My sewing machine and I are in a fight, so I made this bedskirt for my/my brother's/the guest bed at my mom's house without any sewing.
This is how the bed used to look.
To make the no-sew bedskirt I used these supplies; a tablecloth (or if you don't have an extra tablecloth hanging around, a flat bed sheet or three yards of fabric would work), clear packing tape, iron-on adhesive, scissors, measuring tape, and an iron.
The bed is a full. For the skirt I cut out three panels, making sure to align the long sides with the tablecloth hem. See the diagram below for my exact panel sizes.
I used iron-on adhesive to hem the left and right (short) sides of each panel. The bottom (long) side didn't need to be hemmed because it incorporated the original tablecloth hem.
I used packing tape to attach the panels to the box-spring. The key is to overlap the fabric up onto the box-spring at least six to eight inches - this way the weight of the mattress will help hold the bedskirt panels in place.
I folded the top of the corners under like a present. Even though it will mostly be covered by the mattress, the top of the corners is likely to show a little if the mattress shifts.
Here's a close-up of the finished bedskirt. (I swear it's not so wrinkly-looking in real life).
This was an easy project, and it has held up perfectly so far - I actually made this bedskirt three weeks ago. Take that sewing machine!
2 comments:
Nice job on your bed skirt - it looks great! I have this linked to my bed skirts roundup post as well today, for inspiration!
Hee hee! "Take that, sewing machine!" My sentiments exactly. Love what you did here. My bed is like yours in that it has a head and foot board so ordinary valances don't work! Thanks for this! I always have boxes under the bed! (Found you via Heather's pinterest post, but am going to pin you separately all by yourself!)
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