Bedding for the girls

Here's what I've been working on. I finally started on the girls' bedding.

It's going to take a while to finish all the flowers. However, I figure if I do one or two a day for a month I'll get it done before the summer. Sarah is still in a crib right now so I probably won't start on her's until the summer anyway.

Here's the quilt/comforter I bought from Wal-Mart:

I kind of feel like I'm cheating by buying a pre-made quilt but if I want to finish it this year I'm going to have to take a shortcut.

Oh, and speaking of Wal-Mart, I found the cute fabric there, too. It was on clearance and I just couldn't pass it up. It's already cut in strips which will cut down on the flower making. 

So, there ya have it. Hopefully, I'll stay motivated and get'er done. The flowers aren't too hard and they are easy to make...I just have to do it.

{Remember this Leah...they aren't that hard...they'll be so cute when it's all done...you can do it.}

Quilt Idea

My daughter, Rachel, is turning four soon. She has recently moved into a twin bed and I've been searching for a cute bedding set. I'm leaning towards the quilt bedspread route. Bedspreads fit in the washer better than comforters and they suit our warmer temperatures here in the south.

Bedding sets are expensive. So I had to come up with a cheaper solution. Thankfully, I came across a super cute tutorial on Heather Bailey's website. The tutorial is for these Pop Garden scrap flowers. I have fallen in love with the layers. Gorgeous!

They seem so simple to make and could probably be easily put together while watching a movie or some random TV show about a mysterious island. My plan is to stitch the flowers to a store bought quilt. Like this one from Amazon:

The possibilities are endless. The sheets could be any color because of the wealth of colors in the flowers. Now the hard part, getting this idea out of my head and into my hands. 

What ideas are swarming around in your head? Need some encouragement to get started on something? Get to it--create!