Image Map

a tutorial based blog that covers crafts, diy, home decor, sewing, paper crafting and more.

How to Make a King Size Chevron Duvet Cover from Sheets

By: 27 Comments

Facebooktwittergoogle_pluspinterestmail

Make a DIY chevron duvet cover from sheets! Update the master bedroom or the kid’s room with this chevron pattern bedding.

header image of DIY chevron bedding with step by step pictures of assembly

Is your bedroom screaming for a new look? Mine certainly was! We had been using the same bedding for quite some time. That would be fine if it was something we loved, but it wasn’t. Our master bedroom was definitely ready for a little updating!

Chevron is totally my style and when I decided to make my own, I knew it would be in this pattern.

MY LATEST VIDEOS

I had saved this Halloween Chevron Quilt Tutorial to one of my Pinterest Boards and it was one I kept going back to when look for patterns for my Duvet. The best part is you don’t have to worry about sewing triangles together to get the chevron pattern, but instead it is made by sewing strips together – so brilliant and very easy! This was how I was going to make my Duvet!

Supplies Used: Some links may be too similar items when exact items couldn’t be found online.

Use Flat Sheets as the Fabric!

For the fabric, use flat sheets! Flat sheets can be much cheaper than buying fabric by the yard and can be much softer than standard cotton. I originally bought 2 twin size flat sheets, but it wasn’t quite enough so had to buy more, that is why I suggest purchasing full flat sheets. The king flat sheet is for the back of the Duvet.

Make sure to use sheets that are the same brand and thread count so the duvet has the same feel and texture throughout.

a green flat sheet and brown flat sheet new in package to use for the quilting fabric

Whether you use sheets or fabric, make sure that you pre-wash your material. That way you won’t be surprised by shrinkage later down the road. If using sheets, cut off the seams around all edges and then you are left with your fabric that you will be quilting.

How to Make the Quilted Chevron Top

For the quilted top, follow The Little Fabric Shop‘s tutorial step by step. It is very easy to follow and a better tutorial than I could provide.

collage of step by step photos for cutting and sewing the chevron pieces into a quilt top

The squares for my King Size Quilted Chevron Duvet Cover were 10 inches, so I made myself a little graph to help me keep track of where I was and how many rows I would need.

a hand drawn graph to help keep track of chevron squares as they were being sewn together

Quilting the top is really what takes the most amount of time. But it is totally worth it. I love how it turned out!

finished quilt top of green and brown chevron duvet

How to Assemble the Duvet Cover

To make the quilted top into a duvet, I used this Duvet Tutorial. Two On Two Off has a tutorial for duvet cover instructions from sheets, which is exactly what I am doing!

This is another great tutorial with images of exactly what you should do.

The comforter I am using for inside the duvet measures 86 x 102 inches so I used that as my guide. I did have to do quite a bit of trimming to make everything fit and match up.

To secure the ends of the duvet use the buttonhole stitch on your sewing machine. 

duvet cover closure with brown buttons

Finished Cheveron Pattern Bedding

When my king size quilted chevron duvet cover was finished, I shoved my comforter inside and it was done!

the finished chevron pattern bedding from sheets in the master bedroom

I absolutely love my new Duvet and I can’t stop looking at it and thinking “I made that?!”. It was a big project to take on as my first quilting project, but is wasn’t as hard as I thought it would be.

What colors will you choose for your Quilted Chevron Duvet Cover? Share and leave a comment below!

SAVE THIS QUILTED CHEVRON DUVET TO YOUR FAVORITE QUILTING PINTEREST BOARD!

And let’s be friends on Pinterest so you can see all the DIY projects I’m pinning!

You Might Also Like:

More Fun Craft Ideas!
How to Make a Build a Bear Mermaid Costume
How to Sew a Pencil Skirt from 2 Tank Tops
How to Make an Embroidered Bow Scarf
Sharing at Sew Can She Today!
Facebooktwittergoogle_pluspinterestmail

Comments

  1. Hi Kate!
    I love your duvet cover… I’ve cut my old one making a purple and rose pencil case with it 🙂
    Maybe I have to sew a new one with your tutorial 😉
    I’m following you on GFC because you’re so inspiring and I would be really pleased if you’d like to visit my brand new sewing blog and, if you like what you see, you could follow me back!
    Tx a lot,
    MammaNene from

    SergerPepper.blogspot.it

    Reply

  12. What an awesome duvet cover ~ I love the chevron pattern and the colors you chose.

    Thanks so much for sharing your creativity at Project Inspire{d}.

    Have a great weekend!

    Hugs, Mary Beth

    Reply

  15. Wonderful Duvet cover!
    Thanks for sharing on Tutorial Thursdays.
    I hope to see you again this week for some more amazing fun 🙂
    x
    Natalie

    Reply

  16. I’m totally impressed that you made your own duvet cover!! I will be featuring you at Link It Up Thursday tonight. Thanks for sharing with us.:)

    Reply

  17. Nice. It looks like a big job but it sure looks like it was worth the effort! I will always love chevron too. Thanks for sharing at The Party On The Porch. Blessings, D

    Reply

Trackbacks

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *