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YOU ARE NOT ALONE.

We do it exactly the same way, and I'm always ever so thankful when my daughter or boyfriend is around to lend a hand (eliminating the majority of the Step 4 shenanigans).

I use a similar method but a good solution if you're buy yourself or you don't want your comforter bunching up in the duvet is to get a set of duvet clips. They're similar to bulldog clips but are covered in a thin sheet of foam so you can't feel the metal. All you have to do is turn the duvet inside out, lay the comforter on top of the duvet, clip each corner of the comforter to the duvet, and then turn the whole thing inside out. The clips keep the corners in place so you don't need to hang on for dear life while you flip it inside out!

buy = by - First post and I just HAD to made a ridiculous spelling error!

We always make the bed together as a couple for this very reason! I see this as another great occasion for bonding with my special guy.

our comforter cover has ties on the 4 inside corners - very helpful. maybe worth stitching some into your cover?

It really does help to do it with someone else. If possible.

I pretty much go in the hallway of my apartment complex, lay the cover on the floor, grab two corners of my comforter, and, um, insert myself into the duvet cover along with the comforter. The key is to slither back out without messing up my handiwork.

This method sounds better, on the whole.

Rather than duvet clips I use large binder clips. At the end, I undo the clips which are now inside the cover and shake the comforter until they fall out the bottom slit. Binder clips are cheaper than duvet clips.

You are not alone. That is exactly my process, too, though I usually end up at least partially inside my comforter cover at some point. If it doesn't fall off my arms, I have to dive in to straighten the quilt inside it. It is an endeavor, but at least when I finish, exhausted, I can fall into a nice, clean bed.

I'm with mmadden on this- I basically cocoon myself inside it, always getting confused but managing to laugh at myself when the job is done.

I just use safety pins instead of clips, I never feel them and they fit in the seams of the comforter & duvet so no pokey holes. I have used the same 4 pins and this same cuddledown comforter for the last 8 years and bazillion off-wash/fluff-on cycles.

i push the entire comforter into the duvet cover. then i locate two adjacent comforter corners, align them to the two cover corners furthest from the opening, and shake out the comforter and cover. usually the last two corners will fall into place, but if not, they're the two corners closest to the opening so i can just reach inside and arrange them. it's a minor ordeal, but i suppose it's worth it.

We call the final step "the shimmy" where you try to shake the edges to the edge. Otherwise it's the same. I often do it standing on the bed for more height to allow it to sort of fall into place. It is like a hilarious animal mating dance though, I often am glad no one can see us doing it!

I gotta say, having grown up i Europe I've been making the bed this way since I was really young - you do eventually get the hang of it and it becomes easier after a while. I do it pretty much the way described in the post, but just shake the duvet out twice so the cover's completely over the duvet, and then grab the opposite end, put it into place (either buttoning it up or what have you) and then shake it out that way, so everything's where it needs to be.

I use lemonpie's method.

"I pretty much go in the hallway of my apartment complex, lay the cover on the floor, grab two corners of my comforter, and, um, insert myself into the duvet cover along with the comforter."

ewwwwww.

I use large safety pins to attach 2 corners and the center of the comforter and cover together. It makes it easier to lift and fluff and the comforter corners stay put.

I also have been using mmadden's method except on my bedroom floor. I think I will try this new method, seems easier. But I will say I always end up laughing to myself as wrangling myself out from the inside of the duvet is so ridiculous.

dga555 - What's icking you out? Laying the cover in the hallway? I wish I could do it inside my apartment, but the apartment's way too small. The hallway is indoors and not heavily trafficked, so it's not too gross. Plus I shake everything out really well.

Also, I would hate to deny my neighbors the joy of seeing me jumping around inside my duvet cover.

I always stitch a short length of ribbon on the inside corners of a duvet cover -- takes five minutes up front, saves oodles of confusion and frustration later. Like helmutkang says, very helpful -- and no sharp metal or pin holes in my fabric.

Duvet clips! What a great idea. We always have a hard time getting the duvet back on without bunches. Thanks!

I learned to do it this way from my friend who lived in Austria. Having grown up with bedspreads and bed-in-the-bags, I wasn't well versed in duvet cover methods. This has made it infinitely easier!

i usually just send the boyfriend inside the duvet cover. By the time he wrestles his way out it all gets worked out,

Clips, clips, clips!! They are the only thing that will save your sanity in the battle between the comforter and comforter/duvet cover. Go to www.handyaccents.com. They have clips that are both functional and decorative.

Mazie