feathering her nest

I am off to a bit of a slow start this morning after coming in from a birth at 3:30am this morning.  It was a sweet scene to behold as the parents welcomed their little baby to life outside the womb.  I love it when the sex of the baby is unknown...it is always fun to watch the new parents discover if their fresh bundle is a boy or a girl.  Little Grace was her mother's prize after 20 some hours of labor!! 

Okay, onto the curtains I made!

They were incredibly hard to photograph against the glare of the window.  The fabric for the valance was left over from my Emmeline apron- red polka-dots (and the little red pom-poms as just enough whimsy don't you think?)  The other fabric came from a sheet that I thrifted, it is always a bit tricky for me to work with such big lengths of material.  Her window is huge so each panel was 60" wide by 100" long! I used the pattern for curtains in Bend the Rules Sewing.  It was so easy- straight line sewing!  My only regret was backing them in muslin vs. blackout fabric.  Emma's room gets the bright morning sun and heaven knows we would all like her to sleep in a bit longer on the weekends!

(shhh don't tell Emma that Laurel Baby was in her room while she was at school- a full fledged flip out would ensue. also, the curtains touch the ground when they are not pulled open.)

This project has been on my "to do list" for quite some time so I was very pleased to get it finished. I was also glad to appease Emma who would ask me about getting them made every time she walked past the fabric on my sewing table. Relentless I tell you!

Onto the next project: dining room drapes (in yellow)

Comments

[amandajean]

the curtains are lovely! I love the red and white print.

we didn't know what the sex of our last baby was after knowing the first two times. it was fun to be surprised!!! and having a girl after we had our two boys made it that much sweeter. :)

[melissa]

Lib,
THe curtains are darling---I like them from the outside too, but it's fun to see them from this view. :)

I'm so envious you work so closely with babies and mamas! I can only imagine how tremendously emotional each birth must be.

[Liz]

Those curtains are fantastic!! I bet she loves them. Love that dollhouse too. congrats to the new parents! both my girls were surprises (gender-wise). In fact, my second was first called a boy - whoops!

[Kristen]

Libby,
I am so encouraged and inspired reading your blog and seeing all the beauty in your life and home. Thank you for bringing a bit of light to the web and sharing with all of us! I will be checking in all the time!

[julie]

Love the curtains and the thrifted sheet that you used. I also love Emma's wooden toys.

We didn't find out the sex of our three children... and like you said, I loved that surprise!

[Alexis]

Oh wow I like those curtains! I am so bad at make sure to actually sew curtain, but this is inspiring me to get a move on.
:)