Step-by-Step Guide on How to make Bedskirt

It feels altogether different when you will use your handmade bedskirt. To make bedskirt simple fabric is edged with decorated fabric that is visible part of bedskirt. Check out the step-by-step guide on how to make bedskirt.

Things Required

1. Fabric (for ruffles)
2. Fabric (to tuck under mattress)
3. Scissor
4. Sewing machine
5. Thread
6. Measuring tape
7. Marker
   

How to Measure for Bedskirt for Fabric to Be Tucked Under Mattress

• Correct measurement is essential to make bedskirt of perfect size. For this take the measuring tape or yardstick and accurately measure the length and breadth of box spring.
• Now add 1” to the measurement that you have taken. For an example if the spring box measures 70" X 50" then make it 71”x 51”.
• Cut the fabric to be tucked under mattress of this measurement.

Measurement for the Visible Fabric of Bedskirt

• Multiply length and breadth of box spring by 2, which means 70 x 2 and 50 x 2. It comes out to be 140” and 100”. Add these two and add 4” extra in the total (140+100+4). The result comes out to be 244”. So you need the fabric of this length.
• For the length of drop measure the distance from the top of box spring till floor. Add close to 3” in this length. Say the length of the box spring is 15” then add 3” in that. You will have 18” length. Cut your fabric that has width of 18”. Most of the fabrics in market are available in 45”-60”. So buy and cut your fabric for bedskirt accordingly.

How to Make Bedskirt?

1. Cut the fabric to be tucked.
2. Cut the visible bed skirt fabric in four strips. Two for the length of the bed and two for the width of the bed. If you do not need the bed skirt at front then have two length long fabric strips and one width long.
3. Give 1” hem lengthwise and 1/2” widthwise.
4. Leaving 1/4” from the edge, sew the length long fabric with the sewing machine set to longest stitch length. Repeat the sewing on the remaining bedskirt fabric strips.
5. Take the one fabric that you have sewn. Hold the threads with your finger and thumb and gently pull one of the thread. This will cause the ruffles. Make the even gathers.
6. Measure the length of gathered fabric. It should be 1” more than the length of box spring. Same way make the ruffled bedskirt on width side.
7. Make the seam over the gathers so that these remain intact.

Now sew the gathered fabric with the fabric to be tucked under mattress.

Your bedskirt is now ready to use.

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