. . . crib sheet ~ part two . . .

. . . okay . . . 

. . . now ~ from that awesome 

french seam you just sewed, 

measure down the selvedge 

twelve inches . . . 

. . . mark the spot 

with a straight pin . . .

. . . do that on all four corners . . .

. . . you'll need a package 

of one-half inch 

single fold bias tape . . .

. . . starting at 

one of the straight pin markers, 

heading toward 

one of the french seams, 

right sides together, 

fold under about a half-inch 

on the end of the bias tape . . .

. . . with raw edge of bias tape 

and selvedge even, 

stitch along the crease 

of the bias tape .  .

. . . twelve inches toward 

the first french seam, 

across the end of the sheet, 

past the second french seam 

and down twelve inches 

to the second straight pin . . .

. . . cut and fold end of bias tape 

and finish as you started . . .

. . . again, envision 

a finished fitted sheet . . .

. . . press the bias tape back 

into its original shape . . . 

. . . re-creasing the fold . . .

. . . then fold bias tape 

to the inside and press . . .

. . . stitch as close to the edge 

as possible  

~ forming a casing . . .

. . . optional: i like to topstitch 

close to the finished edge 

of the casing, too . . .

. . . i use my hemming foot 

as a guide . . .

. . . ensuring a row of stitching 

that is realllllllly close 

to the edge . . .

. . . cut two pieces 

~ each 20 inches long ~ 

of 1/4 inch elastic . . .

. . . use a large safety pin 

to insert elastic into casing 

on each end . . .

. . . gather onto the safety pin 

and then pull through . . .

. . . take care not to pull 

all the way through . . .

{speaking from experience!}

. . . when you're 

about halfway across 

with the safety pin, 

stop and secure 

the elastic end . . .

. . . stitch back and forth 

several times . . .

. . . continue inserting elastic . . .

. . . pull two inches 

past the other end of casing . . .

. . . secure second end . . .

. . . trim excess two inches 

of elastic . . .

. . . each end should look like this . . .

. . . and your custom fitted crib sheet is complete . . .

. . . they're super easy 

and quick to make . . .

. . . so easy 

i made three of them 

today . . .

. . . much easier to sew 

than it is to write about 

HOW to sew! . . .
. . . i just wish i knew 
where to buy 
cute king size fabric! . . .