Apparently, I have a little OCD about making beds. Often when I get to the cabin, I remake many of the beds. I taught our missionaries how to make a bed using scrapbook paper at one zone conference. I thought I'd just record here the Janet Rife way to make a bed.
1. You should have a good mattress pad and a feather bed on the top of that is ideal.
2. Place the fitted sheet over the mattress, make sure that you get the corners on correctly.
3. Place the flat sheet, right side down, (even if there isn't a print, it's proper to put the right sides together) If you always fold the sheet vertically first you will have a nice line showing you where to put the sheet so it's in the middle of the bed. Pull the flat sheet all the way to the top of the mattress so you have room to turn it down.
4. Fold the bottom of the flat sheet under the bottom of the mattress and make hospital corners.
5. Put the blanket or down comforter on over the flat sheet and then turn the sheet down over the blanket.
6. Place the pillows on the bed with the pillowcase opening to the outside of the bed.
7. Put the bedspread/comforter on the bed and follow with pillow shams.
I will add an alternative method:
You can also pull the comforter/bedspread down so that it is at the same level as the down comforter or blanket and then fold the sheet over both and then fold the whole thing down again. That is how I usually make my bed.
Here's how it looks with the sheet folded down.
