Thursday, March 21, 2013

Nursery Redo Series #2 Wipes Box Cover

I have a good amount of fabric left from recovering the glider cushions. I decided to make something to pretty up the wipes box. It took minimal fabric (I still have a lot left, so I need to figure out what else to make...possibly some new window coverings...).



First I cut a strip of fabric a little wider than the wipes box and the width of the fabric (56"). I really just guessed and hoped it would work!



Then I measured elastic that was just a smidgen shorter than all the way around the top and bottom of the wipes box.



Then, I folded over the edge of the fabric and sewed a casing for the elastic on both top and bottom. Again, I was guessing, but it was about 1 1/4 inches.



Then I pulled the elastic through. I use the old safety pin trick to guide it. I also pinned the end of the elastic to the start of the fabric so it would stay put.



I tried it on the box and decided how snugly I wanted it to fit. I wasn't sure if I would have too much fabric. Would it be too ruffly? After consulting my husband, he said it looked all right, so I went with it.



Then, I sewed the elastic so I wouldn't have to worry about it coming undone when I sewed the fabric.



Then I sewed the fabric together with right sides together, snipped off the extra elastic, and was done!



Since we don't know the gender of the baby, I refrained from any embelishments. I'm sure you could jazz it up with some cute bows or flowers for a little girl.



The whole project took me about 30 minutes if that. Go try it, and share your work here. I'd love to see what you did! 




2 comments:

  1. oh my gosh this is so cute - I have totally thought about covering a wipes container but hello elastic, SO smart and SO adorable!!!

    Love it and your new space!!

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  2. Thanks, Rebekah! I love how it turned out!

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