Ever wake up and have the desire to be transported back to the beginning of the week you just finished so you can actually make sure it really happened?! I sincerely can't believe how quickly this week went.

Last week's visit to my parents house for Easter/Passover was great. My sisters are all getting so big! We started the week out right with a visit to the local quilt store,Quilter's Stash, to get some batik for a project I'm working on. If you've never quilted before make sure you wander over to the how-to video section and check out the stippling and piecing videos!The picture of Jeff knitting in the car was during the trip there. My youngest sister Alison had showed him how to knit and he is proudly displaying the 3 rows he finished. The store was amazing! we oogled over fabric for a while and I shared all my favorite designers with my sisters. We decided to make a quilt for a wedding coming up so there went another hour of grabbing, squinting, debating and buying fabric. It was a ton of fun.

We celebrated Passover together and all watched my hubby's face (this was his first time participating) for disgust over the bitter herbs. Unfortunately he loves horseradish.

Saturday, my mom offered to host a first birthday party for a family they know. We spent the morning making the cutest cupcakes! Here is what we did:

Make the cupcakes and frost them.

With a clean pair of slightly damp scissors, cut a large marshmellow into thin slices.

Decorate one side of the marshmellow slice with sprinkles

Arrange the slices in a circle to resemble a flower.

Place a candy, jelly bean or tiny candle in the middle.

It is April. This is my backyard. This weather is crazy! Poor little crocus. Even the snow can't dull my excitement this week. Hubby and I leave later this week for a holiday with my parents and sisters on the east coast. It has been a long time since I've been home for Passover and I am really looking forward to giving/getting some fantastic hugs. I'll be sure to bring back stories and pictures! 

I will be honest and say I have been swept away by the land of tweets lately. Twitter has already proven to be a great way to meet people, find out cool things going on in my community and find great fabric sales (and one can NEVER have too much fabric!). So if you're on Twitter you can follow me at theninaline. I think that makes us tweeps then, right?

If you're looking for something to do between tweets, wander over to the how-to videos and check out seam, seam ripping and fabric grains. Or if you're looking for something cute to make check out this spring styled table setting!

I seriously can't believe March is gone. Easter is right around the corner and this article I wrote for Creative Machine Embroidery brought back all sorts of childhood memories.

When I was little, maybe 5 or 6 years old I remember decorating easter eggs with my Nana. She would take a safety pin, put a tiny whole in each end and then it was my job to gently blow out the insides of the egg. I remember being terrified about getting that guck on me so I blew super gentle, just like Nana said, so I wouldn't break the egg and make a mess. Once the insides were out, I would get to put the decorative plastic wrappers around the egg and Nana would hold it in place and pour the hot water on top. Magically, the plastic would shrink to just the right size and encase the middle of the egg in beautiful design. I also remember the coloring eggs with my mom. Watching those little disks of dye dissolve in the vinegar and being the designer of a perfect half-colored egg, learning how purple and yellow make a yucky looking color...these were creative experiences that I'll never forget.

So I'm reminding you. This year make a tradition. It doesn't have to be for a holiday. Maybe it is as simple as making everyone's favorite dinner the same day every month. Maybe you'll grab this magazine, use the project instructions to create these eggs with or for friends and family as a tradition for spring! At the risk of sounding cheesy...make a memory.