New Curtains

Since Lillian's crib will probably be converted to a toddler bed in the next few months, I decided I wanted to get her some new bedding. I was just going to buy it, but I found a pattern for a nursery bedding set and decided to just make it. So we're keeping with the frog theme, but it's not quite so, umm...babyish, I guess. I've finished the curtains and will be making a comforter and bed skirt. I was kind of scared since this was my first major sewing endeavor since the quilt I made when I was 8, but they didn't turn out too bad, even the pleats. The big picture is kind of dark (sorry, the light from the window made it really hard to get a good picture) but the shade part is yellow gingham. You can kind of see it in the close up of the valance. I'm still playing with the ribbons ties; I think I might be too much of a perfectionist for this type of shade. You can never get them even! :)

We originally had the quilt/wall hanging from her crib set covering the electrical box. Why they couldn't have found a better place to put it than smack dab in the middle of a bedroom wall, I don't know. But I covered it in peel and stick tile and then found some cute metal frogs to hang with it. I was pretty impressed myself. They weren't sticking all that great while I had it off the wall, but once it was back flat on the wall they've stayed great (except for the one that fell off, but that's easily fixed).