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How to make deep pocket sheets fit shallower mattresses?

I bought new sheets, but the fitted bottoms fit up to 15 inch mattresses and my mattress is 8 inches deep. How can I alter the new ones to fit?

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1. Cutting length by sewing doesn't work, because the alteration has to happen at the corners where the sheet needs to stretch most. Try sheet straps - they're about 5 bucks at stores like Bed Bath & Beyond: http://www.bedbathandbeyond.com/product.asp?order_num=-1&SKU=14808051 You make your bed, and then clamp the straps under the corners of your bed to tighten your sheet. They even can be used to turn a normal sheet into a fitted sheet, so they definitely work for normal fitted sheets. Good luck, CJ