Other cloths work just as well for a mattress pad. Flannel, broadcloth or for a cooler pad, cotton. Any fabric which will unravel after cutting needs to be hemmed. The best way to make the pad and hem it too is to place the cloth right sides together and sew around. Start at the bottom of the pad, a few inches from the corner. Sew to the corner, up the side, across the top, down the other side and a few inches on the bottom. This leaves a gap in the bottom panel for turning the pad. For extra cushioning, pin a thin piece of foam onto one side before sewing. After turning the fabric right side out, sew across the bottom. Now tack the pad here and there to hold the pieces of cloth and foam to each other, or quilt it by running seams down the top of the pad. If you’ll be quilting, make the pad a few inches larger to allow for shrinkage during the quilting.
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