Steve and Lea Ann: Nursery News "Issue 1"

So I don't want anyone to think that I wanted to have a child just so I could have an excuse to decorate a nursery, something I have always wanted to do. It just happens to be an added bonus. I mean really, what woman doesn't dream about decorating a baby's room? I would be lying if I didn't admit that I was looking for ideas long before we even began talking about having a baby. Anyway, I decided that I wanted to have my bedding made, nothing against pre-made bedding, just wanted it to be one-of-a-kind.

First I found my inspiration at a site I absolutely love...Lay Baby Lay. The site features posts with themes (I use this term loosely; you don't look at any of them and say, "Oh, that's a _________ theme."), maybe I should call them concepts instead of themes. Anyway, the posts show different room components such as crib, artwork, lighting, rugs, throw pillows,etc. I'm kind of a vintage/rustic girl, so I fell for the rustic farmer concept. Now mind you I don't have anything that is exactly like anything posted, just used it as a design board.

So, I searched etsy for a quilt, found it (kind of). Border had flowers, and because husband is a flower-phob, we're having it custom made without the floral border and squares. Next, came fabric :) I won't really talk about it much because you can see for yourself. Would like to point out though, the dust ruffle fabric is a pale yellow ticking (hard to tell in picture) and the sheet is minky dot. Think I may get a minky dot sheet made for my bed too, it's wonderful. Also ordered a couple of fabrics that will be used in the quilt. You'll see those at the end.