Comforter
If the choices and prices available for ready-made comforters are getting you down, perhaps making your own comforter out of fabric of your choosing would be a better option. Not only will you have a comforter that looks exactly how you desire, but you will likely save money. Once you have cut out and assembled the top, bottom and batting layers, it's time to figure out do the corners and finish it.
Instructions
1. Lay out the top and bottom fabric pieces with right sides facing each other. Match up all corners and sides and pin around the edges to secure.
2. Place the pinned layers into the sewing machine. Adjust the placement so that you will sew a half-inch seam allowance, and begin sewing several inches before a corner.
3. Sew slowly and continue toward the corner. Stop sewing when the needle is a half-inch away from the edge of the corner.
4. Make sure the needle is in the down position and lift the presser foot. Rotate the fabric until you have made a 90-degree corner. Begin sewing along the next side of the fabric. Lower the presser foot.
5. Sew along the entire edge until you reach a half-inch away from the next corner. Repeat Step 4 to turn the next corner.
6. Continue sewing along the side and corners until you are approximately eight inches away from where you started sewing. Stop stitching here, back-stitch and remove the fabric from the sewing machine.
7. Lay the sewn fabric out flat on a work surface and place the batting layer on top.
8. Hand baste the batting to the fabric around the edges to tack it in place.
9. Turn the comforter right side out, being very careful as you turn to keep the batting smooth and flat as it is turned to the inside of the comforter.
10. Pull out all of the corners so that they are sharp and pointed. Turn under the seam allowances of the portion left open. Press all of the sewn edges.
11. Top-stitch around all of the edges, sewing 3/8 inch away from the edge. As you stitch, sew the corners in the same method as shown in Steps 3 and 4. Be careful as you top-stitch over the opening to make sure that it is properly sewn closed.
12. Top-stitch around all of the edges again, this time sewing three inches away from the edge. As you stitch, sew the corners in the same method as previously shown.
13. Remove the hand-basting stitches to finish the comforter.
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