My cousin, Christopher, and his beautiful wife, Kathleen, welcomed their first child, Brody Quinn O’Connell, last week.
And you know what that meant, right? Yep. It’s was time to make another baby bassinet! I dusted off my sewing machine and serger, gathered yards and yards of tulle and played with the most scrumptious Silk Shantung.
After I finished the tulle pettiskirt, I made a silk lining for the inside of the bassinet using the mattress as my template.
Next was the fun part—ironing 14 yards of silk. Yes, I kept it all in one piece…LOL!
For the skirt, I added a casing at the top for the elastic, a hem on the bottom and then gathered the 28 foot piece of silk around the outer part of the bassinet. I know I went a little overboard—but I like skirts full. Ridiculously full.
I made a sage green silk swag around the skirt to cover the casing and then tied it in a big arse bow in the front of the bassinet.
My biggest dilemma was the bassinet hood. Unlike other ones I’ve done (which were wicker), this one was a folding hood. It made it difficult to cover—so I had to take out the good old glue gun for my sanity.
The silk was off-white, more like the picture above. It was really hard to make a bassinet without all the girly frills, but I held back—I didn’t want anyone to mistake Brody for a baby girl.
Congratulations Kathleen and Chris! And just so you know, as an embroiderer, I warned them about the baby’s initials—B.O. as in Body Odor. Yes, I will tease him relentlessly.
Congrats on the new addition to the family! He is adorable. THAT bassinet is just TDF! Excellent job Diva!
What a great job! Nice pictures
it’s just beautiful, lavish and plush, just right for a prince.
Lisa, they are just beautiful, both the baby and the bassinet! What a lucky baby boy! Congratulations!!
Congratulations on the new prince in your family!! What a beautiful bassinet, just gorgeous!
Lisa, what a beautiful and magnificent job you did on that basinette for a gorgeous little baby. You can tell that it was made with great love. How long did it take you to do it?
What a beautiful bassinet!!! Love it!
thanks!
thanks Debra! It took longer to iron the silk than it did to actually make it…LOL! I broke the project up into smaller ones so it wasn’t too overwhelming. So I’m guessing it took me 3 afternoons.
With friendship,
Lisa
thanks Alethia!
thanks everyone!
Hi Lisa. Only 3 afternoons to make and iron that gorgeous bassinett cover? You are truly amazing. Wondering then if you have made any bridal gowns? I can just imagine how magnificent that would be for the very lucky bride!!! You are so talented…
thanks Debra!
Sew how much 😉
Seriously! I’ll buy my own fabric and even iron it for you, pay for shipping obvi… I just need to know if you make these for sale?
And if so… I want one ♡