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The top sheet for the most part is pretty straight forward. You want to cut some of the excess off, arrow, and hem it back so that it follows parallel to the top of the mattress. It is easier doing this of course with the mattress out of the boat or if you are at the boat yard on some convenient flat surface.
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Don't cut and hem the sheet to far as this sheet has to ride up and over who ever is sleeping in the bed and still cover them on their sides. Before you start cutting and hemming put the sheet over you in bed and see how much you need to allow. The arrows point to the new hem line.
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Again the arrows point to the hem line and notice that the bottom of the sheet is parallel with the top now.
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One more view. Now onto how to make this sheet stay in place on the bed and how to put both sheets on without having to climb into the bed.
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The secret is to make the sleeve above similar to how the mattress covers were made ( HERE ) with the exception there is no flap. We just want this cover to slide on the front part of the mattress third that is at your feet.
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Here it is being checked for fit. Once it is made you are ....
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.... going to pin and sew it to the top sheet that you finished (sorry about a different color sheet. We had made a couple to change out on the boat).
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When you sew it to the foot of the top sheet don't sew the new cover close.
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you also want to sew it on so that when the sheet lays off to the right, like above, that you are looking at the side of the sheet that will be against you in bed.
To put the sheets on you start like above and you can bring the foot mattress back to you where you are standing at the berth. Put the cover on the mattress like above and leave the top sheet off to the right.
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Next pull the bottom sheet over the foot mattress and let the elastic band pull some of the top sheet back under the mattress section like above. Notice that the top sheet is still off to the right.
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Here is how things look at this point. You don't need it all laying out like above. I did that so that it is easier to see what is going on.
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Next you just fold the top sheet back over the bottom sheet and the mattress. At this point you can take the mattress section with attached sheets and slide it forward on the V-Berth platform. Slide it in a ways and then take the second mattress section and lay it on the platform and pull the fitted sheet around the sides and under it. Then slide it and the foot section forward some more into the V-berth. Finish by doing the same with the last mattress section.
Now you just made the bed without getting into it. We also cut top blankets like the top sheet (with no sleeve at the bottom). If it is cold put how many blankets on the top of the sheets/mattresses as you slide them forward.
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This is one of the most practical things we have done to the boat. No extra bedding down at the foot. The top sheet doesn't pull out down there and you can make the bed standing up in the cabin. We love it or should I say that I really love it as making the bed was my job,
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