Suddenly my craft desk feels very small!Until last night, my poor sew machine had been banished to the shelf ever since I got my Cricut last September. I had to dust it off because this weekend is my Niece's baby shower (that's right folks, I'm going to be a 24 year old GREAT aunt! So weird, but I'm excited!). There is a wicker bassinet that has been in my family for 43 years, and almost every sibling, niece and nephew and a few friends and cousins has spent the first month or so of their life in it, and every baby gets new bassinet decor.
This baby's (still nameless, but a little boy!) nursery theme is jungle, so my Mom and I decided to go with that. After hunting through the fabric stores and coming home empty handed three times, we finally decided on a jungle baby print with green flannel lining and a jungly quilt. Yes I made up the word jungly. Deal with it.
So, I made the skirt that covers the legs last night.
I can't wait to show you the completed bassinet. Heck, I can't wait to see it myself! It's going to be pretty stinking cute.And tonight, I'm making (my first ever!) cheater quilt. I bought the top fully assembled at JoAnn's for 50% off, thanks to the nicest counter cutter I've ever encountered there (say that three times fast!) and I'm both nervous and excited to get started.
I'm going to add satin tags along the edges of the quilt because I know how much little boys love silky things :)Wish me luck!
I'm working on a similar project refurbishing a vintage bassinet for my second baby and was wondering if you might have any pointers for how you made the skirt to cover the legs. Thanks in advance for your help--and your niece must have been thrilled with the bassinet's makeover! :D My email is lulubell at gmail dot com.
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