Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays and Happy New Year!

Welcome to our Moda designer holiday blog hop!  You’ll be hopping around a bit this week visiting 4 to 5 blogs per day.  Each designer you visit will have a new sampler block and recipe for you.   Print them out on card stock, package them up and you’ve got a great little gift for yourself or a quilter friend!  You’ll find a PDF link for my block and recipe below:

Flying Coaster Block from Bunny Hill!

You’ll need just 3 fabrics 9″ x 22″ to make this block;  one dark, one medium and one light!  I’m crazy about pinwheels and stars so I combined them to give you this block!

Make up a quilt using 12 of these blocks and put sashing in-between each block.  You’ll have a quilt that looks great in any fabric.

Or, maybe you’ll want to wait, choose your favorite blocks and create a masterpiece like this one from Moda…

And then when you’re done sewing these blocks together you can start cooking!

Here’s my recipe for Peach Cobbler but you may have to substitute apples for the peaches if you make it in December…

  If you get busy sewing now you should have these blocks finished in time for Christmas!

 Christmas 2012!

Here’s the designer list for the week:

December 5th

Minick & Simpson
Bunny Hill
Me & My Sister
Deb Strain

December 6th

Kansas Troubles
Fig Tree
Cosmo Cricket
Lucie Summers
Liz Scott

December 7th:

Cotton Way
French General
Oliver + S
Sweetwater
Ellen Luckett Baker

December 8th

Thimbleblossoms
Kathy Schmitz Studios
Laundry Basket Quilts
Kate Spain
Primitive Gatherings

December 9th

Basic Grey
Jan Patek
American Jane
Sandy Gervais

Have a fun week everyone!   I hope you enjoy the blog hop!

Anne

I’m working on new patterns!


It can’t be several weeks since my last post can it?  I’ve been so busy time is flying by!  I have too many deadlines and I can’t keep them all straight, but the good news is that out of deadlines come new patterns and fabric!

Remember the dots?

…the ones I showed you in the last post?  I used that orange Moda Dottie on the border of my new quilt!   If you love dots as much as I do I think you just might like this one!  The pattern is almost done and it will be available at the end of October.

I’m calling it Pumpkin Pie!  I love pie almost as much as I love dots!

And have you heard about Ooh La La!

I’ve been sewing and sewing with my next fabric line called “Ooh La La“.  Get ready for more applique baby quilts because I’ve got some cute ones coming!  Here’s a peek at one of the new quilts…

Hoo’s My Baby

Merry, Merry Snowmen…coming soon!

Of course it can’t be market without a new block of the month!  I can’t wait to show you my newest!   I’ve used Rouenneries Deux from Moda Fabrics and French General and I’m calling the quilt “Merry Merry Snowmen”!  Beautiful shades of red, taupe, cream and  beige … I loved working with this fabric!  Because this fabric ships to stores in December you’ll be able to start this quilt in January and have it completed in time for next Christmas.  Merry, Merry Snowmen is a Merry, Merry quilt!

Where is Mollie Makes?

If you’ve ordered the Mollie Makes magazine from us we haven’t forgotten you.  We’re waiting to get that confirmation email that the magazine has shipped.   I promise to ship them as soon as they arrive. Our supply is sold out and I’m trying to get more.  I’ll post it on my blog if I do.

Do you want a Photo of the  Henrietta Whiskers Quilt?

Many of you have emailed me asking for a large photo to print of my Henrietta Whiskers quilt.  If you’d like a larger picture of you’ll find it on my blog and website.  Just click on free patterns, scroll down to the bottom of the page and you can open up a PDF file and print out a full size photo.

 

A Baby Just Makes Life Sweet!

Lily is still visiting from Germany!  I’ve grown so attached to her and I’m sad to think she’ll be leaving in just a few weeks to return to Germany!  What am I going to do without this happy little face around everyday?  She’s changing so rapidly, I’ve seen her grow right before my eyes.  She’s so happy and always smiling.  Grandma’s girl for sure!

I’ve got so much more to share with you and I’ll be posting more as soon as I can. Have a wonderful week everyone!  I’ll be back soon…

Hugs,

 

Anne

How many people does it take to make a quilt?

In the case of Raining Cats & Dogs it took 13 people to finally get the pattern ready to ship!  I’m sending BIG hugs and a thank you to everyone who helped me with this quilt: To my husband who’s spent days listening to me go on and on about how it might never get done, to Lissa at Moda who worked miracles in getting me fabric, to Lisa who spent hours helping me with all the graphics, to Anne, Dee, Tina, Sandy, Melissa, and Pauline who helped with the sewing, applique and embroidery in record time, to Lynne who worked wonders with her fabulous quilting, to Florence who’s spent hours preparing this pattern for print, to Nancy who’s proofed it with her magical red pen, to Greg who photographed it with his artistic skills, and finally to Karl who will collate and package this pattern for me next week!

Did you ever imagine it could take so many people?  I couldn’t have done it without them!

 

This pattern will be ready to ship next week!  Here are some closeups of the blocks…finally!

Look at the little hearts that Lynne quilted in-between the dogs in Block One!

 

Block Two

 

Block Three

 

Block Four

 

Block Five

 

Block Six

 

Block Seven

 

Block Eight

 

Block Nine

 

and last but not least Block Ten!

When this patterns arrives at my door next week I’ll say thank you again to each and everyone who worked on it!

(Oops…14 people if you count me!)

Hugs,

 

Anne  :>)


Night at the Ritz

I’ve always wanted to make a two color quilt and the new gray and ivory in Puttin’ on the Ritz fabric just called to me! lately I find myself adding a lot of white and gray to my decorating so why not to a quilt?

Mooch loves how this quilt turned out.  The minute I folded up the quilt she was on it…

 

Her toes were twitching and she was busy dreaming…

 

It’s no wonder she likes this quilt.  I made it in her colors…gray and ivory.  Ritzy cat for sure!

 

Night at the Ritz measures 74″ x 74″.  Pick your favorite two colors and make one for yourself.    How about red and white, black and ivory or pink and white?  Let me know when you’re finished and I’ll send Mooch over to try it out!

Have a great Monday!

Anne

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