Diaper Holder

The diaper holder was probably the hardest nursery item I made...probably because I didn't use a pattern of any kind. I pulled out my old one from the boys and used it as a guide.

Bottom

12.75" x 9.5"

  Side/Body (keep pattern vertical as it wraps around and is one large piece)

52.75" x 18.25"

 Top Pieces (x2)

12.75" x 7"

 Ties (x2)

22.5" x 4"

 seam allowance of .25"
 I also cut 2 trim pieces for the opening that were 1.5" x 18.25" and I made some pink piping. If you make piping, change your pressure foot to the zipper foot. It is much easier if you iron all your pieces. I even ironed all the seams on the trim and ties.

First I sewed the ties together just like I did on the crib bumper, and then I assembled the top portion first. Lay the TOP front piece down face up(this is the side that will be on display when hanging on the crib). Fold the ties in half and space them appropriately for your crib bars. 

Lay the back piece (the side that will not be seen) face down on top of this selvage edge to selvage edge. 

Sew across the top, down both sides and invert right side out. Leave the bottom so you can attach the lower portion of the diaper holder later. I also added a seam about 1/4" around the top and sides after I inverted.

Next I assembled the lower portion. First I sewed on the trim to the ends of the SIDE/BODY. I ironed them earlier by folding the edges in and ironing and then folding the entire piece in half and ironing. So it should slide on the ends of the SIDE/BODY without any edges showing. Sew a single line straight down.

 
 Lay the SIDE/BODY face down and fold the sides over so the edges meet in the middle. Since the bottom of the holder will be wider than the top when we are all finished, we will need to fold the top again only. To do this take the top outside edges and slide them inside until they meet in the middle.

Sew the piping if you have it inside the top portion and then slide the SIDE/BODY inside the TOP portion and sew straight across. I added another seam 1/4" in to match the rest of the top portion.

 Lastly I turned the holder inside out and sewed the BOTTOM on, ruching the corners just a bit. I then turned it right side out through the diaper opening and hung on the crib. oh, and I placed a bit of white cardboard in the bottom. Turned out much better than I expected since this was my first time making something like this!

  

Crib Bumper

The crib bumper was easier than I thought. Once again the fabric I used came from babybedding.com. Here is the coordinating fabrics I ordered...all but the green. http://www.babybedding.com/white-pagoda-collection-fabric. I really like coordinating fabrics when ordering online because it is so hard to tell if the colors match from the computer.

For the bumper I used the watermelon lattice inside and the solid melon outside. I used LeAnne Barlow's blog for dimensions http://elleapparel.blogspot.com/2012/05/crib-bedding-101.html.

Long side x2

13.75" x 54.75"

 

13.75" x 27.5"

Short side x2

.75” seam allowance

 Cut and iron all the pieces before assembly. I also had to make my piping. If you need to make your own, remember to switch your footer piece to the zipper footer. I made the piping first.

 I then made the ties for the bumper. There are a total of 12 ties. I made my ties a little longer because my crib has extra thick corners that the ties needed to fit around. Therefore my ties measured 25" x 4" with a .25" s.a.  I cut the ties and ironed them folded in half & inside out. Then sew inside out leaving one end open for flipping the tie back right side out. Hint: the wider the tie, the easier to flip back right side.

I sewed the open end closed by tucking in the selvage edge and sewing together with the seam showing. I decided to leave the seam since there were so many ties, and I didn't want to have to sew them all by hand. If this really bugs you, you could sew 24 shorter ties and use two at every tie location.

Assemble. Try to match the tie spacing with the bar spacing on your crib. Place fabric face up with ties on top.

 Next, place piping on top selvage edge to selvage edge.

 Lastly, place the inside fabric face down selvage edge to selvage edge and sew. Repeat for the bottom, and sew one of the ends. Leave the other end open for the foam pad or bumper filling.

I used a large foam pad from Hobby Lobby that was 2" thick. I ended up cut them 50.5" by 12" (x2) and 23" x 12" (x2). 

 I then sewed the ends and four pieces together. Looks so cute! It's great if you want something a little different or a custom look!