Pine Green Ticking Simple Crib Rail Cover

One flat panel of green ticking folded over the top rail, held by narrow natural ties — no cording, no ruffle, nothing competing with the stripe itself.

Fine pine green stripes run closely down a natural cotton ground, with a narrower stripe in the natural color set between them. The cover folds over the rail and ties underneath with slim natural osnaburg tapes that knot between the spindles and hang loose. This is the plainest rail cover we make, and on a turned-spindle crib it is usually the right one — the wood already has all the shape the eye needs, so the fabric does better staying quiet. It is also the piece that takes the wear once a baby pulls up and starts working on the rail: it comes off, washes, and goes back on.

Details:

• 100% washed cotton in pine green ticking, with narrow natural osnaburg ties
• Simple construction — a flat panel with no cording, ruffle or trim of any kind
• Covers one long crib rail; a second cover can be added — leave a note at checkout
• Rests over the top rail and ties beneath; no tools and no hardware
• Optional custom monogram, stitched on the rail cover itself
• Any color can be changed; mini crib sizing and short-rail covers available — leave a note at checkout
• Handmade to order in our Alabama studio

Good to Know:

• Ticking goes by several names — ticking stripe, mattress stripe, French ticking, grain sack stripe — all describing this pattern
• Simple is one of our edge treatments, not a different fit. Our Ruffled, Tailored, Scalloped and Farmhouse rail covers cover the same rail; they just finish the bottom edge differently
• Buying the rail cover on its own makes sense if you already have a crib skirt you like, or if you want the nursery to change for one season without replacing everything
• The matching tailored ticking crib skirt is sold on its own, together with this cover as a two-piece set, and also with two cypress green bows
• Deep green and natural is genuinely gender neutral — at home in a woodland or botanical nursery, a hunting or fishing room, a midcentury modern one, and right for a boy, a girl, or a surprise
• It reads Christmas in December without a holly leaf or a snowflake on it, so nothing has to come off the crib in January
• Monogramming goes on the rail cover, stitched into the natural stripe between the green so the letters stay legible

Coordinates With:

• This rail cover with the matching tailored ticking skirt — the crib finished top to floor
• The ticking skirt with two cypress green bows — add this cover for all three pieces
• The ticking crib skirt on its own
• White farmhouse nursery curtains — plain white at the windows keeps the stripe the only pattern in the room
• White blackout nursery curtains — the same white with the blackout sewn inside, for naps
• Natural osnaburg large crib bow — the same natural as the ties, tied onto the posts
• Natural osnaburg fitted crib sheet — a warmer base than white, matched to the ground of the ticking
• Pine green gingham rail cover — the same deep green as a small check
• Green Crib Bedding — everything in the green family
• Christmas Crib Bedding — the rest of the holiday nursery

Fits: The crib rail cover rests over the top rail of the crib only. It does not go inside the crib and does not cover the crib sides, slats, or interior openings. Made for a standard crib's long rail; leave a note at checkout for a mini crib or a short-side cover.

Made to Order: Sewn when you order, in our Alabama studio.