Originally Posted by
grandmahoney
I use a fitted sheet and sew the bed skirt to that. First I put the fitted sheet on the box springs and mark it with a pencil where I want to sew the skirt part on. I remove the fitted sheet. Then cut my material I want to use for the skirt and gather it and hem it. Then I sew that on to the line that I marked on the fitted sheet. This makes a nice bed skirt. If you go on the web and put in how to make a bed skirt out of a fitted sheet if will give you a more detailed directions on it. But i have done this for years and this make a bed skirt that does not slip around and it is well worth the work.
I have made three like this. Having the fabric under the mattress holds it and keeps it in place. When it is time to wash it I push mattress to other side of bed, raise to the side and stand it up. I also pin the ruffle to the box springs so putting the mattress back ontop of the box springs does not move the dust ruffle.