Cotton Duvet Covers

I am interested in using some fabric to make a quilt/duvet cover for my bed.

Here is the fabric: http://www.cathkidston.co.uk/p-12780-cath-kidston-spray-flowers-cotton-duck-fabric.aspx

Can cotton duck be used to for bedding? Or is it too stiff?

Yes, it is much too stiff — it would be like sleeping under cardboard.

It should be easy to find a pattern like that in a soft muslin, percale or other soft cotton. In fact, I have seen many sheet patterns like that floral. Buying two flat sheets and stitching them together on three sides with buttons or snaps along the fourth edge is a quick and economical way to make a duvet cover. The problem with making a duvet with fabric you buy by the yard is that it is usually not wide enough and you have to make a seam down the middle or on two sides to get the width to cover the bed.

i just bought a duvet cover from nordstrom!!! online it said machine wash and now here i read on the tag-DRY CLEAN ONLY!!!!;( im really irked if i would have known this id wouldnt of bought it!!!! can i machine wash this on delicate or will i ruin this??????? it it a polyester cotton!

You have already answered your own question. The tag says "DRY CLEAN ONLY". Take it back if your so upset about it, they will refund you.

I added the following after reading some of the brilliant answers you received. Cars that use gas have "use gas only" on the cap, so should ya put disel in it? Medicine bottles have the "warning keep away from children", but mabey it’s just a way to protect themselves. Houshold products carry a label that says not to mix with other products. Lets just mix this bleach with ammonia and see what happens. Hmm wonder if they really know what there talking about. There is a reason they put things on labels, and it’s not to protect themselves. It’s to help you. So once again I say, "Do what the label says"; otherewise it’s your own fault if you don’t and it ends up ruined.

Does anyone here have silk bedsheets or duvet covers? Do you like them better than say eygyption cotton? Are they generally warmer or cooler or do they adapt to the temperatures well?

i didn’t have true silk sheets, but they’re sateen and very comfortable! nice and cool in the summer yet insulated in fall and spring. i wouldn’t recommend for winter unless you have a decent central heating system.
very fun if you’re sleeping with a mate

I have an awesome set for my oh so comfy bed. The whole thing (sheets, duvet cover, bedskirt, shams) all 100% cotton 200 thread count. They are a very very light blue. Will dying them a deep, rich color have a good result?

Yes, because they are 100% cotton which takes dye well. I would use more dye than indicated and do the duvet cover, bedskirt and fitted and flat sheets in separate loads for the best color saturation. The shams and pillowcases can probably go in a load together if they are standard size. I would also set the dye by using vinegar in the rinse cycle and then every time you launder the pieces so that you don’t get fade. I would use the hot water/washing machine method, check them frequently so that you don’t have fabric bunched up where the dye can’t get to and heat set the color in the dryer.

Do I buy the part with the cotton inside and then the covers? Or does it work like a comforter??

it works just like a comforter. You still need all the other bedding to finish making the bed.

Hypoallergenic down
Hypoallergenic down fill has been treated with Ultra-Fresh, an antimicrobial treatment to prevent the growth of odor causing bacteria
10-inch end to end box stitch and double-stitched piping
The box stitch design ensures the down won’t shift and leave thin spots in the bedding
Duvet cover is made of 100-percent cotton with a 205-thread-count

Price – 70$

Sounds a little too good to be true. But it will be fine and look pretty if it’s in your budget.

For some reason I sweat almost every night when I sleep. I’m not overweight or anything and keep it at 74 in my house (I live in AZ) so someone suggested I get a goose down comforter, a thinner one. So I bought a new lightweight "level 2" comforter form a department store yesterday. The only lightweight one I could find was of course just all white. I didn’t want all white, it would get dirty and oily i think, plus I just wanted a nice color of my own choosing. So the lady was just like "Oh yea you just need to buy a Duvet for it (comforter cover)" So I went to another store and got a 620 thread count Duvet.

Well when first got home I pulled out the comforter and it was perfect. Really light weight I loved it. I laid down for about an hour with it and didn’t get hot like I usually do after like 30 mins with my cheapo Wal-Mart comforter.

So then I put this 620 count cotton duvet on the thing, it looked great. But holy crap it was the hottest thing I have ever slept in my entire life. Is there a cover I can get for this comforter that won’t make it a sauna in my bed? Or will I just have to return all of this and buy a colored comforter? Will a less thread count cotton Duvet be better? The thing weight a ton now with this cover over it. It like defeats the whole purpose of the lightweight comforter if it’s designed to go into a cover. Why the hell don’t they make more of a verity of colors???? Just white???

Just start all over and buy this:

The one I use is by Laura Ashley. I got it at Bed Bath & Beyond it was about $100. It is immitation down. It is VERY comfy, feels just like down but not so much heat and no allergies so i love it.
it is plain white so you can cover it any way you like or leave it plain.

You will love it!

** I dont see it on their website but they still carry it in the stores in Florida so Im sure you can call your local store and see if they have it in stock.

I have a duvet and the bottom side of the cover is cotton but the top side is satin… so it slides around alot! Is there a way i can keep it from doing that?

I cant sew so i cant tie ties in the corners.

I thought about safety pins but if afraid that poking holes in the duvet will wreck it. like the big safety pins? will it wreck the duvet or would it be ok?

well the best way would be to sew it but since you cant it is probably best that you tie the ends with comforter clips which you can get from bed bath and beyond.

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Dear Answerers,
I’m 16, and working on re-doing my room. Here is what my room looks like:
Really light yellow walls (almost white-ish)
Dark hardwood floor
Rectangular in shape, but not very big.
What color bed sheets should I get with this duvet? http://www.overstock.com/Home-Garden/Jacobean-Cotton-Duvet-Cover-Set/3346959/product.html I am thinking a lavender, plum color, or chocolate? Any suggestions? What colors would go nicely with it? I am getting the duvet in "Chocolate"

go with the plum and chocolate. It seems to be a really popular combo these days! Plus, you’ll be able to swap out the plum for something else more easily.

What do you think of my new Duvet? http://www.overstock.com/Home-Garden/Jacobean-400-Thread-Count-Cotton-Duvet-Cover-Set/3346959/product.html in black.

So I love the bedding, but am a bit confused about sheets. Would purple sheets go well with this? If so, what shade of purple? If not, what other color?

A soft lavender would look best. Chocolate, cream and lavender. But also think about some caramel or coffee with cream colored sheets…would be yummy.
I’d take a pillow sham with me if you shop for sheets in person, Just show the person near the door that you are bringing your own pillow sham to color match.

If you have the discount stores called Tuesday Morning in your area, I have seen lots of shades of dreamy coffee colored sheets. I bought some there that are a sateen weave (for uber smoothness) but also a cotton/poly blend for no wrinkles…the best of both worlds. And they were not expensive…I just had to read a lot of labels to find a set that was a blend and not 100% cotton.