Simple Pleated Bedskirt Tutorial
Thanks so much for the gracious comments about our Thrifty Master Bedroom. Finding all the right furniture pieces is so rewarding and I love the thrill of the hunt. I had quite a few of you email me and ask for a tutorial on how to make a pleated bedskirt.
I was thrilled that the headboard I found had fabric that I could work with, just paint the frame and it was a total winner. I also had some fabric left over from some drapes that I had previously made and it was the perfect color and pattern to coordinate with the headboard. To my surprise I also had just enough to make a bedskirt. These are so simple to do, if you can just sew a straight line, this is an easy project.
I don't have a picture of how I made this one, but I do have a tutorial that I shared a few years ago of a pleated dust ruffle I made for my guest bedroom. The principle is the same, just decrease the number of pleats if you want a more tailored bedskirt like the one I have on my master bedroom bed.
I hope this tutorial helps you design what is perfect for your room.
Here is a pic of the finished project.
First you just need a couple of measurements. The distance from the top of my box springs to the floor is 14 inches, so that is how long my finished ruffle will be. Now I usually line a dust ruffle, however this fabric was quite substantial and I wanted the pleats to be really sharp creased, so I chose to leave it unlined. I cut my fabric at 16 ...
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