Have you ever sewn a crib skirt? It's a length of fabric, about 12 to 16 inches deep that hangs below the crib mattress to the floor. I sew a lot of John Deere items and many people ask if I can make a crib skirt. There's two options: gathered or ruffled or pleated (one centre pleat on each side). There are instructions at sewing.about.com and other places for the ruffled version so I won't repeat them. You start with a piece of cotton fabric, white or off-white or a colour to match the ruffle, about 53 by 29 inches. This is the base that will go under the mattress. You cut four pieces of fabric to sew in each side of the base. For the pleated version, at the middle of each side, fold the fabric with a double one each pleat. You can get fancy, like the red one in the photo with extra ties and trim or just leave it plain. Matching the pieces up at the corners is the only tricky part - you want to be sure they are close to lining up but the edges are covered so you don't have to be exact.
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