Prepare and Add Piping
1. Sew together green print 2-1/2"-wide bias strips to make one long pieced strip. Use pieced strip and 3/8"-diameter cording to make piping (for details, see Custom Piping, below).
2. Beginning at midpoint of pillow edge and aligning raw edges, baste piping around edge of pillow top. When attaching the piping to the pillow top, begin stitching 1-1/2" from piping’s folded end. When you reach the corner, clip seam allowance of piping to within a few threads of stitching line (Diagram 4). Gently ease piping into place along next edge, rounding corner slightly, and continue stitching. Turn each corner in same manner.
Cut end of cording so it will fit snugly into folded opening at beginning. The ends of the cording should abut inside covering.
Refold bias strip so it covers cording, lapping folded end over raw end. Finish stitching piping to pillow top.
Custom Piping
1. Piping is made by sewing a bias-cut fabric strip around a length of cording. The width of the bias strip will vary depending on the diameter of the cording. We used a 2-1/2"-wide bias strip and 3/8"-diameter cording for this pillow.
2. With the wrong side inside, fold under 1-1/2" at one end of the bias strip. Fold strip in half lengthwise with the wrong side inside.
3. Insert the cording next to the folded edge, placing a cording end 1" beyond the fabric folded end.
4. Using a zipper foot, sew through both fabric layers right next to the cording to make piping (Piping Diagram). Trim seam allowances to 1/2".
Continued on Page 5: Finish Pillow
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