Sounds like a great idea to me, and you already have the shams made!! :^)

I'm in the process of doing the same thing. I have been using a couple of sets of sheets to make "skirts" for the countertops and the cutting table in my sewing room. I'm using a sort of brick red and black. I cut bias strips out of the red to make large piping to go around the duvet.

How are you closing yours? I'm going to have an overlap in the back with seven red buttons. I haven't gotten it all sewn together yet.

am making the same thing, but had to solve the dust ruffle problem first. dust ruffles never work on my bed, then i found something called a swedish wrap on a blog from sweden and i am going to try that. Have the sewing done. Install is tomorrow.

Birdtalker, you can't leave us out in the cold....what in the world is a "Swedish wrap"??????
Good luck to all of you!
Senecagal that sounds very pretty!! I use brick red, black and tan in our MBR and love it!

the swedish wrap is essentially a long piece made the width and some inches more than a dust ruffle but not ruffled then placed like a dust ruffle, the top edge is folded in and pinned with safety pins to the top of the box springs. The mattress placed on top like always. You have a dust ruffle but without the ruffle. I trimmed the bottom edge with an eyelet lace. Made the comforter cover but have not tried it on the comforter yet. It may need adjusting. Found that the pillowcases were too tight so I have been sewing in a strip to enlarge them. They were off grain as well. Last time I buy a sheet set at a bargain place.Made in China I think..

the swedish wrap is essentially a long piece made the width and some inches more than a dust ruffle but not ruffled then placed like a dust ruffle, the top edge is folded in and pinned with safety pins to the top of the box springs. The mattress placed on top like always. You have a dust ruffle but without the ruffle. I trimmed the bottom edge with an eyelet lace. Made the comforter cover but have not tried it on the comforter yet. It may need adjusting. Found that the pillowcases were too tight so I have been sewing in a strip to enlarge them. They were off grain as well. Last time I buy a sheet set at a bargain place.Made in China I think..