How to Sew Mini Crib Sheets

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How to Sew Mini Crib Sheets

How to Sew Mini Crib Sheets

How to Sew Mini Crib Sheets

I was so stoked when we found a perfect mini-crib for Baby #2, and then I realized that we needed mini crib sheets. Duh, mom. Turns out mini crib sheets are out there, but they’re all slightly different sizes and there’s just not as much selection when it comes to patterns or fabric. I sewed a bunch of crib sheets for Hank when he was born and just decided to bite the bullet and do the same for Baby Girl! These sheets are a perfect fit for the Babyletto Origami Mini Crib, in case you’re wondering.

But seriously, let’s make my baby some crib sheets.

Materials

  • 1.5 yards of fabric
  • sewing machine and notions
  • 54″ of 1/4″ elastic
  • iron
  • safety pins

Make Time: 1 Hour per Sheet

How to Sew Mini Crib Sheets

Step 1: Cut your fabric. For a crib mattress that’s about 3-5″ thick, measure the top of the mattress and add 12″ to both the length and width. That’s how large a rectangle you’ll need to cut. Then from each corner, cut out a 4.5″ square.

Step 2: Folding and pinning right sides together on each corner, sew a straight stitch. Leave about a 1/2″ hem.

Step 3: Iron a rolled hem around all edges of the sheet. Fold the edges over 1/4″, and then over again another 1/2″. This hides all raw edges and makes the pocket that will house the elastic. You can fold and pin if you like; I’m more a fly-by-the-seat-of-my-pants gal and I just eyeball, fold, and iron as I go.

Step 4: Start sewing a straight stitch along the ironed hem. You’re going to sew almost all the way around, but leave an opening approximately 3″ wide unsewn. If you need to place a safety pin 3″ ahead of where you started sewing to remind yourself to stop, do that! I’ve been known to accidentally sew right on through.

Step 5: Measure and cut your 54″ inches of elastic. Attach the safety pin to one end. Gather your patience and start feeding the safety pin through the hem, inserting it through the 3″ area that you didn’t sew. Keep bunching the fabric up around the pin and feeding it through, pulling the fabric along the length of the elastic every so often. It’s smart to safety pin the opposite end of the elastic to the other side of the unsewn area on the hem; that way you don’t accidentally pull the elastic all the way through and have to start over.

Step 6: Once you’ve fed the elastic through and have a tail of elastic coming out of either side of your hem, sew the two ends of elastic together. Overlap them by about 1″ and sew a straight stitch back and forth a few times. Then pull the elastic throughout the sheet so that it’s evenly distributed.

Step 7: Finish your sheet by sewing a straight stitch along the 3″ of open hem that you didn’t sew. Be careful not to sew the elastic down with it as well!

Hooray! Crib sheets, any size you need ’em! I ransacked my local fabric store for all of the minty and aqua patterns I could find, and I can’t wait to show you how they fit in Baby Girl’s nursery. Soon, I promise! xoxo

How to Sew Mini Crib Sheets

How to Sew Mini Crib Sheets

How to Sew Mini Crib Sheets

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18 Comments

  1. I love that woven pink fabric basket! Can you share where it is from? (P.S. this nursery looks so cute!)

  2. Hello. Yes, we got a mini crib for our newborn. As mentioned this is very little selection. My question is, what kind of material did you use? An all cotton or cotton blend?

  3. What a fun idea to sew baby crib sheets in materials that match the nursery! I love to sew things for my kids and I think this would be a nice homemade baby shower gift too! Great idea!

  4. Hello, I am not good at these measurements or sewing for that matter! I have the Origami mini crib and a mattress that is 5.5” deep. What measurement would you add in addition to the top? Thank you for the help!