I got a heap on sale at Myer ages ago, plus the ones I have gotten from Kmart - Mother's Choice or something like that they were, they were all 100% cotton too. The Target ones are 100% cotton but they are so thin and crappy they aren't worth carting home.
Target has 100% cotton sheets - they didn't look too thin and nasty to me. I've also seen them at Big W, but as we'd already bought a few sets from Target I didn't bother checking the quality.
I've seen a few different brands in baby shops - but they seem hideously expensive in comparison!
We're the same - neither DH nor I can cope with sheets that aren't 100% cotton (it feels like sleeping in a plastic bag!) so there's no way we're going to make our little one even try it!
For my first baby 13 years ago (!) We were struggling for $ but I wouldn't compromise on 100% cotton so I went to an Op Shop and bought some great sheets that felt like ex-motel sheets.... very thick, you could tell it was 100% cotton, probably 700+ thread count too (I love my 1000 count sheets these days!) and my mum made them up into cot sheets. I soaked them in Nappy San first. So that was dealt with for about $10 from memory. Got about 4 sets and that was enough... people bought us a few extras and we were given a few extras... but the Op Shop ones were the nicest. They fitted perfectly too because mum was able to measure the mattress.
I agree with BW too.... sleeping in synthetic feels so humid and yuk... just like a sleeping bag.
I got some yrs ago for DS's cot from Target and they come in a set of one fitted and one flat and to be honest they are still in really good condition after all this time. So nope i can't complain about Target quality either.
Fitted sheets are very easy to sew... I haven't needed to do it myself but I watched my mum (just incase I needed to make more... she lived interstate)... and all she did was measure out how much fabric you would need once tucked in... then laid it out flat... cut about a 30cm square from each corner... sewed the corners together (4 straight lines per sheet) then folded over a hem wide enough to slip the elastic through... sewed around the sheet... then she got a medium sized safety pin and threaded through the elastic (or you could sew it on to the actual sheet... I wanted it separate incase the elastic "died" and I could replace it easily). And that was it. But I guess you have to have a sewing machine... and you have to learn how to use one if you borrow it... i know, all very tricky if you're new to it. Oh and it's better if you have an over-locker... makes it look much more "professional"... but it is do-able with just a standard machine.
ETA: I know this is not feasible for you Kitten... just thought I would tell other members if they are considering making their own.
Last edited by Bathsheba; September 24th, 2008 at 03:23 PM.
I bought some lovely sheets at David Jones on special - they have 30% off at the moment- I got Living Textiles- 'Duck' 100% cotton. Really cute. And they fit Boori cots.
Flat sheet & pillowcase (which I know are no good for newborns) came down to $20.95 and the matching fitted sheet came down to $14.95.
I got 2 and half sets that I can mix and match- so now I have about 6 cot sheet sets, and only 1 for the cradle which I'll be using first off!
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My mum is happy to make flat sheets for me, but I want fitted (what an ungrateful child!!)
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