Humidicrib covers

I was shopping in spotlight for more fabric and overheard a lady saying that she just had a new grandson born. It was prem and was in a humidicrib in the local hospital. She was buying some fabric to make a cover as the hospital only had 2 girl ones left. Obviously this didn't suit.

We can't have our local hospital running out of HUMIDICRIB COVERS.

These measure 24" * 30". 

They sit over the top of the cribs and block out some of the light. We make simple designs or just one fabric, which is what I have done.  We either use flannelette on one side and these just get bagged or if you use just cottons, put wadding in and quilt and bind them.

Our charity sewing this month is these covers and so far we have managed about 30.

This is my pile I managed to get sewn. I also donated fabric cut to size for about another 15 backings.

They have been well received at the hospital.

Surprise package from Sue.

A few days back I received another happy parcel. This time it was from the lovely Sue.

http://kiwikidspage.blogspot.com.au . I do really have to say thankyou to the generosity of my friends...

First up in the parcel were these sweet tiny beanies for the hospital.

Premie Knitted beanies.

Sue was busy making some humidicrib covers for our local hospital. They are so cute and will really make a difference.

What a cheeky monkey

Cute hippo and elephant for the babies

I knew Sue loved doing these puzzles so when 2 were returned to me I sent one to Sue and one to Val.  It's good to pass them around. Sue kindly sent me one back in return. I haven't done this one yet. I used to do them with my neighbour over Xmas and a drink. Now I might start one over winter. THANKS SUE. You didn't have to..

A fun WASGIJ puzzle

A happy parcel from Liz

I received this lovely parcel of humidity crib covers for the hospital.

Another panel with soft flannelette backing

A sweet panel with butterfield on. They mean so much to Liz

Left over blocks from a block swap

What a gorgeous backing

A cute pattern. Should have ironed it

The cute bear backing

With some of the left over flannelette Liz made some COMFORT HEARTS...

HERE IS THE LINK TO SEE THE PATTERNS AND WHAT OTHER ITEMS CAN BE MADE.
https://jobutterfield.blogspot.com.au/p/prem-baby-makes.html

Go say hi to Liz and see what else she does.
http://thevillagequilters.blogspot.com.au

More for the NICU ward at the hospital.

After talking to the person in charge of the NICU ward I came away knowing of a few things they needed to brighten up the ward and make it a happier place to be...
First up were some humidicrib covers. These help block out the ceiling lights and also decorate the crib. They wanted cheerful patterns specific for boys and girls. Not necessarily blue or pink but patterns to define the sexes. We all want out little babies to be known.
The size for these are easy to make. 26" x 33" or   66 cm x 84 cm... approx.
They are made with flannelette or both sides cotton. They can be pieced or use a panel. The best part is they DO NOT need wadding.. I used a darker backing on them so the seams didn't show up as much with the light behind it....
I bagged them.... sewed them right sides together, leaving a gap for turning, turned them right sides out and topstitched the gap closed. I added more top stitching all over to hold front and back together..

I had a small strip of this cute baby print. I cut it in half  and added strips of the plain blue.
I think it looks very cute.

I had some left over teddy bear fabric in green. This went on the back

One for the boys. I have just added a plain blue drill fabric for the backing.
It is a bit heavier but looks great.

This one needed to be made bigger so I cut the backing bigger and bagged it.
The extra fabric wrapped to the front making a border with mitred corners. 

Another cute panel.
 I stitched all around the animal shapes to hold it together.

A cute panel with a bright pink backing

If anyone would like to help out and wants to post some to me to pass on to the hospital drop me an email. I would love to have some others help me. I had these panels here so I knew I could whip these up quickly. Now I can spend some time doing a few pieced blocks and have some fun with different patterns.
Just a reminder... They measure 26" x 33".. they are made of cotton or flannelette fabric.. NO WADDING/BATTING is required. A darker fabric for backing is preferred but not essential.

I am building up a list of items to make for the hospital and have started a new page so they are all in one place. There will be some photos which will link back to the post with the requirements...

PREM BABY makes
Thanks for caring...