• 101 Maple Street

    Blend shades of persimmon, bronze, charcoal, and gold, then mix with cream and aqua and you’ll have Fall fabrics Bunny Hill style!  Welcome to 101 Maple Street! Mix them all up, add in some Moda basics and you’ve got 101 Maple Street my newest applique quilt! We got the advance yardage about 3 weeks ago from Moda, and my helpers were ready.  We had all the freezer paper templates cut ahead of time so we could start the applique prep right away.  The quilt just left Bunny Hill yesterday and should arrive at the quilter today!  101 Maple Street is scheduled to go to Quilt Market with me in Portland…

  • Almost Christmas

    Can you believe Christmas 2017 is almost here?  I’ve done some simple decorating in my studio this year consisting of one little ruler tree.  :>)  Simple, yes, but isn’t it perfect for a sewing studio?  The tree is only 13″ from top to bottom. There’s a reason my decorating is so simple this year… His name’s Sylvester.  It’s his first Christmas, and he’s fascinated with everything! He’s sure I’ve done this just for him. Can you imagine Christmas through the eyes of an 8-month-old kitten? One thing for sure…those eyes won’t be on any vintage mercury glass ornaments this year… If he can see it with his eyes, his paws are sure to follow. …

  • Market Fabrics from Moda

    It’s been so long since I’ve written a blog post, I feel like I owe you a BUNCH of fun!  So here it goes, are you ready?  Click on the link below, give it a few minutes to load, and you can see all the new market lines and fun things from Moda!  I hope this works for everyone.  Let me know if it doesn’t, and I’ll try to help.  There are 96 pages so get ready! Moda Catalog Fall 2017   Did you see the two new Moda designers?  And how about all that fun stuff toward the back of the catalog?  And Janet Clare’s new line with the…

  • cottontail cottage part 3

    Cottontail Cottage, Part Three There are so many fun fabrics in Cottontail Cottage, and these tiny checks are just a few of them. They come in six colors and are printed on the bias, making those quilt bindings simple to cut. You’ll get that bias look without the excess yardage. We’ll be making fat quarter and half-yard bundles of these checks as soon as the fabric arrives in January. Or, maybe you’d prefer a combination of florals and checks. The Cottontail Cottage floral is one of my favorite fabrics in the line. Just look at it next to the checks! I can picture my grand-daughters Lily & Maya wearing dresses made…

  • Cottontail Cottage part two

    New fabric, patterns, and kits are coming soon!  I’m in fat quarter heaven here in my studio, surrounded by bunnies, bird nests, cottage houses, garden flowers, checks, and dots!  And to think these fabrics all come together to make up this new spring quilt called Cottontail Cottage! Moda is making kits for this quilt, some shops will be offering laser cut blocks, and others will have it as a block of the month.  Whatever suits your fancy!  Cottontail Cottage is the perfect way to start 2018!  The fabric ships in January.   I’ll be back next week to show you our new mini quilts made from Cottontail Cottage.  Hope to…

  • Cottontail Cottage

    Cottontail Cottage Cottontail Cottage…don’t you love the name?  It’s what I’m calling my next fabric line for Moda.  The Moda reps will begin showing Cottontail Cottage to quilt shops this week, so I’m starting off the week with some sneak peeks for you. Cottontail Cottage Quilt Cottontail Cottage is also the name of my next block of the month quilt.  I’ll be showing you bits and pieces of this beautiful quilt as we make the sample for fall market.  I have to say this quilt just makes me happy! The house fabric was designed for lots of fussy cutting!  Don’t you love how it looks in this 2″ square? Cottontail Cottage…