When Gigi turned about 7 months and grew out of her co-sleeper, she needed a crib set for herself.  Her little crib, inherited from her sister and her brother, was bare.  All of the sheets and comforters that we used to have had been given away.  Her was a blank canvas just waiting for something special, so for Christmas she received a present from Mama.

Back when Genevieve was born, one of Sean’s clients had sent her a fuzzy, chocolate brown colored  Little Giraffe blankie.  She loves to snuggle up in that blanket when she sleeps.  Riley Blake’s Daisy Cottage fabrics hit just the right note of girly yet neutral, just the thing to coordinate with her comfy blanket.

The duvet instructions are here and are by Brett Bara (I know Brett from the East Village, and she’s a total delight!).  The bumper is from Amy Butler’s book, Little Stitches for Little Ones.  I cranked out the duvet in one quiet afternoon.  Easy peasy.

The bumper was (deep breath) quite a project.  Let’s just say that, if you would like to make your own crib bumper, you might want to get started as soon as you find out that you are pregnant.  Actually, you might want to get started BEFORE you ever get pregnant.

Many many stitches, including many many hand stitches, later, it was made, cute as pie.  The twin kitties love to play hide and seek in the pockets.  And Genevieve?  She still does not sleep a whole lot, but when she does, she has her own little snuggle bug world.