27 September 2008

The Nemo Blanket take 1

My 62nd completed sewing project for 2008!




So I explained in the previous post how I am redoing the girls bedroom. This is completely for cosmetic reasons, Autumn really did need a blanket that actually covered her feet. This is really nice because she actually sleeps with it, so it is a lot easier to make her bed. Also I finished this as a surprise for her when she got home to Utah from visiting Grandma, Grandpa, and Baba Russ all by herself.

This is the picture that has inspired the color change, the girls picked out the picture at the surplus sale for Ben's work


Ben also finished the ladder for the bunkbeds and the side railings for the top bunk. Autumn was very excited to have it all finished.


The next step is to make the nemo blanket for Prairie’s bed. Not as big rush, she isn’t as tall, so she still has a blanket that I made for her last winter that covers her whole body. Plus the mattress that she uses in the bunk bed isn’t as long as Autumn’s. Her Nemo blanket will be the same on the top (and the blanket is actually completely ready to tie, I just need to tie it). But her back will be orange and she will have white ties.



Here are some of pictures of the good work that Ben did to completely finish the bunkbeds. It is really nice to actually have a side railing up there instead of a long board, and it is so nice to have the railing designed for Autumn’s tent so it actually stays up now.


the before picture

This was a bookcase that we found by a dumpster 2.5 years ago. Here is a before picture and an after picture of the paint job. I was really happy with how it turned out. Big bonus it actually fits in their tiny room.


the after picture

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