Hi All
I'm new to the forum. I hope I'm posting this in the corect area. If not please forgive me .
I Love reading about your ideas and looking at your quilts. My mom is a quilter so I talk to her a lot about it all. I'm a newbee, I can sew, but am looking to get into quilting for some R&R. ( hubby says I have ants in my pants so can't sit still.)
So here's a question for you.Can you make a duvet cover with a pieced quilt top so that it can be taken off to wash? Would that look stupid? If I can, do I need to use a serger so the inside doesn't fray? OR, Do I need to quilt it and then add the back duvet cover? Do you think it would hold up better than a normal quilt?
Here's why I ask. I own vacation rentals, and have store bought quilts on the beds. It fits the decore as one is a log cabin on the lake and the other is decorated western. BUT, because they are vaction rentals the quilts get washed and used heavy. The store ones last perhaps 1-2 yrs if I'm lucky before they start to come apart and I am a fanatic about torn or worn stuff so end up mending and donating to goodwill. I know the local made quilts would hold up better but if I paid 300-400 for one and it was torn I would cry.
Here is one site that has directions, I just was thinking more a traditional one, not knoted perhaps?
http://www.marcusbrothers.com/makeit...d_duvet_cover/
Would love to hear of any ideas.
Thanks so much!
Kathy