- 1). Remove the mattress from the bed. Measure the box springs. Standard measurements for queeen are 60x80 inches and for king, 76x80 inches.
- 2). Place the king-size bed skirt inside out on top of the queen box springs.
- 3). Pull the edges of the skirt/ruffle to the edges of the box springs and push straight pins into the box springs around the sides/end of the bed to secure into place.
- 4). Gently tug the bed skirt excess into the center, creating a fold down the center length of the skirt/box springs. Do this until the skirt "fits."
- 5). Pin the fold of the fabric close against the box springs (not on the box springs). This is where a new seam will be sewn.
- 6). Remove the pins around the edges of the bed.
- 7). Take the pinned skirt to the sewing machine and, using a 1-inch seam allowance, sew a straight seam along the wrong side of the fabric along the pins of the center fold. Remove pins.
- 8). Place the bed skirt on the box springs to verify the fit. Re-sew if the bed skirt is still too big until you have a perfect fit.
- 9). Cut the excess fabric 1-inch away from the newly sewn seam.
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Sew, using the Zig Zag function on the machine, the edges of the new seam on the wrong sides of the fabric to reinforce the stitching. - 11
Turn the bed skirt right-side out, and place it on the box springs. Replace the mattress. Make the bed as usual.
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