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Yes, I’ll admit it: I have a pillow obsession that defies all reason. Walk into my house and you’ll find a living room strewn with more pillows than could ever be used at one time; peek into my bedroom and you’d see a bed piled thick with soft, fluffy, cozy pillows – and I don’t care that my boy complains about how impractical it is, that each night we just toss them to the floor come bedtime. I have a weakness for the way pillows look, and while plain old pillow cases in soft, solid-colored fabrics do the job just fine, pillow shams are even better – nothing ruffly or frilly or too frighteningly girly, just a simple flat border to accent my lovely pillows. Pillow shams are so ludicrously pricey that it’s rarely worth it to buy them. Especially since they’re such a breeze to make. If you’ve conquered the art of making a basic throw pillow cover, you’re ready to try a simple flanged sham. what you'll need pins scissors ruler (yardstick, preferably) pencil in a color that’ll show up on your fabric masking tape or other removable tape sewing machine iron 1 Measure your pillow: You can make a sham for any sort of rectangular pillow, whether it’s for your bed or for the sofa. Use a tape measure to figure out the height and width of the pillow, and write it down.
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