Sweet Sophistication with a Touch of Whimsy
If you make a quilt the cat will find it…
I set the redwork quilt on my desk, walked away for a minute and Mooch took possession. She was very upset when I made her get off and she protested loudly. She didn’t care that I had to get it in the mail! I should know by now that cats rule the house, cat naps are very important and…
…if you make a quilt the cat will find it. Every time!
Back soon with blocks for Jeaneane.
Lissa Alexander at Moda Fabrics always has creative ideas…she stores them in her head and just pulls them out when she needs one. Amazing talent don’t you think? She came up with the idea of the Moda Country Fair Blog Hop and then she thought up all these things for us to do! Thanks Lissa, you are just so smart!
We’ve been talking about the Moda Country Fair for the last month around the studio and somehow Chelsea got the idea she was invited to the fair. She’s got these big brown eyes that make it really hard to say no…
So what do you tell a Chihuahua who thinks she’s going to a country fair? You tell her “OK, OK, you can go”!
There was no stopping her after I said that. Chelsea wanted to be in on everything. Everything? OK Chelsea, Lissa thought up questions for us to answer so if you’re “in” you have to answer them too!
This question is way too easy for Chelsea to answer!
I hope Chelsea doesn’t tell Moda what I was really thinking when I was holding this cupcake pincushion!
Something no one knows… EVERY market my friend Anne and I load up on HOT TAMALES and CANDY CORN. We each bring several boxes and we have a sugar party the entire market. Fall market we eat the orange candy corn and spring market we eat the pastel candy corn. I’m addicted to these little treats and so is Anne.
…and Chelsea’s guilty pleasure? You’re not going to believe this but it’s Broccoli with butter!
Ha! Is Lissa kidding? This was way too easy for Chelsea (click on the picture to enlarge). I swear this dog is smarter than me! Why didn’t I think of the pink convertible? I want one too!
You may not know it but Chelsea is part of the approval committee at Bunny Hill. She likes quilts with bunnies on them and she’s very vocal about it…she actually wanted me to design a quilt with a Chihuahua wearing bunny ears! Oh my what am I going to do with a Chihuahua who wants bunny ears?
MY favorite thing to do for inspiration is visit the flea markets…
When I think of a Country Fair I think of a cake walk…remember those? Since I can’t do a real cake walk, I did a cupcake pattern so everyone can have a little cake! You can choose from a cupcake banner or a cupcake pincushion!
And of course when you go to a country fair you’ll probably enter a raffle so let’s have one here. You don’t have to buy a ticket but you do have to leave a comment on this post. Here’s what we’re giving away…
3 Jelly Rolls of Puttin’ on the Ritz…a bundle of waffle cloth and satin for baby…
…and 16 wonderful Puttin’ on the Ritz scrap bags!
We’ll be picking 20 raffle prize winners! TWENTY!!! I’ll pick with a random number generator (Chelsea can’t be trusted to pick) and announce them on the 14th of September. Be sure and check back!
I hope you enjoy our Moda blog hop. Each day will bring you a new designer, more prizes and so many free patterns you’ll be jumping for joy! Country fairs just don’t get any better than this!
Hop on over to visit Barb and Mary from Me and My Sister Designs tomorrow. I adore these ladies and I bet you do too!
Excitement is running high this week at Bunny Hill! Puttin’ on the Ritz advance yardage has arrived!
I don’t know who’s more excited about the arrival me or Mooch! Mooch is really attracted to this fabric line and I think it might have something to do with the beautiful gray color. As soon as I cut up some little squares she was right there in the middle of everything!
Here she is daring me to move her…
This is a cat’s life at Bunny Hill!
Did you know Mooch can read?
It’s true! Here she is reading the words on the fabric!
My, I have a smart cat! She could be designing very soon.
Did I tease you enough with the pictures?
Have a great weekend everyone!
Hugs,
Anne
I’m in the news today on the Moda blog and my sons are going to disown me. I promised I would never tell the sequin story! You know how moms are. They made Christmas ornaments when they were little and went door to door selling them. Opps, now I’m really in trouble! Shhh…maybe they don’t read my blog.
I Feel like I should be cleaning the studio and having everyone over for a visit! But wait! That would take some doing right now. We’re getting ready to sew up a storm at Bunny Hill and I guarantee the studio won’t be clean for weeks! Think of the threads, scraps and fabric you might find on the floor.
I’m excited that I found something to fill vintage basket by my desk…jelly rolls and bundles of Lily & Will. I’m even more excited to think it might be filled with Jelly Rolls of Puttin’ on The Ritz before too long. Can you believe another quilt market is just around the corner? I’ll be showing you my new fabric line soon! This is going to be an exciting market for a lot of designers. I can just feel it! Wish you could all come.
One of you asked me about Chelsea and Bitsy a few weeks ago and if Chelsea had lost any weight? They are both doing fine, but Chelsea has developed the strangest phobia. She hates it when I try and take her photo! Since I moved my desk she can walk completely around my computer and I’ll find her standing next to the monitor looking at me. All I have to do is grab my camera and you’d think I was punishing her. She hates it! I don’t use a flash so I can’t imagine what started this!
Here she is standing on top of my desk right in front of me. I picked up the camera and look at the expression on her face!
She hates it! Maybe it’s the weight thing. Do you think?
Back Soon I hope! I’m having trouble with my blog right now and I’m moving it to another server. Forgive me if any glitches come up. I’ll get them fixed as soon as I can.
Hugs,
Anne
