Gingham Baby Bedding and Nursery Decorating Ideas

On this page you will see examples of gingham baby bedding sets to make yourself and classic nursery decorating ideas using the sweet checks that are fresh as a daisy and always in style after having been featured in baby's rooms for decades.

By Jan — Unique Baby Gear Ideas • Updated October 15, 2025

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One of our visitors whose mom is a master at sewing indicated that the reason she chose yellow gingham fabrics for the bedding and curtains for her child's room is that the sunny yellow checks "bring a ray of sunshine into the room no matter what the weather may be outdoors".


What a wonderful atmosphere for baby's first room! Gingham fabric is just so much fun that moms are always coming up with new and exciting ways to use it in their nursery decorating projects. Plus, there are so many cute colors that can be used with a green gingham baby crib set that make baby's room look so clean, neat and organized.

Gingham Baby Bedding and Nursery Ideas

You will be amazed at how many pieces that come with this sweet apple green gingham baby crib bedding set with pink roses.

Ideas for Decorating a Baby's Nursery in Gingham Checks

Think pink gingham for a baby girl nursery or go bolder with red gingham nursery ideas.

Line an inexpensive storage basket with gingham fabric, replace lampshades with gingham chandelier shades trimmed with pom poms or add a yellow gingham crib skirt with a ruffle. There are simply so many places where a touch of this classic fabric print will shine. Bed skirts and other fabric crafts are just a few of the ways that we can decorate with these charming, checked fabrics.

What You Should Know Before Sewing Your Own Gingham Crib Set

As any accomplished seamstress knows; matching fabric patterns can be tricky. Knowing how to lay out and match gingham checks, stripes and plaids is essential when making your own crib set, curtains or clothing with a large pattern. Go here to learn how to get a perfect pattern match every time before starting to cut or sew.

If you feel that the decor is still lacking that little something extra, break out the paint, stencils and matching wallpapers and paint checks from the room’s top to the bottom.

Here are more creative nursery decorating ideas to accessorize your gingham baby bedding sets with matching checkerboard patterns:

• Line baby’s dresser drawers with leftover wallpaper
• Paint inserts on the front of baby’s armoire or other pieces of nursery furniture with a checked design
• Gingham curtains for the nursery windows
• Matching shower curtains
• Cushions for the nursery rocker or sofa slipcovers
• Gingham checked ribbon tied in a big, fluffy bow decorating a homemade country door wreath

Gingham baby bedding and fabrics brings to mind a country cottage surrounded by a picket fence with red and white curtains edged in white eyelet fluttering at open windows. If you are designing country style baby nursery themes, gingham may very well be the best fabric for you. The red and white check nursery color scheme would look lovely in a baby girl's room decorated in a farming theme. Certain shades of green gingham baby bedding may blend perfectly with classic John Deere Green and yellow baby accessories. Red gingham also makes a lovely accent for tractors, barns and wagons found on ranches and farms.

Colors

Gingham baby bedding can easily be found in many colors as well as classic blue and white for a boy as well as pink and white for a girl. Even black gingham is stunning in combination with bright primary colors giving this classic pattern a modern, contemporary feel. Black and white checks are the "go to" combo for a French country design.

The message Unique Baby Gear Ideas is trying to get across in this article is that we all can use a touch of gingham somewhere in our projects. Have fun decorating with checks and remember to share photos of your nursery design project when it is completed.

About the Author

Hi, I’m Jan — the creator of Unique Baby Gear Ideas. I love helping expecting parents discover nursery décor inspiration and creative photo shoot ideas that make every stage of pregnancy feel beautiful. The suggestions I share here come from years of hands-on experience styling nurseries, reviewing maternity gowns, and learning what makes each photo session shine.

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