My sister and brother-in-law are expecting their first baby in just a few weeks. When they thought about decorating the baby's room, they decided on a gender-neutral woodland theme and started with dark teal walls and a bright orange rug. Then they chose the fabrics pictured above, and my mom and I volunteered/were recruited to make loads of fabric items for the room. When we were all together in early November, we sorted through this fabric and decided what would be used for the various handmade items. Many of the fabrics are from the Michael Miller collections Norwegian Woods and Norwegian Woods Too; you can find links at the end of this post. (The colors in the photo above are the most accurate - the others are a little bright thanks to the limitations of cellphone photography.)
On my mom's list were crib sheets, changing pad covers, and a crib skirt. My list included a couple of accent pillows, the crib bumper, and a quilt for the twin-size daybed that my brother-in-law would create in his woodshop. My mom started by making crib sheets and covers for the changing pad. Then she sent me her scraps to include in the quilt. After she finished the crib skirt, she sent her leftover fabric and I got to work on the bumper.
The accent pillows are from a panel print that had 4 panels -- foxes, birds, leaves, and squirrels. I forgot to take better pictures of the pillows because I was in a rush to finish them up in time for the baby shower, which was also woodland-themed (more on that in another post to come soon).
Here's a peek at the finished quilt. I'll share more about it soon too.
Some of the fabrics used in the room:
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