For part of Ella's birthday we agreed to redecorate her room a little. She begged and begged for this fabric from Beverly's. It is black, turquoise, and purple - it looks just like her. So, one thing led to another and we ended up painting her room and changing most everything! It all started because she wanted her sewing machine in her room. I found a darling desk - I will post photos as soon as it's done.
I finally made the "Button Up Buttercup" quilt. I love how it turned out.
Ella had 2 Euro shams from her old bedding. I decided to sew new shams. I love how they turned out. I quilted them, and added the binding on last.
I found this darling queen quilt for the bed at Home Goods - purple and whit polka dots. I could not believe how well it went with everything - it is even stippled! I also found a cute set of Tommy Hilfigar sheets marked down on clearance. I added a little stripe to the edge to tie it in with everything.
Then I sewed a new valance for the window.
For her birthday I made her this black cat doll with matching dress.
Ella found this bird thing at Savers in Utah (thrift store). It was an ugly brown wood color with yucky fabric on the wings. For her birthday, I spruced it up and surprised her. She also got her very own pair of Gingher scissors! The bird thing is cute - when you put the scissors in, it makes his beak and head feathers! The feathers are pin cushions, and there are places to put your thread and a little drawer!
Also for Ella's birthday, I made her this cute thread catcher to go on her desk. I found the tutorial at:
Sew Mama Sew. It took a little time to make it, but the tutorial is easy to follow. There are pockets for your scissors and seam ripper. The top part is a pin cusion and in the center is a strip of wool felt for your needles.
I added some fabric to this night stand we already had.
We still have a few projects to finish up. I will post more photos as we get them done
