Hi, I'm Sarah with the Hobby Lobby Creative Studio!
Welcome to our Sew This Bedroom Series! Today we are going to show you how to finish out
your bedding with this celver, yet simple, removable bedskirt! That's right, this bedskirt
is cleverly designed to stick to the box spring using a strip of hook & loop fastener!
For a full list of supplies you'll need to make a fabulous bedskirt like this one, click
on the printable link for this video. Okay, before you get started you'll need to
calculate your fabric measurements. More than likely, your bedskirt size will need to be
a little bit different than mine. To make this part a little easier for you,
we've included a fill-in-the-blank form as part of the printable.
Here's a quick breakdown of how I got my starting measurements:
First, to get the length of fabric, I measured around three sides of the bed to see how long
my finished bedskirt needs to be. Mine is 217". For this bedskirt, I will just need
one continuous piece of fabric that will wrap around all three sides of the bed. .
Now, if you have a bed that has posts on the front corners that you'll need to work around,
just simply make three separate pieces for the bedskirt. Measure and make a piece to
fit each side and the front of your bed.
So, starting again with that 217" measurement I just got, I need to add a minimum of 3"
to allow for the seams and hems, so the total length I need is 220".
The fabric I've chosen is 55" wide from selvege edge to selvege edge, so to get to my finished
length of 220", I will need exactly 4 pieces of fabric.
For the height, I just measured from the top of my box spring to the floor and added 3"
for my hems (1" for the top hem, 2" for the bottom hem) This gives me 15".The design on
my fabric repeats every 10" so I've actually added an extra 10" of height to my measurement,
giving me 25". This is so I have a little wiggle room to make sure the design matches
up as I piece all four of the sections together. In the end, after all 4 pieces have been matched
up and trimmed, I need fabric that is 15" tall.If your fabric doesn't have a repeating
pattern, there's no need to add any extra at this point.So to make a bedskirt to fit
this bed, using this fabric I'll be starting with 4 pieces that are 25" x 55".
Once you get your measurements and have your pieces cut, it's a good idea to go ahead and
do a quick zig-zag stitch along the short edges of each piece to keep your fabric from
fraying. We'll deal with the long edges later so you
don't have to stitch them right now. These next few steps are only necessary if
you're using a fabric that has a definite repeating pattern like mine does. You could
avoid these steps by using a solid, or a random all-over patterned fabric instead.
Now, starting with two of the strips of fabric, you'll need to match up the design where one
strip ends and the other starts.
Start by laying your first two pieces face up and side-by-side. Match up the design,
then flip one piece over on top of the other, so they are print to print.
Now, using the chevron pattern to your advantage, insert a pin in the "V" closest to the edge
on your first piece of fabric, then stick it through the other piece at the exact same
point. Once they are lined up, set your pin.
Pin your fabric pieces together this way about every fourth chevron or so to help achieve
the best match-up.
Once you get these first two pieces pinned together you're ready to sew!
You'll want your stitch line to run directly through the center of the chevron's V's we
just used to line up our pattern. So I'll sew mine right here. Now you can see when
I lay the pieces open, my design matches up right where I want it.If you are working with
a solid fabric, you can just line up the ends and make a 1/4" seam to connect each section.
Next you'll want to straighten and trim the top and bottom edges of the fabric before
you move on to putting the next pieces together. This is also the point where we'll want to
also determine what area of our fabric we will want to use as our bedskirt. Here's how
we'll do that... Remeber, our finished bedskirt will be 12".
So with that in mind, use a ruler to visualize where on the fabric design you want that 12"
to fall.
Once you find the placement you like, add 2" below, and 1" above for your hems, bringing
your total measurement to 15". Mark this measurement with a disappearing ink pen.
Now to trim these, we're going to use the marks we made, and our chevron points as our
guide to line up our ruler. Trim all along both of the edges.
This should leave us with a 15" tall strip of fabric, and now we're ready to add on another
piece! So to add another one of the strips of fabric,
you'll just repeat the process of lining up, sewing together and trimming to size until
all of the fabric pieces are sewn together and trimmed to 15" tall.
When you get all your pieces sewn together and trimmed, go ahead and press the seams
open at each of the sections, so they lay nice and flat. Now you can add a zig-zag stitch
along the top and bottom edges of your bedskirt, to keep the fabric from fraying.
Next up, you're ready for the hems! I'll be doing a 1" hem along the top edge, and a 2"
hem along the bottom edge of my bedskirt. I'm going to start with the bottom edge. Fold
the fabric up, measure 2" with your seam gauge, press, and pin.
Then just sew the hem in place. Repeat that, measuring out a 1" hem for the
top edge of the bedskirt. Once you have that measured, pressed, and pinned, go ahead and
sew that hem in place.
This should leave you with a finished height of 12", which is exactly what I need for the
bed I'm using. To make sure I hem the correct amount on both
ends, and that my bedskirt matches exactly to my bed, I'm going to double check the overall
length of my sewn fabric against the measurement of the bed.
My fabric is measuring 218" long, and my bed is 217" around the edge. This means I have
just enough fabric to do a 1/2" single hem on both ends.
So for that, you'll do the same steps as before… fold up 1/2", press, pin, and sew in place.
Now you're done with the sewing, it's time to move on to the installation! This is actually
the super easy part! Pull the plastic backer off the loop strip,
then just go along the top edge of your bedskirt adding fabric adhesive and pressing the strip
in place. I like to attach binder clips to hold it in place while it dries!
The back of the hook and loop strip is sticky but it may come off over time due to the weight
of the fabric, so adding a fabric adhesive gives it some extra stick, and because the
adhesive is washable it allows you to easily unhook it from your box springs and throw
it in the wash! To secure your hook strip to the box springs,
just remove the plastic backer, add some hot glue to the box spring and stick in place.
We used hot glue here because it sets quickly, and since this side doesn't need to be washable,
hot glue is perfect! Work in small sections until you get all the
way around the bed. Once the fabri-tac on the bedskirt is good
and dry, simply start at one end, attach the bedskirt to the bed, and you're all done!
How easy was that? What a beautiful piece to add to your already gorgeous, designer-style,
bedding!
Now be sure to check out the other videos in our Sew This Bedroom series for even more
bedroom inspiration and how-to's!
Well, that's all for today, I'll see you next time here at the Hobby Lobby Creative Studio!