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King Bed: A king-size bed is larger, measuring 76 inches wide and 80 inches long. To make a fitted sheet for a king bed, you would need approximately 6 yards of fabric, and a flat sheet may require around 7. Fabric Yardage charts from InteriorDecorating.com for bedding, pillows, shams, duvets, comforters and bedskirts.
Comforters cover the mattress, but not the box spring. Comforters are fluffier, heavier and warmer than bedspreads or coverlets because the top and bottom fabrics are quilted together with batting in the middle. Most often, a comforter is used with a dust ruffle to decoratively cover the box spring and hang to the floor.
How much fabric do I need to create my own Comforter, Bedspread, Duvet Cover, Pillow Shams and Dust Ruffle. Bedding Size and Yardage Standard Size Beds Comforters Yards Needed Bedspread Yards Needed Duvet Covers Yards Needed Twin 39" x 75" 69" x 90" 6 PER SIDE 81" x 110" 10 72" x 92" 6 PER SIDE Full 54" x 75" 84" x 90" 6 PER SIDE 96" x 110" 10 86" x 92" 6 PER SIDE Queen 60" x 80" 90" x 95" 6 PER SIDE 102" x 120" 11 92" x 97". Queen 21" Pleated \ Gathered Dust Ruffle - 10 yards Queen 21" Tailored Dust Ruffle - 7 yards King Size Duvet Cover (top side only) - 6 1/4 yards King Size Bedspread - 15 yards King Flanged Pillow Sham - 3 yards King Ruffled Pillow Sham - 4 yards King Upholstered Headboard - 7 yards King 14" Pleated \ Gathered Dust Ruffle.
A king-size flat bedsheet contains 8.5 yards of fabric, while a king-size fitted sheet contains approximately 5 yards of fabric. The flat sheet measures 108 by 102 inches, and the fitted sheet measures 76 by 80 inches, according to About.com. A standard king size bed measures 76 inches in width and 80 inches in length.
To cover the entire surface of a king size bed with a bedspread, you would need approximately 14-16 yards of fabric, depending on the width of the fabric you choose. For a more precise measurement, you can measure the width of the fabric you plan to use and divide the total width of the bed (76 inches) by the width. With the following charts J&O offers some estimates on how many yards you may need for specific bedding projects.
These charts are not intended to exhaustively treat every possible bedding project, but rather to give approximate yardages for some of the most common. California King: 72 inches wide by 84 inches long Baby Bed Mattress Size: 28 x 52 x 6.
