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How to Make a Duvet Cover & Pillow Shams
Originally intended only to protect your heirloom duvet, the decorative duvet cover now serves as protection as well as the beautiful focal point in a well appointed bedroom. Only the most basic of sewing skills are needed to complete a few straight seams and self fabric ties. This carefree duvet cover and open backed pillow shams eliminates the need for blankets and bedspreads, ensuring the task of making-up-the-bed to also be quick and easy.
Tips & Creative Alternatives:
- Because this duvet over is reversible it is perfect for creating seasonal change. Choose a darker fabric for one side of the cover and a coordinating lighter fabric for the other. A second pair of pillow shams in the coordinating color will help to transform the look from Autumn to Spring.
- To help prevent the duvet from shifting in the cover, consider stitching short lengths of snap tape or Velcro¨ to the inside corners. Once the cover is complete, stitch the male halves of the tape to the corners of the duvet and the female halves to the corner seam allowances inside the cover.
- Before you shop, measure the width and length of your mattress. Purchase a duvet large enough for a 12" to 15" drop on each side and at the foot of the mattress.
Materials Needed:
- 54" wide decorator fabric:
For duvets 53" wide or narrower, purchase 2 times the duvet length plus 4". (For print or plaid fabrics, add the length of the fabric pattern repeat)
For duvets 54" wide or wider, purchase 4 times the duvet length plus 8". (For print or plaid fabrics, add 3 times the length of the fabric pattern repeat.)
For fabric ties, (any size duvet) add 3/8 yard of fabric.
For one pillow sham, (any size bed pillow) purchase 1 1/2 yards of fabric. (For print or plaid fabrics, add the length of the fabric pattern repeat for each additional pillow.)
- matching all purpose thread
Tools:
- sewing machine & iron
- straight pins & scissors
- yardstick & pencil & tissue paper
