I have some exciting news from the Fresh Lemons “headquarters” this morning. After a great year and a half of blogging, a whole load of new friends and many, many quilts, I have decided to open up my blog to sponsors. I am hoping this will be the beginning of a fun partnership between fabric shops, sewing blogs, modern sewing events and my readers.

My first sponsor {drumroll please!} is Wendy from The Fabric Quarter! The Fabric Quarter is an online fabric shop that features loads of modern fabric and patterns.

For those of you that were interested in the cross weaves I posted not too long ago, let me tempt you with this little bundle (available in FQ and half yards). Yep, it hopped right into my cart over the weekend and I have *big* plans for it as soon as it arrives.

Photo courtesy of The Fabric Quarter

If you are one of the many that have been patiently waiting for Aneela Hooey’s Sherbet Pips line, she also has those precuts and fat quarter packs. I’ve been seeing a *lot* of this fabric popping up in blogland.

Photo courtesy of The Fabric Quarter

Welcome Wendy! I’m so excited to have you on board.

You can find the sponsors on the right hand column of the blog, under the “Fresh Sponsors” heading. If you are a shop, blog or event and are interested in joining in the fun, please see the “Advertise” tab on the top of the blog.

I don’t have a lot to show for the last couple days. I am hand stitching the binding onto a quilt but it’s so dreary and rainy here, it probably won’t be photographed for a couple days.

I am part of a new group on Flickr that is making some baby items for a very special mom to be. I can’t really spill the details of who it is for – that would spoil the surprise if this person Googled herself! So is that vague enough? LOL If you are interested in being inspired by handmade baby gifts, keep an eye on the photo pool in this Flickr group over the next couple of months.

The fabric pulled is all being auditioned for a block for a quilt this group will create. (Along with other baby gifts.)

I hope you all have a wonderful weekend! It’s March and hopefully a warm up is just around the corner!

A few new fabrics came in the mail this week – Spring Street by Carolyn Gavin. How cute are these?! I plan on framing some pieces of the larger print as a decoration for my daughter’s room. The orange and green Sketchbook prints are great stash builders. They also come in yellow and blue. I purchased these from Hawthorne Threads, but I believe some are now sold out. However, I just received an email from the Fabric Shack that they have the line as well! I have also seen listings for the line in various Etsy shops.

In celebration of the completion of my Echino Squared quilt, I have a beautiful stack of Echino fabrics to giveaway to a lucky reader! Each piece in this collection is 12″ x 18″ – lots of fun bright fabrics for a special project. So come out, come out wherever you are and enter!

1. Leave a comment about what you would do with these fabrics
2. Add my RSS feed to your RSS reader and leave another comment that you did it
3. Add Fresh Lemons Quilts blog to the sidebar of your blog (or ensure you don’t have my old site link) and leave another comment that you did it
4. “Like” my new Fresh Lemons Quilt Facebook page and leave another comment that you did it

I will leave comments open until Monday, February 14th sometime in the morning Chicago time. This giveaway is open to everyone – international included! Be sure to make sure you have your email address connected to your comment or in your comment so I can get in touch with you if you are the winner. Good luck everyone!

** COMMENTS ARE NOW CLOSED **

The winner is #125, Rachel of Stitched in Color!

Rachel said “I think something for my kids – like a bike basket. The dark colors would hide dirt.”

Sounds like a great idea! Congratulations Rachel – I’ll be contacting you for your address today. Thanks for commenting everyone!