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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmbVbqoE4bm-5s8gazhrZP-fjrlnzD4yq4myrGMkYI8jmOnsf7w1XaqxZfxycP83m0tKLBRlZO9foOXE4wu9RpF_rpYyEDwgJc5ZTrhyAbCquvZm51zOHte1g7c-Pidc3qW62j2alCLtYk/s1600/IMG_3016.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="286" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmbVbqoE4bm-5s8gazhrZP-fjrlnzD4yq4myrGMkYI8jmOnsf7w1XaqxZfxycP83m0tKLBRlZO9foOXE4wu9RpF_rpYyEDwgJc5ZTrhyAbCquvZm51zOHte1g7c-Pidc3qW62j2alCLtYk/s320/IMG_3016.jpg" width="320" /></a><span style="font-size: large;">How to Make a Pillow Case</span><br /><i>without a zipper, in 10 minutes</i></div>As I confessed in my "<a href="http://jennysteffens.blogspot.com/2012/03/living-room-freshening-up-for-spring.html">Fresh Face for Spring</a>" post, I like to replace my pillow cases in our living room every season.  As you might imagine, this could get quite expensive.  Yes, it could.  But not for me.  This Spring I made 2 cases for our living room out of 1/2 yard of fabric ($15) without any zippers or buttons.  The entire project took me 20 minutes for two pillows.  They completely transformed our living room from the dark days of Winter.  I encourage you to try it!  And so you actually do... Here's the DIY template I designed for you : <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF5TPeGwECGyWgFH41pKV3tQNthyphenhyphenFnbpQva91BuLrsh80pG7KgNG0BZ5M4Rnin4ad3_WwkYyv4_GoSXEzNNmGEesVM5uMl9umAjFuYUUhA8Cr07zXvXUWO5w954lk_cmnyAGPfct-Lxk36/s1600/pillow.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF5TPeGwECGyWgFH41pKV3tQNthyphenhyphenFnbpQva91BuLrsh80pG7KgNG0BZ5M4Rnin4ad3_WwkYyv4_GoSXEzNNmGEesVM5uMl9umAjFuYUUhA8Cr07zXvXUWO5w954lk_cmnyAGPfct-Lxk36/s1600/pillow.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVjD_tPbPBchj9k6VAoqkJhNmDm2CjKPbXyWvH97NCatynNs78zCCS2gskg3u0kEXc_QobqkdsqzSPF7SAE5-LoSL5b4-HrSwdN9d4kwiewtqDkbxLlhDwzU2wjLKaD2m6w3b4WTyI-wqL/s1600/pillow.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"><br /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinJ0sIP3FR91UVF3oLOhDveq7GC9KulvGavPhfd_GQJzYGJoeRP-nMxhwJOheWp4b3ONKJ90818ylcPzZa2MDn7qUaVz0DBN6aCgdFjJT6fgLlz2pbNLMpb78gduKqmRiSyZRQSzXIarQH/s1600/IMG_2672.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinJ0sIP3FR91UVF3oLOhDveq7GC9KulvGavPhfd_GQJzYGJoeRP-nMxhwJOheWp4b3ONKJ90818ylcPzZa2MDn7qUaVz0DBN6aCgdFjJT6fgLlz2pbNLMpb78gduKqmRiSyZRQSzXIarQH/s640/IMG_2672.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br />I made two versions - one with horizontal strips and one with vertical. <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwBrsomtEIYZg1ZJXVecY_gI_JVpkwHz03d_m1JwTlcGidGJX8rsAgzg_9uCArLdzyEONID_DX0KaURU3WU0stjO4Iwz_Yk6yxvgil4yuxuGl3x2bfwiYagWctFmb_Xyec_qYnk-TCDWN_/s1600/IMG_2673.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwBrsomtEIYZg1ZJXVecY_gI_JVpkwHz03d_m1JwTlcGidGJX8rsAgzg_9uCArLdzyEONID_DX0KaURU3WU0stjO4Iwz_Yk6yxvgil4yuxuGl3x2bfwiYagWctFmb_Xyec_qYnk-TCDWN_/s640/IMG_2673.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />Measure the fabric so it 8 inches longer that twice the width. <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOGfHSldxJG3XLStkPbqMe496HHKJ1cBL8PibG6IkKFK9Nz-XfwK0L4gginxh5DdZ1bPfL8higRbSYTe3uIATvbdFYAzCN5NFhA7wF03xlW-FCkna22fr-LJx8Z9nRVT5_jcAA4XjMiwff/s1600/IMG_2675.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOGfHSldxJG3XLStkPbqMe496HHKJ1cBL8PibG6IkKFK9Nz-XfwK0L4gginxh5DdZ1bPfL8higRbSYTe3uIATvbdFYAzCN5NFhA7wF03xlW-FCkna22fr-LJx8Z9nRVT5_jcAA4XjMiwff/s640/IMG_2675.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />And 1 inch longer than the length. <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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