COURSE  OVERVIEW

This in-person, immersive workshop is designed for creative sewists who are ready to create custom bedding pieces that actually fit their own home. With the expert guidance of Donna Cash, a nationally respected educator in the soft furnishings industry, you’ll learn how to measure, cut, sew, and finish a duvet cover, bed skirt, and pillow sham with techniques used by professionals.

You’ll leave with completed or near-completed projects that fit your actual bed and the confidence to create more on your own.

BEFORE THE WORKSHOP: PREP INSTRUCTIONS

To ensure your projects fit your own bed, you will receive:

• A Printable Measurement Guide
• A Yardage Calculator Worksheet
• A list of suggested fabric types for bedding
• Instructions on how to prepare fabrics for class

You’ll arrive prepared to cut fabrics, ready to dive in on Day 1.

Do you have these pain points when thinking about making or sewing bedding? Donna will help you!

• “I don’t know where to start when measuring for bedding.”
• “My corners always look bulky or uneven.”
• “I’m overwhelmed by all the steps—it feels like too much.”
• “I want my bedding to look polished, not homemade.”
• “I’m not sure how to calculate fabric needs or match patterns.”

WHAT YOU’LL LEARN AND TAKE HOME

By the end of the workshop, you’ll confidently:
✔ Measure and cut fabric accurately for duvet covers, bed skirts, and pillow shams
✔ Sew seams, hems, corners, and closures that look professional
✔ Customize each piece to fit your actual bed at home
✔ Know how to repeat the process on your own in the future
✔ Take home finished or nearly finished pieces, detailed instructions, and a renewed creative spark!

DAY 1 – Sew Your Duvet Cover with Confidence

Morning:

• Welcome & workshop setup
• Review pre-class measurements and fabric prep
• Duvet layout, cutting adjustments, and seam allowances
• Strategies for directional prints & centered patterns

Afternoon:

• Sewing main panels and side seams
• Closure options: hidden zipper
• Pressing and topstitching techniques for a polished look

• By day’s end: Duvet cover assembled with closure nearly or fully installed.

DAY 2 – Create a Clean, Tailored Bed Skirt

Morning:

• Review your bed skirt measurements
• Skirt styles overview: tailored vs. gathered
• Marking and hemming the panels for a professional finish

Afternoon:

• Creating pleats
• Attaching skirt panels to platform or Velcro strip
• Handling lining, banding, and troubleshooting common issues

• By day’s end: Skirt panels hemmed, pleated/gathered, and attached.

DAY 3 – Master the Pillow Sham

Morning:

• Design decisions: flange or stitched border
• Cutting your sham for symmetrical and crisp corners
• Mitering flange corners

Afternoon:

• Seam construction and inserting closures
• Final pressing and review
• Show & tell with Q&A wrap-up

• By day’s end: Pillow sham completed with professional finish.

Donna helps you build confidence to take your sewing skills to the next level.

Grab your spot now and let Donna show you how to create something beautiful!

Direct any questions to donna@designsbydonnaatlanta.com