Do you ever have one of those times...

when you are supposed to be enjoying the ambiance and the environment around you...but you are so focused in on one thing?  I just had a great lunch at Border Grill in Santa Monica and did I taste the food?  Yes and No.  It was really good and I'll go back again but I had such a good time that I barely remember what I ate.

Just had to get that out there into the world.

Have you all seen Parenthood from 1989?  I never seek it out to specifically watch but if I see it playing on TV I will sit down and watch it for awhile.  There is one line that has been especially resonating with me lately: Karen (Mary Steenburgen) replies to her husband Gil (Steve Martin) "Well I happen to LIKE the roller coaster, okay?"  Karen is responding to the story that Grandma told...check it out here.  I too like the roller coaster of life where things can be scary and equally thrilling at the same time.  I never liked the Merry Go Round either.

I whipped this mug rug out last Friday morning for a special friend for her birthday.  She loves going to "tea" and so I went for a traditional/modern twist.  I'm getting much better at machine sewing the binding on, starting on the back.

I used some scrap Anna Maria Horner fabric for the front and back and a almost perfect match for the binding from Joann's.

Can't stop tripping over Supernova quilt tops popping up all over blogs.  I seriously dig the design and am really stretching my sewing/design skills with this quilt.

I'm using Kona Celery as the solid fabric and am very happy with the results so far.  Not a whole lot of sewing to be going on around here in the near future as I've got a pile of homework, a big family dinner I'm hosting on Saturday and Spring Break for my boys next week.  

Ciao!