Babies need a lot of things: diapers, powder, oil, wipes - the list goes on and on! If you have a large nursery its of no concern to you to find places to put all their needs, but if you have a very small nursery, it could be a real challenge! Use the closet to hang up clothing, blankets and sheets then make a set of velcro crib pockets to hold everything else. You can easily store booties, diapers, wipes and much more when you make the easy pocket organizer.
Youll need a large piece of cloth to make the storage area for babys things. Purchase baby-theme cloth or even use a new crib sheet to make the pockets. Other fabric choices include felt, a pillowcase, towels or a nice baby blanket.
The fabric should be nearly the length of the cribs headboard but the width can be whatever you want. Cut a short width and there will be room for some pockets. Use a wide with to create a much larger organizer. Youll be making a large fold on the fabric so keep that in mind when deciding how wide to cut the material. To make the crib pockets hem the large rectangle of fabric, all the way around. If you dont sew you can use fabric glue to make the hem. The glue is found at any store that sells fabric or craft supplies. Lay the cloth so that the longest side is horizontal. At one short end of the material fold it a third to halfway up. If you fold it about a third of the way up the pockets wont be as deep as if you fold it halfway up. Stitch down the sides of the folded fabric to create one huge pocket. Now make individual sections on the large pocket by simply stitching down, here and there, to create as many pockets as you wish. Two or three seams, across the large pocket, should give you the perfect number and size of pockets. Again, if you dont sew, use fabric glue to seam the sides of the folded material. Its easiest to glue one side seam, then create additional seams as you move down the length of the large pocket, then finish with the last side seam. Youll need a really long piece of velcro to create a strap for holding the organizer against the headboard of the crib. Measure all the way around the headboard then add ten inches to the figure. Divide this figure in half and cut one half of the fuzzy velcro piece and one half from the scratchy velcro piece. Fold the velcro in half and mark the spot. Fold the crib pockets in half and align that fold with the mark on the velcro. Pin and stitch the pocket set to the velcro. The remaining velcro, at each end of the organizer, is used to hold the pockets to the crib. Wrap the velcro around the crib and overlap the pieces to secure. If you dont have that much velcro you can make a strap from cloth. At the end of the cloth attach velcro pieces which will hold the organizer to the crib. Measure around the crib and cut the fabric to that length, minus a few inches on each side to allow for the velcro. Hem the fabric and sew the velcro to the ends. This particular method works better if you stitch rather than glue. Make additional pockets on the large set by creating small, hemmed squares of fabric. These can be glued on, after the large set is made, or can be sewn on in a different manner. When sewing on additional pockets its best if they are stitched onto the large section before folding it up to form the first, large pocket. Sew on the little pockets, then fold the main piece a third or halfway up, then stitch down the sides. These extra pockets can hold many little things, like rattles, pacifiers, hairbrush and other small items. Jazz up the finished set of pockets by attaching satin bows, lace or other embellishments. The pocket organizer doesnt have to be limited to the headboard of the crib. Make a second set that goes around the footboard, or for really small babies, one that goes across the length of the crib. Theyre very handy, especially for a small nursery, and can easily hold almost everything you need for the baby. The crib pockets are also a wonderful gift to give to someone at a baby shower. The unique gift will thrill the mom-to-be an
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