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.

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

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.

I placed the ties geometrically and evenly spaced.

I folded over the top to create a hem and blind stitched the hem.

Mitered corners on the hem.

Clipped the ties.

Finished baby blanket!

Max & BunNY at Andover Fabric

May 26, 2014 by shelley

Max & BunNY at Andover Fabric!!

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-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-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-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-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-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-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-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-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 & 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

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 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.

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.

The set up was done on Friday and Saturday.

Max & 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.

Directing the lighting

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

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) “Long Cupcake”

New Design Max & BunNY, “Birthday Cake”

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) “Upside down”

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 color”

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

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) “Thank you geometric”

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 pastel”

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 Chevron”

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

New Design Max & BunNY, (Max and Bunny)

New Design Max & BunNY “Hipster”

And then it was time to take down.

Taking down Max & BunNY at NSS

Bob 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

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

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

Seats overlooking a busy street along the High Line Park

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

High Line Park, New York City

Carl, Becca, Bob Highline Park, New York City

Then it was goodbye to New York City

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

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

Or vote here.

7) The sixth card is called “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

Max and Bunny featured in Stationery Trends Magazine

January 31, 2014 by shelley

My daughter’s company, Max and BunNY, had two of her cards featured in the latest issue of the trade magazine, STATIONERY TRENDS!!

The first one, “LOVE”:

Max and Bunny featured in Stationery Trends page 22

Max and Bunny featured in Stationery Trends

It was in the number 1 position in their “Fresh Pick” feature. It is perfect for Valentines Day!!

Max and Bunny Number 1 “Fresh Pick” in current issue Stationery Trends

The second one “Hello There” :

“hello there” card by Max and Bunny

It was one of the ‘design element picks’ in the cover story “Mixed Messages” by editor Sarah Schwartz.

cover story Stationery Trends

Way to go Bec!!

See the page here: Max and Bunny featured in Stationery Trends