putting on a duvet cover

I do it as you do loopy, shaking it over the banisters on the landing to get it right into the cover.

Much easier/quicker method-turn cover inside out, put hands inside to top corners, grab duvet by two corners and shake cover down over duvet. Admittedly it helps that I'm quite tall so can hold the duvet up as the cover falls down, but it works in seconds. Extra tip, take off the cover & wash inside out so it's all ready to put on again.....used this method for years, even DS can manage it this way!

Amazing, such a great timesaver :-)

Yes, Maddcow, exactly as I described upthread. It is so quick and easy, I don't really see any reason to try any other method.

I tried this yesterday. It took me about twice as long as my usual method. I spent half the time turning the cover inside out!

Normally, I just sort of poke the corners of the quilt into the corners of the cover and pull the cover down. I have some duvet clips, like giant Klippits to put on the corners to hold them in place but I don't really need them.

Wow! But gopping bed linen. Don't think I could sleep with that much pattern!

I use the giant pegs for the corners.

OMG that I have never seen and can't wait to try it! Thank you. And Happy Christmas! x

This method is brilliant. You just have to remember to lay the inside-out cover on the bed, cover it with the duvet and then roll, as tightly as you can, from the closed end.
Because I have pain in my arms and shoulders the other method, reaching inside and then shaking the cover out, is just impossible so quite happy to walk around the bed.
And if you rotate the cover and roll it across the bed, rather than up and down, it's even easier. I found a demo of this on Youtube a few years ago and have used it ever since.

Thank you. I have arthritic fingers and it's usually painful changing duvets and I have a B and B so do loads. Going to try it.

What's wrong with stating with shorter side-putting one end in- clamping the corner under your arm- doing the other side & then just shaking it out- works for me very time & takes a faction of the time this method does.
Mind you I will send this to DH as it is painful watching him try to get a cover on & men like a 'method'.

I attach reply from DH when he got my mail :-

'This isn’t much fun – at what point do you climb into the quilt cover spin the quilt and get it 90 degrees skewed ??'

I rest my case!

I use a flat sheet under the duvet then it doesn't need changing so often. Also it saves the cover from fading from frequent washing

Oh my goodness! Amazing! Thank you!

is it just me or is there anybody else who can't see the instructions? Would love to know how to do this as I do seem to be completely useless at this even after practising for over 40 years!!!

I use the turn the cover inside out, pop top corners of duvet in, lift and shake method and I'm sticking with it!
We have a superking bed and I can't be bothered with the distance I'd have to walk doing it this way!

It's not the walking I mind it's coping with the duvet fighting back so will definitely try this, after watching the video another couple of times! Thank you.

I tried that one, it worked well with a single duvet but I had trouble with the king size. Really needed two of us for that. The method I use for the king size is to put the top of the duvet to the top end of the cover and peg it in with about 6 clothes pegs. Then I simply shake the duvet into the cover.

Apparently, my older duaghter has been using this rolling method for some time. However, it also explains her frequent complaints of how she has had near-death experiences by getting stuck in her duvet cover, when she tries to turn it inside out!

Tell her to peel it of the duvet to wash so that it is inside out, and then to resist the temptation to turn it right way in once it is dry. That may look nicer in the airing cupboard but it saves time and temper if it is wrong way in.

A-May-Zing!! I'll definitely be giving this a go. Thanks for posting.

Trying this tomorrow morning, what a find, thank you.

looks fab. Have been doing the inside out cover lay on top of duvet then put hands into cover and grab far corners of duvet and flip over works quite well.

I tried this new method and it works well. More walking round the bed, but you never have to cope with the whole bulk and weight of a king-size duvet all at once.

I fear I still love the old-fashioned thick blankets and eidowdone. So when it gets too hot in the summer one can always take one off. But my thin eidowdone is now many years old so I would like to get a new one, if they know what it is noiwadays! Does anyone know what I mean and know where I can get a new one?

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