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Tied Baby quilt from Max and Bunny Fabric for Becca

August 29, 2014 by shelley

Tied Baby quilt (fabric from Max and Bunny)  for Becca’s about to be born daughter!

Becca is a new featured designer with her Max & Bunny line at Andover Fabric. (Andover Fabric is a wholesaler, but lots of places are starting to sell her line: i.e. Fabric.com and several sites on Etsy: The Fabric Cobbler, You Made Something, Stitch Stash Diva, Forever Patchwork.  Andover Fabric also carries the Downton Abbey line.) I decided to use some of Becca’s fabric to tie a baby quilt for her soon to be born daughter.  Since she is having a girl I went with the pink.

Baby Quilt for Becca's new baby using her designer fabric from Andover fabrics.

Baby Quilt for Becca’s new baby using her designer fabric from Andover fabrics.

I first laid out the fabric and batting and reverse side fabric and pinned all over.

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I decided not to use a heavy yarn to tie it…it is such a clean, crisp design I decided to use embroidery floss.  I debated between the yellow and pink but decided on the pink.

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I placed the ties geometrically and evenly spaced.
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I folded over the top to create a hem and blind stitched the hem.IMG_4810 IMG_4812

Mitered corners on the hem.IMG_4813

Clipped the ties.IMG_4814

Finished baby blanket!IMG_4815

 

 

Filed Under: Crafts and Scrapbooking, Family, Ideas, Max and Bunny Tagged With: Andover Fabrics, Baby quilt, Designer Fabric, Max and Bunny, tied baby quilt

Max & BunNY at Andover Fabric

May 26, 2014 by shelley

Max & BunNY at Andover Fabric!!

andover fabrics

andover fabrics

Max and Bunny is now at Andover Fabric.  Stores can now order Becca’s designs through Andover Fabric!  (Andover Fabric has the Downton Abbey Line of fabric, exclusively).  They will be developing Becca’s designer fabric line, “Max & BunNY”. In my area, the stores that carry Andover Fabric are Harpers Fabric & Quilt Co and Prairie Point Quilt & Fabric Shop.

Samples of the new designer line of fabric, Max & BunNY,  by Andover Fabric.

Max & BunNY (Max and Bunny) designer fabric by Andover Fabric A-7525-B

Max & BunNY (Max and Bunny) designer fabric by Andover Fabric A-7525-B

Max & BunNY (Max and Bunny) designer fabric by Andover Fabric  A-7525-E

Max & BunNY (Max and Bunny) designer fabric by Andover Fabric A-7525-E

Max & BunNY (Max and Bunny) designer fabric by Andover Fabric  A-7526-B

Max & BunNY (Max and Bunny) designer fabric by Andover Fabric A-7526-B

Max & BunNY (Max and Bunny) designer fabric by Andover Fabric  A-7526-E

Max & BunNY (Max and Bunny) designer fabric by Andover Fabric A-7526-E

Max & BunNY (Max and Bunny) designer fabric by Andover Fabric  A-7527-B

Max & BunNY (Max and Bunny) designer fabric by Andover Fabric A-7527-B

Max & BunNY (Max and Bunny) designer fabric by Andover Fabric   A-7527-C

Max & BunNY (Max and Bunny) designer fabric by Andover Fabric A-7527-C

Max & BunNY (Max and Bunny) designer fabric by Andover Fabric   A-7527- E

Max & BunNY (Max and Bunny) designer fabric by Andover Fabric A-7527- E

Max & BunNY (Max and Bunny) designer fabric by Andover Fabric   A-7527-Y

Max & BunNY (Max and Bunny) designer fabric by Andover Fabric A-7527-Y

Max & BunNY (Max and Bunny) designer fabric by Andover Fabric A-7525-B

Max & BunNY (Max and Bunny) designer fabric by Andover Fabric A-7525-B

Max & BunNY (Max and Bunny) designer fabric by Andover Fabric A-7529-E

Max & BunNY (Max and Bunny) designer fabric by Andover Fabric A-7529-E

Max & BunNY (Max and Bunny) designer fabric by Andover Fabric  A-7529-C

Max & BunNY (Max and Bunny) designer fabric by Andover Fabric A-7529-C

Max & BunNY (Max and Bunny) designer fabric by Andover Fabric A-7529-B

Max & BunNY (Max and Bunny) designer fabric by Andover Fabric A-7529-B

Max & BunNY (Max and Bunny) designer fabric by Andover Fabric A-7528-Y

Max & BunNY (Max and Bunny) designer fabric by Andover Fabric A-7528-Y

Max & BunNY (Max and Bunny) designer fabric by Andover Fabric A-7528-E

Max & BunNY (Max and Bunny) designer fabric by Andover Fabric A-7528-E

Max & BunNY (Max and Bunny) designer fabric by Andover Fabric  A-7528-C

Max & BunNY (Max and Bunny) designer fabric by Andover Fabric A-7528-C

Max & BunNY (Max and Bunny) designer fabric by Andover Fabric   A-7528-B

Max & BunNY (Max and Bunny) designer fabric by Andover Fabric A-7528-B

Andover Fabric even offers a free quilt pattern download (click the tab “quilts and downloads”) using Max and Bunny Fabric get the .pdf pattern here: Max and Bunny quilt pattern download.

Max and Bunny pattern

Max and Bunny pattern

Filed Under: Max and Bunny Tagged With: Andover Fabric, designer line, fabric, Max &Bunny, Max and Bunny, quilt, quilting

Max & BunNY at the New York Stationery Show 2015

May 26, 2014 by shelley

Max & BunNY at the New York Stationery Show 2015

Max & BunNY New York National Stationery Show

Max & BunNY New York National Stationery Show

New York National Stationery Show

New York National Stationery Show

Max and BunNY made its fifth appearance at the National New York Stationery show at the Javits Center.  The National Stationery Show is  in its 68th year, and is the world’s most comprehensive marketplace for greeting cards, stationery and related lifestyle products. No other trade fair in the U.S. matches the depth and caliber of stationery selection at the NSS—or serves as the launching pad for so many young, creative businesses each year.

New York Stationery Show

New York National Stationery Show

This year it was called “signature mix” since it combined the Stationery Show, Gift>it, and C & LA (creative and lifestyle arts).

Becca’s Max & BunNY was booth number 1546 and we spent two days setting up (most of the second day was waiting for the can lights to be set up directed at her booth-you have to be there to direct the beam where you want it to shine on the booth.)

Max & BunNY's massive crates.

Max & BunNY’s massive crates.

Max & BunNY's massive crates.

Max & BunNY’s massive crates.

This was the first year (after four previous showings of Max & BunNY) Becca did not go with the foam core designed walls but finally had a more “permanent” booth constructed.  She had it shipped from Richmond, VA in these massive crates which were also exclusively constructed for Max & BunNY.

A Max & BunNY crate.

A Max & BunNY crate.

A Max & BunNY crate.

A Max & BunNY crate.

The set up was done on Friday and Saturday.

Max & BunNY set up.

Max & BunNY set up.

Max and BunNY set up.

Max and BunNY set up.

Max and BunNY set up.

Max and BunNY set up.

Saturday was mostly waiting to get the can lights placed in proper position over the booth.

Becca and Carl taking a break during setup-waiting for the lighting.

Becca and Carl taking a break during setup-waiting for the lighting.

Directing the lighting

Directing the lighting

Spotting the light for Max & BunNY New York National Stationery Show

Spotting the light for Max & BunNY New York National Stationery Show

And then it’s SHOWTIME!!

Carl, Becca and Max & BunNY New York National Stationery Show

Carl, Becca and Max & BunNY New York National Stationery Show

Max & BunNY New York National Stationery Show

Max & BunNY New York National Stationery Show

Max & BunNY New York National Stationery Show

Max & BunNY New York National Stationery Show

Max & BunNY New York National Stationery Show

Max & BunNY New York National Stationery Show

Max & BunNY New York National Stationery Show

Max & BunNY New York National Stationery Show

Max & BunNY New York National Stationery Show

Max & BunNY New York National Stationery Show

Max & BunNY New York National Stationery Show

Max & BunNY New York National Stationery Show

Max & BunNY New York National Stationery Show

Max & BunNY New York National Stationery Show

Max & BunNY New York National Stationery Show

Max & BunNY New York National Stationery Show

Closeups of a just few of Max & BunNY’s new designs:

New Design Max & BunNY, (Max and Bunny) "Geometric" printable -sample shown

New Design Max & BunNY, (Max and Bunny) “Geometric” printable -sample shown

New Design Max & BunNY, (Max and Bunny) "Long Cupcake"

New Design Max & BunNY, (Max and Bunny) “Long Cupcake”

New Design Max & BunNY, "Birthday Cake"

New Design Max & BunNY, “Birthday Cake”

New Design Max & BunNY, (Max and Bunny) "Baby Banner"

New Design Max & BunNY, (Max and Bunny) “Baby Banner”

New Design Max & BunNY, (Max and Bunny) "Baby Alphabet"

New Design Max & BunNY, (Max and Bunny) “Baby Alphabet”

New Design Max & BunNY, (Max and Bunny) "Upside down"

New Design Max & BunNY, (Max and Bunny) “Upside down”

New Design Max & BunNY, (Max and Bunny) "Gender"

New Design Max & BunNY, (Max and Bunny) “Gender”

New Design Max & BunNY, (Max and Bunny) "Onesie gray"

New Design Max & BunNY, (Max and Bunny) “Onesie gray”

New Design Max & BunNY, (Max and Bunny) "Onesie color"

New Design Max & BunNY, (Max and Bunny) “Onesie color”

New Design Max & BunNY, (Max and Bunny) "Arrow Heart"

New Design Max & BunNY, (Max and Bunny) “Arrow Heart”

New Design Max & BunNY, (Max and Bunny) "Pretty"

New Design Max & BunNY, (Max and Bunny) “Pretty”

New Design Max & BunNY, (Max and Bunny) "Birthday Balloons red"

New Design Max & BunNY, (Max and Bunny) “Birthday Balloons red”

New Design Max & BunNY, (Max and Bunny) "Thank you geometric"

New Design Max & BunNY, (Max and Bunny) “Thank you geometric”

New Design Max & BunNY, (Max and Bunny)

New Design Max & BunNY, (Max and Bunny)

New Design Max & BunNY, (Max and Bunny) "Birthday Balloons blue"

New Design Max & BunNY, (Max and Bunny) “Birthday Balloons blue”

New Design Max & BunNY, (Max and Bunny) "Birthday Balloons pastel"

New Design Max & BunNY, (Max and Bunny) “Birthday Balloons pastel”

New Design Max & BunNY, (Max and Bunny) "Thank you flowers"

New Design Max & BunNY, (Max and Bunny) “Thank you flowers”

New Design Max & BunNY, (Max and Bunny) "Love Long"

New Design Max & BunNY, (Max and Bunny) “Love Long”

New Design Max & BunNY, (Max and Bunny) "Love Chevron"

New Design Max & BunNY, (Max and Bunny) “Love Chevron”

New Design Max & BunNY, (Max and Bunny) "Love Block"

New Design Max & BunNY, (Max and Bunny) “Love Block”

New Design Max & BunNY, (Max and Bunny)

New Design Max & BunNY, (Max and Bunny)

New Design Max & BunNY "Hipster"

New Design Max & BunNY “Hipster”

And then it was time to take down.

Taking down Max & BunNY at NSS

Taking down Max & BunNY at NSS

Bob Taking down Max & BunNY at NSS

Bob Taking down Max & BunNY at NSS

Carl taking down Max & BunNY at NSS.

Carl taking down Max & BunNY at NSS.

We had no time for sight-seeing in New York City but I did snap this picture of the Empire State Building:

Empire State Building in New York City

Empire State Building in New York City

And once we had all the tear down completed we walked the High Line Park  to Chelsea Market for dinner along the High Line Parkway.  The High Line is a 1-mile (1.6 km) New York City linear park built on a 1.45-mile (2.33 km)  section of the elevated former New York Central Railroad spur called the West Side Line, which runs along the lower west side of Manhattan; it has been redesigned and planted as an aerial greenway. A similar project in Paris, the 3-mile (4.8-kilometer) Promenade plantée, completed in 1993, was the inspiration for this project. The High Line currently runs from Gansevoort Street, three blocks below West 14th Street, in the Meatpacking District, to 30th Street, through the neighborhood of Chelsea to the West Side Yard, near the Javits Convention Center. Formerly the viaduct of the High Line went as far south as Spring Street just north of Canal Street, but the lower section was demolished in 1960.

High Line Park, New York City

High Line Park, New York City

Display, Chelsea Market, High Line Park, New York City

Display, Chelsea Market, High Line Park, New York City

Seats overlooking a busy street along the High Line Park

Seats overlooking a busy street along the High Line Park

Faith Ringgold, "Groovin High", High Line, New York City

Faith Ringgold, “Groovin High”, High Line, New York City

High Line Park, New York City

High Line Park, New York City

Carl, Becca, Bob Highline Park, New York City

Carl, Becca, Bob Highline Park, New York City

Then it was goodbye to New York City

Filed Under: Max and Bunny Tagged With: designer, gender reveal card, Max &Bunny, Max and Bunny, New York National Stationery Show, NSS, stationery

Max and Bunny’s new design entries on Minted.

May 25, 2014 by shelley

Max and Bunny’s new design entries on Minted.

Becca on Minted

Becca on Minted

Vote or “like”  Becca’s new holiday photo card entries on Minted (you do have to register):

1)  The first one is called Arrowhead.

holiday photo cards - Arrowhead
holiday photo cards – Arrowhead

Or vote here.

2)  The second design is called “little package, big joy”.

holiday photo cards - Little Package, Big Joy
holiday photo cards – Little Package, Big Joy

Or vote here.

3)  The third design is called “wishing you”.

holiday photo cards - Wishing you
holiday photo cards – Wishing you

Or vote here.

4)  The fourth card is called “triangles”.

holiday photo cards - Triangles
holiday photo cards – Triangles

Or vote here.

5)  The fifth card is called “curved Christmas”.

holiday photo cards - Curved Christmas
holiday photo cards – Curved Christmas

Or vote here.

6)  The sixth card is called dotted border. XXXXX holiday photo cards - Dotted Border

holiday photo cards – Dotted Border

Or vote here.

7)  The sixth card is called “modern block”.  holiday photo cards - Modern Block

holiday photo cards – Modern Block

Or vote here.

MINTED’s mission statement is: “Our purpose in life is to uncover exceptional design from all over the world and bring this to savvy consumers who won’t accept anything else.”

MINTED

MINTED

Filed Under: Max and Bunny Tagged With: Design Challenge, Max &Bunny, Max and Bunny, Minted

Visiting Richmond Virginia and American Craft Council in Baltimore Maryland

March 11, 2014 by shelley

Americana Craft Council Show Baltimore Maryland

Americana Craft Council Show Baltimore Maryland

I recently got to visit my daughter and son-in-law in Richmond Virginia.  We actually went to Baltimore to a trade show.  We went to the American Craft Council  Wholesale Show at the Baltimore Convention Center.  We decided to check it out for Becca’s company Max and Bunny.

Becca at the American Craft Council Show Baltimore Maryland Show

Becca at the American Craft Council Show Baltimore Maryland Show

I thought it was a spectacular show.  The only problem I had injured my foot (later learned I had a stress fracture)  but I hobbled around on my broken foot and checked out the show.  They have both a wholesale and retail show (back to back).  It’s a three-day celebration of all things handmade! More than 650 of the top contemporary jewelry, clothing, furniture, and home décor artists from across the country gather under one roof. It is a chance to touch, feel, and explore high-quality American craft like you’ve never seen before! This is the American Craft Council’s flagship show – a must-attend for craft lovers.  Definitely worth attending.

Americana Craft Council Show Baltimore Maryland

Americana Craft Council Show Baltimore Maryland

Americana Craft Council Show Baltimore Maryland

Americana Craft Council Show Baltimore Maryland

After we got back to Richmond I wanted to see the sights, but with my injured foot we did most our sight seeing from the car.  One stop was the Hollywood Cemetery.

Hollywood Cemetery

Hollywood Cemetery

Natives of Richmond Virginia consider Hollywood Cemetery much more than a Cemetery.  Hollywood is a living story in stone, iron, and landscape.  It recalls Virginians of bygone years whose lives shaped and influenced history.  With stunning views, Hollywood overlooks the James River, near the site where Captain Christopher Newport planted a wooden cross a few weeks after the founding of Jamestown.

Hollywood Cemetery in Richmond Virginia overlooking river

Hollywood Cemetery in Richmond Virginia overlooking river

The cemetery was designed in 1847 by noted architect, John Notman of philadelphia. It was designed in the “rural” style to escape grid-like monotony of older cemeteries.  It is one of America’s most beautiful “garden” cemeteries. Hollywood’s paths wind through 135 acres of valleys, over hills, and beneath stately trees of natural  beauty and tranquility.

Hollywood Cemetery Richmond, Virginia

Hollywood Cemetery Richmond, Virginia

Hollywood serves as the final resting place of two American presidents (James Monroe and John Tyler), one confederate President (Jefferson Davis) six Virginia governors, two Supreme court justices, twenty-two Confederated generals, and thousands of Confederate soldiers.   A  ninety foot granite pyramid which was completed in 1869 serves as a monument to 18,000 Confederated enlisted men buried nearby.

Pyramid honoring Confederate Soldiers, Hollywood Cemetery Richmond, Virginia

Pyramid honoring Confederate Soldiers, Hollywood Cemetery Richmond, Virginia

President James Monroe Gravesite

James Monroe Grave Hollywood Cemetery Richmond Virginia

James Monroe Grave Hollywood Cemetery Richmond Virginia

James Monroe Grave Hollywood Cemetery Richmond Virginia

James Monroe Grave Hollywood Cemetery Richmond Virginia

James Monroe Grave Hollywood Cemetery Richmond Virginia

James Monroe Grave Hollywood Cemetery Richmond Virginia

John Tyler’s gravesite:

John Tyler's grave site Hollywood Cemetery Richmond Virginia

John Tyler’s grave site Hollywood Cemetery Richmond Virginia

John Tyler's grave site Hollywood Cemetery Richmond Virginia

John Tyler’s grave site Hollywood Cemetery Richmond Virginia

Confederate President Jefferson Davis’ gravesite:

Jefferson Davis' gravesite Hollywood Cemetery Richmond Virginia

Jefferson Davis’ gravesite Hollywood Cemetery Richmond Virginia

 

You cannot miss Black Dog Hill with one of Richmond’s sweetest stories (urban legend ?).  No matter it is one of the best liked and well-known monuments in the area.  It  is the cast-iron Newfoundland standing guard over a grave. Iron Dog is by far more famous as a curiosity than for the person buried there. In fact, there are many versions of the Iron Dog story, and the Valentine Richmond History Center helped to identify several.

Iron Dog Hollywood Cemetery Richmond Virginia

Iron Dog Hollywood Cemetery Richmond Virginia

What is fairly certain is that a female toddler is buried there, last name Rees. I’ve seen at least three first names — Florence, Elizabeth and Bernadine, with the latter being the most likely. She apparently died of a childhood disease (maybe scarlet fever) in 1862 before she reached the age of 3.

A fine article by Walter S. Griggs Jr. in the Summer 2006 Richmond Guide has three versions of how Iron Dog got to the area he notes became known as “Black Dog Hill”:

  1. It was moved to the gravesite to keep it from being melted down to make bullets. “Even a desperate nation did not melt down cemetery monuments.
  2. Iron Dog’s owner remembered how much the girl liked to pat the statue, so he gave it to her family to guard her grave.
  3. The girl’s family bought Iron Dog and placed it at the grave as a memorial to her.
Iron Dog Hollywood Cemetery Richmond Virginia

Iron Dog Hollywood Cemetery Richmond Virginia

No matter which version you want to believe, the lore of the story is what people seem to love most. Trinkets, toys, coins and flowers are often said to be found at the grave and on the black Iron Dog, as if we all have some relation to the little girl and her famous guardian.
 Another historic site we visited was Virginia House in Richmond.

Virginia House Richmond Virginia

Virginia House Richmond Virginia

Virginia House was formerly an English manor house that was relocated to Richmond in 1925. The home is now owned and operated by the Virginia Historical Society.

Virginia House Richmond Virginia

Virginia House Richmond Virginia

Virginia House Richmond Virginia

Virginia House Richmond Virginia

Virginia House was completed a few months before the stock market crash of 1929. Designed by Alexander and Virginia Weddell, the home is situated on a hillside overlooking the historic James River and was constructed from the materials of a sixteenth century English manor house.

I loved the wavy walls

Wavy wall Richmond Virginia

Wavy wall Richmond Virginia

O
n the rolling banks of the James River stands a remarkable Tudor estate. And by Tudor, we’re not simply referring to an architectural style. This manor house was actually built in Lancashire, England in the late 15th Century.
For hundreds of years, Agecroft Hall was the distinguished home of England’s Langley and Dauntesey families. At the end of the 19th century, however, Agecroft fell into disrepair, and in 1925 it was sold at auction.
Hearing of this tremendous opportunity, Richmonder Thomas C. Williams, Jr. purchased the structure, and had it dismantled, crated, and shipped across the Atlantic, and then painstakingly reassembled in a Richmond neighborhood known as Windsor Farms.
Today, Agecroft Hall stands beautifully re-created, in a setting reminiscent of its original site on Lancashire’s Irwell River.

Agecroft Hall Richmond Virginia

Agecroft Hall Richmond Virginia

Agecroft Hall Richmond Virginia

Agecroft Hall Richmond Virginia

 

Richmond’s James River bridge….walking on history

James River Richmond Virginia

James River Richmond Virginia

James River Richmond Virginia

James River Richmond Virginia

James River Richmond Virginia

James River Richmond Virginia

James River Richmond Virginia

James River Richmond Virginia

James River Richmond Virginia

James River Richmond Virginia

Filed Under: Family, Max and Bunny, Travel Tagged With: American Craft Council Show, Baltimore Maryland, Hollywood Cemetery, James River, Richmond Virginia

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