In my second trimester, I decided, after doing lots and lots of research, to make my own crib bedding. I could not find what I wanted for a price I was willing to pay. I wanted a more versatile and simpler nursery. How hard can it be to make a crib skirt and bumper?
After I finally selected a white cotton fabric, I was able to get my husband’s aunt to help me with the crib skirt.Thanks to her expertise in sewing, the crib skirt was made in a matter of days, but the bumper was an entirely different story.
I had in my mind exactly what I wanted: one piece bumper with plenty of ties made out of the same fabric as the bumper (I did not want use ribbon). I made all the calculations and measurements months before and the image I had was very clear (to me at least). Things are never as easy as they might seem and my biggest obstacle was just getting started. It also took me until a couple of weeks ago to buy the batting. I was convinced by an aunt to just use the preformed bumper pads but after buying them and laying them out in the crib, I realized that they were far too stiff and would not make a one piece bumper seamlessly. So while I considered other batting materials (I originally wanted a pure cotton batting), I spent two days cutting and sewing the ties. Once I finally decided on a cotton polyester blend batting, I spent an additional two days cutting, folding, and sewing the batting to my white cotton fabric to make the actually bumper panels that would be sewn together with the ties etc. As the birth of our daughter draws ever near, I felt the urge to get the bumper done once and for all. So I spent the next two days had sewing the panels and corner ties together.
At last after several months, my crib bedding is ready for a newborn daughter! The hardest part was making the first few cuts!