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Posted by Mary Fisher on February 17, 2008, 5:00 am
>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.
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> Long story short, I decided to make an attempt at altering the sheet:
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> 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....
You're not alone. I have a single bed fitted sheet which is made from very
heavy cotton, it was brought from my mother's house when she died last year.
It's recently been pressed into service here since a grand daughter came to
live with us temporarily. When I ironed the sheet yesterday I noticed that
it was very thin in the middle and there were a few holes and remembered
that I'd intended repairing it.
But how? A patch would be the obvious way but seams might interfere with the
body, I can't bear lying on a seam. Being fitted I can't do a sides to
middle repair as we always did/do on flat sheets.
And yet I can't bear to throw out the sheet ...
On your personal problem - can't you get hip replacements? I do sympathise
with you, years ago I used to sob in bed because I was in so much pain in my
hips. Eventually it stopped. Spouse was the same until he had a hip
replacement, it transformed his waking hours and ensured good sleep.
Mary
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