My little nice Nieve now has her own room. She has a crib, a couch to read books with her mom and dad, a rocking chair and a changing table. But her walls are still white as they day they moved in.
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| Nieve at 6 months old |
So, while I was in Boston, Nieve's mom and I had a chat about brightening the place up. We wanted to coordinate what hangs on the wall with both her dream catcher painted by her mom's friend (in aqua on a white background) and her
quilt. Well, how about a matching bunting?
Nieve has a 13 foot interior wall that doesn't have a window or a door. We thought a bunting might be a fun way to add a little color to that space. I used the leftover
scrappy fabric I pieced for Chaos to make 9 of the flags, then choose a few fat quarters that I thought might suit Nieve for the other nine. The dark blue with yellow and red flowers (photo below) is from my childhood curtains! Love that print. The back is a basic Kona White.
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| Elephants, sheep, frogs, birds and flowers. |
I tried to coordinate the binding (Kona Peacock) with the aqua I remember from the painted dream catcher to pull things together. I really hope my memory of the color is true and I didn't create something that looks awful!
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| Leaves and squiggles |
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| Cranes and sheep (of course). |
This is about 15 feet long to fill the wall and then have a little extra to droop or swoop as they'd like. I tried to make equilateral triangles that are 10 inches from the base to the apex. I'd say they remained as equilateral triangles only about 1/3 of the time. The rest warped in the process. I don't think you can tell, but my fear is that Nieve's dad tries to teach her about the geometry of triangles using this bunting and she's scarred for life.
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| Flowers from my childhood bedroom and elephants. |
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| Flowers and frogs. |
Nieve (and family) I hope you like it! I'm already working on an idea for your other bare wall, but need a little practice before I start in on the "real deal". Fingers crossed it works out! xx
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| Miss Molly. Photographic assistant. |
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16 comments:
Lovely!! Lucky Nieve.
What a lovely bright collection of colours. It's gorgeous (just like your photographic assistant!).
Great pic of you and your niece!
Pretty bunting Cindy - so what if geometry isn't her things - maybe she'll be a great fabric artist like her aunt!?
Molly looks so grown up! When did that happen?
I was thinking the same about Molly! Myyyy has she grown! Great bunting - it will be perfect!
Great bunting I'm sure it'll be admired for many years to come. I know my own niece Neve would love it!
Gorgeous bunting!!
"I don't think you can tell, but my fear is that Nieve's dad tries to teach her about the geometry of triangles using this bunting and she's scarred for life."
Just who do you think I am?!
That's beautiful! Nieve (and we) will love a little color in her room. Thanks!
I love the colours in the bunting. Bright and cheerful and I am sure the whole family will love it, not just Nieve.
Beautiful! I love buntings in children's rooms :-)
Beautiful! I love buntings in children's rooms :-)
That is a great idea to cheer up the wall and great fabrics for her too. She is adorable, as is Molly.
I am not sure who I am most shocked by the size of, Miss Molly or Nieve!!!
The bunting is great and sure to become an heirloom xxx
I had a total choking, water on keyboard moment with the geometry lesson! I'm sure she'll just like the pretty colours :o)
Fun and bright beats geometry every time. It will be much loved!
So totally precious! A room of her own....and now this great bunting! Lucky gal.
YOu did a great job! I can't wait to hear more about this other idea you have! BTW....do you have any white 40wt thread? I didn't see any listed in the shop.
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