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January 27, 2014 by: Melanie

Secret Love Notes Envelope Pillow Cover Tutorial

I’m finally back at my sewing machine and it feels great! Last week I shared how to make your own pillow forms or pillow inserts. Making your own is so much cheaper than purchasing them, and it’s easier than you probably imagine. You may even already have the materials in your craft stash to whip them up. After you’ve made the pillow forms, then the pillow cover possibilities are endless. Like this Secret Love Notes Envelope Pillow Cover– shhh….it has a secret hiding pocket for leaving little notes or cards for that special Valentine. And be sure to catch my little GIF at the bottom. Yep, I’m bringing the techie out.

Secret Love Notes Envelope Pillow Cover Tutorial from It Happens in a Blink

 

Supplies:

  • Chevron material
  • Pink fleece remnant for heart
  • Black material for back
  • Sewing machine
  • Scissors
  • Pins
  • Black or white thread (white thread if you want a contrasting look)
  • Pink thread

 

Begin by cutting the material. For this cover, I am making it for a pillow insert that is 16″x20″. It may seem that I am cutting the material pieces too snug, but I want the cover to be snug. A loose cover looks sloppy, so there is a fine line between too tight and perfect. Here are my cutting dimensions for this pillow:

  1. Front Chevron Panel- cut material piece 16.25″x20.25″
  2. Black Back Panel #1- 16.25″x11″ (the 11″ came from halving the 20″ measurement and adding an inch)
  3. Black Back Panel #2- 16.25″x14″ (the 14″ came from halving the 20″ measurement and adding four inches)
  4. Heart- Cut a heart that is in proportion to the pillow. I used the old school version of folding the fleece in half and cutting the heart

Secret Notes Pillow Materials from It Happens in a Blink

Position the heart in the middle of the right side of the chevron material. Pin in place. Sew halfway up the sides of the heart, stopping at the arrows at the sides of the heart as shown. Be sure to leave the top open so that you can leave your secret notes!

Secret Love Notes Pillow from It Happens in a Blink

For Black Back Panel #1, press under 1/4″ on one of the short sides. Fold this edge up again another 1/4″ so that there is no longer a raw edge. Press and pin. Sew this in place. Set aside.

For Black Back Panel #2, press under 1/4″ on one of the short sides. Fold this edge up again 1″. Press and pin. Sew in place along pinned edge. Sew again at the outer folded edge.

Back of pillow

Place Chevron Panel on a flat surface, right side up. Pin Black Back Panel #2 to the Chevron Panel, right sides together. Pin Black Back Panel #1 to Chevron Panel, right sides together. Both of the Black Back Panels will overlap!! Sew the panels together with a 1/2″ seam allowance.

Sew Pillow Together

Clip corners and threads and turn the cover right sides out.

Place it on the pillow and write your love a secret note.

Secret Love Notes Envelope Pillow Tutorial from It Happens in a Blink

 

 

 

 

 

 

Secret Love Notes Envelope Pillow Tutorial from It Happens in a Blink

For those of you interested, here’s how the back of the pillow comes together.

Secret Love Notes Pillow Back

 Secret Notes Pillow from It Happens in a Blink

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Comments

  1. Michelle says

    January 27, 2014 at 9:57 am

    Love the color combo. Plus you had me at chevron!

    • Melanie says

      January 27, 2014 at 9:58 am

      Thanks! I like the color combo too- my little one just likes the pink 🙂

  2. Tara says

    January 27, 2014 at 2:50 pm

    Love it, Melanie! My girls would be thrilled to find secret notes in a pillow!

  3. Sarah says

    January 27, 2014 at 5:04 pm

    What a sweet idea. The pink on black and white is so nice and the little note pocket is just adorable.

    • Melanie says

      January 28, 2014 at 9:51 am

      Thanks so much!

  4. Kathy says

    January 27, 2014 at 8:14 pm

    Cute, cute, cute and a great tutorial! I have so many fabric scraps I could use for this but I love your fabric choices.

    • Melanie says

      January 28, 2014 at 9:51 am

      Thank you! This is my first time using chevron, and I like the way it looks!

  5. [email protected] Cooking on the Front Burner says

    January 27, 2014 at 10:05 pm

    This is a very clever idea – pinned!

  6. Tiff says

    January 28, 2014 at 1:21 am

    I am really into chevron right now! So, I think your pillows are super cute! Have a great day!

    • Melanie says

      January 28, 2014 at 9:51 am

      Thanks, Tiff, for stopping by and for your nice comment.

  7. Adrianne says

    January 28, 2014 at 6:50 am

    What a cute idea and now I just wanna make gifs. And sew. 🙂 I wish I could get a snow day!!

  8. Marilyn says

    January 28, 2014 at 8:48 am

    Melanie I absolutely LOVE this project! Secret notes are so fun!

    • Melanie says

      January 28, 2014 at 9:47 am

      I know. Get your hubby to send you a secret note, Marilyn! Do you think he can whip up a pillow? 🙂

  9. Meegan says

    January 29, 2014 at 3:29 pm

    This is really cute! I love the fabrics you chose. Pinned 🙂

  10. Ginger says

    January 29, 2014 at 11:30 pm

    Such a sweet idea! I love the color combo, too! 🙂

  11. Lisa says

    January 31, 2014 at 10:54 am

    What a cute idea, I think my kids would have fun sneeking notes to each other in the pillow.

  12. Bernadette says

    January 31, 2014 at 2:06 pm

    Love the pillow, and the secret pocket! I found you over at the Creativity Unleashed link party. I am definitely pinning this!

    • Melanie says

      January 31, 2014 at 8:53 pm

      Thanks! This one of my favorite pillows!

  13. Amy Huntley says

    February 1, 2014 at 1:05 am

    I love this and the idea of a secret little note pocket! I love to make my own pillow covers too! Great job! Pinning!

    • Melanie says

      February 1, 2014 at 8:57 am

      Thanks so much for stopping by!

  14. Lynnee says

    February 2, 2014 at 11:09 am

    I love this! My tween wants to make her own after seeing this. How did you do the rotating picture in the image? I pinned it and loved seeing the note slip into the pocket!

    • Melanie says

      February 2, 2014 at 3:28 pm

      It’s called a .gif! They are so cool. There are a few programs where you can load your photos and then it makes them into a GIF for you.

  15. Michelle says

    February 3, 2014 at 9:37 pm

    Seriously adorable. This would be perfect for my daughter’s room. She just painted it pink and chose black accents. I think she could even make this herself. Saved and pinned! Thanks!

    • Melanie says

      February 3, 2014 at 9:42 pm

      Thanks! My daughter stole this pillow from me for her room, too. 🙂

  16. Becky says

    February 7, 2014 at 11:15 am

    My daughter would love this 🙂

  17. Jamie @ Coffee With Us 3 says

    February 7, 2014 at 11:21 am

    Cute idea! Pillows are such fun, and I love making pillow covers, because you completely change up your room’s decor for really cheap! Pinning!

  18. Emily @ Love, Pasta and a Tool Belt says

    February 7, 2014 at 11:24 am

    This is so cute! I am hopefully getting a sewing machine soon from my grandma so I am pinning this!

  19. Seaweed & Raine says

    February 8, 2014 at 7:38 pm

    I love it! I think I’ll have to check out your pillow form tutorial – they can be quite expensive to buy.
    Sheree

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  23. Marilyn says

    January 14, 2015 at 7:08 am

    Melanie, my hubby still hasn’t whipped up a pillow for me! Perhaps I should make one for both of us and nudge him to write me some love notes! 😉

    • Melanie says

      January 14, 2015 at 10:38 am

      That sounds like an excellent plan!

  24. Kate says

    September 6, 2018 at 1:17 am

    You’re a genius! I’m definitely going to give this DIY project a try!!!

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