Big Girl Bed!

Yes, Shanna isn't even 2 yet, but since I had the time this summer and the bed for when we moved into our house a few weeks ago, I decided to make a little quilt for her. The bed is actually part of a bunk bed but, since we only have Shanna we decided not to put it all together. So I went to JoAnn Fabrics and picked out 3 different materials. I had in mind the colors for her room: green, light pink, and red. When I spotted the strawberry shortcake fabric I just about died because it was so perfect. Then finding the other two materials was a breeze. Now, its not actually a quilt, per say, but I did cut out blocks and sewed them together like you would with a quilt. It actually has a comforter and the part I sewed actually is the cover that the comforter slips in to, like a duvet, for those of you who know that word (I didn't, I had to google it) :) And then because I had one too many rows on the quilt part, I used the remaining row to sew onto the end for the pillowcase. The pink material is actually the material I used for the underside of the blanket. It was very fun and I enjoyed learning how to use my machine (by myself). Of course you wouldn't want to look too close at the squares because the majority aren't lined up. But I really had fun, so thats all that matters right?! So for now it sits in Shanna's room unused, but there's no hurry in my opinion. Right now Shanna is semi contained and its working out marvelously! :)