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.
I started December off at our local hospital early on the morning of December 1st. My husband had arthoscopic surgery on his shoulder because of a torn rotator cuff. We had to arrive by 5:45AM.
I had envisioned just “us” arriving at that time of the morning, but to my surprise there was a waiting room filled with patients all scheduled for different surgeries. He was assigned a number and from that point on he could be tracked on the surgery tracker board in the waiting room. It’s an amazing, color coded, automated system that lets you see where the patient is at all times…in the preop room, in surgery, in recovery, etc. His surgery went well, and he was home by early afternoon, rotator cuff repaired, arm in a sling, ice machine and pain meds in hand. The surgery tracker even tells you when the patient has left the hospital van you believe it? I hope it didn’t say that we stopped at In and Out Burger on the way home. Starving husbands are not happy ones.
In case you didn’t know my husband does all the shipping for Bunny Hill. He’s right handed and the surgery was on his right shoulder. I’ve been prepared for the worst but it’s only been 3 days and the man is already getting back to work. He can type left handed! Everyone else is jumping in to help so we haven’t even noticed any glitches in our system (knock on wood). And while he’s been recovering I’ve been busy sewing together “Redwork Raining Cats & Dogs” my newest redwork quilt.
I’m using Moda’s new redwork line, Redwork Renaissance; polka dots, cherries, stripes and floral fabrics make this quilt so much fun to make! Here’s a few little sneak peaks…
We’ve used the new Pilot FriXion erasable gel pens to transfer the drawings onto the background fabric. If you haven’t tried these pens I think you’ll love them. They draw easily on fabric and the ink disappears when you apply heat with a iron. You can find these pens at office supply stores or here on my website. I’ve heard that if you expose the embroidery to below freezing temperatures the ink lines will return but I don’t plan on putting mine in the freezer anytime soon.
Have a great weekend everyone! I’ll be back on Monday.
Hugs,
Anne
In the case of Raining Cats & Dogs it took 13 people to finally get the pattern ready to ship! I’m sending BIG hugs and a thank you to everyone who helped me with this quilt: To my husband who’s spent days listening to me go on and on about how it might never get done, to Lissa at Moda who worked miracles in getting me fabric, to Lisa who spent hours helping me with all the graphics, to Anne, Dee, Tina, Sandy, Melissa, and Pauline who helped with the sewing, applique and embroidery in record time, to Lynne who worked wonders with her fabulous quilting, to Florence who’s spent hours preparing this pattern for print, to Nancy who’s proofed it with her magical red pen, to Greg who photographed it with his artistic skills, and finally to Karl who will collate and package this pattern for me next week!
Did you ever imagine it could take so many people? I couldn’t have done it without them!
This pattern will be ready to ship next week! Here are some closeups of the blocks…finally!
Look at the little hearts that Lynne quilted in-between the dogs in Block One!
Block Two
Block Three
Block Four
Block Five
Block Six
Block Seven
Block Eight
Block Nine
and last but not least Block Ten!
When this patterns arrives at my door next week I’ll say thank you again to each and everyone who worked on it!
(Oops…14 people if you count me!)
Hugs,
Anne :>)
Oh my goodness, what a whirlwind the last week has been. I met so many wonderful people and saw so many beautiful quilts. I’m in awe of it all! Hugs, hugs, and more hugs; I think that’s what quilt market is about! Salt Lake City I miss you already, but I have to say it feels good to be home. The greeting committee that met me at the front door today made sure I was covered in wet sloppy kisses in no time at all. I got a hug and a kiss from my husband too, but there’s nothing like dog kisses mixed with a little cat fur!
Speaking of dogs and cats, I can finally show you REAL pictures of my newest block of the month Raining Cats and Dogs! This is the first market I’ve attended without a complete block of the month! I have to say it felt really strange. I wanted so much to show it off, but we do what we have to do. Fabric arrived very late and for some of the fabrics is was a miracle they arrived at all! I brought along as much of the quilt as I could to quilt market and gave out promises that the end result would be worth the wait.
Take a close-up look at these blocks and picture them quilted with embellishments added. Picture little button door knobs and button trimmed collars! I’m loving working on this quilt and I hope you will too!
Plaids, stripes and dots are perfect for cats and dogs! If I counted right there are 21 cats and dogs on the quilt and a few umbrellas too…
…along with a kitty hotel…
…and of course I didn’t leave out the dogs! They have a four star hotel complete with spa and gym!
You’ll see kittens playing in the vines…
…and playing in the catnip too!
I’ll be putting this quilt together this week and I’ll show you more photos as I do. Then it’s off to the quilter for Raining Cats and Dogs and before you know it the real quilt will be ready! A few wonderful quilt shops are starting to show the virtual picture and are taking sign-ups. Don’t miss out because the fabric is limited. You’ll see the quilt on my blog as I work along. I hope you love what’s to come!
I’ve missed you all! I’ll be back to my regular blogging this week and I’ll tell you all about market. I have lots of photos to share with you! I can’t wait!
Hugs,
Anne
