How to sew a mattress pad?

Many users are thinking about how to better protect the mattress from unwanted dirt and dust. These factors can not only ruin his aesthetic appearance, but also seriously harm the people who sleep on this mattress. From this article you will learn how to sew a mattress cover, thereby protecting your household from small pests.

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Children's case

Sewing a mattress cover into a crib or pram is actually very simple. Typically, the following materials are used as fillers for children's mattresses:

• Foam rubber.
• Sintepuh.
• Batting.

Important! As a rule, the standard size of the mattress for a stroller is 80 * 40 cm, for a crib - 120 * 70.

Materials that will be needed to make a children's mattress cover:

• A piece of foam 80 to 60 cm.
• The fabric from which the mattress pad will be made.

Important! You need to choose only natural materials. Before using it in practice, it is necessary to soak the fabric in water, the temperature of which will be 40 degrees Celsius, and then stroke it with a normal iron in the usual mode. All this is necessary so that the mattress does not sit down after washing.

• 20cm zipper.
• Standard sewing kit.
• Ruler, paper and pencil to make a drawing.

In order to sew a mattress cover with your own hands, you must follow this algorithm:

1. Draw a drawing of the finished product on the prepared sheet of paper. You should get 2 rectangles:
   • the first is the size of the product, narrow strips should be put aside from it in length and width, not forgetting to leave 1.5-2 cm for allowances;
   • the second is a rectangle of 80 * 40 with the same addition to the allowances on each side.
2. Proceed to stitching the zipper. For this purpose, it is necessary to fold the two prepared parts with their faces facing each other, stitching small sections on both sides.
3. Leave a hole the length of which matches the length of the prepared zipper.
4. To iron two seams and a hem in the center.
5. Sew the zipper into the hole so that it is on the wrong side.
6. Sew together narrow fabric strips, stitch together the two main parts on the three sides that remain.
7. To turn out a mattress cover, to put on it foam rubber.

The cover on the mattress is sewn with a zipper!

Important! If desired, you can decorate the corners with the help of pompons.

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Elastic case

For older family members it is better to stitch a mattress cover with elastic bands - it will suit absolutely all types of mattresses. The pattern of such a cover is very simple, and the product itself can be made literally in one evening.

Important! As a fabric, you can take a new dense Euro-sized bed sheet. Before you buy it, do not forget to measure the length and width of the mattress - this is necessary in order to figure out how much material is needed.

In order to make such a cover, it is necessary to prepare the following materials:

• Thick fabric.
• Synthetic winterizer.
• Elastic band (can be replaced with elastic braid).
• Safety pins.
• Sewing machine.
• Centimeter tape, pencil and ruler.

Elasticated side cover

The pattern can be drawn in the following way:

1. Cut two pieces of fabric: one of the same size as the mattress, and the other with 5 cm seam allowances.
2. Cut a piece of padding polyester the same size as the first rectangle.

In order to sew a mattress cover on an elastic band, it is necessary to observe this algorithm of work:

• Lay out the large rectangle face up, above the sintepon, then the smaller rectangle.

Important! A large rectangle is one that has 5 cm seam allowances left.

• Chip off the center of the mattress cover with a pin, and then fasten them to the entire surface, moving from the center to the edges.

Important! The distance that the safety pins are attached to each other should be the same.

• Quilting the product on a sewing machine from the center to the edges with any seam - it can be either ordinary straight or decorative.
• Trim the edges with scissors on the top layer.
• Fasten the elastic bands, before measuring their length on the mattress itself.
• Trim the edge with a hem. First you need to sew it to the upper layer, and then gently tuck it and sweep it to the bottom.
• Optional - can be sewn on a sewing machine.

Elastic case

You can sew a cover on the mattress with one elastic band-base:

1. Cut a piece of fabric and transfer the contours from the pattern to the material.
2. Treat sections so that tissue does not crumble.
3. Wrap the bottom edge 1 cm. Sew so that the elastic can be inserted into it.
4. Attach the end of the elastic with a pin, stretch it around the entire perimeter of the product, and then tie or sew the ends.

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Pillow mattress

As it turned out, the mattress can be made using several identical pillows. For this purpose, an even number of pillows should be put in a bag, which is divided by seams into parts. As a result, you get a mattress on which the children can play.

Important! Very often Velcro is sewn onto the edges of such a product - this is necessary so that it can be stored folded.

There are modular pillows - these are pillows that have zippers on the sides. To make such a product, you should stock up with the same pillows, pillowcases and zippers. For example, if you plan to sew a mattress of six pillows, you will need 5 zippers.

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Stock footage

Protecting the mattress from dirt and dust is quite difficult, but a lot of problems can be solved by simply stitching a cover for it. You learned from this article how to sew a mattress cover with your own hands step by step for a children's and adult bed. Be sure to use this information.