Turn the pillowcase right side out, make sure the corners are turned nicely.Sew a straight line along the middle of the seam allowance of the envelope flap to stitch the raw edge in place. At the edges of the envelope flap, backstitching to enhance the strength of the stitches so that the thread won't snap off easily in the future. Fold the envelope flap over, align and pin.Fold the raw edges of the envelope flap along (1/4") and press well. Turn pillowcase right side in and press the seam open from the wrong side.Trim the raw edges if it frays excessively and clip both corners to reduce the bulk when the pillowcase is turned right side in.Fold the pillowcase with the wrong side together and sew with 1/4" seam allowance.You may use a finger press method if you prefer to do the press without heating up an iron. At both edges of the pillowcase and envelope flap, press over 1/4", turn the edge over 1/4" again, and press well.This extra 6" length is the flap of the envelope Refer to 1-Fig to Fig-4 below for the cut-out shape and measurements for different sizes of pillows. Now, your fabric should look like half of the fabric width is 6" longer than the other half, and, with an extra 1/2" snip in between them (5-Fig), that's for hemming purpose. At the side of 42", make a straight cut of 6 1/2" long at the middle of the width, then cut out a 21" wide (half the width) x 6" long rectangle, scrap it. For a standard pillow size, cut your fabric to 42" wide & 36" long, 36" is along the selvage of the fabric.
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