Take an existing comforter that you know fits your bed….

Then go to the fabric store and pick out a fabric that you really really like for your bed. Get enough to cover the comforter and to make a few throw pillows and maybe even a couple of curtain panels.

Lay out the fabric…wrong side to wrong side……..enough to cover the comforter and leave about a foot of fabric to overlap on the other side….sort of like an envelope…..
then sew up the two sides. Very simple way to make your own comforter.

Then simply slip the old comforter into the new 'pocket' comforter. There you have a brand new comforter.

Very simple.

Then for a pillow…..cut out the shape you want…..(squares or rectangles are easiest) …..sew the wrong side to wrong side leaving a small opening to stuff the pillow…..stuff it …then sew up the opening.

For the curtains…..fold in about one inch of fabric all the way around the edge….pin it in place… sew it (this is called finishing the fabric so you don't have raw edges of fraying fabric hanging off the edge)……now that your fabric is 'finished'…………….fold over four inches of fabric …..put a stitch at the top of the curtain one inch from the top…………then another one three inches from the top….this will leave a two inch tunnel for the curtain rod to go through.

Save some of your fabric scraps to line the inside of some decorative baskets……now that you know how to sew a few things …this will be a snap.
Just do like you did for the curtains…. leave a tunnel and put a nylon cording or rope or ribbon through the tunnel to make a draw string deal that you can pull to snug the fabric around the basket.

You can find old sewing machines at flea markets and garage sales and auctions. Learn to use a sewing machine and the sky is the limit on what you can make. You will be shocked at how easy it is to sew and how much money you will save from buying store bought items. They charge way too much for that stuff anyway.