My Monster... Folding A Fitted Sheet

Okay, for YEARS I have struggled with trying to fold a fitted sheet. My mother-in-law can fold sheets that look like they came straight from the Chinese laundry. It made me ill how ‘perfect’ her linen closet looked. So I took my sheets to the bedroom with my Martha Stewart book and locked the door. If I don’t lock the door every child would come in with something to say.

It looked SO easy in the book. The pictures and the directions seemed to be great. Was I just fitted sheet challenged?? After about 20 minutes I finally DID IT!! Why did it take so long? The directions was for a right hand person, I'm LEFT handed. I was so happy. I could not believe how pretty and neat the sheet looked. Hubby was like…”who cares just fold it the best way you can, what is the big deal”. I could not believe what I was hearing. This is the man who is “Mr. Perfection”, the man who will spend 2 hours organizing the garage so it’s nice and neat, when I’m like…”who cares it’s a garage”. My daughters celebrated my victory with me. At least someone cared that I had finally did the impossible.

This is a personal challenge for me now. Can I turn my house into a nice neat place for everyone? Sure, some ladies have help…’THE MAID’. I’d rather spend my ‘maid’ money on a pair of Jimmy Choo shoes or another Louis Vuitton bag. Oh the choices in life.

How To Fold A Fitted Sheet

There is a foolproof technique for folding a fitted sheet. These instructions are for a right-handed person; just reverse them if you're left-handed.

1. Stand holding the sheet by the two adjacent corners of one of the shorter edges. With the sheet inside out, place one hand in each of these two corners.

2. Bring your right hand to your left, and fold the corner in your right hand over the one in your left, enveloping it. Next, reach down and pick up the corner that is hanging in front; bring it up, and fold it over the two corners in your left hand; the corner that's showing will be inside out.

3. Bring the last corner up, and fold it over the others; with its right side showing, it should envelop the other three corners.

4. Lay the folded sheet on a flat surface and straighten it into the shape shown.

5. Fold the two edges in so all the elastic is hidden.

6. Fold the sheet into a rectangle.

7. Continue folding until the rectangle is the size you want it to be.