What Prompts Me to DIY
Slightly better than duvet covers, daybed covers that suits your home decor is very difficult to find. I've been searching for a good and pretty one over the last 7 years but still am not satisfied. I can find styles that I like but never the pattern. What makes my choice even more limited is that I only want the ones that is a one-piece drop from the mattress all the way to the floor, as opposed to having to manage a separate fitted sheet, a bedskirt, and then a quilted cover. Too much work. Too difficult to change. Then this daybed that I have is in the nursery together with the cribs - so I can stay overnight with them when needed. I cannot find ANY that has a nursery theme. I'm not looking for nursery prints, but perhaps a pastel color and simple pattern? Non-existent! The closest set that I can find is one on JCPenney for $200, but then it's much too "grandma" than "grand baby". Then, I will have to get a separate non-matching duvet cover for the comforter. The fact is, that I have never been able to find a matching set of daybed cover and duvet cover!
Since I just made the 2 Toddler Duvet Cover Sets, here I go again.
Project
Twin Daybed Cover + Twin Duvet Cover + 2 Pillowcases
Materials
Fabric - Blizzard Anti-Pill Print Fleece 58" Wide, Color Green White Dots, 8.5 Yds
(1) 30" Zipper (salvaged from an old ugly duvet cover that I'm throwing away)
Size
Daybed Cover: 38" Wide x 75" Long x 21" Dropped Front to fit Twin Mattress 38"x75"x7"
Duvet Cover: 60"x84" to fit my 20-Year-New Down Comforter
Pillowcases: 20"x28" to fit Standard Twin Pillows
Time & Cost
Project Time: 7.75 Hr
Cost: $55 (Daybed Cover + 2 Pillowcases + Duvet Cover)
Closest Alternative: JCPenney Marianna Daybed Cover & Accessories - $260 (Daybed Cover + 2 Pillowcase + Non-Matching Duvet Cover)
What
I choose fleece because:
- It can double as a summer time blanket if you take the insert out. In winter time, use it as a regular duvet with down comforter inside.
- It's easy to cut and hem because fleece cut edges don't flake like other fabrics. You can save yourself a lot of work without having to double hem the edges.
- It is thick enough in itself that edge cording is not aesthetically necessary. Save work, save money, and looks better!
- It matches the 2 toddler duvet sets that I just made!
How
This fleece is marked as 58" wide, but really measures 60" excluding the loom edges on both sides.
Here is how it should be cut:
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First cut out the biggest 14' panel for the duvet cover. Then 20" for a pillowcase. See below for the remaining 118" panel. |
- Fold in half along the 14' edge, RS to RS, pin along a 14' edge and a 5' edge to stabilize.
- Pin zipper centered on the remaining 14' edge, RS to RS, sew on WS as close to zipper as possible.
- Pin zipper on the opposite 14' edge, RS to RS, sew on WS as close to zipper as possible.
- Sew across both ends of zipper to secure. Sew fabric close 1" from end of zipper to the end of fabric. (Thus hiding the zipper behind the fabric.)
- Sew close the other pinned 14' and 5' edges using 1/2" seam allowance.
- Flip inside out. Done!
- Cut length of Pillowcase panel above to 57" long.
- Fold in half along 57" edge, RS to RS, pin along both 28.5" edges. Sew on WS using 1/2" seam allowance.
- Fold hem and sew along opening edge on WS using 1/2" seam allowance.
- Flip inside out. First one done!
- Use the leftover panel from the Toddler Duvet Cover & Pillowcase Project to make the second pillowcase.
Daybed Cover
- Sew the 4 Back panels lengthwise to make a long 10.5"x76", using 1/2" allowances. This will constitute the Back Drop panel. (You can always buy extra fabric to skip this step, but it will be an awful lot of wasted material compared to a rather simple patched panel that's only the back side of the daybed)
- Pin the Back Drop panel centered on the 118" edge. Sew on WS using 1/2" allowance.
- The next step requires a little imagination. Here's a guideline:
Then fold and hem all the rest of the edges marked hem using 1/2" allowance.
All done!
Tips
- As usual, buy fabric at Joann when they are 50% off, which happens a lot. Buy at store if you can, that way you can take advantage of those 15% or 20% off entire order (include sale items) coupons that they send you in the mail. This takes it down from $11/yd to just $4.4/yd.
- Since this is fleece, you don't need to double fold to hem because there isn't any raw edges. You can simple fold 1/2" into the WS along the edge and sew it close.
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Great post and very helpful! Like you, I can't find a cover that fits my needs and budget. I've made a king size spread so compared to that monster, this should be a piece of cake. Thanks for providing the direction I needed.
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