4 Ways to Sew a Duvet Cover

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A duvet is a quilted blanket that goes over the bed. A duvet cover is an accessory that protects the duvet, making it last longer. Think of it as a quilt pillowcase. You can also use a duvet cover to quickly and cheaply change your bedroom decor as the seasons or mood change. If you want to know how to make duvet covers to save money and show your style, read the following instructions on how to make a duvet cover with a zipper.

Steps

Method 1 of 4: Part 1: Choosing the Fabrics

Step 1. Measure your duvet

You will need two pieces of fabric large enough to cover the duvet, plus an extra 2.5 cm along the length and width as you will need to allow for 1.27 cm.

It is advisable to calculate 1.27 cm for each seam if you want to make a snug duvet cover. Leave more space if you want a duvet cover that fits wider or if your duvet is very thick

Step 2. Choose fabrics that are soft to the touch

Look for fabrics that are resistant to stains and lint and ball formation (anti-pilling), which are easy to wash.

Step 3. Buy several assembling fabrics to suit your duvet

You can plan to make one side out of a single piece of fabric or put them together as a quilt made up of different fabrics. How to sew the duvet cover is entirely up to you, and it's a project that can express your artistic talent

Step 4. Leave extra fabric if you have designs or stripes to match the fabric

Step 5. Remember to buy enough fabric for both sides of the duvet cover

Step 6. Take a shortcut if you wish by buying two plain sheets of different colors, large enough to cover the duvet

Step 7. Buy some matching thread and a long zipper

Step 8. Wash the fabric according to the washing instructions

Dry it in a dryer to remove any adhesive residue and help set the color. If the fabric shrinks, it will in this first wash cycle.

Method 2 of 4: Part 2: Cut and Assemble the Fabrics

Step 1. Spread the fabric

Cut the pieces needed to make the top or bottom of the duvet cover to the right size.

Step 2. Pin the pieces together, with the inside facing out

Step 3. Stretch the zipper close to where you want it to go and pin the area

Method 3 of 4: Part 3: Close the Seams

Step 1. Sew the three sides where the zipper will not go, making a 1.27 cm seam

Step 2. Iron the seams

Step 3. Turn the duvet cover straight side through the zipper opening

Step 4. Sew starting from the corner where you placed the first marks for the zipper

Step 5. Basting to secure the thread

Step 6. Skip the zipper hole and sew the other side in the same way

You should now have an opening in one side of the fabric the length of the zipper

Step 7. Set your sewing machine to basting

Close the opening.

Step 8. Press the seam

Step 9. Center the zipper tab over the machine-basted portion of the seam

Hold the zipper in place with hand basting or clear tape.

Step 10. Reset the sewing machine to normal stitch

Attach the foot for sewing zippers.

Step 11. Sew the right side of the fabric close to the zipper

When you get to the end, turn the fabric over and sew along the other side of the seam.

Step 12. Repeat the process on the other side of the zipper

Turn the fabric again, cross the seam and complete the row of stitches exactly where you started it.

Step 13. Remove machine basting and hand basting and / or clear tape

Step 14. Open the zipper to try it on

Method 4 of 4: Part 4: Insert the Duvet into the Duvet Cover

Step 1. Slip the duvet into the duvet cover

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