Fleece Baby Gate Cover

So we have this problem at our house. My son, Elijah, likes to chew on everything. I've been told this is normal for 11 month olds. Well, it became a problem when he started chewing on his wooden baby gate. And pulling up pieces of wood with his teeth! We don't need babies eating wood! Or getting splinters in their mouths! So, I decided to fix this problem. I once saw something on Pinterest about covering a crib rail with fleece to protect the crib from teething babies. Well, I'm more interested in protecting my baby than our $10 baby gate, but the idea is still valid.

You can do this, too!
Start by cutting a piece of fleece to fit the gate. Doesn't need to be perfect, because the edges won't be lined up in the end anyway.

 Cut the fleece down the middle and close to the end at both ends of the fabric. Hopefully you can tell what I mean from this picture, because I don't know exactly how to explain it. But you need the ends tied down around the side of the gate, so that the top doesn't show at all.

See, the end tied down to the side? Do that on both ends.

Then you will want to cut the fleece into "strips" along both sides. I did this in sections, to make sure they were all cut in the right place. Again, this doesn't have to be exact. It won't matter once the knots are tied.

Then tie your strips from the front to the matching one in the back. I double knotted all of mine.

Then tuck the extra fabric up under the knots.

This is what it looks like all finished!










I feel much better about E chewing on his gate now. I just hope he doesn't chew a hole in the fabric! He has some awesome chewing skills. You can use this same idea to cover crib railings if you need to. And anything else, I guess.

Have a great day!  -Kristen