projects

Oh it has been an eventful few weeks! We have made two trips to Wilmington and one to Baltimore in the past three weekends and I am EXHAUSTED. (Aside from being officially 34 weeks pregnant.) I have to say I am looking forward to the forced "down time" of not traveling far until someone makes her appearance.

In our spare time, the pumpkins have officially been planted. One did not make it, the other is doing alright in its new home. An additional one has since been planted and will hopefully thrive!  Direct sew may be the best way to go next year, but then we will already have our planter so that will make things easier! The garden as a whole is really starting to grow, even some unexpected  additions to the group. (see my thoughts on composting for more!)

Feeling like I will have a wealth of free time on my hands the next six weeks a few personal projects have been added to the books as well. Namely, a triangle quilt for E, a new headboard for Jon's and my room and, oh, E's bedroom... 

For E's quilt I had originally been inspired by a post done by Elise Cripe that included a triangle quilt tutorial. While this tutorial seems to have more substance to it, I've settled on a pattern found at See Kate Sew. Since I don't feel like investing in quilt cutting materials quite yet, the larger pattern seemed a bit more doable and less likely to make me scream as I cut triangles by hand. (Hopefully...) But after long wait the fabric has been purchased and delivered, so with any hope this won't take too long and will arrive before E! (Loving my fabric below, by the way! - Thank you Fat Quarter Shop!) Might I mention I don't have much sewing experience, so this will be interesting!

Speaking of E's arrival, I'm so not ready. Wait, her room is so not ready. I am! The walls are still a lovely hue of lime green awaiting a nice neutral revival that we expect to complete this week. Her room has been a quandary for me since I really don't like overly girly things nor do I like overly baby things. Uh oh. I have also been attempting to keep this nursery minimal to try and start out on the right foot in any attempt to avoid over-clutter. As this project progresses I will definitely have some pictures to post!

Last  but not least I've been trying to update Jon's and my room since it would be nice to have things pulled together (2 years later....) before we bring a little person home. I found a nice headboard that needs some work on craigslist and we will see what happens! A bottle of spray paint later, hopefully it will be what we were looking for. Or at least me, Jon is trying to understand still why we need a headboard. I don't really have an answer other than we do.

If you know me, you know this list will likely grow... but for now, ready, set, GO!