So you just bought a brand new Premium Cooling Sheet Set from Big Fig, CONGRATULATIONS! You are on your way to falling in love with the soft, sustainable dream that is lyocell fabric. They’re cooling, they wick away moisture, and that extra long flat sheet (aka top sheet) is a blanket hoarder's dream!
Full coverage for your plus-size frame without leaving your partner’s nethers out in the cold. . . everyone is winning. But now it’s time to wake up and you actually have to make your bed.
We promise absolutely no one expects your sheets to have the folded precision of military barracks at inspection, but if you aren’t totally cool with your flat sheet on the floor you might be stressing out as you see all that added length you loved while under the covers looking a bit untidy in the daylight. We’ve been there.
Folding sheets can be a process. You could just jam it all up under your comforter. However, if you want a more formal solution we have some tips on folding the flat sheet so that everything lines up evenly.
Start at the base of your bed, neatly tucking the bottom of the flat sheet completely beneath the mattress. Then take the bottom left corner of the sheet and tuck it under the mattress as well. Working your way towards the head of the bed, tuck the next several inches of flat sheet completely beneath the mattress.
Then move to the head of the bed, still on the left side. This is where a little folding magic comes in. Lift the top edge of the flat sheet.
There is now a tented space between the top sheet and the mattress. Put your arm on the outer edge of the “tent” and move it inward so that it becomes sandwiched in on itself.
By forcing that fabric inward it lifts the edge of the top sheet. Keep moving your arm inward until the bottom edge of the sheet is lined up with the edge of the mattress. Then slowly slide your arm out while lowering the new corner you’ve created down onto the mattress.
The end result is a crisp corner and a more manageable length of flat sheet that is easily covered by your comforter.
