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Recommend your warm no-down comforter

Our old comforter was a basic comforter from Bed, Bath and Beyond and it doesn't cut it for me. I get soooo flipping cold in the winter, even with the comforter, a wool blanket, long sleeves, socks and fleece sweat pants.

How are down alternative options? Does the filling bunch up and move around so you have cold spots?

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Tired after a long morning of hiking and swimming.

Re: Recommend your warm no-down comforter

  • I am simply curious - are you anti-down because of an allergy or just preference?  I have a down comforter that has a grid sewn into it so that the down stays in its little square and doesn't smoosh around further than an inch or two.  It is the warmest thing in our house. I love that thing.  I actually got it at SR Harris of all places and I'm not sure why they had them but they were the really plush European ones and were slightly imperfect so they were only 100 bucks.    Best investment I ever made without question.  The downside of it for me was that duvets aren't cheap and I couldn't find one I liked.  Ended up sewing my own for a huge savings. 
  • That's crazy that SR Harris had them. I wouldn't expect that.

    I was looking at down alternative ones and you're right - the covers are $$. Where did you find fabric large enough to make one or did you have to piece some together? I'm tempted to get some sleeping bag fill and make a comforter that way. I made my own sleeping bag and I was toasty warm in 40 degree weather last week.


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    Tired after a long morning of hiking and swimming.
  • I got this one from Overstock.com a few years ago, and it's super-warm. We use it in our guest room, so it hasn't had a super-lot of use, but I thought it was good for the price.

    http://www.overstock.com/Home-Garden/Beauty-Stripe-330-Thread-Count-Down-Alternative-Comforter/1484658/product.html

  • I just bought the designer width fabric from Jo-anne's and ran a strip of cording in the seams so it looks polished.  Mine has a wider panel in the middle with 2 smaller ones on each side (so 2 runs of cording).  The bottom where you'd stuff in the comforter is just finished/closed with buttons that I got off the rack.  My Mom actually made covers for some bedspreads for the cabin out of sheets!  Those are nice because they're already wide enough so she just bought 2 flat sheets, turned them right side together, sewed up the 3 sides and hers are tied on the stuffed end with ribbon.  Super easy and cheap!
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