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October 3, 2016 By Brandy 39 Comments

Home » Holidays » Gift Ideas

DIY Crib Sheet Tutorial

Filed Under: Craft Tutorials, Gift Ideas, Sewing Tagged With: Home Decor Sewing

Here is a quick and easy DIY crib sheet that only takes 30 minutes to make. Make a few to keep on hand for baby gifts! This post contains affiliate links.

Here is a quick and easy DIY crib sheet that only takes 30 minutes to make. Make a few to keep on hand for baby gifts!
Crib sheets are a wonderful way to add color and style to a nursery.

Here is a quick and easy DIY crib sheet that only takes 30 minutes to make. Make a few to keep on hand for baby gifts!
They are also super simple to make! To make this DIY crib sheet you only need 2 1/2 yards of fabric, so find some on sale and make a few for the nursery or as baby shower gifts!

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Here is a quick and easy DIY crib sheet that only takes 30 minutes to make. Make a few to keep on hand for baby gifts!

DIY Crib Sheet Tutorial

Time: 30 minutes

Skill Level: Beginner

The size for a standard crib mattress can vary by 1/2″ or so in each direction. The goal is to make a tight-fitting sheet for safety. This DIY crib sheet tutorial will stretch and fit snug for any mattress fitting the standard dimensions of 52” x 27.5” x (5.5″). This is the dimensions for the mattress shown.

Here is a quick and easy DIY crib sheet that only takes 30 minutes to make. Make a few to keep on hand for baby gifts!
Supplies:

2 yards fabric

2 1/2 yards fold over 1″ elastic

scissors

measuring tape

sewing machine (the one I use!)

Here is a quick and easy DIY crib sheet that only takes 30 minutes to make. Make a few to keep on hand for baby gifts!
Cut a piece of fabric that is 44″ wide and 67″ in length.

Most fabric comes in a 45″ width. That makes it nice and easy to cut out your crib sheet since the width needs to be 44″.

Leave it folded in half and fold it one more time so that it looks like the first photo above. It will have a fold along the bottom and a fold to left. The selvage will be on the right.

Trim the width so that it measures exactly 22″ (when you open it, it will be 44″).

Leave the fabric folded and trim the length to be 33.5″. (It will be 67″ in length when you unfold it).

Once again, leave the fabric folded and cut out an 8″ square from the top right corner.

Here is a quick and easy DIY crib sheet that only takes 30 minutes to make. Make a few to keep on hand for baby gifts!
When you open your fabric, there will be a square cut out from each corner.

With right sides together, bring the two sides from one corner together and sew them down the side with a 3/8″ seam allowance.

Repeat for the other 3 corners. This will create a box shape for your sheet so that it tucks around the mattress.

Now for the elastic!

I use fold over elastic in a 1″ width. This is much quicker than creating an elastic casing and feeding your elastic through.

Here is a quick and easy DIY crib sheet that only takes 30 minutes to make. Make a few to keep on hand for baby gifts!
Sandwich a section of your fabric inside of the elastic (you can start anywhere on the sheet).

STRETCH the elastic as you go, pulling hard. Remember to stretch when the needle is IN the fabric so that it doesn’t move around. Sew around entire sheet, pulling the elastic hard as you go, and sandwiching the fabric inside.

This will make it stretchy and bounce back when finished. Overlap the elastic when you get back to your starting point and backstitch to finish the seam.

Here is a quick and easy DIY crib sheet that only takes 30 minutes to make. Make a few to keep on hand for baby gifts!
I couldn’t stop at just one. Now baby boy will have 3 to switch off!

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  1. Stephanie Phelps says

    October 3, 2016 at 8:06 am

    This would go to our new grandbaby if I won!

    Reply
  2. Leticia says

    October 3, 2016 at 1:14 pm

    Due in Dec!!! This would be awesome!!!

    Reply
  3. Tiffiny Banks says

    October 3, 2016 at 2:02 pm

    For myself or as a gift, plenty of uses for this!

    Reply
  4. Erin L says

    October 3, 2016 at 3:01 pm

    🙂 Looks neat! I have tried many cute ideas from your blog! Bunny rolls are a family favorite!

    Reply
  5. Erin L says

    October 3, 2016 at 3:32 pm

    🙂 Looks fun! I have tried several fun ideas from this blog, our family favorite being the bunny rolls!

    Reply
  6. Will G says

    October 3, 2016 at 7:02 pm

    We would keep it because we are trying to have kids!

    Reply
  7. Brandi Swanson says

    October 3, 2016 at 8:41 pm

    I would love to win this for my baby boy due in march!

    Reply
  8. Kenny H. says

    October 3, 2016 at 9:47 pm

    My sister!

    Reply
  9. Denise says

    October 3, 2016 at 10:31 pm

    I am due in November so it would be for me 🙂

    Reply
  10. Rachel says

    October 4, 2016 at 8:49 am

    My best friends son will be the lucky recipient.

    Reply
  11. Nikki B says

    October 4, 2016 at 9:28 am

    I have always made sheets with casings, FOE looks so much easier! Wonderful idea and post. Best wishes for your new little one! ?

    Reply
  12. Nikki B says

    October 4, 2016 at 9:30 am

    Oh and this is for my little sister!!!

    Reply
  13. Robynn says

    October 4, 2016 at 1:52 pm

    Love your sheets. I am going to make some for my granddaughter.

    Reply
  14. Christine Martin says

    October 4, 2016 at 2:07 pm

    If I win, my grandson, who is due November 17, 2016 will be the lucky recipient!

    Reply
  15. Christine Martin says

    October 4, 2016 at 2:09 pm

    My grandson – who is due November 17, 2016!

    Reply
  16. Linsey says

    October 4, 2016 at 7:28 pm

    We have one halo sleep sack and baby boy sleeps in it every night! He loves it!

    Reply
  17. nicki says

    October 4, 2016 at 10:18 pm

    I would use this for my newborn 🙂

    Reply
  18. mamabearjournal says

    October 5, 2016 at 9:45 am

    Totally going to make my own crib sheets now!!!

    Reply
  19. Laurie Logan says

    October 5, 2016 at 10:01 am

    My daughter is having a baby in March! So, my
    grandbaby would be the lucky recipient. 😀
    Love the crib sheet tutorial and am inspired to go out hunting for the perfect fabrics!

    Thanks so much for the tutorial and the contest entry. Love your blog!

    Reply
    • Brandy says

      October 5, 2016 at 10:06 am

      Congratulations on the new baby coming in March, how exciting!! 🙂

      Reply
  20. Laura m says

    October 5, 2016 at 12:29 pm

    I would keep it for my baby due next year!

    Reply
  21. Taylor Closet says

    October 5, 2016 at 1:39 pm

    My daughter would be the lucky recipient, if I won.

    Reply
  22. Rose Whelan says

    October 5, 2016 at 10:00 pm

    Would love to give this to my nephew and his wife, who are expecting baby number two. ?

    Reply
  23. Rose Whelan says

    October 5, 2016 at 10:02 pm

    I would love to give this to my nephew and his wife. They are expecting baby number two.

    Reply
  24. susan says

    October 5, 2016 at 10:06 pm

    I would use it for my baby!

    Reply
  25. grandgiveaways says

    October 6, 2016 at 5:41 am

    I will use it on my baby girl.

    Name on rafflecopter: Mami2jcn

    Reply
  26. Austin Baroudi says

    October 6, 2016 at 7:37 am

    This would be for my daughter’s mother’s son. Thanks so much for the chance!

    Reply
  27. monicageglio says

    October 6, 2016 at 10:25 am

    Great tutorial. This was one of my first sewing projects. Easy & Fun.

    Reply
  28. Debbie N says

    October 6, 2016 at 11:14 am

    I would be a hard choice. I have both a niece and a cousin who are expecting. I am so excited for both of them.

    Reply
  29. Dawn Monroe says

    October 6, 2016 at 6:37 pm

    It would be perfect for my newest granddaughter who was actually born today at 1:30 pm. Welcome Addison!

    Reply
    • Brandy says

      October 6, 2016 at 8:49 pm

      Congratulations!! How exciting!

      Reply
  30. Melissa Moore Vandenbossche says

    October 6, 2016 at 7:04 pm

    I’d love this for my 6 week old baby girl.

    Reply
  31. jollyandhappy says

    October 6, 2016 at 9:04 pm

    This is an awesome tutorial!

    Reply
  32. dianne hall says

    October 6, 2016 at 9:38 pm

    It would be for my best friend

    Reply
  33. Monica Cobbs says

    October 7, 2016 at 10:27 am

    I will use it! We have a new baby on the way and had already gotten rid of our baby supplies from our older kids.

    Reply
  34. Jennifer Marie says

    October 7, 2016 at 7:12 pm

    My cousin would receive this.

    Reply
  35. Tiffany R says

    October 8, 2016 at 3:53 pm

    I would love to give this to a friend that is expecting.

    Reply
  36. bonbon says

    October 11, 2016 at 7:06 am

    You make it look easy. Thanks for the tutorial and for sharing at Inspire Me Monday link party. Can’t wait to see what you share next week at http://www.farmhouse40.com/inspire-me-monday-103. Enjoy your week.

    Reply
  37. JESS44903 says

    October 14, 2016 at 11:15 am

    WOW! I love these! 🙂

    I would love for you to share this with my Facebook Group for recipes, crafts, tips, and tricks: https://www.facebook.com/groups/pluckyrecipescraftstips/

    Thanks for joining Cooking and Crafting with J & J!

    Reply

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