As our due date draws nearer I walked into the baby store to look at one, maybe two things. On this day in particular I was looking at a glider rocker and options for a baby bed skirt. First off there are 85 gliders!!! Some come with ottomans, some without; some recline and some don’t. There are about 30 choices for the stain you want and just as many choices for the color of fabric you’d like. After sitting in every one I decided on the one that’s on clearance. It just so happened that I like the wood and fabric color. Decision one down. Now on to the crib skirt… Wait, so did you know that they don’t sell crib skirts (also known as dust ruffles) by themselves. WHY???
This brings me to the fabric store…
Note to Reader: My friends Sarah and Robyn can confirm that the back story I’m about to tell you is completely true.
Last year I decided to make baby quilts for some of my prego friends. The three of us all had sewing projects so we all went out to the fabric store together. I had everything picked out; thread, batting, fabric, binding, etc. all in the cart and ready to check out. Then, as they were picking out there stuff I had some time to think about my projects, the actual process of making the quilts and completely psyched myself out. I then proceeded to put EVERYTHING back. A week later I drug the Hub back to the fabric store, which by the way is the last place on EARTH the Hub wanted to be. I gathered everything I’d had in my cart the week before and took it to the fabric cutting station. Come to find out almost everything I’d picked out was wrong. This very nice woman walked me through the store and traded out all the wrong things for the right ones.
So to bridge these two places that completely freak me out, after striking out at the baby store I thought to myself I could make a bed skirt. It’s only a few strait lines. So I went to the fabric store, which happens to be across the street from the baby store. Once inside I managed (after 30 min) to find a pattern. Oh and I must point out that it was ONLY $0.99.
This pattern…
I must also point out that I’ve NEVER sewed by a pattern. 
I was thinking I’d love to do the skirt in a white, with the bottom section in green. Then once we figure out if it’s a girl or boy put their first initial on it in green iron on letters, or maybe a monogram. I walked the store knowing deep down that I was searching for that same very nice woman to tell me exactly what to buy… No such luck!!! The more I walked the store, the worse my fear got so I bought the pattern, and brought it home to stare at. I’ve even pulled out the instructions to see if that would lessen my fear and discovered words like “basting” which I thought was something you only did to turkeys. I don’t know what kind of fabric to buy. I don’t know what kind of thread to buy. I know it’s a baby and they really aren’t going to care what their crib skirt looks like or better yet if there is even a crib skirt at all, but I’d really like to do this…
Till next time
Bon Voyage!
5 comments:
I have no experience in crib skirts...other than buying a set that included one, but I'm sure you can do it. Good Luck Girl!
You can do it girl!
I suggest going with a simple cotton (either broadcloth or if you want to spend a little extra money for it to look nice, you could get pique). Since the majority of the skirt is going to be white, then just use white thread for the whole thing. Good luck! Just remember you can always undo stitches, but cutting is permanent!
Lili- Found just the skirt for Luke's set at a Baby Depot in a Burlington Coat Factory store- in the clearance section $10 and they has plain white but it was almost a year ago- anyway glad you found a comfy glider- that was one of my best ever baby items as I spent most of time in it- it will not be long now!
You can do it Lili! It is just lots of squares. It will be a beautiful room no matter what you decide- sew or buy.
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