How To Sew A Duvet Cover With Contrast Edge Trim

Final night time, I crossed a giant mission off of my “to do” record for the bed room. I completed stitching the cover cowl for the mattress. So now, the entire bedding is formally completed, and my lovely chicken material has a a lot larger presence within the room.

I began with my face material — the chicken material. I reduce two lengths of cloth to 100″ for my queen-sized cover cowl. I reduce them for much longer than I wanted for the completed size, however I needed to permit loads of additional as a result of I needed to match the patterns once I sewed these collectively, and also you at all times lose a bit of cloth when matching patterns. One piece remained complete. On the second piece, I needed to reduce it in half lengthwise.

After which I positioned the entire piece face up on my work desk…

After which I pinned one of many half items to every aspect, ensuring to match the patterns. (Tiger had no real interest in letting me work. He needed consideration, so he made this a bit more difficult for me. 😀 )

I gained’t go into element about the best way to match patterns as a result of there are numerous movies on YouTube exhibiting the method of matching patterns. As soon as I had them pinned collectively, I sewed these three items along with the mandatory sew width to match the patterns. Once more, I’ll refer you to YouTube to learn to match patterns in patterned material.

I repeated that very same course of with the material for the again of the cover cowl. This one was simpler as a result of it’s a strong material, so there was no have to match patterns. As soon as I had each the highest and the underside items of the cover cowl sewn, I used my steam iron to iron the seams open and flat.

On the again piece, I measured 10 inches from the underside and drew a line. After which I reduce alongside this line. This is able to create the opening for inserting the cover into the completed cover cowl.

After which after I reduce alongside this line, I put a double 3/4″ fold in each bit the place they met and sewed that double fold into place.

Right here you’ll be able to see the place I pinned that double fold into place on the slender piece, however I had flipped it in order that it was simpler to measure, pin, and iron with that edge nearer to me.

I ought to have accomplished this subsequent step earlier than I reduce that high 10 inches off, however I meausured and marked for my completed width. I didn’t want the entire two widths of cloth for a queen measurement cover cowl. My cover was 88″ extensive, so I reduce the underside of the cover to 90″ extensive to go away room for my distinction trim on the sting, which might be 1″ extensive.

I repeated that on the opposite aspect, after which reduce off the surplus material.

After stitching the hem in each items the place the opening on the again piece could be, I overlapped them about 1.5 inches and pinned them collectively, after which I reduce the completed size of the again piece. My cover was 88″ sq., so I reduce the size to 90″ as properly. After which I positioned that piece face down on my work floor.

After which I unfold out the highest piece of my cover cowl over that backside piece, ensuring that it was straight, and pinned the 2 items (backside and high) collectively alongside the seams and round all 4 edges.

After which I used the underside piece, which had already been reduce to measurement, to chop the highest piece to the proper measurement. I needed to flip all the pieces over so as to do that, so I ought to have laid all the pieces out with the chicken material on the underside and the again material on high from the start. That may have saved me plenty of work.

I by no means may get all the pieces to lie completely flat, however with cover covers, there’s somewhat little bit of wiggle room, so I didn’t fear about it.

Earlier than I sewed these items collectively, I added ties to all 4 corners and the center of the edges, the highest, and the underside. I used cotton tape trim for this, and reduce about 10″ strips for every tie.

Then I folded each bit in half and pinned it between the layers of cloth.

I tucked the tie in between the 2 layers of cloth after which repinned the material collectively.

As soon as I my ties in place, I sewed the 2 materials collectively all the best way round all 4 edges with a 1/2″ seam.

Subsequent, I reduce the material for my distinction edge trim. I wanted simply over 360″ to go all the best way round my cover cowl, so I reduce as many strips as I wanted for that size. I reduce these strips 4″ extensive.

As soon as I had all of my strips reduce, I pinned them collectively as proven beneath.

After which I sewed them collectively at a diagonal.

It is a horrible image. I didn’t notice that my digital camera didn’t focus. However when you open up that seam, that is what that seam appears like.

The rationale they’re sewn collectively at a diagonal as an alternative of a straight 90-degree seam is as a result of this reduces the majority. A diagonal seam will unfold the majority of that seam out over a wider space slightly than having all of these layers of cloth confined to a a lot narrower space, which is able to give a a lot cleaner look on the completed piece.

As soon as I had all of my strips sewn collectively, the seams pressed open, and the surplus material trimmed, I used to be able to iron within the folds. I positioned the material face down on my work floor…

After which I folded the material in half lengthwise and used my steam iron to get a very crisp fold.

After which I opened up the material and folded the underside edge as much as that center crease and pressed it into place.

After which I repeated that course of on the highest edge.

After which I refolded it alongside the middle crease and pressed it once more to offer me my completed 1″-wide completed trim.

To connect it to the cover cowl, I merely opened up that trim…

After which I wrapped it across the fringe of the cover cowl…

After which I pinned it into place. I continued this course of across the whole cover cowl till I obtained again to the place to begin. As soon as I reached the place to begin, I reduce the trim about two inches previous the place to begin, folded it underneath, and pinned it on high of the place to begin trim in order that it over lapped about 1 inch.

As soon as it was pinned all the best way round, I sewed the trim into place. I sewed about 1/8″ from the within fringe of the trim.

The final step, which I haven’t accomplished but, is so as to add buttonholes and buttons to that overlapping flat on the again piece of the cover cowl. The rationale I haven’t accomplished that but is as a result of, now that we don’t have any material shops left in our metropolis (R.I.P. Joann Materials), there’s no handy place the place I can simply go purchase some buttons. So I needed to order buttons on-line, they usually haven’t gotten right here but. I don’t need to sew buttonholes on this till I even have these buttons in hand.

However as soon as I’ve these buttons in hand, I can end up this flap in order that the 2 items will connect to one another and maintain the cover contained in the cover cowl.

However till then, I went forward and put the cover contained in the cover cowl and simply pinned that flap closed. And right here’s the (virtually) completed cover cowl.

I completely love how this turned out, and I’m so glad that the chicken material has a a lot larger presence within the room now.

And with that, the bedding is now fully completed.

I simply love this material a lot, and I’m so glad that I may use extra of it within the room.