Galley_Slave
Member II
I thought of a simple solution for the annoying problem of trying to make regular sheets fit the boat's beds. We use the aft cabin for sleeping, but I also did the same thing for the V berth for the occasional sleep over guests.
I took the foam padding sold in stores such as KMart that fit over an existing mattress. I cut it to the correct size of the existing mattress/cushion in the boat. Where the padding was too short I used the extra material I cut off and used some glue and duct tape on the bottom to hold it together.
Then, I used two flat sheets with right sides together and sandwiched the foam sheet in between them. I proceeded to cut the flat sheets about 3 inches larger than the foam sheet shape and then pinned them together. Pinking sheers help here as they prevent fraying somewhat. After removing the foam sheet, I sewed the seams using the pins as a guide. It's simple straight sewing. Nothing fancy required.
Finally, I turned the sheets right side out and stuffed the foam sheet back in between the sheets. No need for any kind of secure closure because of the shape of the berth, the narrow end prevents the flat sheets from riding up.
No more contortions trying to make the beds.
I took the foam padding sold in stores such as KMart that fit over an existing mattress. I cut it to the correct size of the existing mattress/cushion in the boat. Where the padding was too short I used the extra material I cut off and used some glue and duct tape on the bottom to hold it together.
Then, I used two flat sheets with right sides together and sandwiched the foam sheet in between them. I proceeded to cut the flat sheets about 3 inches larger than the foam sheet shape and then pinned them together. Pinking sheers help here as they prevent fraying somewhat. After removing the foam sheet, I sewed the seams using the pins as a guide. It's simple straight sewing. Nothing fancy required.
Finally, I turned the sheets right side out and stuffed the foam sheet back in between the sheets. No need for any kind of secure closure because of the shape of the berth, the narrow end prevents the flat sheets from riding up.
No more contortions trying to make the beds.