i do not need another hobby. i do not need another hobby. i'm going to keep repeating this to myself. while the girls napped this afternoon, i left andy in charge so i could make a run to an adorable quilting/knitting shop we have. my mission? to choose fabrics for a quilt for C's toddler bed she'll be getting for her birthday. she's still in her crib as she loves it and she's never attempted to escape.
will i be making said quilt? um, no. my sewing machine and i tend to not like each other. i can't imagine the words that might come out of my mouth if i tried to make a quilt. yet another reason i don't need another hobby besides the obvious that there aren't enough hours in the day. instead, i kindly asked my dear mother-in-law if she'd make said quilt if i provided the fabric. my dear father-in-law was kindly asked to act as assistant contractor for the actual toddler bed. they both agreed and a birthday plan was born. i had picked out this pattern earlier this summer to use "sometime" and it will work perfectly. will just need to make it a bit longer.
i ended up spending an hour and a half on this task. i knew once i found the first piece of fabric to use as a jumping point i'd be okay. but finding that first piece took some time. i was trying to find something that included a lot of the colors of her room - teal, green, orange and yellow. this allows me to not repaint - not doing that - and to reuse the same sheets that she already has. i finally found what i was looking for - michael miller's limeade vintage paisley. i was using my memory as a guide for color choices and was more than ecstatic to see that it was dead on to the color of her walls and her rug when i brought it home.
i couldn't tell you what the rest of the fabrics are. they're a mix of this and a mix of that. i tried to include things that i loved and were my style but yet incorporate things that she'd love like the orange "firefly" and the green with the yellow bird pattern.
now everything will wait patiently in a bag for nana's arrival in a couple of weeks for her to work her magic. once again i say it sure is nice to have a crafty nana around!
Gorgeous fabrics! I tried to make a quilt and failed miserably. I do have a lovely bag of fabric bits in a bag in the closet, though.
Posted by: nichole | January 8, 2011 at 08:42 PM
AWESOME. This will be gorgeous, I cannot wait to see! Agree, fabric is dangerous for us craft lovers...I have a cabinet full of pretty fabrics with nothing to show for it!
Posted by: Sara | January 9, 2011 at 10:13 AM
oh, i LOVE that bed - can't wait to see the quilt and miss c's updated room!
Posted by: lisa truesdell | January 9, 2011 at 10:17 AM
brilliant. That's it. I'm saving this post somewhere and we're gonna do this for L! Cannot wait. Well, that's not true. I can wait. He's perfectly content at nearly 3 months in his crib. :)
Posted by: brandi | January 9, 2011 at 11:14 AM
I love fabric stores, but yes...I totally don't need another hobby! Love the colors and patterns! I can't wait to see the final product! :)
Posted by: emily (justem) | January 9, 2011 at 01:49 PM
arrgghh! You and I are on the same wavelength. Josie's new bed is coming this week, incredible deal on a R&B bed... but I'm gonna wait until she's climbing out of the crib before the switch. BUT, I have my heart set on a quilt that will cost me a fortune (full size bed)... I'd die for a Nicey Jane but the fabric is tough to find, so I still search but blues and yellows are what I'm leaning towards too :)
Posted by: Kate | January 10, 2011 at 08:35 AM
loveloveloveloveloveloveLOOOOVVVVE. you picked well my friend. ;) cant wait to see the finished quilt, too!
Posted by: susan weinroth | January 10, 2011 at 01:56 PM