How to Make King Sheets Fit Queen Bed

What is a pity if you throw away your king sheet when you replace your king size bed with a queen size one!

What do you do when you buy a lovely set of king size sheets but only find it a lousy job to make it fit in your queen size bed?

How to make king sheets fit queen bed? We compiled some ideas and tested if it is your final choice.

Idea 1. Sew Seams

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If you have some skills in sewing, redoing the bed sheet would be perfect for use.

Measure your mattress and bed sheet, cut off the excess and sew a seam at the side.

You definitely get a new bed sheet after resewing.

The drawback is you can’t turn the queen size to a king sheet any more.

Suitable For:

People who want a pure queen sheet.

Those who are expert in sewing and stitching.

Not Suitable For:

People who are poor at doing needlework.

The Embarrassment You May Experience / Difficult Points:

It is difficult to make the seam straight unless you use a long ruler or a tape measure.

The Planning Tricks:

Do not cut a sheet and sew a seam in the middle, which causes uncomfort when you tossing at night and lay on the seam. Or, you will lay on the matters when the middle seam open up.

A sewing machine will work better for seams.

Idea 2. Redo the Corners

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Redoing the corners makes the sheet fit your queen bed and mattress totally.

Put the sheet on the bed upside down and mark new corners. Resew the corners and gather them onto elastic.

This way, your sheet won’t be broken even under too much stress.

The drawback is that the whole process is a pain to do unless you are a handyman.

Suitable For:

An impeccable and superb method for professional tailors or DIYers.

Those who want either a flat sheet or fitted sheet.

A splendid solution for adults and kids who tend to toss and turn in the bed.

Not Suitable For:

People who are weak in stitching.

The Embarrassment You May Experience / Difficult Points:

May not get the corners right if you turn the flat sheet into a fitted one.

The Planning Tricks:

When doing a fitted sheet, leave at least 2cm length and width larger than the mattress (length plus the height) for a right corner resewing.

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Idea 3. Use Sheet Clips and Fasteners

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Like mattress headbands and hugger bands, it is also one of the most cost-effective ways that only cost you about $10.

These straps include,

Sheet holder straps that diagonally hold the 4 corners.
Bed scrunchie that holds the 4 corners separately.
Sheet lock holder that locks the head and foot part of your mattresses and sheets (not recommended).

It is easy to get them done. Realize your goals just by tucking the excesses under the mattress and fastening them at the corners.

The drawback is you may find it pressing your skin with these suspenders beneath an ultra thin mattress.

Suitable For:

A Dual band and a triangle band work best with a foot of adjustment. So, if you are someone who are in pursuit of such an adjustment, choose dual bands and triangle bands.

Suitable for a fitted sheet.

Not Suitable For:

Not effective in flat sheets.

The Embarrassment You May Experience / Difficult Points:

The clips may break through a strong power, so be careful when you clip them on the corner!

The Planning Tricks:

Clean up the beddings on the bed first.

For triangular straps, properly adjust the straps before clipping them on, shorter in the middle and longer for the left and right sides.

For dual bands, flip the sheets on the air, clip the 3 clamps on one corner and drag the remainings to the diagonal corner back through the mattress.

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Idea 4. Use Bed Sheet Hugger Bands or Mattress Headbands

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It is somewhat troublesome but more effective to stop the movement of the excess fabric.

For a hugger band, put it on the mattress first, spread the sheet out, flatten it, and finally grasp the top through it. And then tuck the excess fabric under the mattress (the step can be skipped if you don’t care about the room’s tidiness).

For a mattress headband, lay the band out and line up the corners, put the bottom edge halfway down on each corner, put the last halfway down and spare 2 inches at the top, and finally tuck the bottom and the extra fabric sheet under your mattress.

Both hugger bands and mattress headbands are marvelous ways to hide the extra sheets and are tight enough to stop crumly sheets that discomfort your body.

The drawbacks include it will lose elasticity over time. You have to change it when it can’t be used.

Suitable For:

It also can be put on an adjustable mattress.

It is good to use a mattress headband for mattresses at least 7 inches in height.

(The hugger band) Fit for all types of bed frames, be it adjustable bed frames, hanging bed frames, floating bed frames or short-leg bed frames.

A children’s room.

For both fitted sheets and flat sheets.

Not Suitable For:

Thin mattresses.

The mattress headband is not suitable for adjustable bed frames.

If you have an ultra hard mattress.

The Embarrassment You May Experience / Difficult Points:

The hugger band may slide off and difficult to change out.

Ask for a hand if you can’t put it on the corner by yourself in the first step.

The Planning Tricks:

(For a hugger band) Put on the corners first.

Recognize that the elastic band is on top (your head position) and the care tag is at the foot of the bed.

It is better to make hospital corners first, and then do the installation steps of the mattress headband (Dye the headband if you want it to get a great match).

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Idea 5. Tuck The Excess Fabric in When Putting Them on the Bed

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It is a zero-cost method to make the sheet fitted.

Leave both sides 8 inches and keep the excess sheet fabric of the bottom sheet under the mattress.

Or, you can take a couple of sock garters and stretch from corner to corner diagonally under the mattress.

Tucking them under the mattress makes the room tidy and look clean and bright. So, you will escape from the carping comments from your visitors!

The drawback is that it will turn to wrinkles if you you continuous turning on the bed.

Suitable For:

All types of bed frames.

Those who would not like to damage your sheets and mattresses.

People who have a relatively good sleeping position.

Homeowners who would like to spend time on tucking the excess.

Not Suitable For:

People have a bad sleeping posture. It will slide off if you keep rolling on the bed.

The Embarrassment You May Experience / Difficult Points to Do:

It is not easy to be shaped right to get a good snug tuck in.

If you have not fixed the 4 corners, the sheet will shortly go rumply and messy under your body in the morning (once you have a bad sleeping posture at night).

The Planning Tricks:

Use pins to make the 4 corners secured.

Make a hospital corner

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Idea 6. Hang Down the Excess Fabric

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It is the most straightforward and most time-saving method to do.

When you walk in, the hanging down extras make you feel coziness, at ease and relaxing and will eliminate your tiredness from a whole day of office work.

The drawback lies in the fact that it will touch the floor and catch the dirt if you have a short-leg bed frame plus a low mattress.

Suitable For:

Homeowners who have a tall leg bed frame.

Great use with a thick bed sheet, like bobby woven and twill patterns and sheets made of polyester blends, acrylic, flannel or the slightly silkier velvet flannel.

Not Suitable For:

The bedroom is fitted with a short-legged bed frame plus a low mattress, especially a tatami.

Floating bed frame or a hanging bed.

Adjustable bed base frame.

Children’s bedrooms.

Family with naughty children who would like to jump up and down on the bed.

Thin sheets made of silk, and acetate.

The Embarrassment You May Experience / Difficult Points to Do:

The bottom of the sheet will touch the floor and is exposed to dirt which requires you to change it more often.

The Planning Tricks:

Tuck the top and both sides of the sheets (about 2 inches from each side) under the cotton-padded mattress, mattress toppers or whatever cushions to get a simple fix.

Hang down less, and tuck most of the excess sheets under the mattress which is against the walls.

In Closing

The most impressive way to turn a king sheet to fit a queen bed is recutting and resewing.

If you are not good at needlework, using adjustable straps and mattress bands are also positive decisions. It is a go-to choice if you ever wanted a king again.