Happy 1st Birthday Quilty Fun!

This week marks the one year anniversary for the book Quilty Fun 

by Lori Holt, the Fat Quarter Shop and It's Sew Emma.

In honor of the birthday book, 

Lori created this fun pieced birthday cake block.

I decided to make my block from fabric that I stock in my etsy shop.

As you know, 

I love 1930's repros, japanese fabrics and 

light backgrounds that are all scrappy.

If this cake were real, I'd eat it. 

I love it that much.

The pattern can be found here:

Birthday block pattern 

I wanted to add embroidery to the cake part to look like icing swirls...

 to make it extra special.

There was just one problem.

90% of all my sewing and crafting stuff is located in this room.

It's in our new house and in another state.

Needless to say, I couldn't find my pearl cotton or floss.

It's a serious mess because I only get to work on it on the weekends that I am home.

I spend over half my time traveling for work.

The only advantage to working away from home is quilt related.

I have all my etsy fabric and sewing machine at my other "residence".

I have my etsy shop order packing to keep me busy in the evenings too.

I can sew any night of the week.

I even brought the Quilty Fun book back with me this trip.

I'm not sure if  I will make any of the blocks but

 it's a very inspirational book.

I love to just sit and look and dream....

I hope you have the chance today to look and dream at a new quilty project.

Maybe a birthday block?