Margot Austin shares step-by-step directions on exactly how to make a roll-up mattress that’s best for overnight guests. 

Summer’s here, as well as it’s time to lounge — at the cottage, the beach or while camping. This year, I made a decision to get additional comfortable by making a multipurpose roll-up mattress out of a duvet. It’s simple as well as inexpensive, as well as can even be set up on top of a folding cot to produce a daybed or additional sleeping area on a deck or in a pool house. Here’s exactly how I did it!

Materials

You’ll requirement a queen duvet cover, a queen duvet, twill tape or ribbon, as well as anti-fray glue.

Step 1: gather materials as well as cut ties

Select
 a queen duvet as well as duvet cover for your mattress or repurpose old ones. select a great fluffy duvet so the completed bed will be comfortable, as well as a cover in a fun pattern, like my cheery dark grey check. Next, pick out 1⁄2″-wide cotton twill tape, grosgrain ribbon, or one more flat trim that matches your duvet cover. determine as well as cut
12 13″-long ties from the trim.

Step 2: seal ties

Apply fray stop (or one more anti-fray liquid glue) to the ends of the ties as well as let dry.

Step 3: Pin ties to cover

Lay out duvet cover flat as well as pin one tie at each of the four corners, as shown in template. location two a lot more ties on the top, left as well as bottom sides so each side has four ties total, evenly spaced. Pin the final two ties one-third of the method in from the ideal side, one-third as well as two-thirds of the method down. (They will line up with the other ties.)

Step 4: connect ties as well as fold up

Use a maker to sew the ties in location or stitch by hand. eliminate all pins. location the duvet in the duvet cover. Fold the set up duvet in thirds lengthwise as well as tie the ties to hold it together so you have a great thick mattress. Take along on summertime trips or to the cottage as well as enjoy!