f**king duvet covers

[Flingingmelon]

Aaggghhhhh.

That is all.

I climb inside the cover grabbing two top corners of duvet. I wiggle a bit so that DH can grab the corners from the outside. I then wiggle out and we pull down rest of cover and do up buttons. Then there is a sort of shaking fest puffing it all out and straightening things.

It is a super king one.

It's a lot of fun. A high point in terms of bed antics in fact.

Idiunt - you climb inside the cover?

care to explain how you would do this task on your own?

we have a single duvet each
so much easier.
and dh makes his own bed up

Well it is not as easy. Or as much fun. It involves getting into the cover as prev then throwing yourself on the bed with your arms up and wide gripping the corners. Then you gently wiggle out.

ta daaaaa

Burrito method is brilliant - the two girls I look after (9&7) are going on a school residential next week where they have to make their own bed, so we had a lesson today, they could easily do it by themselves.

Ha! I forgot I started this thread.

I have discovered the best way to deal with the duvet cover;

I got DH to do it.

idiunt - I think we need a youtube tutorial for doing that alone.

unless you're enjoying yourself, for the record, I have a king size duvet and do the inside out method alone - without climbing in to the duvet. but it sounds like you enjoy your methods

actually I've got to change mine tomorrow so I'm tempted to give your method a try for a laugh

I think it is important to inject fun into otherwise mind numbing and soul destroying tasks. Being a duvet is one of my faves for lifting the spirit. Efficient it may not be but life affirming it is.

I have ribbons on the top inside corner of the duvet cover.

Turn the duvet inside out, tie the ribbons to the buttonholes on the duvet.

Turn back and give a shake

Ginmakes - I know what you mean. Your kids can have both a duvet and get the tucked in sensation. My mum (for whatever strange reason) insists on having a sheet between the duvet and the sleeping person that gets fully tucked in. Do that.

Lorelei (and others)..I have sewn ribbons into the seam at the top of the duvet and they thread either into the buttonholes on the duvert (some All seasons have these) or I have sewn ribbons onto the duvet. They dont show at all.

What I did find is not to use the very fine ribbbon and use it double and knot then together

Inside out and corner grabbing here too, I hate changing the duvet covers regardless as it always makes my shoulders hurt so I leave it to DH.

Yes, tricks of the chambermaid trade .
The roll method, or the inside-corner method are the best. It takes some moving with a king/super king size but better than any alternative other than sleeping under a duvet minus cover

I lay cover flat, put right edge of duvet into bottom right corner of cover, and push it along seam until it's on top right corner. Then do same with other side. Could never get the inside out thing to work.

Dp used to go inside the duvet cover, trailing duvet behind him, then tuck in the corners, then try to get the edges lined up. Then try to climb out without pulling it all out again. He was 26 when he realised watched me doing it you don't have to go inside the cover. I think his mum still does it that way though.

I do it the same way as CocktailQueen … into the corners and shake. No bother, even with king size.

Don't keep a partner to put on duvet covers yourself.

What is this ironing thing I see mention of on this thread?

As for ironed duvet covers.........I iron them once they are on the bed! Gets the worst of any creases out.

I have to climb in too as I said upthread. Not with the dc's singles but with my super king.

cant believe I haven't seen this before! It's genious if your doing it single handed but not quicker than two people! I rope in DH, turn duvet cover inside out, take one side each, hand inside cover and grab the corner of the duvet and use other hand to guide cover down over duvet.

*Lie duvet cover flat on bed.

Lie duvet on top of it but half way down.

Take RH corner of duvet in hand and put inside cover.

Hold on to RH corner of cover and duvet.

Repeat for LH corner.

Hold both corners and shake*.

Cocktail's method works for me too. The important thing is to show the duvet no fear. They can smell it if you do.

Like this?

Never Ever - that pic is from my house! Now you understand me