Could you hang it off the ceiling above the crib so she can look at it? Then just use it as a bed spread once she's out of the crib?

I would stretch and staple it to a simple (but obviously very large) wood frame (which you could make yourself out of cheap wood strips from Home Depot), and mount it to the wall. It would be like a giant, beautiful piece of artwork.

I would hang it on the wall, behind the crib, until she is in a twin-size bed, at which point I would either use it for an upholstered headboard or a bedspread.

You are right not to cut it for something like a crib skirt, because children are in cribs for such a comparatively short time, and so it seems such a shame. Whereas a headboard or bedspread will work for many years.

I like the idea of placing it on stretchers and hang it as art work (you could buy ready made frames for artists in a good art store) Then to make the room interesting I would trace some of the animals on the cloth and trace them back on the wall, and try to paint them in almost the same color of the fabric. One idea that I like is to place them in a row (like ducks) near the entryway, as if they were entering the room.... good luck with your preganancy and the room.

I would love to see it as a flowy window treatment or as a flat roman shade (if of course, it is about the size of the window). You could also use it as a roll up cover on her closet door. I agree, if you don't have to cut it, don't.

If you are looking to hang it on the wall as art, you can also do the gallery hang for fiber artwork (as opposed to stretching it on a frame, which will also look nice, this is just another option). You would need to hand sew velcro onto the back of the fabric - one strip all the way across the top and another strip all the way across the bottom. Then the matching velcro strips should stapled to a wood strip. Measure properly and attach the wood strips to the wall to align with the top and bottom of the fabric, then you can attach the fabric. It gives it a nice floating look.

I had this EXACT same issue :)

I was so reluctant to alter it in ANY way including putting holes in it that I ended up just stapling the very ends of it around a piece of foam board I cut to size with an exacto knife, couldn't have been easier. I keep meaning to add white molding around it to make it look completely finished.

We have one stretched on a frame, one word of advice, add a 2-3 inch border so that you do not damage the main textile with staples. If you want to change its use later it will still be in good shape. I love the idea of hanging it above the crib on the wall and later using it as a headboard. Good luck and congrats.

Hang it or keep it out of way of little hands. We had one that was designed as a table runner and we used it. Should have kept it on display. It stained badly and then lost color when we tried to remove the stain. Several threads came loose as well. The texiles are beautiful but the fabric and threads aren't necessarily top quality and they don't handle use well.

where can I get my hands on an otomi textile? are they only online? I'd love to upholster a headboard with one