Sweet Sophistication with a Touch of Whimsy
Windsor Lane is in the studio!
The colors remind me of a candy store! Just yummy!
There’s a scripted alphabet in four different colors and a paisley that will make you go crazy!
I’m wrapped up in fabric and loving every minute. I can’t wait to show you more!
There is someone in the studio who hates it when I get new fabric…
Chelsea’s feeling so neglected I might have to make her a Windsor Lane treat :>)
Back soon with more to show!
Anne
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!
Have a great weekend. I’ll be back to tell you about a wonderful project I’m participating in called Quilt Aid.
Hugs,
Anne
You know you haven’t been posting much when you have to login to get back into your blog! WordPress is asking me who on earth I am! It’s me, it’s me WordPress. I’m still here!
Guess what? Moda has a new designer! Welcome Aneela Hoey! Hop on over to her blog and leave a comment. She has such a cute style! I have a feeling we are going to love her new fabric line! The announcement came from our own Moda Lissa. Moda Lissa keeps all of the news from Moda locked up in her head until it’s time to spill the beans. That’s right, everything is inside her pretty head. Then bit by bit she lets it out. She’s amazing!
Just look at this ad Lissa put together for Lily & Will in “Quilt’s n More” magazine! I tell you these two babies are so SPOILED! They’ve gotten only the best from Moda, and I hear their mother can’t stop smiling! See that pink plaid as the background? It’s so cute! And pink! Be sure and add some to your stash. You’ll be seeing it a lot at Bunny Hill and who knows when you’ll need it.
You can meet these beautiful babies personally at a quilt shop near you in just a few weeks. The bundles of joy (fat quarter bundles, jelly rolls, layer cakes, and charm packs) are in some stores right now, and the yardage is getting ready to ship from the Moda warehouse! I’ll try and tell you when it ships so we can track the UPS trucks!
Have you visited the Moda Bake Shop lately? If not, you’re missing a free LILY & WILL project! It’s designed by a new Moda Bake Shop Chef, Melissa Corey . Thanks Melissa! Where did you find that perfect little baby for the center of the quilt?
Snowbound Update:
Snowbound Block Number Nine has been proofed by the best and we still missed something. Thank you Susan for telling me I forgot to include the directions for the fringe on Snowbound Block Nine! For all of you who have yet to do this block (guilty ones please stand up), I used a straight stitch for the scarf fringe and two strands of floss, DMC #754. Stem stitch would be great too, and I matched my floss to the scarf fabric. It would be pretty cute if you used different colors of floss for the fringe, like when you unravel a piece of wool. Hey, why not use a piece of wool for the scarf?
It’s back to work or I’ll never make it to market in October. I’ll be back soon I promise!
Anne
Have you ever wondered what goes on behind a photo shoot? You see the finished pictures, but there are probably hundreds that you don’t get to see. Just to come up with a few photos that end up on the cover of our patterns, web site or in our ads, can take 1 to 2 days of shooting and well over 500 photographs. Add a baby to the picture and you can imagine what might happen!
Meet Bren, our Bunny Hill Baby model. She is too adorable for words with a personality that just makes you smile! I fell in love with this little girl and her 5 week old brother! On photo shoot day, her mom brought her over in her pajamas. We had several outfits ready, but she was so cute in those pj’s that I decided to just put her in the crib and I told Greg to shoot away! Here she is with her little brother, just 5 weeks old! Such a beautiful baby! He’s on the cover of our “Cuddle Cloth” pattern along with Brigette’s daughter Kendall.
The nursery was set up in my kitchen! We moved the table and chairs out and moved the crib, drapes, rug in! Here’s the pre-photo to prove it. See the pink coffee maker? It’s the kitchen! Why there’s even some coffee in the coffee maker!
I had a special dress made in my fabric for Bren to wear. The dress was in a stack of other dresses, and by mistake we put her in the size 4 instead of the size 2…It was falling off her shoulders and way too long, not that Bren cared. She was fascinated by the tea cup I gave her to hold!
And of course Mooch had to get in the photo!
When we were trying to stage the “Cuddle Cloth” pattern we went through several different arrangements. Here’s one of the rejects that is just so sweet!
So take a look at our web site and those beautiful photos you see on the patterns. Behind the scenes at Bunny Hill is always so much fun!
