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It’s not hard to google ‘how to make a crib sheet’ and find some decent tutorials. That’s why I’m sharing this with you. Huh?

{Sometimes I wonder how much information I should just ‘give away’ since this is my livelihood. But I guess it’s not that hard to get information on HOW to sew things….what’s difficult is actually SEWING the item. So here’s your free info.}

So anyway, here is a tutorial on how to make a Minky crib sheet. Cuz yeah…minky’s awesome. I would drape myself in minky if I it was socially acceptable.

Supplies

2 yard of minky

3 or so yards of thin elastic

Coordinating thread

1. Measure your mattress. Most crib mattresses are 51 x 28 inches, but obviously there will be some variations. So measure. Measure the length and width and then add 8 inches to each side (16 total per side.) So you’d have to cut about a 67 x 44 rectangle.

2. Fold your rectangle in half, then in half again. Find the corner where all the corners meet and measure out a square that is 8″ x 8″. Cut out the square.

3. Unfold your rectangle…you should have a big plus sign. Starting with one (former) corner, put the two 8″ cut sides WRONG sides together. Pin in place. Are they WRONG sides together??

4. Sew each pinned side together. It should feel like you made a mistake…seeing the seam allowance on the right side of the fabric.

Like this! 5. Now clip the seam allowance so it’s no larger than 1/4 inch.

6. Turn your seam inside out, so you are looking at the wrong side of the fabric. Then sew another seam with a 5/8 inch seam allowance. You have created a French seam!

This is what it looks like up close. French seams are awesome for crib sheets and the best option for minky. Minky sheds like crazy and no amount of serging will get rid of the shedding completely. Do that to all four corners and you are ready for the elastic casing!

7. Fold about 1 1/2 inch of fabric up to start your casing.

8. Before you start pinning up your casing, fold down about a half inch down.

9. Place pins in every few inches like this. Then start sewing along the edge of your 1/2 inch fold.

10. Sew along the entire edge but leave just a few inches open to put the elastic in.

11. Pin the end of your elastic

12. Now the fun part (not really.) You get to guide your elastic through the casing all around the sheet.

It will take some serious work, but you can do it! I have faith in you. Try to even the elastic out as you go, and then when you’ve pulled the other end out, even it up so that you have an equal amount of stretch throughout the sheet.

Trim your elastic to the appropriate length after you’ve evened it out.

Sew the elastic together, making sure they are both lying the same way.

Then sew up your opening.

Done! It should fit perfectly. I love a 8 inch corner seam.