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Posted by Viviane on August 13, 2009, 5:57 am
In Australia we can get a special fitted sheet elastic. It about 1.5cm wide
(about 3/4" in old money) with an area in the middle that is thinner so you
can fold it in half with the material inside. It looks like this:
http://www.sewingselections.com.au/catalogue/Elastic/Fitted-Sheet-Elastic/1.html
You'll see it better if you enlarge the picture. The raised bit in the
middle is actually thinner than the elastic. It took me a little while to
get the hang of it (the material kept falling out as I was sewing) but with
lots of pins I managed. That way the ends of the fitted sheet are flat.
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> earhtmother had written this in response to
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http://www.sewgirls.com/sewing/Re-help-with-sewing-sheets-and-throw-longish-42356-.htm
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> Bobbie Sews More wrote:
>> I would suggest that you sew a few lines either crossways or long ways
>> to
> quilt this together.
>> I have made toddler sheets and I zig-zag the elastic onto the sheet,
>> making
> sure the zig part is sewn into the elastic to hold it down.
>> Barbara in SC
> Thanks - will just "normal" elastic be fine? The patterned fleece has
> areas I could sew around to quilt it, would this work or are the lines a
> better idea?
> elaine
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