Tour of Daniel's Room - Curtains

My mom and I made these curtains for the little guy's room.  We used the same fabric that the crib sheet and skirt are made from.



All we did was match up the fabric so we had 2 fabric widths per curtain.  I used a glue stick to line up the dinosaurs perfectly.  Then we made some piping out of the bright orange and sewed it to the lime green.  We lined it with a light grey marbled print I had laying around in my stash.  Made a tube for the rod to go through and presto!  We had cute little curtains to match the crib set.

Tour of Daniel's Nursery - Crib Set

I've mentioned once or twice that Jason and I don't like to spend a lot of money, right?  Well, this crib and the small bookshelf are the only new pieces of furniture we put into this room.



I made the crib skirt from my own head.  It's made from a lime green striped fabric.  The orange accent is kind of splotchy.  I just made a strip of bias tape (minus the bias, so that'd be straight grain tape, perhaps?) to accent the skirt.



I made the crib sheet you see Daniel lounging on here.  I used this awesome tutorial to make it.  I'd use the same tutorial again to make others, but next time I'll do something different with the elastic.  It doesn't really pull the sheet tight along the bottom like I think it should.  That's an easy modification though.  :)

The sheet took less than an hour to make.

It's made from a really cute dinosaur fabric I found at JoAnn.

Tour of Daniel's Nursery

Jason and I don't love spending a lot of money on things we can make for a lot cheaper, buy used, or reuse something we already have. Daniel's nursery was no exception.  We were able to reuse several pieces of furniture that were hanging out not being used at my parents' house.



These two little dressers were the perfect size to put next to each other and top with a changing pad.



The rocking chair was one of several my parents had to choose from.



Jason made this print in a college printmaking class.  We thought it was little guy appropriate.



Mama and gramma made curtains.



Crib set made by mama.



Rug made by mama.



Happy baby also made by mama.

Check back over the next several days to see more details about some of the things shown today.

Hello again.

I've been a bit of a busy girl the last few weeks.  And here's why...



My sweet baby boy will turn 6 weeks old tomorrow!  I can't believe how fast it's gone by.  I've learned a lot about him.

• I've learned that we are a fan of baby wearing.  Right now Daniel is snuggled up against my chest wrapped in a Moby.  After a long while of fighting with his fussing this morning, I wrapped him up and he fell asleep within a few minutes.  Once I'm finished writing this post, I'm going to head down to my studio space and try to cut out the pieces for my quilt while wearing him.  
• Remember all those diapers my mom and I made?  Well, I've learned that just because they are cute doesn't mean they will work.  I think I've given up on using them because every time I have, they have leaked.  I think maybe there are too many layers in the pattern I used to get a good gather at the legs and back, thus making the seal not so good.
• I've learned that we're good at breastfeeding.  Last Wednesday, the little guy weighed in at 9 pounds, 12 ounces!  
• I've learned that we like to snuggle.
• I've learned that Daniel is a bit of a music snob.  We listen to a lot of the Rockabye Baby station on Pandora & if he doesn't like a song he will whine until it is changed.
• I've learned that Daniel is a fan of Wassily Kandinsky.  In my living room, we have a poster of this Kandinsky painting.  Daniel loves to stare at it.  

I'll try to pop in a little more often, but right now my days are mostly filled with dirty diapers, naps, and feeding.  

Robot Baby Shower

A few weeks ago, my mom, sister, & 2 close girlfriends threw a shower for little guy and I in Omaha.  The decided upon a robot theme to celebrate & came up with some really great ideas I know you'll want to steal.

This little guy is made from a bunch of random things.  His head is one of those sorter toys.  His nose is a snot sucker.  His chest is a dishwasher box thing for bottle parts and such.  His belly is a plastic bin filled with plastic blocks.  His arms are bottle scrubbers.  He has candy piggy banks for legs & baby shoes on his feet.  He was stationed on the table right inside the door to the party. 


Amber made a robot centerpiece for each table.  Aren't they cute?


Do you see the robot paper cut-outs that were on the table?  And nuts & bolts were scattered about, too!




My last name on a bunting.  My mom made this with some robot fabric. 


The snack table.  My sister made little signs with the robotic name for all the snacks and drinks.


Well, all except the robot cake, but that one is kind of a give-away.


Micro Chips = Potato Chips


Nuts and Bolts = yummy popcorn, pretzel mixture with pumpkin spice and caramel I think.


Laser Beams = Veggie Tray


Cogs and Gears = Cucumber Sandwiches


Liquid Hydrogen = Water


Robot Juice = Capri Suns


Battery Acid = Punch


Tammy & I.


I'm ready to tackle the present opening.


There were lots of presents.


Little guy has lots of clothes.


He has lots of toys.


Amber took photos of Jason & I when she came down for the shower in Kansas City.  This book has some of them printed out in it.


My mom made the little guy a robot quilt.  Fussy cut robots in the centers of wonky log cabin blocks.  Super cute! 


My gramma & mom.  My mom got a gift, too.  Emily brought her a brag book to tote around photos of little guy. 


We played games.  This game was fun!  Katie, my sister, came up with it.  Everyone got a little jar of playdough and had to make a baby out of it. 


Even little Lucy got in on the action.


There were some funny looking babies!


I had to be the judge, but I couldn't pick just one baby as the winner.  I picked 2.


Michael's baby was awesome. 


Look at the back of it!


Emily's baby was too cute.  I love the hair!  So, Michael & Emily were the two winners I chose. 




Everyone got to take one of these little guys home with them.  Aren't they fun? 

It was a really fun party.  I got to see people I hadn't seen in a long time.  I got to play games & celebrate the little guy.  I was given lots of good presents to dress & entertain the little guy with.  I can't wait for him to get here!

I've been keeping a secret.

Have you noticed I haven't been around a lot lately?  I'm sorry I haven't been here to entertain you like I have been in the past, but I think I have a pretty good excuse.

And that excuse is?  In December, I'll be giving birth to a baby!  That's right, I'm currently 18 weeks pregnant.  I've been dealing with nausea and morning sickness since early May.  That fun stuff kicked in right before Quilt Market.

Here's something fun... this photo of me at Quilt Market is one of the first photos I took after we knew we were expecting. 



At last week's doctor's appointment, we were able to see our little peanut for the first time.  Everything is looking healthy and we now know we're having a little boy.  I felt pretty strongly in the beginning we were having a little girl, but the last few weeks my strong feelings about that weakened a bit. 

Jason and I are very excited to be adding to our little family.  Lily, our cat, doesn't seem all that excited to be sharing our little house with a newborn, but I'm sure she'll get over it.  My mom might take the cake on the excitement, though.  She's been sewing up all sorts of baby projects and perfecting her "gramma dance".

And now for some of the fun photos...