Baby Fabric

We’ve Been Making Bundles!

August 21, 2011 By Anne 17 Comments

We’ve spent the week making little fabric bundles of Lily & Will. I’m getting ready for new fabric to arrive and some just has to go because I’m running out of room! Perfect little stash builders…can I tempt you?

Oh my these are hard to part with! Something about a “bundle” that makes me so happy! You’ll find these little bundles here on my website. I’ve got a basket filled with these just waiting to leave the studio!

I’ve also put some quilts on my website to sell…something I’ve never done before. NO, they’re not my applique block of the months… I’m saving those for I’d be in trouble with my family! These are sample quilts from some of my Bunny Hill Patterns. They are in perfect condition and need new homes. I’ve only listed a few so far but I’ll be adding more as time permits. Be sure and check back because my closet is bulging with quilts and samples! You can pick these up for about the price of quilting. Good for you and good for me.

And once the bundles all leave I’m left with stacks of “Puttin on the Ritz”…

Dang, can’t part with it yet…sorry, but it’s coming soon to a quilt store near you!

Hugs,

Anne

Filed Under: Collections, Fabric Design Tagged With: Baby Fabric, Lily & Will, Moda fabric

Nighty Night in the Bunny Hill Booth

May 19, 2011 By Anne 13 Comments

A sea of white and gray that goes forever. Sounds beautiful doesn’t it? Dream away because arrival at the convention center is never a pretty sight. The sea of white…polyester curtains. The sea of gray…steel poles. Then someone throws in some purple carpet.

Sometimes I arrive with a plan for the booth but not this time. We had extra help from Pauline and Pam who I met through blogging! They worked so hard to help us figure out what to do. They held quilts as I stood back and gave the thumbs up or down. They went up and down that ladder too many times to count and we were thankful to have their help.

Finally we pulled it all together! I couldn’t have done it without my best friend Anne Bryson. She’s moving to a beautiful new home tomorrow and yet she still came to market with me. She’s my friend, my anchor and she sews for me too! Thank you my sweet friend! I can’t wait to visit you in your new home! She took this photo of me in the booth.

I have a new granddaughter due to arrive any day now. When she comes to visit me she’ll be sleeping in this crib. I bought it for her, and then borrowed it for market. Can you imagine my beautiful new granddaughter in this crib? I can hardly wait! Enlarge the photos so you can see the fabric! It’s Puttin’ on the Ritz in blue and gray…

On the other side of the booth is the beautiful headboard my sweet husband spray painted to match the crib…

…and the fabric on the bed is the 54″ decorator weight cotton/linen that comes with Puttin’ on the Ritz!

I shipped the headboard and borrowed a twin bed frame from Moda. We inflated the air mattress and when we put it down on the frame it poked a large hole in the corner of the mattress. We used the ever faithful duct tape to plug the hole, but every time we’d inflate the bed it would blow the duct tape off. We spent all of market inflating the bed! We’d arrive every morning to a flat bed…

It was beautiful when it was inflated…

But then every morning it looked like this…

By the end of market it was even lopsided! Needless to say we left the inflatable bed behind after market! No sleeping in the Bunny Hill booth! We had a great time even with a sinking bed!

More pictures to come…

Hugs,

Anne

Filed Under: Quilt Markets Tagged With: Anne Sutton, Baby Fabric, Bunny Hill Designs, International Qult Market Salt Lake City, Moda fabric, Spring Quilt Market

Fall Quilt Market

November 12, 2010 By Anne 8 Comments

The only thing I don’t like about Fall market is the timing. It always seems to fall over Halloween and many of us don’t get to see our kids or grand-kids dressed in all their glory. Of course at Moda they try and make us feel like family, so we had some trick or treating going on right at market!

Debbie, (chief of all things patterns) was so cute. There I was telling her how I’d have everything ready early for spring market and she just cracked up laughing!

She threatens me every year because I’m late getting things to her, but even dressed up like a witch she’s really not very threatening looking (sorry Debbie). I’m in love with those green tights of hers (see below)! And that hat! Don’t you love the hat? Seems to me she could “pattern” that! She’s standing in front of Jan Patek’s booth, dressed to sell Jan’s new pattern.

And speaking of Jan, just look at how she and her helper Jenny dressed up!

The raggedy pair, Ann & Andy!

And then there’s “Moda Lissa” who looks cute no matter what she does. Orange polka dots and cowboy boots go so well together I’m not sure she can call it “dressing up”.

If you couldn’t come to quilt market the Moda designers made videos for you! Click below and you’ll have me right on your computer giving you a personal tour. Then visit the other designers by clicking on the Modagene video link at the top! You’ll find all of us chatting about our newest designs and Lissa gives a tour of the Moda booth. It’s really fun!

Come to Market With Me!

Have a great weekend. I’ll be back to tell you about a wonderful project I’m participating in called Quilt Aid.

Hugs,

Anne

Filed Under: Applique, Fabric Design, Quilt Design, Quilt Markets Tagged With: Anne Sutton, Applique, Baby Fabric, Baby Patterns, Bunny Hill Designs, Moda fabric, The Night Before Christmas

Purple, Yellow and Orange

October 3, 2010 By Anne 23 Comments

Purple, yellow and orange? Who would have thought these are carrots! I’ve been munching away all weekend on yellow and purple carrots! They are yummy! Amazing thing, when you bite into the purple carrot it’s purple on the outside and orange in the center! Heirloom carrots? Maybe! Farmer’s market carrots for sure and those farmers are pretty smart. Wouldn’t Peter Rabbit love these?

Yesterday Margot from The Pattern Basket emailed to tell me she she designed a quilt using my Lily & Will fabric! I was so excited because I love everything that Margot does. She has a great style and sense of design and it was such an honor to have her use my fabric for a pattern! Isn’t it cute? It’s called “For Baby With Love” and what baby wouldn’t just love this quilt? Woooo Hooo Margot! Thank you so much!

I’m still waiting to hear when Lily & Will is shipping. Last I heard, some of it was in the Moda warehouse and the rest is coming any day! I would love to be in customs when my fabric comes through but then containers of Lily & Will just might make me faint. I’d be giddy for sure!

I’m working on so much right now I can hardly keep it all straight. Deadlines are looming over me this week, not to mention a newsletter for all of you on the 5th! And on top of it all Bitsy turns 15 on October 7th! She’s a Libra just like me! No wonder we get along so well.

I’ll be back in a few days with the next Snowbound block. Wait, better send me a reminder so I don’t forget.

Anne