So about 2 moths ago I was making my bed a ripped a hole in my 9 year old cover for my down comforter (yes I sleep with a down comforter in the summer). I decided I would make a new comforter cover. As usual with every step of this project there have been disasters. First my mom and I failed to do correct math on how much fabric we would need and ended up buying almost 6 extra yards (our conversion from feet to yards failed us). I was annoyed with that for about 2 weeks but I got over it. About a month and a half ago my mom and I spent the afternoon cutting the fabric for the duvet cover. Then I threw the fabric in my closet for the next month and a half because to be honest...I have not been in the mood to do crafts, or sew or even blog.
But finally my mom grew annoyed with the fact that I was ignoring this project and offered to sew the duvet cover for me. Yes please! I was so excited when I arrived at home on Sunday evening to find all I had to do was sew the final hem and put snaps along the bottom hem and it would be complete. I spent the last 4 days whenever I had free time, sewing on 14 snaps which took about 6 hours. I hate hand sewing, most of you know that by now. But I wanted these snaps to last, so I sewed them on so they could survive the end of the world. Last night after getting home from work at midnight (yes, I am finally working as a nurse), I was so excited to actually use my new duvet cover. I put the duvet in, snapped the bottom, so proud of my work....and then I couldn't figure out why the cover was twisted. Then to my horror I realize that when I was sewing on the snaps, I thought the center seam was the side seam and when I straightened the cover to how it was supposed to go, not ONE snap matched up. NOT ONE! I was so tired at this point, I almost started to cry. I was so mad I wanted to start the duvet cover on fire. Instead I just crawled in bed and went to sleep, hoping things would look better in the morning.
This morning I called my mom to tell her about this and her first response...endless giggles. She could barely stop laughing. But then my lovely mother told me to bring the duvet cover to the cabin and she would help me tear out the snaps and re-sew them (I am really hoping this is code for "I will just do it for you"). So that will be my weekend project, having a cocktail, staring at the lake and finishing this duvet cover, even if it is the last thing I do.
And next time you are thinking of making a duvet cover...just take my advice and buy one!
Peace out,
A
P.S. Sorry for the lack of pictures, I will post one when it is complete. :)
