How to Fold A Fitted Sheet 101

There are several ways that people can fold a fitted sheet, but flopping it over in a square and stuffing it in the closet is definitely not one of them. We understand that it can be quite a difficult and cumbersome task until you get the hang of it, but once you start then it is truly hard to stop because your linens are so nice, neat, and organized. Properly folding your sheet sets can also extend the life of them because there is less chance of damage once they are folded and stored. The fitted sheet is always the troublemaker when it comes to folding sheets. The flat sheet and pillowcases are the easy part, but don't give up because it only take a few times and then it is like riding a bike. We are going to try to walk you through a super easy way of folding a fitted sheet and placing it neatly in a stack with your pillowcases and encasing them with your flat sheet. Once this is done they will be ready to put on your bed when the time is right and there won't be any wrinkles in the sheets.
 
A few things to note before you get started. If you just bought brand new sheets, make sure to properly launder them before you store them to keep them fresh, crisp, and clean before placing them on your bed. Make sure you have a dry closet or linen area to store them in and make sure they are completely dry before folding and storing them to help prevent any problems or issues with mold and mildew.

There are three main components of a sheet set which include the flat sheet, the fitted sheet, and the pillowcases which you can see above. All basic sheet sets have a flat sheet, fitted sheet, and two pillowcases with the exclusion of twin and twin xl sizes which only have one pillowcase. When properly folding a sheet set the ultimate goal is to fold the fitted sheet, the pillowcase, and then wrap a partially folded flat sheet around them. The most difficult part is folding the fitted sheet so we are going to show you step by step an easy way to fold a fitted sheet.
 

AN EASY WAY TO FOLD YOUR FITTED SHEET 101

1. Turn your sheet completely inside out.

2. Take your pointer fingers and stick one in each of the two corner pockets associated with the longest side of the sheet or the length. The longest side of twin and full sheets will be the 75 inches. The longest side of queen and king sheets will be the 80 inches side, and the california king longest side will be 84 inches.

3. Now that your pointer fingers are at the corner pockets (where the seams meet) shown in the picture, take your pointer fingers and bring them together so they touch each other (or the fabric on top of them touches each other).

4. Leave your left pointer in the corner pocket and with that finger pinch the right corner pocket so it doesn't fall when you pull out your right pointer finger. In one swift motion try to flip the right corner pocket of the sheet on top of the left corner pocket which will make the sheet actually right side out (the correct side showing where the sheet is not inside out anymore).

5. Now the right corner pocket should fit properly over the left corner pocket. 

Adjust the pockets at the bottom to match the top exactly and you should have somewhat of a square pattern. 

Now take that sheet as it is and lay it flat on a hard surface (once you get familiar with the folding then you don't have to lay it flat), and it should still be in the form of a square.

6. Take the bottom half of the sheet and fold it up into the middle (not all the way to the top).

7. Take the top half and fold it over the bottom half so you basically have a rectangular pattern.

8. Now keeping the sheet just as it is, flip it over.

9. Almost finished! Now this part of the fold is completely up to you, but I like to take an equal amount of each end and just fold them together where they meet in the middle. The reason is because if you just roll it and fold it that way then there is an easier chance that it will accidentally slip open and then you would have to start all over, and I also think it makes the sheet have a nice clean look.

10. Now Your fitted sheet is folded properly! Yay! The hard part is over!

Here's Another View!

Fold your flat sheet and pillowcases with your flat sheet being about 1-2 inches longer on your fold so that you can place your fitted sheet and pillowcases right inside and fold it on up.

11. The pillowcases and fitted sheet always need to be folded first and then folded into the flat sheet in order to protect them from coming apart. It is even nicer if your pillowcases are folded inside of your fitted sheet as well shown above. If you fold them all separately and sit them on top of each other then once quick move and they all come tumbling down.

We hope this helps! Practice makes perfect and once you get the fold down then you can do it standing up!

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