A method of making a pillow for use in a casket includes sewing a pillowcase having a main body portion and a narrowed portion such that the main body portion is closed along a perimeter except at the narrowed portion, and such that the narrowed portion projects from the perimeter, and such that the narrowed portion is open on two ends. The method further includes passing material through the two open ends of the narrowed portion into the main body portion. The method further includes folding fabric of the narrowed portion inwardly into the main body portion.
