Airstream fitted sheets

[Pahaska]

Originally Posted by BJo

The problem I had with the sheets I ordered from ABLifestyles was with the fabric, not the fit. The fabric was so soft that it was like trying to put a large piece of gauze on the mattress - it was so limp that it wrinkled & wadded up something terrible. The mattress pad was wonderful, but the sheets were not good at all. I prefer a sheet with more body.

I'm surprised. The two sets of sheets I bought from them are quite stout and have held up well for several years of frequent use.

[rodsterinfl]

I am with you pdozanne. I too went to Bed Bath and Beyond and bought those sheet suspenders and just use regular sheets. I got some really nice soft all cotton too- high quality fancy shmancy ones!

[rodsterinfl]

Wow Pep, how do you get in and out of those strings?

[blkmagikca]

After being tutored by an old friend who does a lot of sewing, I ended up keeping the Elna Lotus sewing machine. The first project was to take a flat percale cotton king sheet (purchased at Walmart), fold it in half sandwiching 100% cotton quilt batti, and sewing it together (trimmed to the exact shape of the mattress). The pad was pinned and quilted every 4 inches. Elastic was sewn as loops on the corners - voila!

Then I took good quality queen fitted sheets (again from Walmart - some were percale cotton, and I did also use the cotton-poly ones too) and resized them to fit, including the curved corner. I also bought the elastic attachment for the sewing machine and sewed 3/8-inch elastic around the bottom so it would hold the fitted sheets in place.

While there is some roughness in what I did, it fits well and holds its fit. I made the last pair of fitted sheets while I was camped (actually hosting) at Mystic Springs in Pensacola. The place was very quiet so I took two of the long tables in the clubhouse and put them together to layout and sew the sheets.

In order to lay out the sheets, I did make two templates using cardboard: one was for the curved corner; and the second one was for the 4 darts making up the round corner.

All-in-all, it was well worth the effort to learn to do this, and the results are very acceptable.

[HeadWest]

Has anyone else had experience with the Airstream sheets sold through their store? I was planning on ordering a set of the 600 thread count ones but am a bit concerned if the top sheet is too short on all or if this was a one time fluke mentioned earlier.

[Hoonanea]

I did not have the same experience BJo had with ABLifestyle sheets. I found them to be very well made and comfortable. Perhaps they've changed fabrics? Mine were ordered about 1 year ago. The fit is spot on and I have the ultra-weird rear corner 48" bed. Hands down, I'd order from them again before getting another set from Airstream's supplier.

[karenjude]

I just received a set. We're heading out for a two week trip on Friday and I'll change to the new sheets mid- way through. I'll try to come back to this post to let you know what I think.