Technically, the pattern is for a cover and includes room for a zipper. I took the half of the pattern without the zipper instructions, traced it onto a large piece of white laminated cardstock I happen to have lying around under my couch (lining up the area to be placed on the fold with the edge of the paper) then taped a pencil to my sharpie and traced it again, making the pattern a little less than 1/2" smaller than the original. This way it will be easier to get a cover on/off than it would be if the insert was the same size.
I then cut two pieces of fabric out using my insert pattern (I don't use flat sheets on the beds so I have several just sitting in my linen closet. I used one of my thicker ones for this project). I pinned the two pieces together, sewed around the edge (leaving a hole in the middle for stuffing), turned it inside out and stuffed it with polyfill I got on sale at JoAnn's a few weeks ago (I used the whole bag-probably could have used a little more but I didn't want it too firm), sewed up the hole by hand and I was done. Putting together the pattern took the most time.
Soon I hope to try my hand at a nice soft minky cover for it.
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