Nursery Decor - In Progress

 

     Oh, Dumbo!  Such a classic movie, such a cute little guy!  Yes, I know it's sad, but it's also good.  I decided recently that I love elephants, and since we're big Disney geeks, Dumbo seemed like a good theme for our baby's area in our room, and one day, bedroom.  I also liked that it works as a nicely gender-neutral color scheme, of gray, red, and yellow.  It helps that it doesn't clash much with our bedroom's existing red and brown color scheme.  Here's a preview of the decor in-progress.

     First up, I started on some felt elephants for a mobile.  I loved this mobile on Etsy, so some of those ideas will probably show up in the final product.  Here's what I have so far.  I'm proud to say that these elephants and the Dumbo were not only all made by hand, but also from patterns I created!  The elephants are two-panels, and Dumbo is three so he's flying.  I actually sketched the elephants based on Google image searches of elephants in profile, and of course I had plenty of pictures on which to base Dumbo.

 

     To go along with the theme, I decided to make some customized bedding based on Dumbo's collar.  I started out just planning to make a flannel rag quilt of three layers, but partway in, had a brilliant idea.  I had already made this quilt to fit standard crib size, so that we can use it for a lightweight bedspread when our little one is using it as a toddler bed.  I realized that if I made the quilt with only two layers, and I left one end of it open, I could later stuff a toddler comforter (any kind or design!) inside and use it as a duvet cover!  So that's what I did, and now we have two options to keep it in use year-round.

     Strip quilts are seriously the easiest things!  I was actually bummed that this quilt went so quickly.  I have been trying not to zip through projects so fast since that tends to make me also zip through my fabric and craft budget!  At least making it a rag quilt adds some time and effort.  I was once again very grateful for my spring-loaded fabric scissors, making the fringe cutting part less painful on my hand.

     Also, check out what I found at Target! It's too perfect!