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The Cutting Table · a common question

Can you make zippered throw pillow covers for inserts I already have?

Also asked as:I just need the covers; I have the inserts.Covers for 18 x 18 throw cushions.

Your inserts still hold their shape; it's the color that has drifted out of the conversation. Custom throw pillow covers with a zipper change the face and keep the heart.

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The Colorist of New Orleans ·

The quick answer

Yes, throw pillow covers can be made for your existing inserts: order through the zippered cushion cover listing and write your sizes in the Exact Size field. Note that they are pillow covers, add your color and piping codes, then message the shop. Squares such as 18 x 18 in (46 x 46 cm) or 24 x 24 in (60 x 60 cm) work in any chart color.

Forest green bouclé bench cushion with its concealed side zipper partly open, showing a white inner layerSave
The zipper runs along the side seam, so the cover comes off for cleaning while the front stays clean-lined.

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Key facts

  • Throw pillow covers are ordered through the zippered cushion cover listing.
  • Sizes go in the Exact Size field.
  • Message the shop after ordering so the pillow covers are set up correctly.
  • Covers can match your cushion fabric or any other chart color.
  • Two covers cost less per piece than one.
  • Covers close with a zipper; a removable cover without one isn't offered.
  • A pillow cover is flat, with no side depth like a mattress cover.

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A fabric reads one way at noon and another at dusk. Mention your light, and the workshop will weigh it with you. — Élodie

Leave your details and the workshop will call you to confirm measurements, fabric, foam and piping. No prices, dates or payment on this page: it is a request, not an order.

Fabric · Foam · Pipingwhat the workshop will confirm with you

Fabric
Covers can match your cushion fabric or any other chart color.
Foam
The core: its density and thickness set the feel.
Piping
The corded seam edge: matching, contrast or none.
Only for this request: no marketing calls or texts. Outside the US, add the country code.
In inches: length × depth × thickness, plus any angles or cut corners.

* Required. A member of the workshop team will call you to talk it through; nothing is charged and nothing is made until you have agreed on every detail with them.

We use these details only to answer this request and make your cushion: your name and contact details, the cushion details and photos you send, the page you came from and the ad or link that brought you, if any. The workshop that makes the cushions receives them. We don't sell them or share them for advertising, and we delete requests after 24 months. Privacy notice for requests.

Nothing is made or charged until you approve the details.

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Ordering pillow covers on the cover listing

  1. Open the zippered cover listing

    The listing that makes cushion covers makes throw pillow covers too.

  2. Write the size in Exact Size

    Give the finished square or rectangle, such as 18 x 18 in.

  3. Say they're pillow covers

    Add the words 'pillow covers' with your fabric code and piping code.

  4. Message after checkout

    A short note makes sure the order is set up as pillow covers.

Why a pillow cover has no side wall

A seat cushion is a box: top, bottom and a band of fabric around its sides. A throw pillow cover is two faces sewn edge to edge, flat until the insert fills it. That's why you give only length and width, with no depth to measure as you would for a mattress cover. The glossary calls the shape a knife edge.

Color is where the pleasure lives. The covers can match your bench or window seat exactly, or pick up a second chart color: washed denim against oatmeal linen, ochre against ink navy. Let one color speak and the others listen. Browse throw pillows, try pairings in the pillow cover studio, and read throw and lumbar pillows to match your seat.

What color is the sofa your inserts will sit on, my friends?

Good to know before you order

  • Any chart fabric works, including the one on your cushions.
  • Two covers cost less per piece than one.
  • Every cover closes with a zipper; a zipless removable cover isn't offered.
  • Flat pillow covers take length and width only.

Zippered throw pillow covers for 18 x 18 in inserts go on the cushion cover listing: size in Exact Size, color and piping codes in the note.

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Buyer questions

  1. A common question

    Can I order only covers for inserts I already own, throw pillows included?

    The workshop's answer

    Yes. The zippered cushion cover listing handles throw pillow covers too. Write the sizes in the Exact Size field, note that they're pillow covers with your color and piping codes, and message the shop after ordering. Use your cushion fabric or any other chart color.

  2. A common question

    I need a 24 x 24 in (60 x 60 cm) cover with a zipper. Is one or two the better buy?

    The workshop's answer

    Two. A square zippered cover of 22 to 24 in (56 to 60 cm) costs less per piece in a pair. A removable cover without a zipper isn't offered, and a pillow cover has no side depth like a mattress cover.

  3. A common question

    Can a tufted bench cushion get a zippered cover like these?

    The workshop's answer

    Not both. Tufted cushions have no zipper; plain boxed foam cushions have zippered, removable covers. A tufted cushion can't be re-covered later; it has to be remade.

Questions buyers ask next

Do the pillow covers have to match my bench cushion fabric?

No. They can be cut from the same fabric as your cushions for a quiet, tailored look, or from any other chart color. Write each cover's fabric code in the note so a mixed pair is cut correctly.

Can a cover be made for a long lumbar insert?

Yes. The Exact Size field takes any length and width, so a rectangular lumbar insert is ordered the same way as a square one. Measure the insert itself, edge to edge, and note that it's a pillow cover.

Can I order spare pillow covers in another color later?

Yes. The shop keeps your exact sizes, so a second set in any chart color can be made now or months later. Ordered alongside the cushion, an extra cover costs about half the cushion price.

I already have 20 in inserts. What size covers should I order?

For a full, plump pillow, order 18 x 18 in covers: most guides size the insert about 2 in larger than the cover, so 20 in inserts suit 18 in covers. For a softer, slouchier pillow, order 20 x 20 in covers. Write the finished cover size in the order note and say that the inserts are your own.