Posted by stella on 2006-03-13 22:58:12
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honestly, sewing comforters is pretty much a pain in the ass, especially if you don't have an industrial or heavy duty sewing machine. and depending on what you want to use for batting and fabric , it isn't going to be all that much cheaper to make them. the only comforters i've made have been with organic wool batting and extremely dense cotton muslin as the fabric. fortunately, i had the materials for free from a family member, but wool batting is hard to find and expensive. you can get poly batting at a craft store, but i don't care for the feel myself. you also need to find wide fabric, or be okay with seams in your comforter.
if you're still interested, this is how i did it:
sew the two fabric pieces, right sides together, together along the two sides and the top.
lay the fabric sandwich, inside out, on the floor and lay the batting over it, lining it up perfectly.
carefully turn the fabric right-side-out over the batting, keeping the batting fully spread out and smooth as you go. this can be a big pain in the ass. it might help to tack the corners of the batting to ONE layer of the fabric with giant stitches before you start. you can also just turn the fabric right side out and slide the batting into it (roll the batting up, both sides to the center, then unroll it inside the fabric).
tack the batting to the fabric with big giant basting stitches all around the sides.
turn the remaining hems under and seam the bottom.
if you're going to quilt, do this according to directions in a quilting book. it's too much to try to type here. if you're going to tie, first sew around the edges of the comforter about 4" from the hems all the way around to keep the batting from shifting, then tie every few inches in a grid.
