Fabric Shopping

Megan and I went looking for fabric today. We took in our paint samples (which are in the pictures) and came up with 5 finalists for both boys and girls. We found it quite challenging to find cute boy fabric. Until we started putting things together, we weren't really enthused. I'm not too big of fan of the baby themed fabrics either. Some were ok and some where cheesy. I'm looking for a sophisticated, modern theme rather than a theme that screams kid (such as lady bugs or trains). I seriously can't wait to find out what creaton is simply so I can buy my fabric and start sewing away. I found an awesome website that has all kinds of instructions for nursery sewing. I think I will be using the website for almost all of it. So many cute ideas.

http://sew4home.com/projects/bed-linens/374-stylish-baby-nursery-designing-a-hip-n-happy-room

Girls:

 The picture really does not do this selection any justice at all. I liked this one because it was kind of farm-y, which I am a fan of. A point Megan brought up is that the rest of my house is kind of funky and this is very calm (which I guess is good for a baby) so it doesn't really match the house. My favorite part about this one is the dark blue floral pattern in the back. I wish this could be a boy option but the patchwork fabric has a lot of floral in it. When rolled out, its way too girly.

 This one I love. The main fabric is so cute. I usually hate pink, but I think the amount of pink here is actually kind of fun. I was thinking of using the small pink fabric as ties on the bumpers, which I think would be cool. This is pretty modern/sophisticated, but has a cool pop of pink that says, yeah, I'm a cute baby girl. Just girly enough. We don't want this little creature to be obsessed with pink in the near future. Yuck!!! I really really like the teal color in this too.

This one I love too. I think it is so fun and funky with the cute birds in the main fabric. I'm having a really hard time picking between this one and the one right before it. I used the blue in this one as well. I really like the solid purple I picked out because it matches the grey-purple paint sample. I think this one will match with the black couch I have in the baby room.

Boys:

 The picture doesn't do this selection justice either. The main fabric is that cream colored one. It has cute dotted circless that are burnt orange, blue, grey, and green. I think that would be my bumper pattern. The stripe matches nicely with the burnt orange circles in person. I don't think this is very baby-ish but is still an option. We didn't have much inspiration on boy stuff. Ugh!

 

I really like this for a boy selection. The stripes are so cute! I really like the cream fabric because it has a really nice texture, visually and to the touch. We were a little worried the blue fabric was a little girly but I think, in moderation, it will be fun. I think if I find out that I'm having a boy, I will pick this one. To me, I can image this one more in  my house.

So................ now we wait................. Someone please speed time up!!!! I'm dying a slow and painful death.