You Can Do It: Sew Your Own Bedding

What better way to customize your bedroom than to create your own bedding? Whether your motivation is to personalize your space with your own style, make bedding out of killer fabrics, or to save money, these tips and tutorials will help you get started.

1. Make a pillow cover from a button up shirtAdd style to your bedding with a pillow or two made from button up shirts. This tutorial from Apartment Therapy takes you through the entire process.
2. Make your own sheets on the cheapFind practical tips for acquiring flannel and other fabrics in this article from Daily Finance. They also have instructions for making your own sheets, starting with an easy top sheet and working your way up to a fitted sheet. The most practical tip is that most bolts of fabric are 42 inches wide, which makes three lengths sewed together just wide enough to have a Queen sized sheet.
3. Sew a fitted sheetUse this quick guide from About.com Sewing to measure your mattress before you start sewing. It provides step-by-step instructions to sew a fitted sheet, complete with photographs of the process.
4. Make a Duvet CoverFrom Design8Sponge, step-by-step instructions to sew your own duvet cover. Choose a fabric, follow these instructions and decide how you want to fasten the cover. It's as easy as that.

RELATED ON APARTMENT THERAPY:
•How To: Sew Your Own Bedding

Girls knickerbockers, long shorts. Cottage chic. Size 3, 4, 5 comfy shorts. Eco

Girls knickerbockers, long shorts. Cottage chic. Size 3, 4, 5 comfy shorts. Eco

Price ($AUD): $22.00 $18.70

Quantity: 1 

ADD TO CART

• View Store Policies
• Email Seller about this Item

• 
• 
• 

Your girl will feel like a pretty little lady pottering around in these knickerbockers! So comfy, easy to wear and an easy wash and wear number. Gorgeous for the beach, garden, dressed down or dressed up!Size 3 - 5 knickerbockers, baggy shorts. Gorgeous recycled cotton fabrics. Nursery fabric - rocking horse, duck, rabbit, teddy and floral cotton with coordinating pocket.My model is a slender 5.Please refer to the following dimensions -44 cms around waist - unstretched.38 cms approx long.28cms around leg - unstretched.
Models own top. Please contact me for a custom order or see -
http://www.madeit.com.au/detail.asp?id=601200
http://www.madeit.com.au/detail.asp?id=599596

Will ship to outside Australia. Please contact me for a quote.
Thank you and please do have a look at my other original items.
Postage includes registered post within Australia. Will happily combine post for multiple items.

POSTAGE & HANDLING

WITHIN AUSTRALIA

Standard

$5.00

+ $1.50 per additional item