giraffes and kangaroos

I've been busy lately.  You see, dear friends of mine are expecting their first child this fall and they asked me if I might help to pull together the baby's room. What started as the crib blanket turned into the crib blanket + bumper + bed skirt + window valence.

I felt completely honoured.  I mean, the baby's room is such an important thing, and here I was, not even a professional.  Or family.  So while I had made the bedding for little Isabella, I was still feeling a tad nervous.

We started by picking out a fabric. My friend found a super adorable option, complete with kangaroos (and joeys!) giraffes, and elephants. They wanted something simple for the crib blanket, so we made a simple window quilt using Kona Snow cotton and Playday by SEI.

The bumper pad is made of lovely little birds from the same Playday line, and the bed skirt is a heavy striped cotton.  Together, I think the room is perfect, but I am clearly biased.  I hope my friends feel the same way.

 

It's not often I look at my own work impressed, but there are occasional flashes where it's hard to believe that I was able to make something delightfully cute and so totally functional.  Amazing.

What's more amazing is that soon there will be a baby boy cuddled in his blankie, and I'll forever be a part of his life, however small my part may be.