It was SUPPOSED to be Re-Purposed (and it kinda sorta was)

When I was pregnant with my first daughter, I was overwhelmed by registries, purchasing the nursery ... everything. The only reason I even had a registry was because my sister insisted on it ... and I got so freaked out that I just picked a color and found a set that went with it. We loved our nursery choice(s) and we were pretty specific about how friends and family should approach the registry (or if they chose to ignore it).

• No, we don't need a video monitor. Why watch her if I can hear her. (I LOVE my video monitor by the way).
• No, I don't want Diaper Geanies - I have a trash can. (Oh, I still laugh at that one. I actually have two now).
• No, I don't want more than one curtain panel. The window only needs one. No, I don't want to pull them back on either side. Sheesh Mom, it's a townhouse - all of the windows are this size ...

And, then we moved. And moved our daughter into a much larger room ... with a MUCH larger window. I would have to get another panel (or three). And, surprise, surprise ... my beautiful nursery decor was discontinued. There was no way I could just put up this one, now pitiful looking, panel. So I went shopping for another fabric in the same basic color scheme (found it) and was going to try my hand at making some curtains ... until I remembered that I'm kinda new at the whole sewing thing and they may not turn out and my daughter needed some relief from the sun STAT. So I got some blinds. Immediate problem solved. I would just make the curtains when I was a wee bit more handy with the sewing machine. But, what to do with that single panel??? Ah, I KNOW. I'll use it to cover a "seat" for the window.

I headed back out to the store with visions of Alanna perched on the window seat, gazing out her window, reading a book, sketching ... and purchased some foam. PS - that shit is exPENsive. Luckily I had a coupon.

Around this same time, we found out I was pregnant again. And, since I have no particular liking of surprises, we found out we were having another girl. So the push was on to re-use Alanna's nursery for Zoe. We hadn't invested in a convertible crib - and luckily for us it worked out. We got a new bedroom for Alanna that could stay around for a while and moved the nursery into the old guest room. That had a smaller window. A window *almost* small enough for a single panel curtain.

So, Alanna's old curtain that was going to be re-purposed as a cushion cover, got re-purposed as Zoe's curtain.


And, then I realized I didn't have a cushion cover anymore. WRONG! I had the fabric I got for the curtains. Now, it no longer matches the new decor of Alanna's room. And, I'll tackle that another day as you can always have more than one cushion cover (kinda like duvets, right?) But, for now, I had some fabric piles to whittle away and a huge foam sheet I needed to use.

I got down to cutting the foam to size and then measuring the fabric and pinning it for seams. Got out the sewing machine, blew the dust off (prayed I wouldn't have to re-thread anything because THAT would have set me back another hour), and sewed it up. Luckily I remembered to leave one end open. I'll have to figure out what I want to do about that since I want to be able to change it if I find the right replacement material. Which is a good thing since I'm pretty sure I suck at hand-sewing. I'm thinking snaps ... and I'm pretty sure I have a stash of those (and zippers) from when I thought I could make purses one weekend.

Anyway - here is Alanna enjoying her new, special (her word) seat. It may not be perfectly complete (the unfinished end is pinned underneath) ... but mission(s) accomplished. Foam seat covered - check. Small (almost infinitesimal) amount of clutter tackled - check. Happy daughter? Check, check and check.