Nursery Makeover: Part I {Changing Pad Covers}

• Zig zagged (or serge if you have a serger) the corners of the changing pad after I did my straight stitch.
• Top stitched where my two fabrics met, after stitching them right sides together.
• I did not iron my fabric for the elastic casing because minky doesn’t iron well. Instead I pinned as described. Ironing would be better/easier if you’re using a fabric that will iron nicely.
• Pin and make sure you don’t stretch the minky or everything will turn out discombobulated. Minky is a lot stretchier than cotton. Using a walking foot helps, but I managed without it. I was just very careful not to pull on the fabric.

An Extra Project: Lovey Blanket

I used very nice fabric for this project. As a result, I saved those 8″ squares to make loveys. They’re just the right size for a lovey or taggy blanket, the one side is cotton and the other is a soft minky so it’s a great fabric selection for them too. If I’d used flannel (which I did for my first attempts at changing pads, way before Baby G was born) then I’d use those 8″ squares for cloth wipes. I recommend using high quality fabric for changing covers though because my flannel ones pilled pretty bad and these covers get a LOT of use.