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Sewing children’s bedding with an envelope closure

Hello everyone, today I’m taking you into our children’s room again. My little boy has become a big fan of farms. He loves discovering the animals and especially the agricultural machinery on a farm. So, I thought he would be thrilled if I sewed him bedding made from farm-themed fabric. I wanted to keep it really simple this time and sew without a zipper. That’s why I chose an envelope closure. Would this be a project for you too? Great! In my tutorial, I’ll show you step-by-step how to sew children’s bedding with an envelope closure. By the way, my son is already older and still loves his crib; he feels very comfortable in it.

For babies and toddlers, I advise against using stuffed animals, pillows, blankets, or other items in the crib due to the risk of suffocation. My bedding is suitable for a children’s bed and for older kids. For the little ones, you should only have a sleeping bag in the crib.

For this project, I had support from the following BERNINA sewing machines: the Overlocker BERNINA L 850 and the sewing machine BERNINA 590. The L850 is an overlocker with an automatic air threading system. Additionally, this machine features a great free arm and an excellent extension table that increases the working area.

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BERNINA L 850

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The B590 is a compact sewing and embroidery machine with everything a sewing enthusiast needs. This machine offers ultimate comfort and precise stitching results. In addition to the automatic thread cutter, it also has jumbo bobbins, reducing the need for frequent interruptions. I’m also impressed by the perfect fabric feed and the large touchscreen, which is super easy to navigate.

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Tutorial: Sewing Children’s Bedding

Materials I Used

It was important to me that the fabric was 100% woven fabric and of good quality.

  • 6 m of 100% woven fabric from Lillestoff
  • Matching sewing thread
  • Sewing machine and overlocker (optional)
  • Rotary cutter or fabric scissors
  • Clips and pins

Cutting Pieces for my Bedding

  • Pillowcase:  Fabric required: 63 cm x 103 cm (final size 60 cm wide x 40 cm high)
  • Blanket cover: Fabric required: 73 cm x 353 cm (70 cm wide x 140 cm high)

Calculating the Cutting Pieces

Calculating the pieces for your children’s bedding of any size is actually quite simple. Just grab a calculator and calculate the height x width of the bedding (pillow or duvet, the calculation is the same for each!).

  • Height of bedding x 2.5 + 3 cm seam allowance = Final height
  • Width of bedding + 3 cm seam allowance = Final width

Sewing Children’s Bedding with an Envelope Closure – Cutting

Now grab a measuring tape or ruler and carefully measure the required dimensions.

Draw lines with a pen and cut both out. By the way, classic children’s bedding typically has the following dimensions: pillowcase 40 x 60 and duvet cover 140 x 70.

Finishing the raw short fabric edges

In the first step, use an overlocker to finish the top and bottom fabric edges. This applies to both the pillowcase and duvet cover of the children’s bedding.

Hemming the raw fabric edges

In the next step, hem the edges that were just finished. Fold the hem edge over by 1 cm each time and then stitch it down using a decorative stitch on your sewing machine. Do this for both the top and bottom hem edges. Essentially, this step is repeated twice. I chose a lovely wave decorative stitch.

Folding and stitching the side edges of both pieces

Now lay both pieces with the right side facing up. The cover for the pillow or duvet is placed so that the long sides overlap. The width should match the corresponding pillow/ duvet dimensions.

Final turning of the covers

Almost done… Sewing children’s bedding is really quick. In the final step, turn both pillow and duvet covers neatly inside out. If desired, trim the finished corners slightly to achieve especially neat edges.

Your beautiful, adorable children’s bedding with an envelope closure is now ready!

I wish you lots of fun and success with sewing!

Yours, Jenny

Free sewing instructions: Children’s bedding

Difficulty level: Beginner
Time to Complete: Weekend
Used Material: cotton fabric, marker pen, scissors, tailor's chalk
Used Products:
BERNINA 590
BERNINA 590
BERNINA L 850
BERNINA L 850

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