He may not have a name yet, and he may not actually be spending any time in this room for months, but, well, it’s all ready! So much of this room was a collaboration of friends and family, and over 90% of it is used or handmade. I don’t know if there has ever been [...]

We’re knocking them off the list one by one… while I was finishing up the quilt, my mom was sewing the bumpers for me. That proved to be trickier than I would have imagined, but thanks to my mom, they are perfect! The fabric is Medallion in Teal {part of the French Riviera collection by [...]

My holiday break was not without projects… Here is the finished crib quilt for the little boy… so cozy! I used scrap fabric from the bumpers {coming soon}, 7 different fat quarters, and Moda’s sock monkey flannel for the backing.

Thank you SUSAN! I love that you took the time to match the nursery… these look ADORABLE. {more pics to come}. For those of you who don’t know Susan, lemme tell you a little bit about her: She leaves the sweetest comments on my blog, always a joy to read Look at this gift – [...]

We got some new sheets {Yay!} and I always have to cut and sew the enormous king size pillowcases to make them standard size. This leaves you with two pieces of fabric this size: I used one to make a little basket liner for the nursery, with non-matching ribbon scraps to tie it on. In [...]

This. Blows. My. Mind. It started with a facebook message from my brother: And then I got this in the mail: Can you believe this was made from these? My brother told me that he googled an image of a horse, printed it out and created his own pattern. Inside the horse is a bell… [...]

Because she lives in Chicago, we haven’t actually “met”, but Jessica and I have talked on the phone and emailed frequently. She is the mastermind behind many of my favorite pieces of jewelry, JessLC.com, and we all love her Make Under My Life blog. Thank you Jess for the ohbaby shower! Many of you have [...]

Unfortunately with this blog, you are often at the whim of my google image searches. Today: Quilts. I ran back and got that fabric and am headed to another fabric store tomorrow to find more. These are the quilts I’m thinking about: {the pattern on this one calls for 21 fabrics! I Looooove it, but [...]

TORRENTIAL downpour in my hood today, but couldn’t help swim by my local quilt store. THIS had me salivating. Doesn’t it have new-baby-boy-crib-bedding written all over it? Oh, you should see my mind spinning right now. … and I can’t help but want to put the crib on top of some super-soft and fluffy rug. [...]