Putting a king size duvet in sideways really does work

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I read ages ago that a king size duvet is meant to go into the cover sideways rather than lengthways.
I thought this idea was a bit daft and forgot about it.
Yesterday whilst changing the bed I remembered it and decided to give it a whirl.
Ye Gods!
It bloody worked.
No more one freezing exposed arm because the duvet doesn’t quite fit over me when my husband hogs a lot of it unintentionally.
No more trying to hoick up the duvet that hangs over the bottom of the bed because of the length back on to the top for more warmth.
Plenty of spare duvet covering both of us and a lovely coziness all night long.
I was quite amazed.

some duvets have rows of stitching from head to foot end.
some duvets have rows of stitching from side to side.

if you put the duvet into the cover and have spare cover flapping about at the sides and bumphled up at the bottom, youve put your duvet into the cover the wrong way.

so if it’s lengthwise stitching on the duvet, take it out and put it back into the duvet cover with it’s stitching going across the way and it should fit better.

once you know what way it fits best remember it!!! my label is at the bottom right. that’s how i remember. your could be somewhere else. or mark the duvet with some coloured stitching or pen or something to help you remember.

I can't put my duvet in the cover sideways because it has a zip down the middle (to allow each person to have a different tog duvet).

you don't put it in sideways!

OK, so it should go like this:

https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0924/4917/7932/files/Duvet_Size_Guides_-_DSK.png?v=1747420074

Oh my word how do some people function.

Surely the long side of the duvet goes along the long side of the duvet cover?