Dec 08
mommyoftwo asked:
i am making a duvet/quilt cover for my sons toddler bed. this is my first time so i have a few questions. i am doing it in a baseball theme so i bought two coordinating fabrics. i was wondering if it would be better to put six squares of the second fabric on the main fabric kinda of like quilted or should i have the second fabric as a border around the main fabric and then also have a cross type design down the entire front with the second fabric. i hope this makes sense. if you have any better ideas please let me know. thanks for any ideas!
i am making a duvet/quilt cover for my sons toddler bed. this is my first time so i have a few questions. i am doing it in a baseball theme so i bought two coordinating fabrics. i was wondering if it would be better to put six squares of the second fabric on the main fabric kinda of like quilted or should i have the second fabric as a border around the main fabric and then also have a cross type design down the entire front with the second fabric. i hope this makes sense. if you have any better ideas please let me know. thanks for any ideas!
December 8th, 2008 at 3:16 pm
You can design it any way you want. After all, it’s yours. I have made quilts and covers by appliqueing my design on. It’s very easy. That way you can have a solid background. Or, if you would like, you can do the squares and add the designs on them. Remember, you always want fabric that can be washed and dried. With the baseball theme, you can get a simple coloring book and use the pictures for patterns of balls and bats and helmets and such as that. If the size is not right, you can adjust it on a copier. And, if you use a copier, you can turn the paper to the fabric and iron the back to make a transfer.
December 11th, 2008 at 3:58 am
Go for whatever is easy–your son isn’t Martha Stewart and he’ll just want something warm and wonderful that mom made. And once the cover is made, if you need help putting it back on the duvet, check out these tips I just learned…