Waterproof Fitted Tablecloth

With our first baby due in a few months, we discovered we are short on things that babies need.  We picked up a used crib for a good price, then decided to convert the Air Traffic Control Training Table into a changing table. The table is about the right height, and by covering it, we can keep it nice until she's old enough to start learning how to work a pattern.

Step 1 Materials

In addition to a sewing machine, I used a purchased waterproof mattress cover and some elastic.  If you have material laying around (like an old bedsheet that you'd like to resize), that would work as a fitted tablecloth, but may not be waterproof.

I considered harvesting elastic from old pairs of shorts, but I think they would have been too worn out to be useful.

Comments

[tinker234]

wow very nice idea what store did you buy elstatic at i was wondering how did it work

[Phydeaux]

Thanks! I picked up the elastic at the same department store I got the tablecloth at, I think it was K-Mart. I had to ask where it was, because it was buried in their little sewing section, but pretty much any store with a shelf or two of sewing stuff will usually have some.

It is still working fine, we really like having enough space on the table to have all our essentials within easy reach. Here it is, with the waterproof cover not visible, because I made a fitted cotton cover out of an old bed-sheet to go over it:

[tinker234]

oh wow guess i need to get out more thanks it seems to hold up well