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Altering fitted bottom sheets Liz Zoob 09-18-2005
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Posted by Liz Zoob on September 18, 2005, 11:03 am
Hi--I am new to this group. I have a sewing question that I hope
someone can help me with.

I recently replaced a bottom fitted sheet. It was purchased because its
fabirc content guaranteed it to be soft, and it is. But it is designed
to fit mattresses from 9-20" thick--and ours is only about 7". So that
means that even though we tuck in in firmly each night, it pulls loose,
and by morning is a wrinkled mess, even though it is still tucked in. I
prefer to sleep on a smooth surface, so I was thinking of altering the
sheet to make it less deep. The problem is, I have no real idea how to
do this (I do have a fair amount of sewing experience, but not a lot of
spatial imagination!).

I wonder if someone could give me an idea how to make this sheet fit
better.

Thanks.

Liz


Posted by Candide on September 18, 2005, 4:27 pm






> Hi--I am new to this group. I have a sewing question that I hope
> someone can help me with.
>
> I recently replaced a bottom fitted sheet. It was purchased because
its
> fabirc content guaranteed it to be soft, and it is. But it is designed
> to fit mattresses from 9-20" thick--and ours is only about 7". So that
> means that even though we tuck in in firmly each night, it pulls
loose,
> and by morning is a wrinkled mess, even though it is still tucked in.
I
> prefer to sleep on a smooth surface, so I was thinking of altering the
> sheet to make it less deep. The problem is, I have no real idea how to
> do this (I do have a fair amount of sewing experience, but not a lot
of
> spatial imagination!).
>
> I wonder if someone could give me an idea how to make this sheet fit
> better.
>
> Thanks.
>
> Liz

No need to alter the sheet via sewing, just purchase a packet or two of
those "sheet gripper" do dads and that should do the trick. They look
like garter belt clips on both ends and have stretch fabric between
them. One simply clips on end to one corner of the sheet, then the other
to the other side. Bed,Bath and Beyond have them as am sure many other
stores.

Personally never bother with fitted sheets; flat sheets and "hospital
corners" are the way to go.

Candide



Posted by teleflora on September 19, 2005, 6:33 pm

>
> Personally never bother with fitted sheets; flat sheets and "hospital
> corners" are the way to go.
>
> Candide
>
>

hahahahah. You are like my sister. I always told her she sleeps like a
corpse. She gets up in the morning and just pulls the one corner and her
bed is made.

I, on the other hand, rassle bears all night long. If I didn't have fitted
sheets, I would have to make my bed from scratch every single morning. Plus,
the covers would all be in a big knot half way throught the night.

I wish I could just use the flat sheets. They last so much longer since you
can rotate top and bottom.

Cindy



Posted by on September 18, 2005, 4:46 pm

Liz Zoob wrote:
> Hi--I am new to this group. I have a sewing question that I hope
> someone can help me with.
>
> I recently replaced a bottom fitted sheet. It was purchased because its
> fabirc content guaranteed it to be soft, and it is. But it is designed
> to fit mattresses from 9-20" thick--and ours is only about 7". So that
> means that even though we tuck in in firmly each night, it pulls loose,
> and by morning is a wrinkled mess, even though it is still tucked in. I
> prefer to sleep on a smooth surface, so I was thinking of altering the
> sheet to make it less deep. The problem is, I have no real idea how to
> do this (I do have a fair amount of sewing experience, but not a lot of
> spatial imagination!).
>
> I wonder if someone could give me an idea how to make this sheet fit
> better.
>
> Thanks.
>



I had the exact problem with some sheets and here's the link to the
excellent advice I received from this group last November. Hope this
helps and hope this link works.

http://groups.google.com/group/alt.sewing/browse_thread/thread/ea3a06ac787ed184/514adca18035c179?q=fitted+sheets&rnum=8&hl=en#514adca18035c179
> Liz


Posted by Liz Zoob on September 18, 2005, 6:38 pm
Thanks! I'll print out that information (the link worked fine!)

I can't quite picture what you mean, Deekoko, but once I do that to the
sheets it will probably become clearer.

Candide, I am reluctant to use those garter-y things because I don't
want to have to lift the mattress and shove them under the bed every
time I change the sheets.

Glad to see I'm not the only one bugged by this!

Thanks to you all.

Liz



**************

I had the exact problem with some sheets and here's the link to the
> excellent advice I received from this group last November. Hope this
> helps and hope this link works.
>
>
http://groups.google.com/group/alt.sewing/browse_thread/thread/ea3a06ac787ed184/514adca18035c179?q=fitted+sheets&rnum=8&hl=en#514adca18035c179


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