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Room decor fun! aka Pinterest addiction

So if anyone’s interested in the long list of reasons I haven’t posted in ten years, it includes everything from not having internet to getting norovirus to my keyboard epic failing. In fact, I’m back in the land of interwebs and recovered from norovirus but am somehow getting by typing on a keyboard with a broken o, l, and enter key. I keep copy-pasting the letters I need, and needess to say, it’s taking forever.

Anyway, I’m getting ready to move next week so of course instead of spending my time packing like a responsible adult, I’ve made a new board on Pinterest and have been pinning all sorts of ideas for pretty room decor.

This is vaguely the color scheme I’m going for.

I find it hilarious that it was inspired by this photo.

I made my own version of this duvet cover. I’m considering doing some pillows too.

This is the paint color I’m going with. Unless I change my mind tomorrow at the store.

Source: homedepot.com via Ping on Pinterest

I’m trying smething different with my bed this time. First of all I’m downgrading to a full because the room is so small that my queen would just take up all of the space. I also decided to get a plain wooden ikea bed which I’m going attempt t uphster. More on that later but here is the fabric I’ll be using for that.

Source: fabric.com via Ping on Pinterest

Andd meet the rug I bought today! I had a different one in mind but when I went in to look at it, it just seemed a little too big, a little too dark, and a little too off. luckily this one was sitting nearby screaming “Buy meeee instead!” So I did.

Anyhoo, I’m super excited to get to start putting everything together! And I’m crossing my fingers this doesn’t all end up looking heinous together..

Sidenote: fabric.com is having a fantastic sale right now, and on top of that, you can use the promo code THX128 THX218 [sorry!] to get 15% off your order! [I’m not affiliated with them, I just discovered this as I was ordering and wanted to share!]

Sewing in circles

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It’s drizzly and muggy out today, which I’ve decided is the perfect weather for working on abandoned quilts with a mug of tea. I started this one aaages ago and have been neglecting it in favor of making a million Darling Ranges.

What’s funny is I was inspired to work on it again because I kept thinking how adorable it would look on my bed with all of my finished dresses hanging nearby.

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Anyway, I realized that I had accumulated a ton more scrap fabrics (from all of those dresses!) and decided to cut some more pieces to incorporate more variety in fabrics. I love how it’s turning out!

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In retrospect, I have absolutely no idea why I chose this as my third ever quilt. It’s quite a beast of a project. And I’m still pretty terrible at sewing in circles.

But look! It has hearts!

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Today is a day for pajimjams

It’s cloudy and freezing outside and I’m endlessly thankful that it’s Sunday so I can spend the entire day in my pajamas.

This morning I went to the cute fabric store across from the cute yarn store (have I mentioned how much I love my neighborhood?) and picked up some fabric for a little zip pouch I wanted to make. I had been browsing Etsy for cute bags for knitting supplies when I came across this listing and almost bought one until I remembered that I know how to sew.

These are the fabrics I chose. How adorable is the butterfly one??

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I’m so in love. Hee.