Once an Iowan, Always an Iowan

wanna see what we’ve been up to in her room?

Now, at this point in Thomas’s pregnancy, we had spent (I am not kidding) probably close to 7 entire days stenciling yellow rubber duckies on the wall. Sorry, Maggie, no such luck this time. It’s the plight of the second child. But we (okay, Will’s mom) did repaint the room in a very lovely neutral shade, and here’s what we’ve added to it so far:

In July, I fell in love with the geometrical flower fabric at IKEA and bought several yards. I decided to stretch them on canvases to make wall hangings, and was originally planning only to make the two square pieces. Then I ran across this rug online, and couldn’t believe how well it went with the fabric.

I finally got around to actually stretching the fabric on the square canvases this past weekend, and I loved the result so much I decided I had to make something else as well, so I went and got another canvas, added some quilt batting and some ribbon, and made the memory board this afternoon during Thomas’s nap. I think the squares will hang on the wall they’re leaning on right now, and the memory board will hang (horizontally, not vertically as seen here) over the dresser/changing table. Then I’ll probably get some letters to spell Maggie’s name above the crib.

The color of the rug is slightly ambiguous in this photo. Here it looks kind of taupish, but the background is actually a very pretty light green. It’s a little easier to see in this close-up:

I have some more fabric, and I’m thinking I’ll make a throw pillow or two to put on the room’s Poang lounge chair. Or, let’s face it. Time is running short. I might have to beg Will’s mom to do it.