RETRO MAMA'S EASTER EGGS

I have a rather retro momma, and I love Retro Mama's patterns as well.  I think the two go together!  Last night, the bus I ride broke down on the way home, so I didn't get anything sewn.  However, I did cut out enough fabric for these adorable Easter eggs from Retro Mama.

Not much left to work with after the cutting, but at least I got rid of some scraps!  Aren't the colors fun?  All kinds of yellow, blue, green, and brown dots!  Perfect for Spring/Easter, and even into the summer.  I cut enough to make eight eggs of four different colors.  I'm going to sift through my scrap tub tonight to see if I have enough to make a full dozen, because that would be perfect!

Now if only I hadn't thrown away that old egg carton . . .

BEING SICK REALLY CRAMPS MY SEWING STYLE

I have spent the better part of the last month and a half ill.  First with bronchitis.  Then I got a Migraine in the middle of last week.  And then last Friday, I got food poisoning so bad that . . . well, bad.  You don't need details.

What that has meant is that I've gotten very little sewing done since the beginning of March.  And frankly, I'm rather irritated.  I am two blocks behind on the Patchwork Squared Quilt Along, since I spent the entire weekend in bed.  And I never got any of these cute little things sewn, which I wanted to do before Easter.  Tonight is trash night -- as in make sure I've gathered it all for pick up tomorrow -- and once I'm done with that, I'm going to make some Easter eggs.  Patchworky ones that are kind of random.  As random as the Type A part of my personality will allow.  Wish me luck!

P2 MODERN SOLIDS QUILT ALONG WEEK 2 BLOCK

I have finished my first block for the P2 Modern Solids Quilt Along.  It's a Dutchman's Puzzle!  See the page for a pic!

P2 QUILT ALONG WEEKS 1 AND 2

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THE SOLIDS HAVE LANDED

Check out the P2 page for a picture of the Moda Bella Solids that I bought for the quilt along!  They are gorgeous, and while I've never worked with solids before, I can't wait!  Woo-hoo!

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OUT OF MY COMFORT ZONE

So, I've decided to move out of my comfort zone, which is well-coordinated collections in pre-cuts for small quilts.  I'm going to join the guys at Patchwork Squared for their Modern Solids Quilt-Along.  I have a sister who loves neutrals and the like, and I picked a green, a yellow, and Bella Solids Stone to work around.  Ordered my fabric today from Fat Quarter Shop.  Thanks for the discount, Kim!

I'm looking forward to this personal design challenge.  Solids are not really my thing, but I think my sister will love it, and so will her baby!

QUILTERBLOGS.COM

What's up, people?!  I just got added to QuilterBlogs.com.  How cool is that?  It's nice to start getting my blog out there.  I've been doing it for a while, but until recently, I didn't really do enough sewing to warrant multiple posts in a week, let alone a month.  Things have changed since I got Regina Bernina.  Anyway, check out the blog roll at QuilterBlogs.com, and learn about my blog and many, many others!

I LOVE MY SISSIES

My two younger sisters took a trip to California last week.  They brought back a little souvenir for me.  It is darling.  Excuse the picture -- taken with the cell phone.  But you can still tell exactly what it is.  And if you turn it over, there's even a plug!  You can see the tines.  It's awesome.  I don't want to take it out of the box, it's too cute!  I love my sisters, they are awesome.  And I love them even more for finding this for me!  It's a Juicy Couture charm.

HOLY TWO POSTS IN ONE DAY, BATMAN!

I could resist.  I had to share what arrived in the mail today!

I've been dying to get this fabric: Tula Pink's Parisville in the Pomegranate colorway.  Alas, it was a pain to find in the Treasure Valley, so I ordered it online last Friday.  Last Friday, people, and it's already here!  Thank you, Cathy of Wondrous Woven Fabrics for getting my fat quarter bundle to me so very quickly!  So excited to create with it.  Decisions, decisions, decisions!

NICKI'S PRIZES

I spent the entire weekend sewing!  I was in class Saturday from 10:30 a.m., till 4:30 p.m.  Needless to say, I was pooped.  But I learned some cool tricks with Regina Bernina, so I'm really excited!

Sunday, I made Nicki's prizes from the blog giveaway.  Since she was the only person who signed up, I made coasters and my first mug rug.  Still not digging the name "mug rug."  Just sounds weird.  How about "snack coaster?"  Or "mug mat?"  Anyway, the giant coaster/mini placemat turned out REALLY cute.  Totally going to have to make more of those!

Here are the coasters, front and back.  I switched it up a little and used different fabrics for the backs.  Usually, you use one of the fabrics you make the coaster fronts out of, but I ended up with five coordinating fabrics, and I totally had to use them all!

I used gray thread to do the quilting, and this time I used a longer stitch.  It turned out really well!

The backs are so cute!  I love these stripes!  So fun!

And now to the mug mat.  Sorry, just can't do that rhyming thing.  At least not in this case.  Anyhow, I used the two stripes as backing and binding.  Nicki's initials are NH.

Now no one else can walk off with it and claim it's hers!  Nicki really likes the backing.  Love it!

I really enjoyed making this mini quilt.  So easy and so cute!  It was great.  I'm totally going to make more of these.  I think my momma would like one.  And Nicki absolutely loved it all.  She said the fabrics will coordinate PERFECTLY with her living room decor.  She goes, "I can't wait to take them home!"  Yay!