Coverless duvets

I recently bought a Night Owl coverless duvetand I so wish I'd bought it before. It's so warm and extremely light, great for my arthritic limbs! It sinks around me like a cloud and I have slept wonderfully since I bought it. It washes well and I've line dried it so far as the weather has been fine.

Choughdancer - just read your comments and investigated as Fine Bedding rang a bell! It's the brand I have on our King Size bed now! And as it's one of their Spundown range, into my small 7kg washing machine it is going. I used the link you kindly provided and found their great advice for washing all duvets. Oooops! Why didn't I think to do so before! I do use covers on our duvet, but think I may get their pillows too as we both wake in the morning unable to breathe properly until we get out of bed! Things are about to improve!!! Thank you very much.

Love my coverless duvets and will now not buy the regular duvets. So easy to wash and do not go tired looking like the regular white duvets. Would definitely recommend buying one.

I bought one several years ago. It is very light and has a fleece like finish. It is very warm, and I still use a flat sheet underneath it as I don't like the fleece against my skin. It is easy to launder and I can use it as a cover up on the sofa too.

I have Night Owl coverless duvets. They’re almost weightless which wouldn’t suit everyone. And not over warm so good for anyone who overheats at night. They dry very quickly without having to use a dryer.

I gave up on duvets etc. 25 years ago. I love my layers of handmade patchwork quilts...number depends on how cold it is. I enjoy making them as well ?

I'd worry about a king size duvet fitting in my washing machine. Can anyone who has a coverless duvet advise?

In what way are they different? I like the feel of 100% cotton so have covers made of this and yes a bore to iron. I worked in a hotel once so have the knack of putting on covers. My duvets are down or Feather/down and for a few weeks of summer maybe a 4.5 synthetic. I never heard of them.

I'd not heard of cover less duvets until this post! They don't sound very eco-friendly to me. My Miele washing m/c takes 7kg and I can get the following in easily: 1 superking duvet cover and sheet; 1 single duvet cover and sheet; 6 pillow cases; 2 sets pjs; 2 hand towels; couple of t-shirts plus extra bits and bobs. All come out very clean....

Dotty123

I use a conventional duvet (with its cover) but always use a top sheet as well so I just need to wash that.

Me too. It makes laundry and changing the beds so much easier. No faffing around trying to manoeuvre a very reluctant duvet into its cover.

OP- if your sister -in-law wants one and you can afford it then make her happy & buy it! ?I've never regretted getting them (and Night Owl ones are a bit dearer than everywhere else, but no one else did them then) Just google coverless duvets & i'm sure others besides Night Owl & M&S are making them now? Unless its a particular one shes after, then i'm sure you can find one to fit any budget.And i assure you, they ARE snuggly.?

The actual coverless duvets are different to normal duvets- so they ARE economical to wash/dry.?

I myself use bed throwovers/bedspreads on my bed adding another throw or 2 as it gets colder.

Sons single ones are 10.5 but both sons say they still dont get too hot in summer.Yet are cosy in winter.I guess its to do with the 'weightlessness' of the design.

Allsorts

I would rather a cover I could wash than a duvet I can’t.

This, a million times. Surely if changing cover is an issue, use a top sheet which can be washed weekly, and wash cover less often. If King or SK- even if it fits in machine, it can't be good for it, and not very ecological to dry either.

Have them for the spare beds. They're fab. Dry really quickly.

I can fit both singles& pillowcases in my 9k washer and i also do the dble & 2 pillowcases in there.(not all together obviously) They never take long to dry as they are lightweight.

I always have a top sheet as well as a fitted bottom sheet. Because the duvet is not touching the skin, I only have to change the duvet cover every few weeks. So when I change the bed weekly, I only wash the two sheets and the pillow cases. I have a king size bed changing the duvet cover is a pain

I’ve had a coverless duvet for two years…. I live alone and have arthritis in both shoulders …so have trouble with a duvet cover! The coverless version is brilliant…. I just put a sheet underneath it and as per usual change sheet every week ! The only time I need to wash it is if I spill anything . Highly recommend .

The M&S come in 4.5tog & 10.5 tog i think maybe Night Owls do too.?

Both my youngest sons (24&19) have had a Night Owl coverless duvet for about 4-5 yrs now.Theyre great- no more struggling with the cover (which always ended up with quilt riding down to bottom of cover in youngests case!) And yes they can snuggle them around themselves(youngest still says he loves his covers even now!) And the duvet comes with a matching pillowcase so if you want to take it visiting with you, you just fold the quilt up & pop it inside pillowcase. I wash them frequently & as theyre light (even though are 10.5tog) they wash & dry quickly.Yes on one quilts seam the edging tape came detached but seam wasnt opened so i re-stiched. All other seams on both quilts were fine.They have had a lot of wear over the 4-5 yrs so well worth the money! I also bought a double coverless set (quilt& 2 pillowcases) from M&S when they started selling their own for visitors to use on my sofa bed.Daughters& grandkids love it.(was cheaper than Night owl one too.and different colours.I think they are a great invention.& no undersheet required (unless you prefer one?) Just a fitted sheet on bed.then the coverless quilt.(saves washing on duvet covers as well)

As I get very hot at night I like a natural fibre duvet or cover and tend to use a cotton cellular blanket with a cotton sheet once it is too hot for my 4.5 tog down duvet. Even though the blanket is heavier than my duvet it isn't so hot. I'm back to my duvet again now, and as I've moved to a warmer flat I think I may not need a thicker one any longer.
I must admit that I'd find it a real pain to have to wash a duvet of any kind every week as I have very limited (indoor) drying space so a separate sheet is much simpler for me.
I've tried the summer coverlets sold by Lidl and find them too warm, but I do like the Indian-type cotton quilted bedspreads - other than the difficulty of drying them.

I think they would be easier than changing a cover, those zipped ones sound interesting

Patsy70

choughdancer Is this also coverless?

Not specifically, but I thought it could just be used without a cover as it is very hardwearing. I can actually fit the double version WITH its cover on in the washing machine.

I'm curious why you said you used to make cot quilts "when you were allowed". Who wouldn't allow you to make them?