Moda Pillow Talk
Hi Everyone! Welcome to Pillow Talk at Bunny Hill! The creative mind behind “Pillow Talk” is Lissa Alexander the marketing director at Moda! She dreams up things for us to do in her sleep. No wonder she’s calling this “Pillow Talk”! We never know what she’ll dream up next! This time she’s given us questions to answer – like what we do to relax, do we like pajamas, something about us you might not know, do we sew in bed…
…So grab your jammies, your favorite pillow and come on over for some Pillow Talk! Of course you may have to share a bed with Bitsy or Chelsea…
…or, maybe Max, Mooch or Topsy. I’m such an animal lover!
We can’t stay up too late talking because I go to bed early. I get up at 5AM every morning. It’s my favorite time of day and I’ll still be in my jammies. Yep, that’s right I love jammies. See if you can pick out the real Anne Sutton in the photos below…
Did you guess? My husband picked the one on the bottom left. He’s very funny isn’t he?
Lissa asked us to design a pillow for Fall market that “represented us”. It was hard to decide on a pillow because sometimes I’m funny and other times I’m pratical. Funny won and I decided to make a LARGE bunny. Surprise! I made a bunny pillow that my husband could use when I travel. It holds his nose strips and his remote control (both he can never be without). I carried this giant bunny in my luggage all the way to Houston and back. He’s bigger than Bitsy and Chelsea put together.
Chelsea asked my DH to add a few treats to the pocket the next time I travel so she won’t miss me as much! That dog is just so smart!
Today I’m sharing something I love to sew; lavender pillow sachets made with charm squares!
You can stack them to scent your favorite room…
or fill a pretty jar to decorate a special corner…
…or make a few for little Valentine gifts!
Just fill with lavender and decorate with a vintage button.
I love lavender sachets don’t you?
If you’d like to make some sachets yourself you can plug in this cord…
…(if you’re the lucky winner) and iron a package of Lily & Will charm squares with your new Oliso iron!
One of you is going to win this iron can you believe it? It’s my “dream” iron and Oliso has generously donated one for a giveaway! Hop on over to Oliso’s FaceBook page and say thank you! Or, if you’re not on Facebook, visit the Oliso website and watch the video to see this iron in action. Leave a comment on this post telling me why you’d like to win and I’ll announce the lucky winner on Tuesday! Thank you Oliso for making such a wonderful iron! Everyone at Bunny Hill has this iron and we all agree…we love it!
Just a few more questions left to answer…how about “do you sew in bed?” What’s up with that question? How does Lissa think we get everything done! Of course I sew in bed!
“How many nights do you or your spouse spend on the couch?” Lissa obviously hasn’t been to my house. It’s a big O. There’s never any room!
What’s something you might not know about me? I’m going to be a grandmother again! My son Doug and his wonderful wife Elke are expecting their first baby at the end of May and it’s a girl! My new grand-daughter will speak German, English and maybe a little French because Doug and Elke live in Germany. How do you say “I’m so excited” in German?
Hmm…where did I put my IPad? I’m reading such a good book! Pillow Talk is over at Bunny Hill and it’s time to relax.
Be sure and visit these other Moda designers for more Pillow Talk and treats!
February 1st … Aneela Hoey
February 2nd … Blackbird Designs
February 3rd … Brannock and Patek
You’ll find more Pillow Talk tomorrow over at Cottonway! I love everything Bonnie does and so will you!
Have fun!
Anne
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Deborah Fields
Loved your Bunny Pillow!! I’d really like to have an Oliso iron because I am a rare person……I actually LIKE ironing!! Yes, I’ve been told there must be a genetic error in my DNA, but it is so satisfying to take a wrinkled, unattractive fabric and smooth it into a beautiful treasure of cloth. Even a rag of a workshirt is elevated to usable after ironing. So, what’s wrong with the iron I have? Are you ready? 1)The cord is rather abused and pretty disgusting looking. 2) It leaks from somewhere on the handle so I have to keep a cloth nearby to wipe it off when using steam (or any time actually. There is also a leak somewhere near the bottom, but the leaks all run together! 3) It has found it’s way uninvited to the floor on numerous ocassions (as is evidenced by the obvious dents in my wood floor), even though I was sure I had stood it on its end carefully. Could it be part bunny and just likes hopping to the floor?? 4)It really has only 2 heat controls now… Hot and barely warm. Maybe that’s all I need? 5)The filling thing pulls out to allow you to pour water in and when I say pulls out, I mean PULLS OUT and has to be reassembled. 6)Generally after filling the resevoir, I iron a scrap of fabric to keep all the white powdery stuff it spits out for a few minutes from getting on the intended item. (That stuff is really hard to brush off of dark slacks!) Now for the reasons I NEED an Oliso iron: 1) I fear for the safety of my 2 dogs (Lily Belle and Sophie)who are always in my sewing room (where my ironing board is a permanent fixture)and usually near where the irons “hops” to the floor. There have been some pretty close calls! I have suggested the dogs not play tag in the area, but they forget. 2)As a 63 year old living on disability with arthritis and lupus, I have a very limited fixed income. I get paid $2.50 an item to iron a kind neigbor’s clothes. He appreciates the care I take and the starch I provide to make his clothes look spiffy! I fear my old iron may sabatoge me one day and leave a less than spiffy finish to a good shirt. 3)I keep my irons until they roll over and say uncle, so this is probably the only chance I will have to retire the present beast early.
I thank you for this opportunity and will continue to admire and enjoy your beautiful creations. Thank you also for the BOM patterns. What a treat to look forward to a new one each month! Blessings,
Deborah F.
Frankie
The bunny pillow is so cute! I love all the pictures — it really makes me want to head into my sewing room and play with some yummy fabrics. While wearing my pj’s of course! :)
I’d love to win a new iron — my current iron has not aged well, poor thing. It’s not its fault — 2 of my children have dropped it over the years but it still works, just not looking so pretty while doing it.
christy
Love all your pictures! And, those bunny slippers are great! Thanks for the giveaway! I would love, love, love a new iron! Mine is so old, and leaves lovely dark spots behind if it gets too hot!