A bed with a good comfortable mattress is the key to a restful healthy sleep. To keep it clean longer, it is better to use a protective fabric covering that you can make yourself.
The mattress pad should be thick enough to better protect the mattress and securely fasten on it
Not everyone thinks that its presence is necessary, but the useful properties speak for themselves:
Mattress cover or cover primarily performs a hygienic function - protects the mattress from dirt, it is easy to remove and wash
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Sewing is an occupation not subject to everyone, but practically every housewife can make a mattress topper. You will need to buy a vending fabric, and then:
The simplest looks like a big pillowcase or bag.
So that it does not "crawl", you can simulate a button fastener or zipper. There are other options for fixing.
Mattress on the elastic band suggests the presence of sidewalls
In order for the product to hold firmly, reliable fastening is required in various ways. How to sew, you can always learn from the advice of experts. For sewing you need:
If the mattress cover should protect only from dirt and dust, choose thick cotton, linen, jacquard, fine terry cloth, bamboo
If you also need moisture protection functions, take a fabric or material with waterproof lamination.
Quilted mattress topper with a thin layer of synthetic winterizer is good for winter, it keeps heat
Jacquard or silk mattress topper, is good in the heat, as it gives a feeling of coolness
Pattern with allowances for sewing a mattress pad with elastic
The order of sewing operations, if the skill is small, can be found on the Internet.
We transfer the pattern to the fabric and cut out the detail of the mattress pad
Correctly fold the cut edges
A hand stitched protective coating can be the first experience and pride of even an inexperienced craftswoman. The work will require a machine, tailor's traditional tools, fabric, accessories, a bit of skill and effort.
We sew and process the edges of our cuts on all sides.
Fold and press all free edges of the mattress pad.
We stretch the hem along the entire perimeter, leaving a hole about 4−5 cm wide
When choosing a material, you should pay attention to strength: it should not be quickly wiped or torn.
Using the safety pin, we put the gum in the drawstring.
We cut off the gum a few centimeters longer than necessary, fold its ends, stitch several times, closing the gum in a circle
Making measurements: length, width and height, you can begin to build patterns, and then - sewing. Fastenings are sewn on the edges, reliability is checked by fitting.
We cover the remaining hole - mattress cover is ready
In order to make our future case, you need to measure the length of the mattress a, width b, and height of the board h
The need to protect the product from contamination is fully justified: with its help, it remains clean longer and retains an attractive appearance. The sequence of work can be learned from a simple instruction, which even a beginning housewife will not be difficult to implement:
Attention! Before starting to cut the purchased material is important to wash: it can "sit down".
We lay off ½ the width of the mattress from the fold line, on each side we put it to the left, right, and bottom h + 15 cm
Cut scissors squares in the corners
Experienced housewives advise before beginning cutting to carefully check the dimensions of the product.
Council Inexperienced housewives better make a template in full size and check the correctness of certain sizes.
We transfer the pattern to the fabric, we grind off the C and C1 segments, we cut the edges of the slice, we make the hem joint for the whole product
When the check is done, you can begin to cut, previously well ironed fabric. The main part is cut according to the length and width, then 4 side fragments are cut out, if the mattress is high.
We retreat from the corner of 50 cm, we pass through the gum, we fasten the ends of the gum with stitches - we get the assembly in the corners
All parts are double stitched and folded inside out, then turned "face up".
If the fitting was successful, you can arrange a drawstring. The finished product ironed.
Ready mattress on the elastic with the assembly in the corners
The cover on a children's mattress on a lightning can be made independently
Covering a children's mattress is very simple. How to sew it yourself is easy to understand from the recommendations. It will be necessary:
Three sides and part four are sewn and stitched by hand, into which the zipper will be sewn or buttons sewn.
When lightning is used, it is first seen and fitting. If done correctly, it is sewn into place. After ironing the case can be worn.
For a mattress for a child and an adult, the coating is made according to the same pattern. This takes into account the material, quality and texture, in accordance with the purpose of use.
The main conditions for a good result are:
When choosing a fabric, especially when it comes to a child's product, it is important to pay attention to its composition, which should not cause allergies.
Sewing will require some practical skills and cutting parts that “lift” both parts, cut to size, to the height of the boards. In them to leave places through which the rubberized tape will be drawn.
Nevertheless, it is not difficult to sew it, not forgetting the allowances.
Pin gum to the corners of the mattress pad from the inside
The model is quite simple. Elastic bands are sewn along the edges of the rectangles to be fixed on the mattress surface. Pattern can be found on the Internet.
Having folded the rape ribbon in half lengthwise, pin it around the perimeter of the mattress pad, grab the ends of the gum, stitch it
The orthopedic mattress is expensive, so the cover on it will also be expensive, and many housewives sew themselves. To please the result, the fabric should be:
Considered the most suitable jacquard, dense, durable, with a variety of colors.
You can use natural linen, cotton, as well as synthetic and blended fabrics that do not cause allergies.
If the product is thin, you can make a covering on it with a zipper, choosing a hypoallergenic, soft to the touch material. Then cut out two rectangles, in size and with seam allowances, stitch, tack on the zipper, and after fitting - sew.
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