Lap Duvets in Linen Grid and Lana Cotta Canberra
Our classic Lap Duvet is one of the easiest and most satisfying projects we know. It’s fluffy, soft and just right for hunkering down on the couch. A Lap Duvet is also the perfect use for a few yards of absolutely beautiful fabric!
This season we’re giving this old friend a whole new look. Purl Soho’s crisp and cool Linen Grid on one side and decadently soft and cozy Lana Cotta Canberra wool on the other, we can’t think of a more winning combination or a better couch companion!
To make your own Lap Duvet in Linen Grid and Lana Cotta Canberra just follow our original Lap Duvet Pattern using the materials listed below, then hit the couch! -Molly
Materials
To make one 53 x 58-inch Lap Duvet…
- 1 ¾ yards of Lanecardate’s Lana Cotta Canberra. We used the color Oatmeal.
- 1 ¾ yards of Purl Soho’s Linen Grid. We made a Lap Duvet in each of Linen Grid’s four colors. Choose your favorite!
- Please note: We have sold every last bit of our limited-release Linen Grid. As substitutes, we encourage you try our Daily Linen, Handkerchief Linen or Watercolor Linen, all suitable in weight and in a stunning palette of colors!
- Twin-sized Quilter’s Dream’s Dream Wool Batting
- A 110-yard spool of Gutermann’s Cotton Thread in color 1040
Pattern
For the full pattern, including step-by-step photos and lots of tips, visit our original Lap Duvet post!
Update 2024: You can explore our current collection of beautiful fabrics and supplies on our page of Sewing Tools + Notions!
I’d like to modify this quilt so it is larger (king sized). Do you offer guidance on how to proceed?
Thanks!
Hi Michelle-
We’d be happy to offer some guidance but please keep in mind that this would be very heavy in a king size since the wool has a lot of weight!
A king duvet is usually around 106 (wide) X 96 (tall). For both sides I would sew two 97-inch lengths of fabric together and then trim the whole thing down to be 107-inches wide. From there you can basically follow the pattern as written, just make sure to do the tacking stitches no more than 8-inches apart.
You’ll need to buy 5 1/2 yards of each fabric and a King sized batting. Please let us know if you have any more questions and thanks so much for getting in touch!
Molly
I would piece each side with the widest piece in the middle with two thinner pieces on each side of wide piece of fabric. This way you won’t have a seam down the middle. Just a thought.
I would do the same Heidi, you sound like a quilt maker
with that suggestion. Nice look.
Hi, is there a good alternative to the fluffy wool batting? I’m vegan. Thanks!
Hi Leslie-
You can use any of our cotton batting in the same way! Or, if you want something fluffy you can buy polyester batting from most larger craft stores. Here is a link to our cotton batting: https://www.purlsoho.com/cotton-batting.html
Thanks for getting in touch!
Molly
Thank you!
Lana Cotta is a bit expensive, any other suggestions for what might work? Thanks
Hi Michele-
This pattern is great because it’s so versatile! Almost any medium weight fabric will work! I think Shetland Flannel would be a very nice alternative, it is SO soft and warm: https://www.purlsoho.com/shetland-flannel.html
Please let us know if you have any more questions and thanks for getting in touch!
Molly
Hello Michele,
Thank you for your question. You could use something like a double gauze or brushed cotton fabric like this one: https://www.purlsoho.com/fabric/by-the-yard/nani-iro-brushed-cotton-fall-2015.html or you could use of our Shetland flannels: https://www.purlsoho.com/shetland-flannel.html. They are both a little shorter in width than the Lana Cotta so you would need to piece them to get the right dimension, or alter it to be a smaller throw. I hope that helps. Please let us know if you have any other questions.
Happy sewing!
Allison
this is an awesome pattern a great idea to use old sheets and blankets…or mix with old and new
I use bamboo lining in my quilts. It’s lightweight and Eco-friendly.
Could you sew this but rather than turning inside-out, duvet style, finish it with a binding around the edge?
Hi Heather,
Thanks for writing in! You absolutely can! You may want to baste the quilt together with removable basting stitches to keep everything in place as you apply the edging!
Happy sewing!
Cassy
Will Purl Soho ever get more of these grid linen fabrics in? The hot pink is amazing!
Hi Mary,
Thanks for reaching out. At the moment we’re not planning on carrying more Linen Grid, but you may be interested in Merchant & Mills’s European Laundered Linen instead!
All the best,
Lili