pillows. For them, I go a healthy 1-inch smaller. For poly pillows, a half inch.
    Again — thanks for the refresher course. Your pillows look GREAT.
    Cass

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    • Donna says

      August 21, 2015 at 8:14 PM

      Sheesh. Wish I read this earlier. Good reminder for next time. Thanks

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  6. Donna says

    August 21, 2015 at 8:13 PM

    Hey just found you!!! Great tutorial. Just made two shams out of knit jersey for my daughter to take back to college!!! Thanks !!!

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  7. Mo says

    May 9, 2016 at 6:39 PM

    Thank you Kari……I’m currently redesigning my master suite and four euroshams will add a chic touch

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  8. Carolee says

    August 28, 2017 at 7:51 PM

    Thanks, you saved me from thinking it through. They came out lovely.

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  9. Bee says

    January 31, 2018 at 4:25 PM

    Thank you so much, was able to make something I liked since I havent been able to find it.

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  10. Lisa says

    May 7, 2018 at 3:13 PM

    Thank you! I wasn’t sure of the case measurements. You just saved me a’lot of time and mistakes!

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  11. Sue says

    February 12, 2022 at 5:47 PM

    I love this tutorial, it was so simple. I seamed around the outside by 1/2” and it gave my pillowcase a really neat, crisp finish that I was going for. Thank you.

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