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I bought four 19" decorative square pillow covers for the throw pillows on my couch. Reading JoAnn's website, which is where I'm thinking of buying polyfil pillow inserts, it says the insert should be 1" bigger than the cover. Yet when I read the reviews for 20x20 inserts, many said they were perfect for 18x18 covers, making the pillows very very full.
So I am wondering if they will be too flat with 20x20 inserts but the next larger size is 22x22, much too big. I don't want them too full, either! Dilemma!
Your experience? I'm ordering online so can't return them
I bought four 19" decorative square pillow covers for the throw pillows on my couch. Reading JoAnn's website, which is where I'm thinking of buying polyfil pillow inserts, it says the insert should be 1" bigger than the cover. Yet when I read the reviews for 20x20 inserts, many said they were perfect for 18x18 covers, making the pillows very very full.
So I am wondering if they will be too flat with 20x20 inserts but the next larger size is 22x22, much too big. I don't want them too full, either! Dilemma!
Your experience? I'm ordering online so can't return them
I'd be buying the very cheapest one I could find (walmart?) And try it out. Find size, them order quality ones online.
No doubt some would buy a good one at retail store (Joanne's? ) and return it, then order online.
I can definitely relate to the OP. I sew so I've stopped buying any kind of pillow covers either online or in store because sewing a pillow cover is incredibly easy. I just buy material I like and make my pillow covers to fit.
In the past when I've bought a cover that was a little too big for the insert, I wrapped a towel or two around the insert to give it more bulk or I "took it in" a little on my sewing machine. If you don't sew, try the towel method to make the insert fuller - it works!
My feeling is that you can always add bulk to the insert but if the insert is too big, it will ruin the look of the pillow. Again, if you sew and you buy an insert that is too bulky, you can make a slit in the insert and pull out some of the filler and then sew it up again. I don't do elaborate sewing projects but I would be lost without my sewing machine for so many things from tailoring clothing, to mending to home decor. Sewing is one of the most important life skills I was ever taught. Thx mom!
I bought four 19" decorative square pillow covers for the throw pillows on my couch. Reading JoAnn's website, which is where I'm thinking of buying polyfil pillow inserts, it says the insert should be 1" bigger than the cover. Yet when I read the reviews for 20x20 inserts, many said they were perfect for 18x18 covers, making the pillows very very full.
So I am wondering if they will be too flat with 20x20 inserts but the next larger size is 22x22, much too big. I don't want them too full, either! Dilemma!
Your experience? I'm ordering online so can't return them
You could bring your pillow covers to the store with you and try the pillows in the store to see what works best (leaving the inserts in their packaging, obviously )
I can definitely relate to the OP. I sew so I've stopped buying any kind of pillow covers either online or in store because sewing a pillow cover is incredibly easy. I just buy material I like and make my pillow covers to fit.
In the past when I've bought a cover that was a little too big for the insert, I wrapped a towel or two around the insert to give it more bulk or I "took it in" a little on my sewing machine. If you don't sew, try the towel method to make the insert fuller - it works!
My feeling is that you can always add bulk to the insert but if the insert is too big, it will ruin the look of the pillow. Again, if you sew and you buy an insert that is too bulky, you can make a slit in the insert and pull out some of the filler and then sew it up again. I don't do elaborate sewing projects but I would be lost without my sewing machine for so many things from tailoring clothing, to mending to home decor. Sewing is one of the most important life skills I was ever taught. Thx mom!
Rfomd129 - do you sew your pillow covers with zippers or a fold where you can slide the insert in?
Rfomd129 - do you sew your pillow covers with zippers or a fold where you can slide the insert in?
I do the fold method with the fold covering about 3/4 of the pillow so that there's no gap. Although I can handle sewing in a zipper, it takes a bit more skill to get the zipper to be well hidden and since the fold method works so well, I do it the easy way
I've also done pillow covers using towels for our outdoor furniture by our pool. The "towel pillows" are so much softer and cozier than the Sunbrella material used for most outdoor furniture and the towel pillow covers are easy to wash.
I bought four 19" decorative square pillow covers for the throw pillows on my couch. Reading JoAnn's website, which is where I'm thinking of buying polyfil pillow inserts, it says the insert should be 1" bigger than the cover. Yet when I read the reviews for 20x20 inserts, many said they were perfect for 18x18 covers, making the pillows very very full.
So I am wondering if they will be too flat with 20x20 inserts but the next larger size is 22x22, much too big. I don't want them too full, either! Dilemma!
Your experience? I'm ordering online so can't return them
When I've ordered pillow covers off of Amazon there has been a note right under the listing that says something along the lines of "customers who bought these covers also bought these inserts". And those are the inserts I buy.
I do the fold method with the fold covering about 3/4 of the pillow so that there's no gap. Although I can handle sewing in a zipper, it takes a bit more skill to get the zipper to be well hidden
I'm surprised that pillow covers I've seen all have zippers. It would be cheaper to make them with the fold
I'm surprised that pillow covers I've seen all have zippers. It would be cheaper to make them with the fold
That's true. When you think about shams that are sold as part of a duvet set, they usually use the fold method instead of zippers.
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