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Sewing - Make a Flat Sheet Into a Fitted Sheet

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Sewing - Make a Flat Sheet Into a Fitted Sheet
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from Joansews4u , Thu, Mar 31, 05 at 15:19

Your mattress should be 80x80 & those flat king sheets should be 108x114. That would give you 28 inches one way & 34" the other. The general rule is the depth of the mattress plus 5-6 inches to tuck under on each size. You would have 14" for this on each side past you 80" on the shortest side. If that is enough, make the other side 108" also. Whater ever you come up with for the sides & tuck under....say 14", go inch below that to 13 & cut a 13" square from each corner. Fold those cut edges together & it makes your boxed corner when you stitch them. I sew elastic from 12" or so past that seam into the side area, all way around the end & past the seam on the other.Then do the same to the other end.
I love dealing with flat sheets for other things too. You gets lots of fabric & have to make few seams. We got a good buy, $6, on industrial perma press king Martex sheets & made curtains for my daughter's whole house over 10 years ago & they are still in use & the nice part is wash & rehang.
You can have all sorts of fun with sheets & your new machine.
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