A number of years ago (before I considered myself a quilter) I made duvet covers for my grandson's twin beds. I made 12" blocks with dinosurs appliqued on each. I added batting, then bleached muslin, stitched in the ditch between each square, serged around the edges and added backing to match the front. I made the opening up about 12" from the bottom with buttons to match the colors of the dinosaurs. Buttons at the bottom so as not to bother the sleeping boy's face. My daughter must have used these about 10 years, washing them often. The only thing that failed was some of my stitching around the dinosaurs. Oh, and I remember hand stitching around each applique to emphasize them a little more. (after the fact).

I have seen a couple of covers where the back looks a bit like a pillow sham, more to the top and the ends overlap, so there are no buttons or snaps to deal with. And thanks to Martha S. I knolw I can sew in ribbons in the inside corners to keep the duvet in place. Now comes the hard part, time to get it done. I wish I had 28 hrs in a day....
Kathy

I bet they loved them! How cute and clever!

what a wonderful idea - ribbons to hold it in place - THANK YOU

I made my DD a duvet cover with the top being quilted and muslin sewn together and another home dec. fabric as the backing. It was really heavy by the time we put the comforter in it. I used velcro on the top and put large buttons on the top for decoration. I also put ribbons on the inside in four places evenly spaced to keep the comforter secure and I added small tabs to each comforter where the ribbons were to be tied. Clear as mud, right? I'd post pics, but this was before I started quilting and I didn't think about taking a pic of it, the matching drapes, or dresser scarves.