Literally Pulled From the Scrap Heap

I think I mentioned a while back that I was forced to go through my scrap basket while making up a bee block.  I found this quilt top buried in there -- yes, an entire quit top!  I had started the top to gift to a friend's baby boy.  As I went along, the colors and pattern were not doing it for me, so I set it aside.

So this week, I attached the border and then started the quilting process.  I had a lot of fun with the quilting, and was pushing to finish it today, but life got in the way.  As you can see, I still have a lot of thread ends to snip, and the binding to do still.  I love how the quilting pattern turned out on the back.

Oh, and the baby is now well into boyhood.



If you haven't done so already, go visit Erin at Sew at Home Mummy. She has a wonderful tutorial posted as part of the Dare to Dresden blog hop.  AND, if you comment on her post, you may be the lucky recipient of this fat quarter bundle -- good luck!

Did You Notice...

...the extra tab at the top of this blog and the little "LiMa Sews" button to the side? Yes, I'm so excited. Super excited, actually.  With the help of Mr. Elvy, we launched a little Etsy store this past week.  Right now it's full of lovely organic cottons, like this:

Commute by Jay-Cyn Designs for Birch Fabrics

And this:

Tilly by Daisy Janie

Our focus is on smaller fabric producers and designers.  If it's organic, that's even better.  But really, it's all about what's pretty, so of course, you'll be seeing things from Moda and Free Spirit too.  Over the next few weeks, we're expecting shipments from Art Gallery and Blend Fabrics, so I'll keep you posted.

The tab on top takes you directly to the store.  The button on the sidebar takes you to the blog for the shop, where we will be posting updates on new products and sales.  For my Elvy Crafts readers, use this coupon code for 20% off your total purchase through March 6th: elvycrafts2012.