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I made this quilt for a little girl who loves--guess what-- bunnies! I used the pattern Grandma's Bunnies by Darcy Ashton. All the fabrics in this quilt (except the backing) is hand dyed by me. The eyes were made by sewing an eyelet (my computer has it programed in) and then freehanding the outer shape of the eye. I used Steam a seam 2 lite fusible web to apply the bunnies to the background. It worked fine for the sewing, but it feels stiffer than I would like. Also, the bond is not as permanent as I thought it would be. After washing the quilt the first time, I had to sew a outline around the bunnies to make sure they wouldn't come up. Another comment-- my daughter thinks the cotton batting is too stiff. I assured her that it would soften up with use, but she doesn't believe me. Next time I'll use the poly batting for her blankets.
Here is a completed quilt I made out of hand-dyed and commercially dyed batik with a gold veining. The pattern is from Quilter's Newsletter magazine. I changed the sequence of colors, but otherwise followed the pattern. It is actually made up of 2" squares, artfully arranged. I quilted in straight vertical and horizontal lines, since the focus in this quilt is on color sequence. The back and binding is commercially printed blue fabric with stars on it. Unfortunately, I don't think the commercial white fabric is going to hold up as long as the hand-dyed stuff. I'll have to check relative weights of the fabrics more carefully next time.
I made this quilt from a design in Quilter's Newsletter called Ping An. Here are some photos of the work as it was done. Please be aware that there is an error in the pattern. Check the errata before you start cutting.
Fruit Quilt "Simply Delicious"
This one will be in progress for a long time. I have actually completed more than is shown here, but it is slow going because I am sewing all the appliques by hand and this is not my only project!
Here is another work in progress. The blocks are paper pieced. I have finished all the blocks and need to put them together and quilt them.
