Project: One Bed for Three (Part 4)

Today I began making the bed linens. Firstly I wanted to make some fitted sheets and pillows and began by selecting a pretty lightweight cotton.

After cutting my pieces to size, I made the pillow cases. Then rather than making the fitted sheet like one would for a real bed, I simply drew around a glass to curve the corners. 

I turned over approximately 1cm around the outside and ironed it down, before stitching it to make a casing for the elastic. Then I inserted 5mm elastic and pulled it up so it fitted nicely over the mattress.

I tossed up the idea of making flat sheets with blankets or duvets. I settled on the duvets.

This photo was taken before I added the decals, so you'll deduce I didn't do everything in the order as posted. Also, thanks again to Jodi, I shall be using Tacky Wax to hold the duvets in position when I take my next lot of photos.

Project: One Bed for Three (Part 3)

The next step was to make the mattresses. Following Jodi's instructions which she used to make Roz's mattress, but modified to my own requirements.

I used three layers of 5mm foam core glued together, then three layers of Minijumbuk Nu-Wool Quilt Wading on top of that, because I didn't have any batting. Before gluing the wadding layers to the foam core, I pre-drilled a series of holes as Jodi had done, for later tufting.

Next I covered the mattress with fabric. I didn't have any ticking in my stash, but I did have this pretty pink stripe which I thought would look okay.

After sewing the tufts, I made a bottom cover with cardstock. I didn't add and strip around the outside as Jodi did, because the mattress didn't appear to need it. It would also have made it difficult to add the fitted sheet and still have it sit comfortably in the bunk.

A big thanks go to Jodi for her inspiration and generous spirit, she made this project a whole lot simpler for me.