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Holey Sheet!

January 31, 2011 By crafterhours 18 Comments

Yeah, seriously. Actually, two of them. But “holey sheets” didn’t sound as fun.

I love jersey knit sheets. Especially for kids’ beds. But apparently there’s something tempting about them. Tempting to pull at them or poke a pencil through them or…. well… honestly? I have no idea where these holes came from.  I was dismayed to find them. The kid we’re talking about here is 4. “Four-and-a-quarter” if you ask her how old she is. And if you ask her how the holes got there, she’ll just shrug and say “I don’t know.” Riiiiiiiight. I know that when I first put these sheets on the bed, there were no holes. And now there are.  Curious.

Both of the holes are smallish. I thought briefly about doing the eyeball thing. But I think I’ll save that for another occasion. Might be too creepy at bedtime. We’re already talking a lot about monsters. I don’t need to add fodder to that.

This one begged me to let it speak for itself.

To remedy the holey sheet(!) situation, I decided two simple patches would work. I guess I could’ve tried to patch them from the reverse side and pretend it didn’t happen, but in my mind it’s not worth the effort. Really I’m just trying to keep the holes from getting any bigger so that the sheets will last longer.  Fusible interfacing to the rescue. I keep all of my fabric scraps that have the stuff (Heat n’ Bond, Steam a Seam, Stitch Witchery) in a bag for quick projects like this. It’s a very, very fancy zippy bag.

For each patch I cut a heart out of scrap Heather Bailey fabric. I could’ve cut out around an existing flower shape in the print, but I didn’t want anything that big or busy. Keeping it small and simple. Also makes it easier to stitch around the edge.

I just put the applique where I wanted it, put a piece of scrap paper behind the hole so that the applique didn’t stick to my ironing board and ironed it down.

Quick stitching around the edges to be sure it wouldn’t peel off. I’m quite sure the same fingers that poked at the original hole will try to peel this thing off like it’s just a sticker. I used a very small stitch length to help keep it on there.

K was pretty pleased with the patches. She looked so pleased, in fact, that we then had a quick conversation about how the patches are cool and all, but if she ever wants to put holes in something on purpose…. let’s talk about it first, okay? She thought it was cool that she could feel the hole underneath.

I thought that by doing this I’d be solving a problem and could get back to other things on my to-do list. But now I just want to applique more stuff.  And put eyeballs on something.

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Comments

  1. Maggie says

    January 31, 2011 at 1:14 pm

    Adorable!!! What a fabulous idea.

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  2. Rae says

    January 31, 2011 at 1:22 pm

    LOVE that idea. LOVE the concept of keeping your fusible scraps together too! Brilliant!!

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  3. Inspiredbyfelix says

    January 31, 2011 at 1:28 pm

    Saving your fusible scraps in one place? Why didn’t I think of that?! Thanks for the brilliant tip!

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  4. Meg says

    January 31, 2011 at 1:32 pm

    Haha…love your talking hole! ;0)

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  5. Louise says

    January 31, 2011 at 1:53 pm

    Fusible scraps in a bag?! What a brilliant idea, I’m so doing that!

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  6. Amy @ Increasingly Domestic says

    January 31, 2011 at 2:12 pm

    Love the idea of a fusible scrap bag! Awesome job at the patches too;)

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  7. Mandy @ Sugar Bee Craft Edition says

    January 31, 2011 at 2:18 pm

    And speaking of sheets, I made your skirt – with sheets – http://craftedition.blogspot.com/2011/01/sheets-to-skirt.html thanks again for the tutorial – it’s so cute!

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  8. Kitschy Coo says

    January 31, 2011 at 2:23 pm

    Why don’t I have all mine in a separate bag too?! Cute repair :)

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  9. Michele says

    January 31, 2011 at 2:51 pm

    My cat loved my jersey sheets so much one spot looked like swiss cheese by the time I threw them out. :( No more jersey sheets for me. lol (LOVE the patch!)

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  10. Monique says

    January 31, 2011 at 3:49 pm

    Now didn’t we all pull the little tufts out of chenille bedspreads when we were younger? ;) I know I did as did my Mother who confessed to me.

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  11. HippieKender says

    January 31, 2011 at 4:03 pm

    I love that eyeball applique. I’ve made at least 3 shirts with that tutorial!

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  12. Stephanie says

    January 31, 2011 at 5:51 pm

    Great fix!

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  13. Caroline @ Atelier Caroline says

    January 31, 2011 at 9:55 pm

    I love your talking hole. Thank you for making me smile today.. I needed it badly

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  14. Ginger says

    February 2, 2011 at 11:14 am

    Great tutorial ! Loved the heart idea.
    Hugs

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  15. Yosefa says

    February 2, 2011 at 12:41 pm

    If my did that, my kids would always want to sleep with pencils and scissors to aquire more cute patches.

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  16. houseonhilltop says

    February 2, 2011 at 4:10 pm

    Perfect bandage for an ailing sheet.

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  17. Kathryn says

    February 2, 2011 at 10:27 pm

    Clever fix, and I love the added cuteness of the hearts – perfect. :)

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  18. Sarah says

    February 8, 2011 at 11:12 am

    Great idea – classic, even. I remember having some clothing with clever little patches on them when I was a kid, and teenager. My fave jeans in high school got holes in the knees, so we put some frayed denim flowers over top. Then, when the backside wore out, I cut up the pants and made pillows. Some things just refuse to die! Now I can actually state a reason to my husband for keeping those little fusible scraps around in our shared hobby space!

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