Matthew, I agree, having made a hooded cradle for my oldest daughter.  However,
this is something she wants for her first-born.  I’m aiming for a design that
will be able to morph from a crib into a youth bed.  Loving Spousal Unit pointed
out that they will likely have more than one child, so the crib will also be
used succeeding babies.

John M. Johnston
“P.S. If you do not receive this, of course it must have been miscarried;
therefore I beg you to write and let me know.” - Sir Boyle Roche, M.P.

From: Matthew Groves [mailto:grovesthegrey@g...]">mailto:grovesthegrey@g...]

,I would put crib-making in the same category as an extravagantly embroidered
childs outfit, size 00.

You can make a good one, a great one, but it's an item used so relatively
infrequently and for such a short time.

To benefit from your workmanship and design, I would ask if a substitute item
could be made instead. Something that could be used for decades and beyond.

Cribs and childs beds yield to single mattress beds and dressers in the
longevity column.