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It can be done, but is it worth it...??? BEI Design 02-16-2008
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Posted by BEI Design on February 16, 2008, 10:56 pm
I have a favorite older sheet set for which I cannot get a
replacement "part". The bottom fitted sheet doesn't fit my
new mattress which is extra thick and upon which I recently
added a 3" latex foam mattress topper. (Arthritis in my hips
makes sleep rare and hard to come by, I'll do almost
anything!) The bottom sheet is never properly "on" the
mattress in the morning.

Long story short, I decided to make an attempt at altering
the sheet:

Bought 2.5 yards of 45" cotton in a very close color match
(dark green), tore it lengthwise into 4 equal strips, joined
the ends in French seams, and narrow hemmed one side.
Removed the elastic from the sheet, sewed the strip to the
edges, the serged the seam edge. Sewed in new elastic all
around, using a three-step-zig-zag. I just put it on the
bed, and I like the result, the sheet now covers the entire
mattress, with a goodly amount to tuck under as well, and
will not slip off (I think/hope).

But gads! It took way too long for me to consider doing it
on a couple of other sheet sets. I guess I'll look for new
bottom sheets in the deeper size, fortunately one set is
white-on-white.

Beverly, who can't quite break the old "fix it-or do without
it" ethos....





Posted by on February 17, 2008, 1:41 am
wrote:
> I have a favorite older sheet set for which I cannot get a
> replacement "part". =A0The bottom fitted sheet doesn't fit my
> new mattress which is extra thick and upon which I recently
> added a 3" latex foam mattress topper. (Arthritis in my hips
> makes sleep rare and hard to come by, I'll do almost
> anything!) =A0The bottom sheet is never properly "on" the
> mattress in the morning.
>
> Long story short, I decided to make an attempt at altering
> the sheet:
>
> Bought 2.5 yards of 45" cotton in a very close color match
> (dark green), tore it lengthwise into 4 equal strips, joined
> the ends in French seams, and narrow hemmed one side.
> Removed the elastic from the sheet, sewed the strip to the
> edges, the serged the seam edge. =A0Sewed in new elastic all
> around, using a three-step-zig-zag. =A0I just put it on the
> bed, and I like the result, the sheet now covers the entire
> mattress, with a goodly amount to tuck under as well, and
> will not slip off (I think/hope).
>
> But gads! =A0It took way too long for me to consider doing it
> on a couple of other sheet sets. =A0I guess I'll look for new
> bottom sheets in the deeper size, fortunately one set is
> white-on-white.
>
> Beverly, who can't quite break the old "fix it-or do without
> it" ethos....

>
>
If you have the time and liked your results, I say go for it.
Especially if you have some matching material in your stash. Nothing
as satisfying as "I did it, and it works!" Maybe if you do it again
it won't be as time consuming as your first successful attempt.

Posted by BEI Design on February 17, 2008, 3:38 pm


itsjoannotjoann@webtv.net wrote:
> On Feb 16, 9:56 pm, "BEI Design" wrote:

> > Long story short, I decided to make an attempt at
> > altering
> > the sheet:

> If you have the time and liked your results, I say go for
> it. Especially if you have some matching material in your
> stash. Nothing as satisfying as "I did it, and it
> works!" Maybe if you do it again it won't be as time
> consuming as your first successful attempt.

Well, I *do* like the result, the sheet stayed in place
perfectly last night. I do have some excess white cotton in
the stash, so maybe I'll do it again for the white set.
However, the burgundy? Nothing in the stash that color. :-(

Beverly




Posted by Veloise on February 17, 2008, 7:37 pm
Beverly wrote:
> Well, I *do* like the result, the sheet stayed in place
> perfectly last night. I do have some excess white cotton in
> the stash, so maybe I'll do it again for the white set.
> However, the burgundy? Nothing in the stash that color. :-(
I've had some luck adding elastic to fitted sheets. I go across the
corner so that when it's in place, there's a diagonal band underneath
the mattress. Perhaps 6" long and making an equilateral triangle with
the existing corners.

Try safety-pinning it, see if it will save some sewing and
modification work.

HTH

--Karen D.

Posted by BEI Design on February 17, 2008, 11:20 pm


Veloise wrote:
> Beverly wrote:
> > Well, I *do* like the result, the sheet stayed in place
> > perfectly last night. I do have some excess white
> > cotton in
> > the stash, so maybe I'll do it again for the white set.
> > However, the burgundy? Nothing in the stash that color.
> > :-(
> I've had some luck adding elastic to fitted sheets. I go
> across the corner so that when it's in place, there's a
> diagonal band underneath the mattress. Perhaps 6" long
> and making an equilateral triangle with the existing
> corners.
>
> Try safety-pinning it, see if it will save some sewing and
> modification work.

I have done that in the past when the sheet is just a smidge
short of covering the mattress. This was just too mach
gaposis, rather like the teen girls with bulgey midriffs
showing between pants and top. :-|

Beverly



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