putting on a duvet cover

Easy??? I don't think so!!
Lay the duvet on the bed with the cover at the head end. Push the top corners of the duvet up to the top corners of the cover, fasten with giant clothes pegs. Then slid the cover down the duvet, tuck the bottom corners in, do up the buttons and voila! If I can do it anybody can without that dreadful fiddle. I am only 5'2" and it is a super king.
And as for the same person's way to fold a fitted sheet, I have never seen anything so convoluted Lost the will to live before she finished.

I tried this, it really is that easy! Being the first time, I had a bit of a struggle with the corners ( tucking them in) as I have a king size duvet. I will definitely do it this way again as it is better than climbing inside the cover and wrestling with the corners.

I tried it too. Too much running around the bed which resulted in it taking twice as long, and my patience running out! Back to the old 'shove the corners in and shake' for me!

That should have been "was", not "as". Concentrate when!!

I tried it but wasn't convinced that it was any easier than the lift and shake method, so think I'll just stick to that after using it for about 50 years! It as interesting to try it though, so thanks, grannyactivist

Up to a point, Lord Copper with a very bouncy super Kingsize Duvet.
It kept unrolling at the start as I ran round the bed from one side to the other
Still, it was a good workout and when I've got my breath back, I'll extract it and start again to try and smooth out the huge ruckles across the quilt.

Forgot to mention that l will give the video way a try when l change next week

I use a couple of clothes pegs to keep the top corners of my king size duvet in place, then hold the two bottom corners and shake well and then do up the poppers befor e uncliping the pegs.Hey Presto!

I do it the way Indiana said too. I also have some large plastic things from Kleeneeze that grip the corners so I put them on the two top ends before shaking to down. One of my duvets has open pockets in two corners so that you can put your hand in and pull the duvet up again if it slips down.

Love this idea I will definetly try this when I next change the duvet cover. Someone must have heard me asking for an easier way to do this every time I changed the cover. BRILLIANT !!!

I always use clothes pegs to keep the top of the duvet cover in place, too - it takes me at most 5 minutes to change the bed this way, and I regularly bless the name of my sister-in-law who told me of this method years ago. I always thought using a top sheet would negate the warmth of the duvet - and anyway, I can't stand having the bedding tucked in at the bottom. Regarding eiderdowns: remember how wonderful they felt, big puffy comforters! Can't help with a source, you could just try entering "eiderdowns" on Google!

Well I thought about you jingl- on sale for 1.95 at Dunhelm today, some very lare clips to hold corners in place as you shake the cover into place- hurrah.

I'm with you on this Jings. Didn't Shirley Conran once say 'life's too short to stuff a mushroom' (let alone a bloody duvet cover). I enjoy fighting with my duvet cover - I always win.

Finally, the one subject that keeps jings quiet!! Who would have thought it.

65 posts on putting on a duvet cover.

I'm saying nothing.

I tried it and got back ache! I will stick to the standing up and shaking method.

Wow, have just used this method to replace covers on 5 duvets ready for Christmas guests. So quick and easy, saved me loads of time.

That looks much easier than the way I do it!

Must try.

Well I think the burrito method is amazing. Just tried it with king size duvet. No need to change sides on bed. I just rolled it along from the middle. I shall add it to Useful things I have learnt from Gransnet. ( Along with rolling pants and tee shirts and storing plastic containers in drawers- not the same drawers I rolled though Thanks for sharing Grannyactivist.

I need a top sheet anyway when I'm using blankets, so when it gets cold enough for a duvet I just keep the top sheet. It also has the advantage that it's quicker and easier to switch back to blankets when the weather turns warm again like this.

I saw this method on a YouTube video about three years ago and have used it ever since. I put the duvet cover on the bed, inside out, with the opening at the bed head, place the duvet on top and roll up from the foot of the bed. It works every time, although it is not so quick as some of he "grab and shake" methods, but they don't always work and then you waste a lot of time and effort! Live in a bungalow, so no banisters!

I agree - that looks far too complicated. I wash (and iron!) the duvet covers and pillow slips inside out (done up, so no knickers worm their way inside), undoing the buttons whilst ironing. Hang the duvet over the banisters, put arms in to top corners, hold the corners of the duvet and drop the lot over the banisters. Lay it on the bed, do up zip, buttons, poppers or whatever. (That's the most tedious part) Simples.

Now, we have a king size duvet, which, as far as I can see, should be 220 x 210 cm. I'm blowed if I can work out which is the longer side. I always have a bit of duvet cover which isn't filled. I have tried folding diagonally and following the sides along to see which is the longer of the two, and then doing the same for the cover, but it foxes me every time. Why can't they just be 220 x 220 then there'd be no confusion.

Thanks Tricia F I will have to try the dangling over the banisters one. The video looks a bit complicated , thanks (smile)

Well for heavens sake! Like KittyL I have been doing that for years? and I worked it out all for myself. I didn't need the USA to tell me that or about using a flat top sheet. Its obvious
Kitty that is weird I saw the rolling one first but not in full screen at the time.

I have always used a top sheet under the duvet. It keeps the warm air in when one's sleeping partner rolls over with the duvet.
It saves also saves on washing the duvet cover so often. With a sheet under the duvet cover you do not have to wash the cover any more often than you would if you had blankets on top.

As for pilling pillows and cushions all over the bed I do not get the point at all. There would be no place for the piles of designer cushions in my reasonable sized bedroom and life is too darnn short to faff about with them every morning.

I will look at the rolling method .

We use a top sheet. Got the tip from the USA - it stops the duvet from wandering to one side of the bed - usually not my side.