DIY Bassinet and Playard Waterproof Mattress Protectors
Equipment
- soft measuring tape, yard stick, or acrylic ruler
- fabric scissors
- water soluble marking pen (optional)
- yarn or tapestry needle
- serger or sewing machine
Materials
- organic waterproof crib mattress protector pad (flat, not fitted)
- thread
Instructions
- Wash and dry the mattress protector. This allows for any shrinking, if any, to occur before measuring and cutting.
- Measure, mark, and cut the fabric to get the desired dimensions for the two pads.
- Fold both pieces in half to line up the curved corners with the new corners. Trim the new corners to match the curve of the original corners.
- If you do not have a serger, you could use an overlock stitch or zigzag plus a straight stitch on your sewing machine.
- Test the stitch settings on a scrap piece of fabric to match the original serged edges.
- Since there is no extra fabric on this project, I used two pieces of drop cloth to roughly mimic the thickness of the mattress protector while testing the stitches.
- Disable the knife of the serger and leave about two inch chains before and after serging.
- Serge the new edges. Include a 1-2 inch overlap on each end to secure the cut stitches of the original serged edges.
- Weave the thread chain through the stitches on the backside with the tapestry needle to finish.
Notes
The dimensions of the crib protector are 28" x 52" and the finished dimensions for our bassinet and playard protectors are as follows:
- 28" x 16" for the bassinet
- 28" x 36" for the playard