Decisions... Decisions....

Hello everyone! Earlier I made a post about making my first quilt, well after trolling quilt blogs for hours I have decided on a pattern!

http://www.modabakeshop.com/2012/01/four-square-layer-cake-quilt.html

This is what the quilt pattern looks like!

I have decided to use Botanics by Carolyn Friedlander for Robert Kaufman. I am going to use the charm pack for the squares in the middle, one of the colors for around the outside and a contrasting color from the set for the binding color!

This is the color set I am going to be using! http://www.robertkaufman.com/fabrics/botanics/

For the outside thick border (which shows up as the navy floral print on the pattern) I am going to be using this teal color with gold accents. 

For the binding (what shows up as the thin red fabric on the pattern) I am going to be using this white color with gold accents that compliments the teal. 

I really like the idea and I think it is gonna look really good together. I can't wait to get started!! My first step is to order all the fabric and get my materials and such. Next I will have the fun of putting together 120 5" by 5" squares into groups of 4 with white fabric in between. 

It is going to be so much fun! Keep you all posted! 

What do you think of the color scheme I picked? Any ideas or suggestions? 

Dorm Room Decor

Dorm rooms are very small. Not only are they small, but you also have to share that incredibly small space with another person. In my dorm room, the only things I was given to work with are a XL-Twin bed, a desk with a drawer and a little locked cubby space, a "dresser" aka 3 drawers in which I am supposed to keep my clothes in, a small fridge, a sink, a mirror, a closet, and one shelf.

The challenge of trying to fit all of my stuff into my dorm room while trying to find a way to make it cute was something I struggled with. In reality I have a few cute decorations and a lot of baskets crammed with stuff. I wish there was a better way to organize my stuff, but the crap in baskets thing works okay.

Here are a few of the little DIY things I did to make my room a little cuter.

DIY Fabric Covered Bulletin Boards

I bought 4 little cork boards from Walmart. It costed about 5 dollars. I then went to Joannes with the pillowcase from my comforter set and bought 4 fabric quarters in matching colors. I then bought some matching ribbons. I adhered the fabric to the cork board by spraying Elmer's spray adhesive. I used a hot glue gun to adhere the ribbon and white thumbtacks to hold the pictures and to hold together the crisscrossed ribbon. It is a fun project to do, doesn't take much time and you can switch out the pictures for an always different and always fun project!

Name Sign for Dorm Room Door

 This was a fun little project to do when I went home over break. I have a new roommate, and unlike my old one, she really likes cute little things, so as a welcome present I made a little sign for our door! I used cardstock mounted on a cardboard piece of paper. I used the Cricket cutting system to cut out the letters, and the Creative Memories border maker for cut the yellow strips. My RA usually makes us little name tags, but they are kind of cheesy and this is so much cuter and better yet, nobody on my hall has anything like it! Gotta love DIY.