Grace 4 Piece Crib Bedding Set by Banana Fish

We purchased this bedding set for our baby boy two years ago. I didn't want the typical, cheap, boy-themed colors and designs and saw this online and loved it! I thought the colors were neutral and beautiful and very classy so we spent the almost $600 to get the set along with the matching teddy bear mobile.

After ordering, however, it took a very long time to receive the bedding from the seller. When I purchased it, there was no mention that it was backordered and it took 6-8 weeks for it to be delivered. By the time it arrived, I was so big and lethargic, it made it difficult for me to set it all up on my own. I washed all of it as soon as it came and didn't realize how wrinkly the fabric for the dust ruffle would get. It took hours to iron out all the wrinkles so please keep this in mind. You may want to skip washing that piece!

It looked great all set up, but the ties on the bumper were a bit too short to easily wrap around our thicker style crib bars so we weren't able to tie bows but rather short tight knots with hardly any leftover tie visible. It took away a bit from the overall look since I'd have rather had the bow look. The baby blanket that came with the set is very small and hardly useable. It served merely as a decor piece for the room. The picture makes it look like it's larger, but I think they hung it unevenly on the crib rail to make it look longer. It's fuzzy on one side, but not a fuzzy that is comfortable for a baby or anyone else. The fuzzy side is more of a rough, allergic-reaction inducing type fuzzy that if licked or anything else a baby will do to a blanket, it will leave a trace of short fabric hairs all over the mouth. I wasn't a fan at all and it only ever hung on his crib rail like in the picture. The musical teddy bear mobile was useful to help soothe my son for naps and night time sleep, but the way it attached to the rail scracthed our crib and I was very very careful to try to keep it from doing so. There was just no way around it scratching up the finish on the crib unless you you had a special fitted fabrc piece to lay over the crib first. The teddy bears were ok-looking, but overall I'd say the mobile was overpriced for what you get. The bears were sort of cheap and not that cute, but I like that it had the same fabric as the bedding on the arm and unbrella.

Overall, I loved the design, color, and print of the fabric but for the price I think it should have been more than just beautiful, it should also have been functional!