Last Updated on March 3, 2022

Hello friends! If you are a subscriber to my newsletter, you have been anticipating this tutorial since I let you know it would be coming soon! This DIY duvet cover is easy to make and is such a thrifty way to get exactly the look you want for your bedding. I made these for my twin girls, but of course, the tutorial would be just the same for an adult's bedroom, you would just have to adjust the sheet size that you use. This post contains some affiliate links. Click here to read my full disclosure policy.

Materials Needed for DIY Duvet Cover

• 2 flat sheets of the same size. For my girls' twin beds, I used 2 flat twin sheets.
  • Note: The only princess bedding I could find that I liked is the Grace sheeting made by Pottery Barn Kids. EXPENSIVE. The duvet covers alone were $129 each. I don’t think so. The funny thing is that I actually preferred the sheets to the duvet covers themselves, so I ordered two sheet sets for $50 each {I got them on sale}, as well as two flat twin sheets from Macy’s for $9.00 each. By using one flat sheet from each Pottery Barn Kids set on the top and one of the inexpensive Macy’s sheets on the bottom, I had the duvet covers I wanted! Plus, I also had a pillowcase and fitted sheet for each daughter. I did not want to use flat sheets under their duvets because in my experience kids get twisted up in them. In short, for $120.00 I had two complete bedding sets. Not too shabby.
• Scissors
• Thread and sewing machine
• http://rstyle.me/n/bnynmebyrafRibbon

As a bonus, I have pulled together some combos that I think would make STUNNING duvet covers. Each combo includes at least one sheet set and/or a flat sheet to pair it with so that you can get a COMPLETE bedding set like I did :)  There are several feminine options, but I included two masculine options as well!

DIY Duvet Cover Tutorial

1) Lay your twin sheets out flat on the floor with the right sides facing each other {in other words, they will be inside out}. The lay your comforter on top of the both sheets. Line up your comforter to the top and right edges of your sheets. This will leave excess fabric on the left and bottom edges–don't worry about that. We will deal with that later on.

2)  Pin along the left edge of your comforter, where the sheets extend beyond the comforter. This is so that you will know where your sewing seam should be. I placed pins every 10-12 inches or so. DO NOT PIN THE BOTTOM EDGE since you will not be sewing the bottom edge shut :)  {Yes, yes, I made that mistake and sewed all 4 edges shut, resulting in some quality time with my seam ripper. I don't recommend it}.

3)  Sew the top and side edges of your duvet cover. Sewing the top and right side will be easy since the sheets will line up perfectly on those edges. When you sew the left side, use your pins as your guide. The sheets will remain inside out as you sew.

4) Once you are done sewing your top and side edges, trim the excess fabric off the left edge, about 1/2 inch away from the seams that you have sewn.

5) Now it's time to deal with the bottom. Since one of my sheets was longer than the other, I used scissors to even them up and then sewed a small hem along the bottom edge of the sheet that I had to cut. Easy peasy.

6) You can either use hook and loop velcro to close your bottom edge, but I opted to use ribbon. I sewed on 4 inch lengths of 1/4 ribbon 6 inches apart along each bottom edge and tie bows to close the duvet cover. {I totally forgot to take photos of this step–sorry}!

That's it! Aren't they beautiful! Best of all, they are TOTALLY customizable.

Before you go…

You can check out all the details on my girls' “big girl” room reveal here. It is full of tons of DIY projects, including the DIY bed skirt with NO SEWING and NO CUTTING, DIY washi tape wall decals, DIY floating shelves, DIY upholstered headboards, and how to customize Ikea furniture to create a “built-in” furniture look.

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