Is it the 5th already?

I have to tell you, I looked at the calendar this weekend and just couldn’t believe it was almost the 5th!  Does time fly faster when you’re busy?  I think it must!  I have new patterns coming next week, and today the next basket block!  Needless to say I’ve been busy!  It’s time for block number five! 

Happy May Day, Happy Mother’s Day! 

So many of you have emailed me about finishing fabrics, measurements, etc.  for the basket block of the month,  I’ve decided to put the  instructions on my web site early.  I said December, but how long can I make you wait?   You’ll find the pdf here or here.   If you have your fabrics selected you can actually assemble row 1!  How exciting is that?

Here’s a little preview of how the quilt will look with the borders.  See that red stripe?  It’s a tiny little 3/4” inner border!  Just enough to frame the quilt.  You can find the yardage amounts and fabric sku’s in the newsletter that just went out today! 

And how about that Redwork version?  I’m a little behind on finishing the quilt because of quit market.  The center is together, but the borders will have to wait until after market.  I can tell you this…it’s REALLY cute so far!  Of course I’m using my Chelsea Manor fabric! 

Are you working in wool along with my friend Anne Bryson over at Cottons ‘n wool?  I’m loving how it looks and we’ll be working on the finishing instructions for it in a few months.  We need time to recover from quilt market!  Click here and you’ll see what she’s created with block five!

Have fun with the newest block!

Hugs,

Anne

Quilting the Bunnies

Oh those bunnies, those redwork bunnies.  How on earth do you quilt a redwork quilt?  Would have been so much easier to have a little framed picture or a pillow, but an actual quilt?  Takes a brave soul, and calls for a bit of daring.  After all didn’t we just spend hours doing that embroidery?  Oh my!

The answer for me was cross hatching.   I love the simplicity of cross hatching and while researching what had been done before, I realized I had a vintage redwork quilt right here at Bunny Hill!  Sure enough, it was cross-hatched (by hand) right through the embroidery. 

 

 

The Japanese cross-hatch many of their embroidered quilts.  Just look at the one in the photo below!  Isn’t it beautiful?

So, I decided to have the bunnies cross hatched.   The perfect solution would be to hand quilt, but of course time doesn’t allow that.   So I had Kristine quilt right through the bunnies.  Most of the stitches disappear into the embroidery.

It’s a personal choice this thing we call quilting.  If it’s not for a judged show then don’t worry, and quilt as you like.  Remember, if you decide to quilt around the little embroideries and not inside, they will poof up. 

Do some research yourself.  You may find some quilting you just love!  These bunnies were made for love.  They’ll be happy with whatever you decide! 

Hugs,

Anne