Skirt Stories

A few weeks ago when Emily was over helping me make the spare bedroom turn into a nursery, she asked if I had registered for a crib skirt. "Uhhh...." was my response. I hadn't even thought of that. However, I had already thought of under the crib as the perfect not so hidden storage space, unsightly as it was.

So we set about looking for crib skirts online. And wouldn't you know, all the ones that are adorable are all super expensive. Before she realized what she said, Emily blurted out, "We could just make a crib skirt". Hahaha, I bet now she's eating her words. 

Because, of course, I jumped on it. Another project!?! Something to entertain my weekends!?! Yes, please! The next day I dashed off to Target to purchase two sets of queen sheets in a beautiful butter yellow color to compliment our current nursery colors. We then set about cutting strip after strip of fabric, only making a few mistakes along the way. 

"Ruffling the ruffles"

This Sunday, I headed back to her place to continue on our work. One big mistake was we didn't make the ruffle strips extra long to incorporate the amount fabric needed to make the ruffles. So to correct it, we ended up doubling up the strips on each row.

 My slave. Sew faster! Now!

 Umm....love it.

Who knew? I'm now a sewer. Well, a watcher of someone who sews at least. 

Putting in the final hem. Yessss.

It is the perfect combination of sweet and beautiful, while charmingly not perfect. I think it looks just like Belle's dress from Beauty and the Beast. Speaking of, I cannot wait until I have the excuse to watch all the Disney classics again with my baby girl.

Thanks Em, for yet another fabulous addition to the nursery.