You of course want to purchase the respective pillowcase size to match the pillow you have.
Queen pillowcase dimensions.
21 x 42 these will cover pillows nicely with plenty of room.
Standard size is designed to fit three pillow sizes.
Queen pillowcases are four inches longer than the standard size.
21 x 32 queen case.
A king size pillow is 20 inches by 36 inches and fits in a king size pillowcase.
The finished pillowcase is 1 wider than the pillow.
Both sizes fit in a standard sized pillowcase.
21 x 36 king case.
Measuring 20 by 30 inches queen pillows are a scant 4 inches longer than standard pillows which measure 20 by 26 inches.
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.
20 x 36 pillowcase size vs pillow size.
In general a pillowcase is approximately 1 inch longer in length and width than the pillow size you have chosen excluding the flap end.
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.
You won t need to buy bigger pillowcases though since standard and queen pillows fit into the same size cases.
Some queen pillows can fit inside standard pillowcases depending on the brand.
But you should also be aware that there are different categories of pillowcases.
20 inches by 30 inches.
We are assuming the following pillow measurements.