{"id":115,"date":"2011-10-17T21:16:00","date_gmt":"2011-10-17T10:16:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mypoppet.com.au\/?p=115"},"modified":"2017-07-13T21:47:37","modified_gmt":"2017-07-13T11:47:37","slug":"how-to-make-a-toddler-size-duvet-from-a-single-bed-duvet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mypoppet.com.au\/makes\/how-to-make-a-toddler-size-duvet-from-a-single-bed-duvet\/","title":{"rendered":"How To: Make a Toddler size Duvet from a single bed Duvet"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Make<\/p>\n

I have never enjoyed sleeping with sheets and blankets, I’m a doona\/duvet girl all the way. So now that Emma has graduated to a toddler bed I thought it was time she had a duvet of her own. I have quite bad dust mite allergies which improved once I started using a wool filled duvet, but I really struggled finding a toddler duvet for Emma that wasn’t feather or cheap polyfill. What to do?<\/p>\n

Then I had a brain wave…make my own.
\nI purchased a single bed Aussie wool filled duvet (on sale, yay!) and here’s what I did:
\n(please excuse the quality of the photos – night time sewing)<\/p>\n

Note – This project although looking quite straight forward was a bit challenging to finish to my very high standard. I would recommend it only to confident sewers as the sheer bulk of the quilt made it difficult to handle.<\/em><\/p>\n

\"Make<\/p>\n

Step 1: Decide on the size you need the finished duvet to be and mark these out on your large duvet with a tailors marker or pencil. The size to fit Emma’s bed is 100cm x 140cmStep <\/p>\n

2: Rather than cutting the duvet, which would let some of the filling out making a big mess, I decided to use my overlocker (serger) to cut and finish the edges at the same time. Sew along the marked lines. Also cut\/serge away the current binding to reduce the bulk on the existing edges.<\/p>\n

My overlocker managed to (just) get through ok but I had to pull it through as it was a little bulky, this caused me to break a needle, so take it slow.<\/p>\n

You can stop at this stage if you don’t mind an overlocked\/serged edge as a finish. I chose to bind the edges to make it neater.<\/p>\n

\"Make<\/p>\n

Step 3: Mark a small curve on the corners and cut.<\/p>\n

Step 4: Bind edges with bias binding. I used the technique explained in yesterdays tutorial<\/a>, although the finish was not to my usual high standard (I’m really anal with my binding). <\/p>\n

The bulk of the duvet made it difficult but I think it looks pretty neat considering.<\/p>\n

Now I’m off to make a couple of custom sized duvet covers…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I have never enjoyed sleeping with sheets and blankets, I’m a doona\/duvet girl all the way. So now that Emma has graduated to a toddler bed I thought it was time she had a duvet of her own. I have quite bad dust mite allergies which improved once I started using a wool filled duvet, but I really struggled finding…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":14900,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0},"categories":[81,225],"tags":[8],"yoast_head":"\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n