VIDEO: How To Sew A Duvet Cover
Earlier this month, we showed you our camping-themed bedroom and have been sharing all the handcrafted projects we put together to make the room extra-special. Today, I wanted to share another project from the room and my new video “How To Sew A Duvet Cover”. We designed and printed this fab wood grain fabric for the camping-themed room and it was a great way to create a unique bedding set for our little adventurer. My video below gives you a step-by-step guide to getting it right, so there’s no excuse not to give it a go!
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Making your own duvet set offers you the opportunity to create any style, color or patterned set that you desire. And if like us, you fancy designing your own fabric with a company like Spoonflower, then the world really is your oyster when it comes to the possibilities you can create. If you’re loving our wood grain design you can pick up a length of the fabric here at Spoonflower. We used around 5.5 yards of the Basic Cotton Ultra to make one twin duvet cover. Our instruction PDF, at the foot of this page, tells you how much fabric you will need for other sizes of duvets and comforters. It also gives step-by-step instructions to accompany my video tutorial – so you will have lots of help along the way! So, dust off your sewing machine, get yourself the perfect fabric and make yourself, or a family member, the bed you have always dreamed of. Enjoy! ~ Lia
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Leave a CommentDo you sew up the two openings that you slide the comforter into the duvet or do you hand sew them shut
We added buttons to be able to close it up, and reopen to remove the duvet insert.
Beauiful video on duvet cover. Im wondering if I just couldn’t use a sheet the same size as the blanket or bed cover instead of all that measuring, cutting?? If the bed cover is a twin, why not use a set of twin sheets?
These instructions work if you want to use custom fabric on top (not another sheet). But you can certainly make it your own and use 2 sheets if you want to 🙂
Hi, I enjoyed your video and would like to try to make a duvet for my california king bed. I have a super king comforter sized 114 x 100. There are not sheets available for this size, so do you have any recommendations how to address this “problem?”
Hi! I suppose you could sew 2 smaller sheets or yards of fabric together for the size you need?
Thank you so much for this tutorial. I’m almost done with the duvet I’m sewing for my daughter. I’m so excited to see it finished. I’ve been following along the PDF guide and the video on this page. I had one note to share. On the PDF it says to pin 12″ strips of cotton ribbon, however, on the video you mentioned 20″ strips. 🙂 I followed the video, but I thought you may want to correct it on the PDF guide to match your video. Thank you for sharing your knowledge, I’m grateful!
Thank you for pointing that out, I just edited the PDF! I’m so glad this worked out so well for you 🙂
Hi Lia. I am confused as to the formula on the part that i have to subtract width of fabric equals divide by 2. Is the width ur referring to 44″ as the fabric’s width usually come up with? I am making a queen-sized duvet. I have trimmed 2-93″ long panel for the length of the cover 1 panel will be the center and other trim to 2 other small panels im confused kn that part so with ur twin top sheet so there’s 3 ply in it? If the 1 – 93″ will be d center? But then again d width?
In the free PDF instructional print out, there is yardage measurements for a queen size duvet is 5 yard. You’ll need three panels measuring 93″ in length. To create a queen size duvet you will need more fabric than you do for a twin. The normal width of the top fabric ÷ 2 is enough fabric for a twin and barely a full, but not any size bigger.
So, here’s the formula:
The purchased top sheet’s (which will be the back side of your duvet) width + 4″ = _____ total width needed for top of duvet
The total width needed _____ – (minus) the width of your chosen duvet top fabric (45″or whatever, after prewashing) _____ ÷ (divided by) 2 = _____ the width of duvet top fabric needed on each side panel
In reference to the “Printed Fabric”, I’m a little confused on the “width” seam allowance.
There is 1/2″ for each of the two center panels which equals 1″ of the 4″. Then a seam allowance of 1″ on the left and 1″ on the right (page 5 of the PDF). That uses 3″ total of the 4″.
Then you finalize the duvet by sewing the top sheet and printed fabric together at what seam allowance, 1/2″? The handout didn’t say what seam allowance to use for that last stitch (page 7). 🙂 Thanks in advance for the guidance. I’m still learning how to sew and familiarize myself with seam allowances.
Hi! Arline here. Lia is out of the office this week so not around to help you. However, this is my understanding of the duvet.
The 4″ seam allowance is used up with the two side panel seams 1/2″ on each side of that seam equals 1″ total per seam. So there goes 2″. The other 2″ are used 1″ at a time to hem the sides.
It looks like the seam allowance, when sewing around the duvet the final time, is a titch over a 1/2″, because you want to stitch through only two layers, not through the layers of the hemmed sides. So, use that hem edge as your guide and stitch beside it.
Have fun creating!
A
Is it my imagination or is the cover open at the two sides at the top?
Nicely spotted. Yes there are an opening at each side at the top, it makes it so much more easy to pull through the comforter. Then we added ribbon to tie the comforter in place so that it doesn’t move around within the cover.
Your tutorial is great, and so easy to follow – thank you! I’m a beginner, and I’m really looking forward to finding a fabric I love to top my bed. I have a question about customizing the dimensions. My king comforter is oversized and measures 108″x94″. How would I go about calculating amount of fabric I need, as well as the side panel dimensions? Thanks in advance!
I’m sorry for the delay in responding Leah! The PDF download in the post lists the information you need to calculate the amount of fabric for a King size comforter.
Great tutorial, especially with a great idea to avoid making button holes. Thanks for sharing!
You are so welcome!
This is the best tutorial I have seen, Thank you!!! This will defet. be my next project for the entire home.
Thank you so much!! Best of luck with your project! Feel free to send pictures to hello@liagriffith.com so I can share them on the site 🙂
Would be great for the holidays.. Nice way to change the look every few months..
Thank you, exactly what I thought:-) Please share some pictures of yours!
When I make duvet covers, I sew 1/2″ loops to the top and bottom edge of the duvet itself. Then when I make the cover, I sew ties into the seams, both INSIDE the duvet cover at the bottom, and at the top, corresponding with the loops I sewed onto the duvet. When I put the duvet into the cover, I start with the cover inside out. I line up the ties with the loops, thread the ties into the loops and tie a small bow. Then I turn the cover right-side out as I pull it up to the top of the duvet. At the top, I thread the ties through the loops and tie again. Ta-daaa!! No shifting. For my king size bedspread, I did 5 loops/ties, top and bottom (for a total of 10). For a twin, 2 or 3 at each end should serve you well…
Thanks for sharing!
What I want to know is how to keep a comforter from sliding around inside the duvet cover. I can not keep mine in place no matter what I try. My current solution is a zillion safety pins to keep it in place. Got any better idea’s? I feel like I’ve tried everything!
That is exactly why I put in the ribbon to tie the comforter in place at the top. You can add two at the bottom as well. That and a good shake should do the trick:-)
This is so cute! I’m definitely going to make some duvet covers to go with my little boys’ room 🙂
Yay! They were really easy to make and a huge hit with the boys:-)
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