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Posts: 617 (07/04/02 04:17:09) Administrator |
Anyone ever made a duvet cover? Can you tell us a little about it?
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Donna donna@sewingweb.com "Your imagination is your preview of life's coming attractions." - Albert Einstein What Einstein meant is to go and sew something! |
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Sewloops |
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Posts: 211 (07/04/02 08:07:04) |
I have never made one Donna, but basically it's like getting two sheets and sewing them together and leaving an opening at the bottom. On the opening you could use buttons, velcro, ties, whatever you prefer. In the corners of my duvet cover, which I bought, it has ties that you can tie to the duvet so it stays in place, which would also be really easy to attach by yourself. If the duvet doesn't have anything for you to attach it to, then make ties for each corner as well.
You could even get two different sheets to sew together, so then you have a reversable one!!! Make sure they are the right length for the duvet though!!! Hth Sewloops If you always do what you've always done, you'll always get what you've always gotten!
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Posts: 141 (07/04/02 11:56:33) |
Sheets work great because the are wide enough to have cover without seams. If you want to use a decorative fabric, take a full width for the center, split another width for the sides. You can use a coordinating fabric for the reverse side. We make them a few inches larger than the actual comforter, depending on the thickness, to make room for the puffiness. Flip the reverse side over to the face, about 6" - 8",to make like an envelope flap, close with velcro. For a more decorative touch, add covered buttons. The ties work great in the corners, like sewloop mentioned, but you can also add small pieces of velcro.
We just finished a cream silk, with gold diamond pleated insert, and gold bullion fringe along the edge. We finished the bed with matching pillow shams and a gold dust ruffle. Martha |
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Posts: 617 (07/04/02 17:32:52) Administrator |
Martha, I'll just have you make mine
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Donna donna@sewingweb.com "Your imagination is your preview of life's coming attractions." - Albert Einstein What Einstein meant is to go and sew something! |
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Posts: 4 (04/18/03 08:30:59) |
Hi there
 I use home decorating fabric for duvet covers like Waverly if I can get it at a good price.As far as construction....We have a king size bed so I use three panels. The middle one is centered and if there is a print I usually try to match it....either that or use a wide decorative ribbon or something like that over the seams. Denise |
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