A COT BUMPER Use washable
fabrics and quilt the bumpers with heavyweight polyester wadding. The
instructions here are for a bound edge - but bumpers can equally well be
finished with a frilled or piped edge. Measure across the inside of the top and
half way down the sides of the cot and Decide where the ties should be
positioned - the top edge of the bumper should be tied to corner posts and to
bars half way down the side of the cot. If the cot has a solid headboard, make
long ties which can fasten around the back of the headboard.
Cut main panels of
fabric and a layer of wadding to the finished measurements. Join widths of
fabric with flat seams and the wadding with a lapped seam if necessary. Cut a
15cm wide strip to bind the edges of the bumper; these strips need not be cut
on the bias since they do not have to be eased around curves. Cut four ties, 20cm
long and the 5cm wide.
Sandwich the wadding between the two panels of fabric,
right sides outwards; pin, then tack together all around the edges. Tack at
intervals to hold the layers in place while you stitch the quilting - tack
along the length of the bumper for vertical stitching, or up and down for horizontal
quilting.
Turn under 2.5cm down each long edge of the binding, position on the
inner side of the quilted panel, with the raw edge of the binding 2.5cm from
the edge of the panel, right sides together. Stitch along the fold line, making
tucks to turn the corners.
Turn the binding over to the
outside of the quilted panel and slipstitch in place by hand or machine just
inside the previous line of stitching. Make up ties by turning in 12 mm (! in)
down each long edge and then folding in half, press and stitch, turning in the
ends. Stitch the center of each tie to the appropriate point on the outside of
the binding by hand. Do not make the ties too long; if they were to come
untied, they could become entwined around a baby's neck.
POCKET STORAGE A
simple fabric pocket storage system, hung on the back of the door or at the
foot of the cot, can be used to store baby-changing equipment or small items of
clothing. Decide on a suitable overall size for the storage system: about 60cm
wide by 100cm (40 in) deep is suitable for most needs. Plan the size and number
of pockets: the instructions here are for three rows of pockets across the
width of the panel, 30cm.
