Bumper Pockets

A while back, I needed somewhere to put a few extra pacifiers for A in her crib where she could get them when she woke up at night.  Hers kept falling behind her crib or she couldn't find the ones laying on the other end.  I thought if I could just sneak a few in a pocket once she'd fallen asleep, I wouldn't have to go in there in the middle of the night.  

I decided to whip up some bumper pockets.  Not only did I make a little one  for her pacifiers, but I made a larger one to keep a few small toys and a book so she would have things to play with before she fell asleep and when she woke up.  They were EXACTLY what I needed.

Here's how I did it.  (at the bottom, I've put a few things I might change.)

First, get your bumper and measure how long you want your pocket to be.  Cut out a rectangle of fabric using pinking shears and pin it to your bumper.  

Sew around the sides and bottom using a zigzag stitch.

That's it!  You're done!  If you don't sew, you could try using iron-on/sticky Velcro with this project.

Things I would change:
-I did this pretty quick because I wasn't sure if it would be a good solution.  Knowing now that it worked so well, I would make it a bit sturdier .  I might make an entire pocket and sew it to the bumper.  After a month or two of use and washing, the pocket got a little stretched out.  It still worked, but it made me want to have a sturdier pocket in the future.