Here’s a quick tutorial on how to design pillowcases on Zazzle. These pillowcases are full cut-and-sew, meaning we print the design or designs on the entirety of the material and then we sew it into a pillowcase. This allows for edge-to-edge printing and it gives you, the Creator, greater control over the look of the end product.

There are two different ways for your designs to appear on a pillowcase.

  1. Separate Images on Both the Front and Back Covers

The first way is to have one separate image on the front of the pillowcase and another image on the back.

To add an image to either the front and/or back of your pillowcase, click ‘Add Image.’

After you click ‘Add Image,’ you’ll be taken into the Design Tool. Here, make certain you have clicked on the Uploads tab. In this state, you can either Search or Upload the image you want from your computer.

Next, you need to determine whether you’re adding an image to the front or back of the pillowcase within the Layers tab. Let’s start by selecting ‘Pillow Front: Images and Text.’

Now, go back to the Uploads tab and choose the image you would like to put on the front of the pillow.

These images should be of a wider orientation to fill out the pillowcase.

Now, add another image to the back of the pillowcase. Again, go to the Layers tab – and this time select ‘Pillow Back: Images and Text.’

Note: If you have a smaller image that doesn’t fill out the design area, you can make it into a pattern by using the tiling feature.

Also, another approach if your design doesn’t fill out the entire design area is to add a background color to fill out the rest of the surface of the pillowcase.

Add the image…

… and then add the background color.

2. One Design That Extends Over the Entire Pillowcase

The second way you can design for pillowcases is to have one design that covers the entire fabric.

To start, you need to make certain your design area is set for ‘Pillow Background’ in the Layers tab.

Here’s an example of one image used on both the front and back. The image that you choose should be of a longer orientation to fill out the entire pillowcase.

Make certain you have Guidelines highlighted so you can see borders and bleed lines.

Whatever is the most critical to your design needs to be within the box of this green dotted-line.

The solid line represents where the material will be folded and hemmed.

There you go – one pattern all the way around. Enjoy designing and have pleasant dreams with your new pillowcase.