Corbin's Quilt

Well, we are about a week out from having baby #4 and this mama is in full blown nesting mode. The nursery is just about complete. We call it Corbin's Corner. That's basically what it is, about a third of Rhiannon's room that is all his own.

When we first looked at the space, I was super sad, just too little room for a baby. After moving things around and decorating a little bit I am happy to say that it does not look like we are putting the baby in a corner.

There are still a couple of things that need to be added to the room but I was so excited to finish his quilt before he actually got here that I decided to just do that before the whole room reveal.

I knew I wanted something simple for his blanket. He will only be in Rhiannon's room until Little Man is adopted or goes home, so at 10-12 months. Then he will move into the boy room where his theme will change.

We went with colors that we pulled out of Rhi's uber girly room. To save money on both the quilt and the baby shower, we made table runners for the shower and then cut them up for the quilt when it was over. Also, being the cheap person I am, decided to use bed sheets for table cloths...because.. well fabric table cloths are way too expensive. So I cut one of those up and used it for the border. Two birds, one stone...or is that three birds?

For the front, just basic geometric rectangular strips and a border. Simple, bright, fun. Done.

Looking at the picture, it clearly needs to be ironed. Eek.

 The back, we found a totally comfy and cute Chevron minky that matched the blue on the front.

I love the quilt. He can hang onto it for quite a while because of the simplicity and it only took a day and a half to make. On a very low budget.

Pay no attention to the half naked toddler...comes with the job.

What projects are you working on this week?


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Pardon our Dust

We are now the owners of a 3-bedroom home! No, we didn't move. We transformed our ginormous living room into a small family room and 3rd bedroom. I was not sold on the idea at first. I mean, I had this living space perfect for entertaining. Soooo much room to play.

 
This weekend when the project was completed...well, I'm sold. I am loving it! We still have plenty of space and the room is amazing.

Here is our completed room, minus the bedding and decor.
Sorry for the curved bed and floor. Wanted to show you the whole room in one picture.

My dad, who does woodwork for a living, came and added the bedroom for us. Construction, for most people, is such a stressful time. Although my house is still covered in dust, despite sweeping and mopping a bagillion times a day, the stress has been so minimal. Since my dad was doing the work, we got to be involved. And by we, I mean the kids. They had a blast. I went a little nuts inside. Two baths daily for them. It was so fun though.

When people say "a picture speaks a thousand words", they are not kidding. Look at how much fun they had.

Who knew Talon was such a handy-man...no breaks for this guy!

They swore it was snowing in the new room.

Can you see why I was dying over their mess? Ahhh. But how cute are they? I had fun chasing their dusty little selves around the house.

Now it is time to work on the decor. The theme? GIRLY. Rhi requested pink, red and blue. We are running with it. Any tips? When you think of a girly girl room, what comes to your mind? What are the must haves?