Here is the duvet cover I made recently, from a pair of large sheets. There was enough left over to make the ruffle, and I put contrasting piping into the seam. The ruffle is flat except at the two bottom corners.
The only problem is, the down-filled duvet is SO toasty-warm, I usually sleep on top of it! 🙂
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Hello Tangent,
love the duvet cover, the colour and the pattern. Well done.
Regards,
wombat
thank you, I couldn't find any ready-made covers that I liked, and a friend gave me these 2 sheets because they were unsuitable for quilting (some polyester content). Hubby & I both liked the cheerful color. There wasn't a pattern, I just cut out 2 panels and used the leftovers to make a ruffle.
I love your duvet cover I will have to make one for my self after I get moved I packed up 95% of my sewing items you did a very good job
good luck with setting up your sewing area in your new home, I know you must miss it. We moved and downsized a few months ago and I still have not got mine under conrol, I hauled the sewing machine out onto the kitchen table! LOL
Good for you Tangent. The duvet is great and think of all the money you saved. Bet your hubby likes that part too. Keep up the good work. I remember making a slip cover for a small day bed that I wanted to use as a couch in my TV room when I was first married and we didn't have much furniture or much money. Thrift is a wonderful virtue.
Saving money was only part of the deal. I couldn't find any color/pattern I liked except one, and it was in a cheap 180-count polycotton.
The sheets had been intended for quilt backings, until the novice quilter discovered she needed pure-cotton fabric for her project. They sat on a shelf for years, and I was lucky to be in the right place at the right time, she was clearing out some old stuff and it was just what I needed!
We live in such a throw-away society these days, many people never learn to improvise, they just 'buy a new one'....
Very pretty and beautifully done!
Beautiful, beautiful beautiful. I want to make one one day. You did a wonderful job.
Thank you! I enjoy seeing and reading about your projects too, that's the best thing about this forum, and the next-best is that the people are from all over the place. It's interesting to read how things are a bit different in other parts of the world.... or maybe not, just different words for it!
Happy sewing!
Ooh, I love your duvet cover. The piping along the edge really sets it off. Lucky you--a beautiful bed cover, a happy husband, and a generous friend!
I love your fabric! Sheets are so perfect for these large projects! The ruffles at the corners look very nice, I wouldn't have thought of doing that. The piping really gave it that professional designer look finish. kudos! Mary
The corner ruffles were not really planned.... I thought I had made the strip long enough to start with, for going around 3 sides, with a very slight gather. When I pinned it on, it was too short. So I sewed the remaining scraps together to make more ruffle, and spliced it in. I had already sewn the 2 sides, ungathered, and figured to spread out the remaining ruffle across the bottom end. Of course now it was too long, so that's when the idea for corner ruffles happened. I rounded the corners a little bit to make it easier to go around.
That's living proof that there are no mistakes, only opportunities for creativity. I think it really looks wonderful! Mary
Thank you.... and I admit I've had plenty of opportunities to "test my creativity".... AKA fixing a mistake. Sometimes my own invention, sometimes someone else's idea, or a bit of both. But that's what makes it fun!
Those ruffles were secretly conspiring to get into the act! Great job! No fabric wants to be left out of the mix. (smile)
Rodezzy, I've seen some of your work in other postings, I like your creativity!
Thanks, I've never been a traditional person in my entire life, I'm always trying something else. It's just in me.
Edited 10/22/2007 10:56 am ET by rodezzy
Thank you, I love the pattern too, but see previous messages, it was a lucky find!
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