The pillowcase is generally about 4 inches longer than the pillow itself.
Queen pillowcase dimensions.
The longer size allows two queen pillows to stretch perfectly across a queen size mattress they also fit nicely with a king or a california king bed.
A standard size pillow is 20 inches by 26 inches and a queen size pillow is 20 by 30 inches.
The finished pillowcase is 1 wider than the pillow.
21 x 32 queen case.
Standard super standard and queen.
We are assuming the following pillow measurements.
Fortunately sheet manufacturers accommodate all the different manufacturer s variations when sizing their cases and will err on the larger side so our worst case scenario is the pillow case will have more room than less.
Standard size is designed to fit three pillow sizes.
You won t need to buy bigger pillowcases though since standard and queen pillows fit into the same size cases.
In general a pillowcase is approximately 1 inch longer in length and width than the pillow size you have chosen excluding the flap end.
You of course want to purchase the respective pillowcase size to match the pillow you have.
Measuring 20 by 30 inches queen pillows are a scant 4 inches longer than standard pillows which measure 20 by 26 inches.
Some queen pillows can fit inside standard pillowcases depending on the brand.
21 x 42 these will cover pillows nicely with plenty of room.
21 x 36 king case.
20 x 36 pillowcase size vs pillow size.
A king size pillow is 20 inches by 36 inches and fits in a king size pillowcase.
But you should also be aware that there are different categories of pillowcases.