Tuesday, March 6, 2012

Vintage Bassinet Bedding









Have you ever been a little over ambitious about a craft project?

This bassinet bedding ended up being one of those projects I thought I could crank-out in an afternoon or two (not sure where that idea came from considering the fact that I am definitely still a beginner sewer). I came to find I may have over estimated myself. This vintage bassinet was a great thrifted treasure (it only cost me $3!) but due to it's odd and outdated dimensions I had to make all of the bedding myself.

I started with the fitted bumper, which ended up being the hardest part (I think it took me a whole week of 'nap-times' to complete!). I found some great DIY crib bumper tutorials online and thought I could just use those and shorten the measurements to what I needed. Turns out, the shape of my lovely bassinet is actually larger on top and smaller on the bottom so I had measure and sew all of my pieces at an angle.

I know it doesn't look like I did much, but I actually ended up sewing a baby bumper, 2 fitted sheets, 1 cozy mattress topper, and a baby blanket (as well as giving the bassinet a fresh coat of paint).

It was a lot of hard work...I'm pretty sure half of my time went to re-cutting, re-sewing, and seam ripping...

But I am SO happy with the way everything turned out and glad that I chose to stick with it and finish the project!

*if your feeling ambitious and would like to make your own baby bedding here are a few great tutorials that can help you along the way...
Baby Bumper - at Vanilla Joy
Fitted Crib Sheet - at Made
I will also have my own DIY baby blanket tutorial posted shortly :)

Get a few more photos and details by clicking below!




A few more details...

To make the custom bassinet bumper I first measured all 4 sides of my bassinet. I then used the dimensions to cut my batting. (each piece has 2 layers of batting). Then, I basically made pillow cases for my batting by cutting my white fabric to the same dimensions (but adding about 1" all the way around for a seam allowance).





I attached the bumper together by sewing pieces of 1"wide bias tape to each opening. I also sewed the bias tape to the top and bottom of the bumper to give it a more finished look.

I then sewed 1/4" pieces of bias tape to the outside of the bumper. This helped to keep the bumper from slouching.


13 comments:

  1. So cozy! ♥ Your baby will be so happy to rest there! I know, I would!

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  2. Everything looks great! I love that vintage-y fabric you chose for the blanket.

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  3. Wow you really did a fabulous job. I would consider myself an intermediate possibly an advanced seamstress in some areas and I consider this a little bit of a challenge. So awesome. =) Glad you stuck with it.

    - Sarah
    http://agirlintransit.blogspot.com

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  4. Wow this bedding looks beautiful! I'm sorry it took so much more time and work than you originally planned, but it does look really good!

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  5. So cute Andrea! I'm so glad you posted about this! I bought Harper a vintage doll stroller that needs a bumper and little mattress pad, it's the same shape and angles down as well. Yours helps me to see how I should go about making one for her doll's stroller. You are a life saver!

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  6. Holy cow! I would have no idea where to start! I love the baby blanket fabric; totally reminds me of you!

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  7. I am amazed Andrea. What a beautiful job you did. I never even gave you sewing lessons. You are one talented girl!

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  8. I forgot to add, one very smart girl too, to figure that all out.

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  9. It looks comfy and classy~ perfect. You're so lucky to find something like this, that's why we do understand your effort for this project.

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  10. this is absolutely darling! I found you via a google search because I'm looking to make a bumper for my own vintage bassinet. Now I'm going to go look around to see if you posted a DIY for that baby blanket because I love that, too.

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  12. Fantastic!!!!!!
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