How to Fold a Fitted Sheet (the Easy Way)

Fitted sheets don't have to end up as a wrinkled ball in the closet. With one simple trick, tucking the corners into each other, you can fold one into a neat, flat square.

1. Step 1: Inside Out, Hands In The Corners

Hold the sheet inside out, with the elastic facing you. Slip one hand into each of the two corners along one short side.

2. Step 2: Tuck One Corner Over The Other

Bring your hands together, and flip the corner on your right hand over the corner on your left hand, so they nest together, like two cups stacked.

3. Step 3: Do The Other End

Now find the two corners on the other end, and do the same thing. Then tuck that doubled corner into the first one. All four corners are now stacked in your hand.

4. Step 4: Lay It Flat

Lay it on a bed or a table, corners up. Smooth it out, and straighten the edges, so you have a rough rectangle with the curved elastic edge along one side.

5. Step 5: Fold In Thirds

Fold the elastic side in about a third of the way, then fold the other side over it. Now fold it in thirds the other way, smoothing it as you go. Done.