Pattern Sale and Stitch Swap

It is summer time and I am seeing a lot of pregnant women walking around.  Maybe it is just because people are less clothed, but I always see so many more pregnant women in the summertime than other times of year.  In honor of all the summer babies I am having a sale on all my animal lovey patterns this week on my Craftsy store (affiliate link).  Loveys are a perfect baby shower gift -- every baby needs a lovey friend to cuddle with at night!  They are easier to make than you might think and only take a couple hours to sew.

Also this week I am participating in  Stitch Swap - a fun event where bloggers are assigned another blogger, secret santa style, to whom they send a yard of fabric.  The recipient sews up something with the fabric they have received and blogs about it.  I wanted to participate because I always love getting surprises in the mail and I liked the idea of being challenged to sew something with a fabric that I might not have necessarily picked out myself.

So from my partner I got this cool Velocity print in blue, which I found for sale here, in case you want some too.

You will have to wait until Friday to see what I made with it, but in the meantime you can visit the other bloggers in the series to see what they have come up with with their mystery fabric.  Here is the full schedule:

Monday July 21st
Stephanie -- Swoodson Says
Jamie -- Salutations Louisville
Ashley -- Sewing Sober
Kathy -- Handmade Dress Haven

Tuesday July 22nd
Tasha -- Friends Stitched Together
Janelle -- Emmaline Bags
Kim -- Sew & Tell with Mama Eggo
April-- Open Sky Creations

Wednesday July 23rd
Amy-- Friends Stitched Together
Danica -- The Sewing Sparrow
Bethany -- Two Novembers
Jessica -- The Berry Bunch

Thursday July 24th
Chrissy -- Muse of the Morning
Fenna -- Fabulous Home Sewn
Melissa -- Rebel and Malice
Irene -- Sugaridoo

Friday July 25th
Jess -- Gracious Threads
Emily -- Tangible Pursuits
Roxanne -- Pensebrox
Megan -- Upcycling? Refashion That Idea.