Girls Nautical Nursery

When we were creating the nursery for our little girl I knew we wanted to incorporate pink (my favorite color) into the room while still having a gender neutral theme.  I was unable to find any bedding in what I was looking for in stores so I decided I would need to make my own.

So after looking at virtually every fabric option possible, I settled on a nautical theme from Premiere Prints in bright pink, gray, and navy.  These fabrics are twill and duck cloth, making them both heavy and warm.

I started with a crib quilt using chunky 6” squares of fabric.  I contrast the twill and duck cloth quilt top with a soft minky backing in navy.  Due to the weight of the canvas and twill fabric I opted to not use batting.

Next I worked on a fitted crib sheet using Riley Blake anchor fabric.  Then I created a crib skirt.

I hand painted four 12”x12” canvases to coordinate with the nautical themed quilt.

I painted the dressers gray to match the crib and added a pop of the pink on the drower knobs.  And then finished off the room with a light gray walls plus a navy accent wall.  Overall I am quite pleased with how it turned it.  

There are still a few details that need to be completed before I can call the room complete.  I found some chip board anchors that need to be painted, I want make a bow organizing board using leftover fabric, the shelves need some more decoration, and I would like to add a strong inspiring vinyl decal quotation to the wall.

But that will be for another post.  So stay posted to see what I come up with.  And until next time, have a Sew Scrappy Day!

Color My World Quilt — More Progress

I have been busy making progress on the Color My World quilt.  It’s come quite a way from the box of fat quarter fabric rolls.  Here’s some pictures of my progress:

 Fabric all cut and ready to start:

First set of crayons constructed:

These crayons were a little more labor some than I anticipated, but it was manageable for my novice quilting skills — 10 pieces of fabric per crayon, 7 seams, and 2 appliqués.  

Here the 40 crayons completed and ready for piecing to begin:  

The crayon construction was time consuming, but piecing the crayons into the quilt went quickly.

I have now added the border and am in progress of working on the quilting. 

 

That is all the progress for now.  Stay tuned for pictures of my completed quilt.

If feel inclined to make your own Color My World quilt you can find the free download here.  

Color My World Quilt

I have been busy working on my first quilt project of 2018.  It was actually a quilt kit that I received as a Christmas gift from my one year old daughter, Alexis.  It comes in this cute little box and is bundled to look like a big box of crayons, which is probably why Alexis refused to leave the door until Daddy bought it.

It’s Crayola Fabric Colors by Riley Blake.  It comes with 10 solid colored fat quarters in tight little rolls so it looks just like a no of crayons.  And on the back is a picture of Riley Blake’s Color My World quilt pattern, which you can download for free here.

The kit only came with the solid colors shows above.  I had to purchase separately the black background and binding fabric as well as the backing fabric.  I choose to go with this cute coordinating Riley Blake Crayola Crayon in pink for the backing.

As soon as the fabric came in ore washed it and got right to the cutting.  And there was lot of cutting — 39 crayons each made up of a tip, a serpentine, and 5 rectangles. 

Check back in a few days and check up on my progress.  And until next time, have a Sew Scrappy Day!

Helicopter, Airplanes, Trains, & Truck Crib Bedding For Baby Austin

This past Christmas my husband surprised me with some fabric he had picked out form our local quilt house so I could make a baby blanket for our soon-to-be baby Austin.  Once I got the blanket done, I decided I needed a matching sets.  I got that done and decided I needed a big and burp cloth.  And then after that decided why not have a matching bed skirt and coordinating pillow.  So when all was said and done I had a complete bed set.

I used cozy flannel fabrics by Blank Quilting -- Starlight, Moving & Shaking, and Airplanes.

For the sheets I used a tutorial from I Candy Handmade

I made the bed skirt using a tutorial from We Like To Learn As We Go.  Instead of one solid piece of fabric, I constructed panels consisting of one piece of airplane fabric two pieces of green fabric.

And here's the blanket that I posted about in an earlier blog post.

I thought it would be nice for Baby Austin to have a pillow.  I made it reversible so one side of the pillow has the air plane fabric, and the other side has the trains and truck fabric.

And with the left over fabric I made a quick burp cloth and big and used my embroidery machine for some added personalization.  For the burp cloth I used this tutorial and for the bib I used this tutorial

My next project for the bed set is going to remake the mobile by covering it with fabric and painting some helicopters, airplanes, and trains to hang from the mobile.  Hopefully I will get it done before Austin outgrows that mobile stage :)

A Baseball Blanket for My Nephew

My brother and his wife are expecting, and the baby is due to arrive any day now.  When I was at the fabric store a few months ago I came across some vintage style baseball fabric that would be perfect for a blanket for my soon to be nephew, since they are doing a sports themed nursery.  

I wanted to have a variety of textures for the little baby to enjoy, so I added some cream and red waffle fabric.  And to make the blanket extra cozy for a baby I added a plush border and backing.  And here is what it looked like when I was done:

It fits in perfect with their sports themed bedroom. 

And now I am just patiently awaiting the arrival of my first little nephew.