Nursery Linen
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Forum Name: Craft
Forum Description: For our Crafty members! Are you decorating your child's bedroom? Making something for yourself? Tell us about it and maybe give us the instructions to make one ourselves!
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Topic: Nursery Linen
Posted By: LF
Subject: Nursery Linen
Date Posted: 11 January 2013 at 11:20am
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Hi Everyone. Im new to OhBaby and after some advice/ideas. I've got a bit of time on my hands at the moment, number one is due in May. I am keen to sew my own nursery linen, sheets, quilt, all that sort of thing. I've had a look on line for patterns but haven't been able to find what I am looking for yet. Does any one have any ideas/links that might be able to help me out? 
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Posted By: dottydot
Date Posted: 11 January 2013 at 4:12pm
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sorry not much help LF, I'm due in May too and needing patterns for sheets etc. Have you looked on pinterest? I've just made this quilt http://cluckclucksew.bigcartel.com/product/pdf-pattern-juice-boxes for baby's cot - here's mine https://fbcdn-sphotos-d-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/537181_10151415261898169_1001464407_n.jpg (*sorry don't know how to do linky things!) MIL bought me some flannelette to make sheets, and some muslin for making wraps and wash cloths :) ------------- http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow"> 
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Posted By: Stoked
Date Posted: 11 January 2013 at 5:26pm
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I don't think you'll be able to find patterns. The size of bassinet mattresses seems to vary quite a lot. I made my ones by measuring the top of the mattress, adding on the depth and deciding how much I wanted it to tuck around. (Fitted bottoms). For the tops I used the top of the mattress size again and decided how much extra I wanted it to wrap around the sides. Hopefully that is of some help. Your quilt looks awesome dottydot - well done, love the fabric. ------------- http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow">  http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow">
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Posted By: LF
Date Posted: 14 January 2013 at 2:16pm
Thanks for the advice. I hadn't even thought about measuring the mattress and sorting things that way. I think I might need to get my creative hat on  I have had a look on pintrest, and there are some neat ideas, I just haven't found patterns that way, and I'm a beginner so need a bit of guidance :) Cool quilt dottydot, love the colours 
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Posted By: Pure104913
Date Posted: 04 February 2013 at 4:20pm
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Posted By: Manz12
Date Posted: 07 February 2013 at 4:55pm
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I went to the library and got our some craft books. I am making a quilt from a book called "3-Fabric Quilts" it is for beginners and it is actually really simple and they are modern quilts. Also if you sign up to be a VIP at your local Spotlight store they have projects that they give free patterns for. There is a really cool fabric website www.bytheyard.co.nz also www.etsy.com is a US website but they have patterns, fabric and supplies and most sellers ship to NZ. Also I always look at www.potterybarnkids.com for inspiration. |
Posted By: LF
Date Posted: 07 February 2013 at 5:30pm
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I've signed up as a VIP at Spotlight, its a pretty handy store aye :) I went in the other day to check out their fabric sale stuff and got inspired to make a small 80x80 blanket with cotton fabric on one side and minky on the other, it was a lot of fun once I got it all cut and pinned. Thanks for the other ideas on where to look, I hadn't even thought about the library! |