With my due date fast approaching and a sewing machine that refused to zig zag right in the middle of binding a baby quilt a couple weekends ago, I had to reevaluate what I could actually get done to decorate the nursery. No quilt or bunting hung above the crib, no fabric baskets for the changing table, no nursery bedding… until I remembered that such a thing as hem tape exists.

Some people might find sewing projects intimidating, but I find ironing to be more daunting! But with my sewing machine out of commission, I gave it a try…

And it’s totally easy 🙂

In under an hour I had an adjustable crib skirt that adds a pop of color and hides under-the-crib storage… and maybe more importantly, I could finally scratch the nesting itch that has been driving me crazy.

I used this Pin as inspiration:

 The tutorial is great so I’ll let you visit View Along the Way for more details – basically you measure your crib, cut three pieces of fabric, hem (either with iron-on hem tape, or with a sewing machine), and attach! Later, when you need to lower the mattress as baby grows bigger, you can adjust the skirt so it doesn’t bunch up at the bottom.

2 yards of fabric

measuring tape

scissors/rotary cutter

iron-on hem tape

iron

binder clips (or thumb tacks if your crib base is solid)

Pictures always help!

For reference, my measurements were 27.5″ x 16″ for the two short sides, and 51.5″ x 16″ for the long side. With seam allowance for 5/8″ hem tape, I cut two panels of 31″x20″ and one panel of 55″ x 20″ fabric.

See, super simple!

And now it’s just a waiting game to meet baby girl… very soon!