If you own a sewing machine and the accoutrements that go with it - fabric shears, tailor's chalk, needle and thread, pin cushion, etc. Why not create your own bedding? So much can be saved from it, and so much satisfaction can be gained from furnishing your room with one-of-a-kind bedspreads, sheets and pillow cases that showcase your own personality and taste. There is a wide range of materials available out there, and many do-it-yourself kits can be easily bought.
The first thing to do before buying anything is to make measurements of your bed. It is not enough to know that you have a single or double bed - the height, length and width of the mattress also has to be taken into consideration to provide for allowance needed for tucking in. For bedspreads, measure with the bed made, and be sure to account for the pillows on it. Measure the height of the bed from the floor as well.
Then go and choose the cloth. There is an explosion of every color and design and shade, every yarn and fabric type in the textiles market today. Printed or plain. Solid or ephemeral colors. Sassy or demure. Fine to finer to finest. Inexpensive or indulgent.
Note that bedspread materials include the cover material, cotton lining, piping cord, thread, your faithful sewing machine and the trappings first mentioned above.
And off you go to your project. Cut according to the measurements, join widths, curve corners, sew. If you wish, you can make a patchwork, do quilt work for your bedspread. Or embroider with your own design. You can make a plain top sheet or remake an eiderdown. Finalize that comforter from that divine linen you just got. Your matching pillow cases can be plain or frilled.
It's all according to your exciting choice, and the end product is your fulfilment.
