Peek-a-Boo Crib Skirt
Want to make a crib skirt like this?
For comparison, here's a retail peek-a-boo crib
skirt that's part of a set
retailing at $395! Ouch! Your baby bedding can look smart
and save some cash too! Let's get started...
These instructions are
based on my crib frame dimensions, which are 26" x 57", or
154" around. If yours is different then adjust accordingly.
Even using my measurements, you can make a skirt for a
different sized crib, but the peek-a-boo sections may be more
or less exposed.
My finished skirt length is 11 1/2", but I recommend
measuring the length you prefer on your crib since the
heights vary a bit, and you can substitute your preferred
skirt length for mine by taking your measurement plus 1/2"
for seam allowance and substituting it for each place below
that you see 12".
Supplies:
2
Yards Fabric A
1 1/4 Yard Fabric B
Scrap of velcro (1" x 1 1/2")
Coordinating ribbon
Directions:
From Fabric A (mine's
argyle), cut:
5 panels that
measure 17 2/3" x 12"
1 panel that
measures 19 2/3" x 12"
4
panels that measure 14" x 12"
From Fabric B/ the
peek-a-boo fabric (mine's polka dot), cut:
4 panels that
measure 16" x 12"
2
panels that measure 13" x 12"
1 strip that measures 2 1/2" x 157" (measurement
around your crib, plus 3")
It's helpful to pin a
label to each stack of cut fabric panels, so you know
which stack has which measurement.
First, we need to make
the upper border strip. So sew together a 2" wide strip
that's long enough to go around your crib base, plus a
couple inches of overlap. For around my crib (measuring
154"), I am using a 157" long piece.
Serge (or hem under)
both of the 2" ends so it has finished edges.
Press the strip in half
lengthwise, wrong sides together (right sides out),
making it 1 1/4" wide.
Sew on scrap of velcro
to each end of the strip, so when it wraps around your
crib it will velcro shut where it
overlaps.
Wrap strip around crib
and velcro it shut so the velcro is in the corner on the
short end of the crib.
Draw a vertical line to
mark all four corners of the crib, and the half-way mark
on the two short sides. On the long sides of the crib,
mark two dividing lines at each 1/3 section. This means
when you're done, you'll have a line on each corner, two
equally-spaced lines on the long sides of the crib, and
a half-way line on the short sides of the crib. At each
corner I also wrote an "S" or "L" to label which side of
the corner was the short side and which was the long
side. This is helpful later.
Now cut 10 pieces of
ribbon to lengths of 15" each (or however long you want
the ties for attaching it to be) and seal the ends of
them with fray check (or many ribbons can be sealed by
burning the ends). I used a different color of ribbon
for 4 of the ribbons, to be placed on the four corners.
Lay the ribbons
perpendicular to the border strip over each of the
vertical lines you just wrote on it. Unfold the border
strip then sew/tack the ribbons in place, being careful
not to sew past the ironed middle-line of the border
strip. Only sew on the back half of the border strip, so
once it's folded again the sewing and ribbons will be
hidden in the back layer of the border strip.
Ok, set your border
strip aside until later. Now to make the fun part of the
skirt... Serge or sew your skirt panels together, on the
12" sides, into one huge train, in this order: (*The
portions marked in parenthesis are not breaks in the
train, just keep attaching them into one continuous
train, they are just there for reference so you know
what sides you're working with)
A- 19 2/3" (this is the panel to be overlapped later, plan
for it to end up on the same end as the back half of the
overlapping velcro)
B- 16"
A-17 2/3"
B-16"
A-17 2/3"
------(this is one long side of the crib)------
A-14"
B-13"
A-14"
------(this is one short side of the crib)------
A- 17 2/3"
B- 16"
A-17 2/3"
B-16"
A-17 2/3"
------(this is one long side of the crib)------
A-14"
B-13"
A-14"
------(this is one short side of the crib)------
This makes a really long train...
Serge or hem the bottom
side of your train. Now only the top side of the train
is a raw edge.
Iron each panel of
Fabric B (your peek-a-boo fabric) in half. Be sure to
give a crisp, visible line with the fold so you can
clearly see the middle of the panels. Also iron each of
your vertical seam lines (those between Fabric A &
B), closing the wrong sides of the fabrics together when
you press them.
Using the guidelines
you pressed into the fabric, line up the centers of each
Fabric B panel to the corresponding line on your long
strip. Bring your pressed, folded seam lines at the
edges of Fabric A towards the center fold of Fabric B.
If your fabric ended up on the shorter side, you can
leave more space between the two panels, revealing more
of the "peek-a-boo". If your fabric ended up on the
longer side, you'll have to take in the corner seams as
needed so the length matches up between the skirt and
the top border piece.
Pin the bedskirt to the
top border, leaving the raw edges up, and the side with
the markings & ribbon facing you so after it's sewn
that the side of your strip w/ the ribbons and markings
will be facing back and the smooth side of the border
strip is facing out.
Pin the ribbons down so
they don't accidently get sewn.
Serge or zigzag stitch
the top border strip to the skirt. Then iron it flat
again.
Now put your crib skirt
on the frame of your crib! On mine, it's easier to get
it in place before putting it into the crib.
You're done! Good
job!!!
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If you're making this crib skirt, be sure to check out
the matching Peek-a-Boo Window
Valence...
