Baby projects made to be cherished
A Bucilla baby kit is the gift that stays on the nursery wall after the outfits are outgrown. The stamped cross stitch crib covers print the design on soft cotton, so you stitch over the lines with the included floss and finish a 34 by 43 inch cover in a few weeks of evenings. Designs run from Springtime Baby Animals and On the Farm to an ABC’s cover that doubles as a first alphabet.
Birth records are the smaller, quicker project. The Princess and woodland designs leave a space for the name, the date of birth and the weight, and the kit includes the alphabet and number chart to stitch them in. Framed in the included size, a birth record hangs above the changing table and then follows the child to a bigger room.
The felt pieces are the fastest of all. The Llama garland and the Woodland garland come as marked felt shapes, sequins and floss; you cut, stitch and string them in a weekend, and the Woodland Floral wall hanging fills a bare nursery wall with a single afternoon of applique.
Bucilla Sweet Baby Crib Cover
Bucilla Birth Record Kit, Princess
Bucilla Woodland Floral Wall Hanging Felt Kit
Choosing a baby kit
Decide first whether the gift should carry a name. Birth records and many crib covers include a personalizing chart; garlands and wall hangings do not. If the baby has not arrived, choose a design without a name and add the record later.
Then match the project to your calendar. A garland or a wall hanging is a weekend. A birth record takes two or three weeks of evenings. A full crib cover is a two-month project for a first-time stitcher, so start it in the second trimester if it is a shower gift.
Check the stitch type in the listing. Stamped cross stitch covers and records print the crosses on the fabric, and you follow the printed color guide, so a beginner can finish one without reading a chart. Felt applique needs no cross stitch at all: you whipstitch shapes and sew on sequins.
Every Bucilla baby kit includes the fabric or felt, the floss sorted by color, the needle and step-by-step instructions. Wash finished cross stitch in cool water to remove the printed lines, and the piece is safe for a nursery.
Baby kit questions
The covers are decorative cotton pieces meant for display over a crib rail or as a wall hanging; Bucilla does not sell them as bedding. Wash in cool water after stitching to remove the printed lines.
Yes. Leave the record area blank, finish the rest of the design, and stitch the name, date and weight from the included chart once you know them.
Plan on six to eight weeks of evenings for a first crib cover. A birth record takes two to three weeks, and a felt garland one weekend.
Make a gift with a personal touch
Choose a Bucilla baby kit for a handmade piece that will be remembered long after the last stitch. Open the listing for the finished size, the stitch type and the reviews of parents and grandparents who stitched the same design, then order a season ahead so the piece is ready for the day.