AMOUNT OF ELASTIC to use, if you're encasing it: 80 inches (204 cm)
You can make your own crib sheets friends! YES. They're cute, easy, and a simple way to redecorate your child's room. AND, they make great baby gifts!---let's start a new trend. Come watch and I'll show you two ways to make a fitted crib or toddler sheet: one that's quick and fast with exposed elastic; and the other that's also quick and fast, but with a beautiful casing to hide the elastic.
Come sew with me!
- Dana
You can find a step-by-step tutorial for this on my website here:
www.madeeveryday.com/tutorial...
TO MAKE A CUSTOM SIZE SHEET:
Note: You will need to play with the math. This just gives you a general idea:
Take the length and width of your mattress, PLUS the height of your mattress, PLUS however much you want it to tuck under (you prob want it to tuck under a few inches). Then cut a large rectangle of fabric those dimensions (with all those added lengths). Then you need to cut 4 squares from the corners that are the height of your mattress PLUS however much you want the sheet will tuck under/around the mattress. For instance, in my project, the mattress is 6 inches tall, so I cut out the squares 8x8 inches.
Just experiment and see how it goes!
SEWING MACHINE recommendations:
My current sewing machine is a Baby Lock BRILLIANT. If you're looking to buy a good entry level machine, I also love the other machines in the series called JOY, ZEAL, and JUBILANT. You can purchase and read some reviews on this site:
JOY sewing machine:
shrsl.com/27q2h
ZEAL sewing machine:
shrsl.com/27q2j
JUBILANT sewing machine:
shrsl.com/27q2k
VISIT MY SITE FOR MORE IDEAS + PATTERNS:
www.madeeveryday.com/
Fabrics used in this video:
• coral herringbone print by Joann Fabrics
• Metro Living Circles, navy by Robert Kaufman
www.fabric.com/buy/dw-320/met...
Video by Side Street Productions:
vimeopro.com/sidestreetprod/reel/