First off, instead of making it so that the opening was just along the seam, I made it "envelope" style like a pillow sham. And I did it at the top where dogs and kicking feet spend less time.
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| I just went ahead and used the wide seam of the flat sheet for the finished edge on the envelope style closure. |
Then I used a tip I saw on Pinterest: I sewed ties into the corner seams of the new duvet!
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| Sewn right into the seam. |
And I sewed a loop onto the corners of the down comforter. I used the seam that I cut off the flat sheet that became the back the duvet for all the ties and loops.
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| I used the zigzag stitch to attach them to the existing hem. |
The comforter hasn't crept down or peeked out since! POW!
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| All tied up! |
Hey, now that's thinking! I need to do this before I put the down comforter back on next year, for sure. I've always got about 6" of empty duvet up around my ears where I'd rather have a fluffy comforter. Thanks for the tip!
ReplyDeleteI am so glad I found that on pinterest! Even though sometimes a snap or two will come undone, you don't know because the comforter never slips out and shows itself and there's always some warmth up top, too! I will do this with every duvet for the rest of my life. If I remember.
DeleteJiminy jillikers! Who proof-read that? No one, that's who. I had to go back and fix some stuff. Sorry folks.
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