Make a custom crib skirt for your nursery that’s no-sew and super easy!!
A few weeks before the baby was born, a friend of mine asked if I was feeling ready and how the nursery was coming. And I said, “Oh, well, it’s going ok, I still have to wash and organize all of O’s old baby stuff. And I need to make a crib skirt….” At which point she laughed and said, “If you’re talking about a crib skirt, you’re ready!” Ok, fair point, crib skirts are more of a want than a need usually. However, with our crib, a crib skirt is honestly a necessity. As you can see, we have a drawer underneath, which is great for storage, but when the mattress is in the highest position like it is for infants, you can see right through the sides into the drawer. It’s not pretty, see?
Super Easy No Sew Crib Skirt
1.5 yards cotton quilting fabric
Sticky-back velcro squares or dots
An iron
1. First, I measured our crib. The crib skirt will attach directly to the mattress frame so I took the mattress off. We also had just moved the mattress frame up to its highest setting (from the lowest which is what O used when it was a toddler bed) so I waited to reattach the front crib rail until I finished the crib skirt because it was easier. But see what I mean, all that stuff in the drawer under the mattress looks terrible and you can see it right through the crib rails!
First, starting with the long sides, iron the hem tape close to the edge of the fabric. Leave the paper backing on for this step.
5. Repeat with the other two pieces of the crib skirt, hemming all four sides of each one.
6. To attach the skirt to the mattress frame, first stick the male and female pieces of your velcro dots together. Remove the plastic backing on ONE side (I usually stick the rougher half of the velcro to the crib frame) and stick on the mattress frame.
Finally, we re-attached the front rail and that’s it! A super duper easy crib skirt to hide all the stuff under the bed! (And it adds some cute color and pattern too!)
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Mary-In the boondocks says
Very clever indeed! And it hides all the mess! I’m all for hiding stuff!