Embroidery

I Believe

I’ve believed in Santa, Snowmen and fairy tales since my earliest memories.  Where would the world be without Frosty the Snowman or stories of Santa at the North Pole?  Children believe, and are more than willing to share that innocence with us.  It’s a wonderful, whimsical feeling that makes us smile and feel young again.

I hope you’ll feel a bit of that magic when you look at “I Believe in Snowmen”!

You’ll find snowmen everywhere you look, and they’re ready to help you celebrate Christmas.  All it takes is a little monthly stitching and a touch of applique and you’ll have this quilt ready to share by December!

Full Quilt web

The quilting took by breath away when I saw it and I hope you get a glimpse of it in the closeups below. Before I sent it off to be quilted I studied vintage redwork quilts.  Two things became clear:  1.  Most of them were cross-hatched and 2.  All were quilted right across the embroidery.  It’s impossible to do otherwise, because you’d be stopping and starting all the time.   So we took guidance from these vintage quilt and cross hatched all the blocks.   My quilter, Nubin Jensen used her artistic skills to come up with different ways to cross hatch all these little blocks.  She deserves a blue ribbon for this quilt!  It’s a perfect combination of embroidery, applique and quilting and I think the quilting “makes” the quilt!

“I Believe in Snowmen” quilted by Nubin Jensen

Quilting Makes the Quilt, "I Believe in Snowmen" by Bunny Hill Designs
Quilting Makes the Quilt, “I Believe in Snowmen” by Bunny Hill Designs

 

Quilting makes the Quilt, Bunny Hill DesignsWinter Wonderland Fabric has just shipped and shops are getting ready to do this quilt as a block of the month or a complete kit.  Don’t wait too long if you decide to make this one.  The fabric is only around for a short while and before you know it will sell out.  If you need help finding a shop just email us and we’ll be glad to help.

After looking at this quilt do you think I can dream up any more snowmen?  Fair warning…you’ll always find a snowman or two at Bunny Hill!

Have a great week everyone!

Anne

10 Comments

  • Vicky

    I almost messed up because I forgot to order this one! I found the kit at FQS — whew! I’m totally in love with your applique and embroidery quilts. They just keep getting more cute!

  • Leeanne

    Beautiful! I am always very careful when quilting stitchery quilts. I usually never quilt over the designs, unless of course my customer asks me to, but this quilt is lovely!

  • linda

    This reminds me of Christmas when I was a toddler. I had a red and white printed stocking (it looked like a real sock) and so did my twin sister. And those red rubber boots! Oh to be little again and enjoy all the wonders of that age. :)

  • Mary on Lake Pulaski

    This is just an amazing and heartwarming quilt Anne! Will the people at market get to view it in person! I’ll be keeping an eye out for a kit! Winter Wonderland is the BEST Christmas fabric in a long time!

  • liz n.

    Will the pattern be available by itself? Your design is (as usual) wonderful!! I’d love to make this one in blue and white for my daughter to add to her blue and white quilt collection!

  • Barb

    This quilt is just too wonderful! I think you outdo yourself every time!! Between your wonderful quilt design and Nubin Jensen’s quilting, I think you definitely have a Blue Ribbon winner here!!

    I think I may have to attempt this amazingly charming quilt.

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