Finished Project

So I started making crib bumpers for Zach's crib back in June or maybe even as far back as May. I meant to use the 2 weeks between my last day of work and Zach's due date to finish them but Zach decided to start coming on my last day of work :). No complaints there but the bumpers were put on the back burner for awhile. I think I was working on finishing the bumper with the 4 fish on it while I was going into labor (before I realized what the pains meant).

It's been quite a project because Derrick and I wanted to design them ourselves. We had fun looking at the different fabrics at JoAnn's for ones that felt beachy/tropically. Derrick then used a drawing program on the computer to design them. I created the patterns, cut, and sewed everything together. Derrick did cut out the shapes of the turtles, starfish, and regular fish. The pieces weren't designed to go in any particular order so we can rearrange them whenever we feel like it. I was really glad Derrick got into the project with me.

Here's Derrick's design that I used to create the patterns:

He's very creative!

And now for the finished product!

Gotta love the industrial strength carpet as the backdrop :)