Abstract: A bedding assembly including a base encompassing portion, a base covering portion and a body covering portion; the base encompassing portion including a peripheral section around the periphery of a base, the peripheral section extending between the top and bottom surfaces of the base, at least one connecting section extending over the bottom surface of the base and permanently joining opposite lower edges of the peripheral section; the base covering portion including a first sheet disposed over substantially the entire top surface of the base and in contact therewith, a first fastener releasably securing the edges of the first sheet to the upper edges of the peripheral section along substantially the entire length thereof; the body covering portion including a second sheet disposed over the first sheet and in contact therewith, the second sheet including at least one pleat extending substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis of the base intermediate and parallel to the edges thereof, a second fastener re