Mayennaise Posted January 15, 2011 Share Posted January 15, 2011 Does anyone else have a problem with ill fitting duvet covers? All mine seem to be the right length but almost 25cms wider that the duvet. It drives me mad cos I end up wrapped up in the spare material instead of the duvet!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woolybanana Posted January 15, 2011 Share Posted January 15, 2011 I found a little blonde hidden in the extra space in mine last night who was only to glad to wrap herself around me.[:$] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mayennaise Posted January 15, 2011 Author Share Posted January 15, 2011 A little blond what? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
just john Posted January 15, 2011 Share Posted January 15, 2011 [quote user="Mayennaise"]A little blond what?[/quote] err Rat?[:D] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woolybanana Posted January 15, 2011 Share Posted January 15, 2011 [6][;-)] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russethouse Posted January 15, 2011 Share Posted January 15, 2011 [quote user="Mayennaise"]Does anyone else have a problem with ill fitting duvet covers? All mine seem to be the right length but almost 25cms wider that the duvet. It drives me mad cos I end up wrapped up in the spare material instead of the duvet!![/quote] Its not a problem, its the design, there has to be some slack Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woolybanana Posted January 15, 2011 Share Posted January 15, 2011 25cms seems the difference between large and king-size? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mayennaise Posted January 15, 2011 Author Share Posted January 15, 2011 Duvet = 220cm x 200cm. Cover labelled as same size - so why the flappy bit?? Already had to buy a new bed cause our french bought kingsize all in one bed base wouldn't fit up the staircase. Went to the local bed shop in the hope I would be be able to buy a new 'foldable' bed base for delivery pdq - only to be told that our french bought 'kingsize' mattress wasn't the same size as UK kingsize!! Had to travel to Ikea to get a comparable one!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sueyh Posted January 15, 2011 Share Posted January 15, 2011 The problem I find these days is that english bought kingsize duvet covers do not fit english bought duvets. They are just a tad too small (the covers, not the duvets), so you get lumpy duvets!Suey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave21478 Posted January 16, 2011 Share Posted January 16, 2011 Aaaargh, the previous Special Lady Friend was always highly amused when I suddenly got The Rage during the night due to the empty bit of the duvet cover...... It seems to be completely pot luck whether the sizes of the cover will fit the corresponding sized duvet properly.I suspect the best way to ensure things fit well would be to buy everything from the same supplier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gardengirl Posted January 16, 2011 Share Posted January 16, 2011 We've bought 2 kingsize duvets and 3 covers, 2 kingsize, one single, in the past 2 years; all fit fine. Both are from England and the covers were from 2 different stores. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
water rat Posted January 16, 2011 Share Posted January 16, 2011 Our english covers are too wide and to short for the french duvet,so i usually make sure it has an equal overhang either side and peg it in each bottom corner. It seems to work, but I can't do much about the roll at the top or bottom.Any ideas? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
idun Posted January 16, 2011 Share Posted January 16, 2011 I am very confused by this post. I have bought bedding in the UK, France, Germany and Switzerland, and also from Ikea which I suppose would count as swedish sizing. The only 'universal' size I have found is double quilts and covers are 200x200.220x200 is not a standard in any of these countries, and most have different bedding sizes. In France, and I think that you have been in France some time Mayannaise, there is usually a rabat of about 25 cms depth at the bottom of a quilt cover and that is to fold under the bottom of the bed, I can't say that I have never had popper of buttons to close quilt covers in France, but they are not the norm.25cms is one heck of a difference, around 10 inches isn't it, so why didn't you measure it and take it back if it didn't measure up.Re bed sizes, personally I measure, Trois suisses used to do a sort of made to measure service for mattresses and as our king size UK bed base was good, I ordered one to fit from 3Suisses, if I had ordered a french king size it would have flopped over the base at both sides. Countries can call things what they want, in this case of beds and bedding the actual size matters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mayennaise Posted January 16, 2011 Author Share Posted January 16, 2011 I have several duvet covers with the 'chimney' at the bottom and am not getting the extra material confused with that - just that my duvet covers are all very much wider than the quilt! and I know all about 'duvet rage' dave21478 - nearly threw the whole lot out the window one night!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russethouse Posted January 16, 2011 Share Posted January 16, 2011 For years we had a double bed and our own single duvets - worked very well actually - no duvet rage [:)] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Judith Posted January 16, 2011 Share Posted January 16, 2011 [quote user="Russethouse"]For years we had a double bed and our own single duvets - worked very well actually - no duvet rage [:)][/quote]We still do - otherwise I loose out, also much easier to make the bed, and wash single quilt covers.I might add, I have yet to find that duvets bought in one country work with bedding bought in another - sizes are not comparable (and vice versa). . And don't start me on pillowcase sizes!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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