At $2.50 a pop, I need to make some more! If you are using a cotton material, you may want to hem the edges before adding elastic.īaby will stay warm all winter with these fleece crib sheets. We want a tight fit to make sure baby is safe in his or her crib.Īnd now you have a fleece crib sheet! It looks a bit like a giant shower cap.įleece, flannel and knit are easy to work with because they don’t fray. This pulling action in combination with the zigzag stitch is what allows the fabric to stretch. Make a few stitches to hold the elastic in place, then pull the elastic toward you while continuing to sew WITH A ZIGZAG STITCH around the perimeter of the crib sheet. It doesn’t matter which edge you start on, but you MUST USE A ZIGZAG STITCH. Place the elastic on top of an outside edge on the wrong side of the fabric. It should look like a floppy box without a lid at this point. Sometimes I sew over the edge twice to be certain. A crib sheet gets tugged on quite a bit, so make sure each seam is secured before continuing. I like to use a zigzag stitch because it tends to hold better than a straight stitch. Put right sides together (if your fabric has a right side) and sew down the edge. Next grab the two interior edges closest to each other where the 7″ x 7″ square was cut out. Open it up, and your fleece should look like this. Use these measurements regardless of what size crib sheet you are making. The edges won’t be seen when the fleece sheet is wrapped around a crib mattress.įold the fleece into quarters and cut a 7″ x 7″ square from the corner where all the layers of raw edges meet. You can include any edging, selvedge or hem. If your crib is a different size, measure the length and width and add 7″ to each. For a mini crib ( like the one in our RV) cut the fleece 51″ x 37″. For a standard sized crib, use measurements 69″ x 44″. Flannels and knits work well too.įirst cut the fabric to size. If you want to use fleece from the bolt or another type of fabric, you’ll need about 1.5 yards. Fleece Fabric – I picked up the fleece throw blanket pictured for $2.50 at Walmart.
This is an easy project that any beginner with access to a sewing machine can tackle in less than an hour. An internet search didn’t turn up any ready-made fleece crib sheets, so I made my own – and I did it for under $3.00! If you know the sewing basics, you can make fleece crib sheets. During the winter I put cozy fleece sheets on our bed, which made me think about adding a layer of warmth to the baby crib as well.
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