Does this fabric exist as a poly cotton version?

[KatyMac]

As I don't think 100% cotton is ideal for student bedding........

[Jellykat]

Thats the 100% cotton from Ikea isn't it, i have lots of it and its curtain/ cushion thickness. Love it! However, no haven't seen it anywhere else - i'd presumed it's an 'exclusive to Ikea' print.

[KatyMac]

Oh poo!

Do you think a panel of it on an ordinary quilt would work?

[KatyMac]

I've managed to persuade DD (16) that she doesn't need a frozen quilt cover to take to college (as she isn't quite old enough for it to be 'ironic') & convinced her this would be great instead

I could cry/scream/give up

[Jellykat]

Just checked, its designed by Helen Trast, in 2007 for Ikea.
I've washed/ preshrunk mine and you might just get away with it, but really only just...
Does she not like any of their duvet cover sets? My DSs (25 and 16) have their 100% cotton sets and they wash really well. Also Wilkinson do 100% cotton plain sheets/ pillowcases in really great strong bright colours, which are really cheap in price, but not bad at all quality wise..you could mix the deep pink/ green/ orange or something crazy like that?

[KatyMac]

You wouldnkt believe the stress I have had, Frozen, Disney Princesses, lion King, Hungry Catapiller

& finally she liked this one

Damn & blast!!!

I'd aplique flowers on but I don't think it would help

Blasted child!!

[KatyMac]

Shhe has an orange set of towels and a cerise set - but ideally wanted her quilt lime green, teal & turquoise (if not a character one) as she has a pale blue bedspread her grandma gave her.....

[MisForMumNotMaid]

I recently discovered spoonflower where they'll print your design for fabric. Its from under $20/ yd so not out of this world expensive and you could get your exact colour requirements.

[MisForMumNotMaid]

I should add i'm at the fantasising stage of what my fabric would be, I haven't tried them yet.

[TortoiseUpATreeAgain]

What about this?

[KatyMac]

Thanks Tortoise - but no, she doesn't like that one

I imagine there would be copyright issues with copying the design - but we might come up with something

[stealthsquiggle]

Any of these any good, maybe??

[ElephantsNeverForgive]

DD has Ikea bed clothes, yes they crumple a bit because I don't iron, but students are meant to be a bit crumpled. It doesn't matter.

[Jellykat]

You could get a lime green or bright blue duvet cover from Wilkinsons, and applique the circles from that fabric onto it easily. the patterned circles are quite large scale so it wouldn't take long..

[KatyMac]

I like that idea - plus it's cheaper

I just thought to use a panel on a duvet cover - I'll see what she fancies

[firesidechat]

My daughter went to uni with Ikea bedding and an iron.

Three years later the iron is unused and the bedding was fine.

[KatyMac]

I think the problem is - it's not Ikea bedding it's a piece of Ikea upholstery/curtain fabric which I was thinking about making into bedding.......which is slightly different

[firesidechat]

If it's cotton and soft enough for bedding and looks like it will stand up to frequent washing then it will be fine.

[tb]

Get a piece, say 50cm and measure out a square in marker pen on the fabric, wash it, let it dry and then see how it has performed with respect to shrinkage.

The fabric will have dressing on it which will come off in the wash and this will change the 'feel'.

Measuring the square after washing, including uneven shrinkage will give you an idea how it would behave.

Try then a second square and rewash measure in a different colour of marker pen.

I wouldn't think second washing should make much difference from the first.

I know someone who dry cleaned dry clean only clothes the first time and then always either hand or machine washed them after that without any problems.