Making Over The Nursery ~ Bumper Pads ~ A Free Tutorial

Nice bumper pads in a crib are an essential. Today I'm sharing how simple it is to make your own custom  bumper pads.

Materials needed:1 1/2 Yards inside fabric1 1/2 Yards outside fabric1/4 Yard tie fabric8- D-RingsBaby Bumper Pad Foamall fabrics used in this tutorial are A Stitch in Color, for Moda Fabrics.

Cutting:For the front and back, long pieces you will cut from two different fabrics two pieces that are 11 3/4"x54".For the two smaller end pieces you will cut from two different fabrics two pieces that are 11 3/4"x27"You will have a total of four outside pieces and four inside pieces.From the grey, tie fabric you will cut eight 5"x10 1/2" strips.

Take your eight tie pieces and fold them in half, right sides together, stitch around one end and one long side. Turn the tie right side out and then top stitch around all four sides, you can leave one small end unfinished, it will go inside the bumper.

Now, take your front fabric, one tie for each end of each bumper and then the top fabric, layer them together.

Right sides together, and then pin your tie about one inch from the top end of each bumper.

With the right sides together sew around the bumper, leave about a 10" opening in the bottom center.

Turn the bumper right side out and insert the appropriate pad. For the large bumpers you will insert two bumper pads end to end.Then turn the bottom edge of the bumper fabric under and top-stitch along the bottom of the bumper pad, as shown in the image above.

Single bumpers should look like the one above.Now, to add the D-Rings.On each end of the small bumper pads you will slide two D-Rings on, fold tie fabric over and top-stitch to secure.

Place bumpers in crib, slide fabric through D-Ring.

Hope you enjoy them!They are so fast to make and now you can have a custom looking nursery!

Stop by Moda Bake Shop to see Wonky Baby Quilt, a coordinating baby quilt.
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