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Aw, I love those soft toys! So simple and cute.

Oh, I would love one of these for my newborn!

I come from a family of non-sewers. My mom finally just gave me her machine earlier this year because she never uses it. Shortly after that, I found out I was pregnant. After a couple small projects that involved nothing more than simple mending (I had to teach myself, my mom had no clue), I decided to make a quilt for my baby boy.

My husband and I sorted through our clothes and picked out pieces with interesting textures, including favorite old shirts, a bridesmaid top from our wedding, pants I've had since 6th grade, etc and then I slowly and very painstakingly sewed them into a quilt. It's far from perfect (despite my best efforts, one of the squares is the turned the WRONG WAY) and I have no idea how long it will last, but I love it.

I'm just finishing up the binding (I'm not due for another 14 weeks) but I know my proudest sewing moment will be when I wrap my new baby in that quilt when I bring him home in February!

For the record, it looks to me like the chandelier is more toward the center of the room and not directly above the crib. I don't think it's quite the safety hazard it's being berated for.

Plus I love chandeliers and wish there was somewhere in my nursery for one! My friend has a beautiful black one that provides a really nice soft light for late night breast-feeding. Enough to see what you're doing but not so much that you're blinded when stumbling in at 2 am.

I like the first 2 rooms, not wild about the 2nd two. I really dislike theme-y nurseries..very little room for growth and changes in taste.

And I might be stealing that ribbon mobile idea...