This simple single pleated fabric panel is attached with velcro to the front bedspring rail.
Velcro bed skirt diy.
I wasn t sure how i would make this frameless metal headboard work when i found it last year but that didn.
Two sides plus the foot of the bed measure the mattress.
Muslin fabric trim straight pins matching thread sticky back velcro and measuring tape will be needed to accomplish the bed skirt.
After a good washing i cut it up.
It may look like this smart pleated bedskirt dust ruffle was custom made for this daybed bedding ensemble but oh no.
First you simply drape the sheet over your box spring or bed platform or whatever surface is below your mattress.
It can be removed and replaced easily for lots of under the bed storage.
Choose an opaque medium weight material such as cotton velvet or denim.
A huge perk of the flat sheet turned bedskirt is that if something gets on one of the bedskirt panels you can just spot treat it and throw it in the washer but since the fabric might shrink the first time it s washed wash shrink it before making it into your bedskirt.
I cut small squares of my favorite velcro.
Yes i did just use favorite and velcro in the same sentence i am a diy nerd this is industrial strength velcro.
I know they will love it.
I used a twin sheet to make a bed skirt for a twin bed and it was the perfect length but if your bed is on the higher side you may need to use a sheet in a larger.
This is seriously easy.
It is a simple diy bed skirt project.
Add this measurement to 4 inches for the hem plus 3 to 5 inches to tuck under the mattress.
Here is the finished project.
You can find it in the craft.
Thanks lauren for taking pics and sharing your fun diy project with everyone.
To determine the length of each fabric panel the bed skirt will consist of three panels.
The idea may seem a bit like cheating and in some ways it is but the results are fabulous and no one.
Here s the how to on this simple diy.
Iron and sewing machine are not required in this project at all.
And if you use a little bit of ingenuity in the form of some velcro tape you ll save some time energy and fabric in the process.
How to make a bed skirt from a flat sheet.
If your sheet is new wash it first.
Vintage headboards are pretty easy to find at antique shops and flea markets but the caveat is that they usually don t come with bed frames.
This is a bed skirt that i found at the thrift store for 1 99.
Project home decor sewing.
I measured and cut the long sides then the short ends.
I did not put a pleat in on the short sides of the bed.
Stick the other side of the velcro to the inside of your bed frame and then attach the dust ruffle to it.
The velcro bed skirt looks impressive on the bed.
