How to Make a Neckroll Pillow With Piping

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Mix up your throw pillow collection with a stylish and practical neckroll pillow. These cylindrical pillows, also called bolster pillows, not only look great, but they also provide extra back support on a bed or chair. We're going to show you how to make your own neckroll pillow covers and we're going to add an extra decorative flair with piping and buttons.
Video Chapters:
  • Measuring & Patterning — 0:22 min.
  • Sewing Cover — 3:15 min.
  • Inserting Pillow Form & Closing Cover — 7:52 min.
  • Adding Fabric Buttons — 10:00 min.
  • Materials List — 13:49 min.
Materials List:
  • Indoor/Outdoor Bolster Pillow Insert 6" x 20" (#122142)
  • Sunbrella® Canvas Jockey Red 54" Upholstery Fabric (#5403-0000)
  • PremoBond® Tex 70 (V-69) White UV Bonded Polyester Thread 4 oz. (1,350 yds. (#124738)
  • Sunbrella® Decorative Piping Trim 1/4" Wheat (#364674)
  • Snap Together Button Form 1-1/8" (#123183) - optional
  • 5-Ply Waxed Polyester Twine Bobbin (81 ft.) (#29206) - optional
Tools List:
  • Tape Measure 120" (#102986)
  • Multiuse Pins 1-1/2" (250 pack) (#102985)
  • Assorted Upholstery Hand Sewing Needles Round/Sharp Point (4 pack) (#100099)
  • Sailrite® Ultrafeed® LS Walking Foot Sewing Machine (110V) (#311502)
  • Yardstick, Pencil, Scissors
How to Make a Neckroll Pillow With Piping Video 2

We made our pillows for the v-berth on our Islander 37 sailboat, so we chose a Sunbrella® Upholstery Fabric for our pillows to help protect them from the moisture of a marine environment. You can use any fabric you choose, as long as it's appropriate for use in the pillow's intended environment. We also decided to add buttons to the ends of the pillows. For this, you can use decorative buttons you already have or make your own using a coordinating fabric.

Adding piping around the ends of the pillows provides a real decorative touch. You can use a premade piping, like the Sunbrella® Decorative Trim we use in the video, or you can make your own custom piping. When sewing piping, remember to use either a welting/cording foot on your sewing machine or a roping zipper foot. This helps get your stitches closer to the piping cord.

In this video, you will learn how to measure your pillow, pattern your fabric, sew piping, finish the pillow cover, and make and attach fabric buttons.

Do you have a place for a new neckroll pillow? Do you have any ideas of different ways to jazz up a bolster pillow? Share your thoughts and ideas in the comments!

Materials List:

Indoor/Outdoor Bolster Pillow Insert 6" x 20"

#122142

Indoor/Outdoor Bolster Pillow Insert 6" x 20"

Sunbrella Canvas 5403-0000 Jockey Red 54" Upholstery Fabric

#5403-0000

Sunbrella® 5403-0000 Canvas Jockey Red 54" Upholstery Fabric

PremoBond Tex 70 (V-69) White UV Bonded Polyester Thread 4 oz. (1,350 yds.)

#124738

PremoBond® Tex 70 (V-69) White UV Bonded Polyester Thread 4 oz. (1,350 yds.)

Sunbrella Decorative Piping Trim 1/4" Wheat

#364674

Sunbrella® Decorative Piping Trim 1/4" Wheat

Snap Together Button Form 1-1/8" (4 pack)

#123183

Snap Together Button Form 1-1/8" (4 pack)

5-Ply Waxed Polyester Twine Bobbin (81')

#29206

5-Ply Waxed Polyester Twine Bobbin (81')

Tools List:

Tape Measure 120"

#102986

Tape Measure 120"

Multiuse Pins 1-1/2" (250 pack)

#102985

Multiuse Pins 1-1/2" (250 pack)

Assorted Upholstery Hand Sewing Needles Round/Sharp Point (4 pack)

#100099

Assorted Upholstery Hand Sewing Needles Round/Sharp Point (4 pack)

Sailrite Ultrafeed LS Walking Foot Sewing Machine (110V)

#311502

Sailrite® Ultrafeed® LS Walking Foot Sewing Machine (110V)

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