By
eHow Hobbies, Games & Toys Editor
Difficulty: Moderately Easy
Things You’ll Need:
Step1
Put two sheets on top of each other, with the right sides touching.
Step2
Use straight pins to pin your sheets together on three sides (both long sides and one of the short sides). Place the pins about 3 inches apart and 1 inch in from the edge. Leave the sheets unpinned along the long sides about 6 inches from the unpinned short side.
Step3
Sew the sheets together along the same three sides where you placed the pins, about 2 inches in from the edges. Do not sew the 6 inches left unpinned on each long side. Be very careful to avoid hitting the pins with the sewing machine needle.
Step4
Sew along the sides again so that the seams will be double-stitched and extra-strong.
Step5
Turn the sheets so that the unsewn short edge is facing you. Trim 5 inches from the bottom sheet (the one you plan to have face down on the bed) so that only 1 inch is left unsewn along the two long sides.
Step6
Fold the unsewn inch under and hem it so that the raw edges will be hidden.
Step7
Turn the sheets right-side out. Fold the top sheet over the bottom sheet as if you are sealing an envelope, and iron the folded seam so that the sheets lie flat together. Mark buttonholes on the top sheet about 6 inches apart.
Step8
Sew the buttonholes. If you have never sewn buttonholes before, it's best to practice on a piece of scrap fabric first. If your sewing machine has an automatic buttonholer, great. If not, you will be sewing long, very thin rectangles. The buttonholes should be slightly shorter than the circumference of your buttons to ensure a tight fit.
Step9
Sew the buttons onto the bottom sheet, matching them up with the buttonholes.
Step10
Turn the duvet cover inside out, and sew up the folded flaps on each side.
Step11
Turn the finished duvet cover right-side out again.
Step12
Put a duvet or comforter into the cover, button it up, put it on your bed, and take a well-deserved nap.
Comments
Anonymous said
on 9/27/2006 If you don't want to use buttons or Velcro, etc., just turn the longer sheet (after cutting the one shorter sheet to the length of your duvet) back on itself before sewing the two sheets together. Turn right-side out, and you have an envelope closing, much like the one on a pillow sham. There will be a border of the longer sheets color when the short-sheet side is facing up on the bed, if using two different colored sheets.
Anonymous said
on 7/29/2006 No need for buttons or Velcro. When sewing the long side edges at the bottom of what will be the open end, turn up on bottom edge of one panel about 5 inches and sew along side seams. Then when you turn it right side out, you will have a little lip to tuck the duvet into and seal it up. Works great!
Anonymous said
on 3/31/2006 You can safety pin the inside of the other end of the duvet to the comforter so it doesn't bunch up at one end.
Anonymous said
on 1/16/2006 In France, the duvet cover has a diamond shape hole in the middle of the front panel. This, of course, would have finished edges. All four sides are sewn shut and the comforter is inserted through the diamond shaped hole. No buttons, no Velcro.
Anonymous said
on 11/22/2005 I used one on a barge trip that left the long end free to tuck in at the end of the bed. I loved using this instead of a separate sheet and comforter and it is much easier to make the bed!