I had no intention to buy anything. However, when I saw this comforter reduced to $8, I was sold; at home, I was not thrilled with the construction. However, there is a lot of fabric in this item for only $8.
As I pulled it from the zippered bag, I could feel clumps of batting and could see right through the front and back! The ruched areas are not connected to the back. However, the only thing that holds the front and back together is stitching in a two-inch diameter circle which are between the ruching.
My plan: purchase batting for the inside of the comforter. Remove all the little sewn circles. Take out stitching from about a foot, maybe more, of one of the four sides, borrow a cutting table in a shop to put batting inside. Use a safety pin to hold the circle where stitching was front and back. Straight pins will not stay in place as this is moved about.
When it all is smooth and reattached with batting in between, I can hand-stitch the circles of stitching. I may have to remove stitching on all four sides to attach the batting to the back of the comforter.
I could not believe the batting shifted even before it was washed! This will only be difficult because of the size. The technique/process is easily done.
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This comforter is such a pretty color. I bought a comforter last year, took it out of the packaging, and put it right inside a garbage bag and returned it. It was pretty but not so pretty. The batting was loose just like this one. When I returned it, one of the employers claimed it as hers and put it away to purchase.
Until it is really cold, I can use it. It's soooo pretty. When I get through, I will have less than $30 in the comforter.
Have you ever undertaken this sort of project to make something you bought usable?
