I've heard of attaching the dust ruffle to the underside of the comforter. When you pull up the comforter the dust ruffle comes with it!

Oceanna, I think all your ideas would work. I use velcro. You can buy one side sew-on and the other stick-on. Use the sticky side on the mattress or box springs and sew the other side to the dust ruffle.

I've also seen elasticized dust ruffles in catalogs.

Eunice

I am sure that it depends on the mattress or foundation covering, but I haven't had good luck attaching hook and loop tape to mine. I think you could take a sheet and sew the hook and loop to it, then attach the dust ruffle to that. You would only have to lift the mattress once to put the sheet under the mattress, and after that you could just zip off the dust ruffle for washing and leave the sheet in place.

When i had a water bed,which i hated,i tried every way to disguise it.I hot glued one side of velcro to the frame and sewed the other to the dust ruffle.Worked great,and when i gave the bed to my son i just peeled the glue of and it didn't even leave a mark.

What you can do is put a fitted sheet on your box springs,sew or hot glue the velcro to that,then sew the velcro to the dust ruffle.That way when it needs washing,you can just pull it off,wash it and put it back on.
Kathi

Thanks everyone for all the good ideas!

Salena, that would work, but I think it could be a bear in the washing machine, or seem to always be sitting crooked on the bed, and you'd need to make different ones for summer and winter bedding. I'm trying to imagine it.

Eunice, I didn't know that hook and loop was sold that way. I learn something every day on the GW. :-) I'm trying to imagine an elasticized one. Dust ruffles are lovely, but whoever thought them up should have thought a little longer about their design. Did you attach the velcro to the outside top edge of the box springs -- or just underneat between the box and the mattress? Has the sticky half stayed in place well?

Kathi, what a great solution for a waterbed! I had one of those for many years too. The way mine was built reminded me of a giant cradle for adults. They are like big buckets. When I switched back to a regular bed my dogs fell off a couple of times in the middle of the night until they adjusted. I doubt sincerely I could get a fitted sheet over my box springs, but it's a good thought if I get help.

I definitely need to make some adjustment. I just can't wrestle with my mattress any more.

Oceanna, yes the sticky side has stayed in place pretty well. I placed it at the top edge of the box springs. The only place it causes a problem is the ends. That is, where it starts and stops. Not a real big problem, just use a little care when removing the dust ruffle. Along both sides and the foot of the bed have stuck very well.