Flutter from.Kat {a giveaway}

Scrappy Quilted Pouch Pattern

Blogging is really an amazing thing, I never imagined I'd have blogging friends all over the place.  Remember my friend Kat?  She shared her cute Onesie Tutu Tutorial back in November to celebrate baby Norah's arrival.  Well, this year she's taken a little bit of a turn with her online shop, and she'll now be selling some of her patterns.  And, because she's so generous, she's offered to give away one of each of her new patterns to a lucky Clover & Violet reader.

Zipper Pouch Pattern

I think these are such cute little patterns, and I've had the chance to look at them too, and they're easy to follow and very well done.  Not to mention, these little, quilty pouches would work great as a companion to any of our bags **wink**!  So, head over to her blog or shop, and learn one thing new about Kat {and follow along if you'd like}, then come back here, leave a comment and you'll be entered into this great little giveaway.  This giveaway will be open until February 3rd at midnight, then the winner will be drawn at random and announced on Monday, February 6th.

P.S. This giveaway is sponsored by Kat!

Finally!

The "Cute-as-a-Button Booties" {from Handmade Beginnings by Anna Maria Horner} are finished.  I'm not sure if I'm just not cut out to make shoes {I've tried before and was unhappy with the result}, or if the fact that the pattern is just not the way I usually make things, was my problem.  But either way, these booties were much harder than they should have been.  And they're a little on the large size...but they still turned out cute and will serve their purpose.

I am actually tempted to make another pair, and try doing things a little different, to see if I get a better result...we'll see.

Also, I wanted to thank everyone for your kind comments on the new blog design. I am actually having a giveaway for a free blog makeover at click. snap. swoosh. laugh. So, head over and leave a comment if your blog is in need of a little spiffying!

2 Months {Picture Overload!}

Look who's 2-months-old already?  I can hardly believe the time is flying by so fast!

Oh, and I whipped up that onsie just for her photo, I really love how quick applique t-shirts come together.  It's great when you can use scraps to make something cute and quick {which is about all the time I've got these days!}

Don't you just love baby yawns?

Now to get a little more sewing, cuddling, and playing in...I'll be back with some finished booties soon too {I hope!}.

Storing floss

What I really like about this storage is that each color can be separated into it's own drawer, the thread is visible through the front for easy selecting, and  the drawer units are stacking or side by side. Oh, and I can't leave out the fact that they are very inexpensive....these were purchased at Target for $7.99 each.

For now, they can be side by side on my sewing table and when I have added more thread  I will be able to  stack the units.

 I also think they look so pretty in these drawers. After all, aren't they for making some really pretty things even prettier?

Didn't Jennie do a fabulous job on our new header for our blog? I think it's really sweet. Here are some flowers for you to enjoy, I am, thank you sweet hubby!  Thank you for stopping by and visiting and we love your comments.

A quilt for today

Good Morning! It's Clara here,
It's been a while since I finished this quilt, so I thought I should show you what it looks like.

 Here is the row of dresdens, I like them!

For the back I used the aqua floral and for the binding I chose the red tulip.

There it is, something different for you to look at today. 

I hope you have a wonderful weekend, stay warm.  I am going to do my best to do a little sewing, maybe I will even finish quilting my embroidery quilt! What are you working on in your sewing room?