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Finishing up 2011

December 30, 2011 By 23 Comments

Redwork Raining Cats & Dogs

This week we finally finished the new Redwork Raining Cats and Dogs pattern.   What a great end to 2011.   Say hello to redwork in 2012!

  Just look at the fabulous quilting!

 

 Have you ever wondered how to quilt a redwork quilt?

 You quilt right through the embroidery!  Most of the stitching will sink into the quilt and you’ll never see it.

  You’ll find this pattern available now on my website but you might want to wait until January 5th if you’re thinking about buying it because…

A sale is coming!

And you get advance notice because you read my blog!   Starting January 5th everything on my website, except the Pumpkin Pie quilt kits, will be on sale for 25% off if you have the coupon code.  You’ll find this code in my newsletter that comes out on the 5th so make sure you’ve signed up (you’ll find the signup link under the slide show here on my website).  Make a list of what you want now so you’ll be sure to get it.  25% off only happens twice a year at Bunny Hill!

Henrietta’s Getting Ready To Hibernate!

And remember to print and save the Henrietta Whiskers patterns by December 31st.  Henrietta’s going into hibernation on New Year’s Day and she’ll no longer be offered as a free pattern.  She’ll be back on the website soon as a full pattern for purchase.

Have a wonderful New Year everyone!

I’ll see you in 2012  :>) and I can’t wait!

 Hugs,

Anne

 

 

 

 

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Who’s that Squirrel? It’s Henrietta Whiskers!

January 5, 2011 By 70 Comments

Let’s have some fun!  Join me in the Henrietta Whiskers Club!

Can you imagine a cute little squirrel with a winning personality?  I can, and I’ve put her in my newest applique quilt!  It’s Henrietta and she’s so excited to be here!  She’s the new Bunny Hill free block of the month for 2011!   I just hope all this attention doesn’t go to her head.   I can’t imagine that it will because she’s just so sweet.

It’s been a little over a year since my “Name That Squirrel” contest;  November 2009 to be exact.  Twila Dockter from South Dakota was the winner of the contest and the name she submitted was Henrietta Whiskers!   I fell in love with the name and it’s where I got the inspiration for this quilt!  Thank you Twila again and again!

Henrietta Whiskers is such a special little squirrel and she’s going to bring us a loads of fun!   The applique is easy, the piecing is simple and I’ve added a touch of embroidery for fun.  Nothing difficult I promise! If you haven’t appliqued with wool this is a good time to start.  It’s so easy and I think you’ll love it.  I’m here to help if you have questions.  You can ask them in the comment section and I’ll answer you.

Have fun choosing  fabrics.  I’ve given you a fabric guide to lead you on your way but remember it’s only a guide.  Email us (info@bunnyhilldeisng.com) if you are interested in using the same fabrics.  We’ll  direct you to where you can find them.  Pulling from your stash will also be easy;  just make sure you have a mix of light and dark backgrounds to set off your applique.

Did you notice I gave Henrietta a little pink scarf?  I just couldn’t help myself! You’ll see this pink in a few other places throughout the quilt.  Henrietta in pink.  Does it surprise you?

Floss sets and embellishments will be available next month.  I’ll let you know when we have them in stock.

You can join my Flickr group and show off your work as you go along!   You’ll meet some really nice people and get some great ideas.  Henrietta Whiskers on Flickr!

I hope you have fun with Henrietta!  She’s ready for a party!

Hugs,

Anne

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American Patchwork, Vicki & Me

January 23, 2010 By 22 Comments

The journeys we take in life, always seem to bring unexpected pleasures.  Those little things we never anticipate.  Sweet surprises that can’t be predicted or even thought of when we start the journey.  Amazing, is the word I use for these little pleasures. 

When I started designing, I never anticipated the friendships I would find along the way.  I was focused on my business,  trying to get it up and running, worried that I might not be successful, have enough money to continue, afraid people wouldn’t like what I did, and well, you get the idea.  Oh my, it was a lot to focus on!  Now as I look back on my journey, I realize that one of the unexpected pleasures that I NEVER anticipated was the friendships I would form with other designers.   These friendships have helped me through difficult times.  Times when I needed advice or wanted to ask questions.  Unexpected pleasures like no other!

Vicki Bellino, of Bloom Creek, is one of those designer friends.  She’s been there for me time after time.  We’ve laughed, cried, shopped, visited and had countless phone calls together. Imagine my surprise, when last October, this picture arrived in the mail.  A gift from my friend Vicki!   A Bunny Hill bunny surrounded by Bloom Creek blooms, pieced and appliqued in the perfect pinks.  It made me cry, of course.  Just to think of the hours she spent making this precious gift that symbolizes our friendship, I still can’t believe she did it.  This picture now hangs in my studio.

Vicki and I  decided we wanted to share this with all of you.  So we took the Bunny Hill bunny and her Bloom Creek blooms, and a new quilt was born.  We submitted this new version to “American Patchwork and Quilting” and they said yes!  Coming in the April issue of “American Patchwork and Quilting” you’ll find our quilt! 

“The Bunny Patch”

Applique by Anne Sutton

Pieced & Quilted by Vicki Bellino

Featured Fabric, “Aviary” by Three Sisters, from Moda Fabrics

If you subscribe to this magazine like I do, you’ll be receiving this issue in your mail box any day now.  If you don’t subscribe (you should), you’ll find it on news stands February 2nd. ”American Patchwork and Quilting”  is one of the few magazines that ships to subscribers before it hits the stands!  I’ve included directions for the spray starch method of applique in this issue, along with other applique tips. Vicki gives you tips on how she’s quilted this quilt (it’s just  amazing).  If you’d like a kit you can find it here on my web site or here on Vicki’s web site.  We have limited kits available so don’t wait.  Our kit includes everything but the magazine and backing for $45.00! (No, it doesn’t include the sewing machine, the pins, the batting, the scissors, the thread or someone to make it for you tee hee!) Opps, I forgot, buttons and ribbon not included. 

Look for more posts soon on my new Bunny Tales blog!  Be sure and re- subscribe on this blog.  Most of you aren’t having problems subscribing, but a few are.  I’m working on it,  so please try again in a few days.  Maybe a miracle will happen.

And speaking of miracles, the true kind, be sure and bid on the wonderful auction quilts on The Fat Quarter Shops, Jolly Jabber blog.  You’ll find a Bunny Hill quilt there, along with so many other wonderful items.  Don’t miss this auction! 

 

 Helping Haiti

 

Be back soon!  Have a wonderful weekend everyone! 

Hugs,

Anne

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I’m still unpacking, but come on in!

January 20, 2010 By 66 Comments

Welcome to the new Bunny Tales!  I’m so glad to see you!  Please have a look around, stay awhile and visit with me.  I feel like I’ve been gone for months!  If you’ve ever moved to a new house, you know it takes awhile to feel like home. That’s how I’m feeling with my new blog.  Not only did I move my blog, I also changed the look. That’s a lot for one week. 

If you’ve subscribed to Bunny Tales on my old blog, you’ll need to re- subscribe again here. Just click on the subscribe links in the upper right corner to receive my posts.  You can have them emailed to you, or add them to your reader. 

Here’s a little something you might not know:  the pink in my logo looks different on many computers.  Some of you couldn’t even see the original, perfect, pastel pink I started with.  We’ve darkened it a bit,so now everyone should be seeing pink.  If it’s Pepto Bismol pink, I’m sorry.  It’s your monitor, not my color sense. Really!  Here’s a color test for you…this logo should be the perfect pink. Tell me what you see?  Tee Hee!

Now that I’m here, I can add a PDF document to my blog!  A PDF!  The type of document that you can print and save! The type of document where I can give you instructions for a free pattern or tutorial!  I added my first one today!  It’s the Rick Rack Tutorial for A Tisket, A Tasket!  Just click on the “tutorial”s link on the top bar, scroll down, click on the link for the rick rack tutorial, and you can print your own copy!  And if you loose your copy, you know where to find it.  It’ll be right here.  

I’m still adding things and making changes, so you never know what to expect.  If you have me linked on your blog side bar, please change my URL to www.bunnyhillblog.com . 

And give me some feedback on the comment sign-in and this blog.  Do you hate to give your email address?  Is that a really big thing for you?  Hate it?  Love it?  I want to know. 

I’ll be back tomorrow or the next day with a new post on the quilt coming out in American Patchwork and Quilting, April 2010 issue. That issue might be arriving in your mail box any day!

Hugs,

Anne  

 

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