Duvets

[c9]

Okay, could somebody freakin' explain to me why our duvet doesn't stay arranged inside the duvet cover, so that I always end up basically covered by a sheet instead of the wonderful goose feather type things?

Actually, I know why this happens. Could somebody freakin' explain why it's not featured in the advertising of the Duvet Marketing Board, or how I can fix it? I mean, sheesh.

Comments

[miket61.livejournal.com]

I once bought a set of clips that keep the corners of the duvet inside the cover. They don't work very well. One of them scraped a hole in the duvet that matches the curtains. :(

A simpler, Martha Stewart type solution would be to take a needle and thread and put a couple quick stitches a few inches from each corner - substantial enough to hold it in place but easy to detach for laundering.

[cap-hill-latte.livejournal.com]

I just use two large safety pins to hold the corners - I thought that I got that idea from Martha...and now that I think about it, the ribbon solution mentioned below too...apparently she has lots of solutions to this problem.

[miket61.livejournal.com]

I suppose the key is to find something small and unobtrusive to hold the corners in place. I've used the stitch thing several years now, but I only really have one duvet cover that I use regularly, and the rest are bedspreads or duvets that don't require covers.

More from Martha:

Baby leprechauns also will hold well if properly sedated, and add a festive springlike green glow to one's bed ensemble.

[c9.livejournal.com]

Yeah, safety pins are my current (unimplemented) plan. Glad to hear this issue is common.

[rebelprince26.livejournal.com]

that's what my mom does!

[c9.livejournal.com]

Cool, glad to hear the issue is common.

[sassy-red-head.livejournal.com]

Instead of permanent (or having to resew after washing) sew a ribbon in each corner of the cover and on each corner of the duvet and then tie them together (with a knot that unties easily enough)

[c9.livejournal.com]

I was considering something along those lines (buttons, actually) but feared that I was just doing something wrong and didn't need anything. Glad to see the issue is common.

[jamincan.livejournal.com]

I think it really depends on the duvet and duvet cover too. I used to have that problem all the time, but with the duvet I have now, I never have the problem. The ribbon/stitch thing sounds like a great idea though.

[miket61.livejournal.com]

I think part of it might be related to the stitching in the duvet itself - if it has baffles so that the filling is in small compartments, it's less likely to shift around inside the cover.

[c9.livejournal.com]

I think ours has baffling. Additionally, its behaviour is baffling too. :)

[c9.livejournal.com]

So jealous. We need more friction inside the duvet cover. (insert joke here)

[jamincan.livejournal.com]

I suppose in the off-season when you don't need the leprechauns elsewhere, they might be small and unobtrusive enough to do the job. I hear they mate like mad. That has the additional benefit of adding a second convenient use for your duvet, as a seasonal storage bin.

[jamincan.livejournal.com]

Actually, the whole leprechaun mating like mad might just be me confusing them as a cross between rabbits and Mini-Me.

My solution

[purplemartini.livejournal.com]

It requires a little bit of sewing savvy but I have fount it to be the best solution so far. Sew a tab of velcro to the seam inside duvet cover and sew the matching tab to the duvet. It's makes it easy to remove the duvet cover for washing and you don't need to mess with knots or sewing all the time.

My complaint about the duvet is that the feathers always end up in the corners and when Ben tucks the duvet under him on one side the weight of all the feathers on my side pulls the duvet off the bed. Next thing I know I've got a half cocooned husband on my side of the bed. ...Wait come to think of it before we had a duvet I often had a half cocooned husband on my side of the bed. Now he just uses the duvet excuse to stay there.

Re: My solution

[c9.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I think the duvet and the cocoon are separate issues in your case! :)

Re: My solution

[ironmanjt.livejournal.com]

Good solution, that's what I did as well. Velcro is your friend as any child of the 80s knows who hated to tie their shoes!

[jdhorner.livejournal.com]

for some reason, ours doesn't do that.

what ours DOES do, though, is "collect" all the down at toward one end. like, i'd say it's about 20 or 30 individual squares, but it gets all fluffy and puffy toward the feet, and thin and unfluffy at the head.

so every few weeks i have to remove it from the cover, flip it around, and put the cover back on. :: shrug ::