Making A King Size Bed Skirt

I bought some printed king size sheets and made a bed skirt similar to yours and then matching curtains.

Making a king size bed skirt.

Take the used king size bed skirt you want the center panel to make your new bed skirt. For a ruffled bed skirt you need to account for fullness. On average a queen is approximately 60x80 inches and a king is approximately 76x80 inches. Determine how full you want the skirt to be either 2 to 3 times fuller than a smooth flat bedskirt.

My measurements are for my king sized bed and the height of my bed. By using sheets the side hems of the sheets became the hems for the bed skirt. I would like to make a bed skirt for king size bed will king flat sheet work. It looks like this this is a side view.

You can either attach the new ruffled fabric over the previous skirt or cut the skirt fabric and sew the new bed skirt to the panel. If you want to make a bed skirt for another size just measure the length and width of your bed. Two sides plus the foot of the bed measure the mattress itself. Sew along the top ruffled shirring tape at both edges with either the grosgrain ribbon or twill tape to give a finished edge.

Why make your own bed skirt instead of buying one. To determine the length of each fabric panel the bed skirt will consist of three panels. Adjust the sheet so that the edges just brush the floor on any sides that will be visible. To get it the correct size for the bed just put the old sheet on.

If you want to make a flat paneled bed skirt then you may use the measurements you have. Queen king full twin cal king queen king twin xl twin twin xl twin full other one size white grey blue ivory beige nickel silver black brown green red pink purple yellow 12 17 9 inches 18 inches bed skirt 3 reviews 17 reviews 8 reviews 2 reviews 2 reviews 0 25 13 26 50. Empyrean bedding bed skirts king size king bed skirts with 8 pins dust ruffles king microfiber king size bed skirt king size bed skirts 14 inch drop charcoal gray. You can adapt this tutorial to any size of bed mine is king size queen size in south africa.

Decide on the fullness for your bed skirt. Get it as soon as thu oct 8. Add this measurement to 4 inches for the hem plus 3 to 5 inches to tuck under the mattress. I also used an old sheet for the material between the mattress and box springs.

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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 size.