| It feels altogether different when you will use your | | | | the top of box spring till floor. Add close to 3" in this |
| handmade bedskirt. To make bedskirt simple fabric is | | | | length. Say the length of the box spring is 15" then |
| edged with decorated fabric that is visible part of | | | | add 3" in that. You will have 18" length. Cut your |
| king bedskirt. Check out the step-by-step guide on | | | | fabric that has width of 18". Most of the fabrics in |
| how to make bedskirt. | | | | market are available in 45"-60". So buy and cut your |
| Things Required | | | | fabric for bedskirt accordingly. |
| 1. Fabric (for ruffles) | | | | How to Make Bedskirt? |
| 2. Fabric (to tuck under mattress) | | | | 1. Cut the fabric to be tucked. |
| 3. Scissor | | | | 2. Cut the visible bed skirt fabric in four strips. Two |
| 4. Sewing machine | | | | for the length of the bed and two for the width of |
| 5. Thread | | | | the bed. If you do not need the bed skirt at front |
| 6. Measuring tape | | | | then have two length long fabric strips and one width |
| 7. Marker | | | | long. |
| How to Measure for Bedskirt for Fabric to Be | | | | 3. Give 1" hem lengthwise and 1/2" widthwise. |
| Tucked Under Mattress | | | | 4. Leaving 1/4" from the edge, sew the length long |
| - Correct measurement is essential to make bedskirt | | | | fabric with the sewing machine set to longest stitch |
| of perfect size. For this take the measuring tape or | | | | length. Repeat the sewing on the remaining bedskirt |
| yardstick and accurately measure the length and | | | | fabric strips. |
| breadth of box spring. | | | | 5. Take the one fabric that you have sewn. Hold the |
| - Now add 1" to the measurement that you have | | | | threads with your finger and thumb and gently pull |
| taken. For an example if the spring box measures 70" | | | | one of the thread. This will cause the ruffles. Make |
| X 50" then make it 71"x 51". | | | | the even gathers. |
| - Cut the fabric to be tucked under mattress of this | | | | 6. Measure the length of gathered fabric. It should be |
| measurement. | | | | 1" more than the length of box spring. Same way |
| Measurement for the Visible Fabric of Bedskirt | | | | make the ruffled bedskirt on width side. |
| - Multiply length and breadth of box spring by 2, | | | | 7. Make the seam over the gathers so that these |
| which means 70 x 2 and 50 x 2. It comes out to be | | | | remain intact. |
| 140" and 100". Add these two and add 4" extra in | | | | 8. Now sew the gathered fabric with the fabric to be |
| the total (140+100+4). The result comes out to be | | | | tucked under mattress. |
| 244". So you need the fabric of this length. | | | | Your bedskirt is now ready to use. |
| - For the length of drop measure the distance from | | | | |