Before William was born, I continually said that if I didn’t finish his room before he came, it would never get done. Well, it was the truth. His room is 75% finished and he’ll be one on Friday. Eesh. I have to say though, that it’s been in a state of flux for a while too. It served as a guest room up until a few months ago so I was a bit limited on what I could do. But now that the bed has been moved, I am so ready to really and truly “finish” it. It probably doesn’t help that I keep changing my mind about things and want to paint….
One thing I did finally finish was his quilt. The fabrics I chose for his room are my favorite thing about the space and I love the colors and patterns.
It took me a while to decide what to use for the back of the quilt…one of the materials from the front or something completely different? I am glad I went with completely different. I love the black and white pattern and how it contrasts with the front.
I used this tutorial that I found via Pinterest to piece the front. Super easy and quick although I didn’t use a charm pack. It took me awhile to finish the quilt because I wasn’t looking forward to the binding and all that mess again. I did my nieces’ quilt with a binding and hated it…oh my gosh. Took forever. So when I found this tutorial, also via Pinterest (goodness, I adore Pinterest), I was ecstatic. Easiest thing ever!! I knew you had to be able to do a quilt without binding. I actually like how it looks a lot more too. I’ll definitely be making this same quilt again.
I really want to show off his entire room but the perfectionist in me won’t allow it until I’ve finished it for good. That won’t happen until I make a trip to Home Depot and Ikea to get some items that will help me wrap it up. Then maybe, just maybe, it’ll truly be finished for my boy. In the meantime, you can check out my Pinterest board to see my plans and inspiration.
Elizabeth Hafner 