Scrappy Plate Club

Scrappy Plates

April 4, 2012 By Anne

If you’ve followed along you should have your Scrappy Plate Quilt almost finished! Can you believe how easy it was? I’ve wanted to make a Dresden quilt forever and I’ve put it off because it looked like so much work. Once I tried the Dresden ruler I knew I was hooked. The ruler really makes it easy! I hope you’ve all had a wonderful time making your own quilt. Will you add a scallop or keep the border plain? Decisions, decisions! You’ll find the pattern for the scallop by clicking here Scrappy Plates Part Four!

To all of my readers who suggested books to read in my last post, THANK YOU! THANK YOU! I was so excited to read all of your comments and I now have a book list a mile long! So that you’ll also be able to refer back to the “share your reads” blog post, I’ve started a new category on my side bar called “Books To Read”. You’ll find the post there.

So what book did I decide to start with? I chose the “In Death” series by J.D. Robb that so many of you suggested. I’m loving the first book in the series and can’t wait for more. Thanks to you so many books are calling my name. :>)

Hope all of you are having a great week.

Hugs,

Anne

Scrappy Plates Part Three

March 4, 2012 By Anne

If you’re making a Scrappy Plate Quilt, part three is ready to download. Just think, by next month you could have a finished quilt. Some are starting to show up on my Flickr group.

Scrappy Plate Instructions Part Three

My own Scrappy Plate quilt just came back from Lynne my quilter and just look the quilting!

Don’t you love the quilting? If you look at the last photo you can see a bit of the scallop line traced with a water erasable marker and the border quilting. I’ll show you more as soon as the binding is on.

If you don’t want a scalloped border you can complete your quilt now. If you can’t decide, wait until next month and I’ll give you the pattern and directions. A scallop border is perfect for 30′s fabrics, floral fabrics or dots. It might not look good with darker fabrics that have that rich civil war style. Decisions, decisions!

Fabric Placement Guide for Merry Merry Snowmen:

Some of you have called asking for help with the fabric placement for Merry, Merry Snowmen. Anytime we get more than one call or email I know others probably need help too, so it’s Bunny Hill to the rescue! I’ve added a fabric placement guide that lists all of the applique and background fabrics. Just print it out and you’ll be ready to go!

Merry Merry Snowmen Fabric Placement Guide

Designer Mystery Blog Hop

I hope you had fun with the Designer Mystery Blog Hop hosted by Fat Quarter Shop. I think everyone who guessed what my mystery item was got it right… my old Christmas Sweater! Head over to Jolly Jabber to see if you won a prize for guessing right! Scroll down on the blog and you’ll see my sweater along with all the other mystery items. No, I don’t really wear it every Christmas. I’m saving it for the “Old Christmas Sweater Party”.

Thank you Kimberly for hosting such a fun blog hop. It was great seeing what all the designers got out of their closets! Congratulations to all the winners!

Back soon,

Anne

Filed Under: Applique, Scrappy Plate Club Tagged With: Applique, Bunny Hill Designs, Merry Merry Snowmen, Scrappy Plate Club

Warning! Watch out for the Dresden Bug!

February 20, 2012 By Anne

This little bug can be hazardous. She may look innocent, but once you get her she’ll give you Dresden fever…

…and then look at what can happen!

Kim came to work today and collapsed. She collapsed from the weight of all the Dresden Plates she made over the weekend. She got the bug!

Plates were flying everywhere in the studio. Poor Chelsea tried to help but didn’t really know what to do…

It all started when the bug got into Kim’s sewing room. That bug made her so feverish she couldn’t stop sewing…not even to fix dinner for her poor family.

She’s been sewing all weekend and her husband told me he thinks she’s even ordered more fabric.

I made Chelsea stay with her today because Chelsea’s had all her shots! I hope this isn’t contagious.

I’ve never seen so many Dresden Plates in my life! Dang bugs! We may never get any work done. :>)

Filed Under: Scrappy Plate Club

Dresden Progress

February 3, 2012 By Anne

This week has been crazy. Too much to do and not enough time. I’m working on a new fabric line and it’s taking longer than expected. A deadline is looming and I’m crossing my fingers I get it off to Moda soon. I’ll be so happy!

In the meantime everyone at Bunny Hill has been working on my Scrappy Plate quilt, helping to get it ready for the quilter. I can just hear you saying…hey that’s not fair…she has help! Let’s just say it’s a good thing. Machine applique has become my best friend and almost all of the plates have been appliqued by machine!

If you follow my method I think you’ll love machine applique. Go ahead, enlarge this photo so you can see.

…and this one showing you how to stop at a point right next to the fabric, lift the presser foot and turn.

Here’s something you may not know…there’s a machine applique tutorial on my blog! That’s right, it’s just waiting for you to try it.

Click here or scroll to the top of the page, click on the Tutorial link and the applique picture. You just might get your blocks done this weekend. Oh, and I forgot to tell you, I’ve decided to add a scallop to the border. Don’t worry, I’ll give you the scallop pattern so you can have one too.

Because of all the assorted colors in my blocks I used a neutral Kimono Silk thread to applique these Dresden. Silk thread on the top and cotton in the bobbin made switching from blade color to blade color much easier. Normally I recommend DMC Machine Embroidery thread for machine applique.

Now think about this…after the girls sew on my Dresden’s they go home and sew on their own! Everyone at Bunny Hill has gone a little Dresden crazy. Just look at a few of their blocks!

Nancy is making her’s out of pink 30′s fabrics. She’s making a quilt for a baby girl!

And my assistant Kim is making her blocks out of assorted Riley Blake fabrics she picked up at market. Just look at these! She says she has more colors coming and I can’t wait to see the rest of the blocks!