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crafty crafty: M^ake a Pillow SHAM | 1 2 3
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2 Figure out how much fabric you need. You can make your border as thick as you like, although a 2"-4" border is most common, and the larger the pillow, the bigger the border can be. You’ll be cutting out three pieces of fabric with the following dimensions …

1 sham front piece:

2 sham back pieces:

* Note: if you're covering a big, overstuffed, pillow, it's a good idea to increase the overlap allowance to 3" for the width

3 Carefully measure and mark your fabric using a colored pencil and a ruler. Cut your fabric.

4 Press a 1" double hem on one long edge of each sham back piece by placing the fabric face down, folding 1" and ironing flat, then folding another inch and ironing again. Sew the hems using a straight stitch.

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