This blog post has two parts; both equally amazing if I may say so myself… There is an egg FPP pattern and a discount code for some lovely fabrics to use when making the eggs.

I really enjoyed creating the pattern for the foundation paper pieced logo for UK Quilters United, so much so that I wanted to create some more FPP patterns. Trying to come up with an idea, which also forced me to have a deadline, I started thinking about the festivities coming up. I realised I was too late to make something for Valentine’s Day and St Patrick’s Day is not really celebrated at my place (although it is at work), so the next holiday that sprung to my mind was Easter. And Easter means chocolate, right?!? Lyn made a really clever Easter egg cone to keep the chocolates in… although I’d probably enlarge her pattern to fit more chocolates in…

I digress, hmmm, eggs and FPP? Why not!! After a bit of drafting, trial and error style, and testing of the pattern, including trying to make it with fewer pieces to save time, I finally had a pattern which seemed smooth enough to actually look like a proper egg. 

Here it is, a completely calorie free Bassett Allsorts egg:

Or perhaps you prefer these eggs, in slightly more traditional Easter colours and including some bunnies?

 

Or something like this to show off some amazing fabrics;

 

Playing with the egg shape

Leaving the Easter theme behind and instead focusing on the shape, and by using just this one basic block, there are lots of possibilities. I really like this, almost autumnal fabric which I had in my stash. If you have time, perhaps create a full quilt? Rotate the blocks, use scrappy background and you can create something completely unique.

Discount codes

Head over to Sugar Bowl Crafts and buy any of the four shades of pastel Lewis and Irene Bumbleberries featured in the top picture (CandyFloss, Light Duck Egg, Mellow Yellow, Lavender) and get 10% off using the code ‘BossyOz10’ at checkout (while stocks last!). Then come back to ukqu.co.uk to get your hands on the Scrambled Egg Pattern. To get a 20% discount on the pattern, use the code ‘SBC1820’ at checkout. Both codes are valid until the end of March 2018 and exclusive to UKQU.co.uk and UK Quilters United members only please..

Love,

Nina

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