Bedding aboard

Working notes.

Update - May 

A "full" fitted sheet set will work very well for the forward double berth without alteration.  I found this out when I visitied Kennia the sewing lady in Willemstadt.  I had trimmed the mattress-topper to the same shape as the berth, and carted it, the sheet set, and both mattress sections to her shop, and we laid it out on the floor (barely space in either the car or the shop) and we made the beds, only to discover that there was no work for her to do.  She laughed at me...

I did not resolve the approach to the aft cabins, but the materials to do so are aboard.

UPDATE March 25 2024 

Purchased two mattress toppers and some sheet sets in Miami.   

Original Post

The logistics involved with getting materials to Curacao, combined with the ‘build/buy’ decision, prompted me posting on a FB group, looking for ideas around bedding.  Great responses.   There are a number of things to consider, including the need for Lee cloths(which are in place) and the ease of bed making. (More difficult in aft cabins).  

https://www.facebook.com/groups/sewingonboats/permalink/2744927415683475/?app=fbl

Notes 

From Michele Lee Frost- thanks!

Hi sure…so roughly 185cm on the aft and 195cm on forward…but I think here is where we may differ:  I don’t have a V berth.  I just measured the forward for a Froli system and it’s not a V

Pre made king sheets to start.   Mainstays by Walmart a recommendation.  

Mattress topper for main cabin at least.  

The larger aft cabin berth might benefit from a mattress topper with a sheet made from a fitted duvet cover.  This would be easier to make and un make, and could be set aside (rolled up) if  Lee cloths were required.