Nothing but the scraps final free pattern

Hard to believe five weeks went by so fast.

Here is our final gift to you, the Elf House.

It was inspired by this photo my friend, Lydia, sent to me while on her morning walk. I love those red mushrooms with white spots. They are so magical. I made this tag/ornament as a gift for Lydia's mom. I call her Oma, which is German for grandmother. Oma spoils me all the time with cards and $10, which Lydia and I use to have coffee together. I love it! 

This pattern will be free for a limited time so hop over to our Craftsy Shop to get it.

The bunnies, Sabrina, David and I wish you and your family a very Merry Christmas. We truly appreciate all your support of our small business this year. We wouldn't be able to do this without you. Thank you so very much.

xx
The May Family

Quilting Arts TV series 1300 and FREE designs

I must say I'm really excited that my local PBS station is now airing series 1300 of Quilting Arts TV. You can click HERE to enter your zip code and see if the show is airing in your area!

This is the final season with Pokey Bolton as the host. She is truly a remarkable lady and it was a dream come true to be on this show with her.

Many friends around the world are not able to watch the show so I wanted to let everybun know that you can purchase DVD's of the different series and instant downloads if you like directly from Quilting Arts TV.

Each series offers tons and tons of FREE projects!

Please click on the ABOUT/FREE DESIGNS tab at the top of my blog. There you will find links to previews of the 4 episodes I'm in, as well as, links to the FREE designs. 

It is my sincere pleasure to be able to share these with wonderful friends around the world.

Hugs!
Michelle and the Bunnies

Hoppy Friday!

Sooooooooooo, did ya have a good week? Did it go as fast as mine? Has Spring finally started to show up in your neck of the woods?

This week I'm hoppy and grateful for having a job that inspires others to have fun and create.

My new friend/customer, Lilia saw my little Conrad on episode 1305 of Quilting Arts TV.

She was so excited to make him and asked me if I had a wool and floss kit for sale. It was her birthday and she wanted to make this as a birthday gift for herself.

Here is how her Conrad turned out! Isn't this darling? I love how she added her touch with the pinked edge around Conrad and the carrot tops. Sweet!

I love the little stand he sits on. So cute! Great job Lilia and happiest of birthdays to you my friend!

You can go HERE and get the pattern. It's FREE! There are also lots of other fun patterns from me and my fellow artists on this series.

I have two kits left in my SHOP until next month if you want one.

This past Saturday, I was invited to a "Mad Housewife Wine/Apron" party in my favorite place, Wilmington, NC. We were to wear an apron for the party.

Here I am with the apron I made (and finished 5 minutes before I had to leave!). I made this apron as a work apron when I teach etc. The glasses I'm wearing are not mine. We were all having our picture taken wearing them with the Mad Housewife lady. I'm thinking I may have to get some of these though. They are pretty fun!

This is Linda (now sporting the glasses) who hosted this delightful day. She is so talented, kind, funny and really knows how to throw a party!

Check out the centerpiece on her table. Cool huh?

We all went home with handmade gifts, full bellies and lots of smiles. Spending time with friends is always something that makes me happy.

So, what made you happy this week?

xx,
Michelle and the Bunnies

Mid Month Madness and a Giveaway!

Woo Hoo! Happy Mid Month Madness time!

 I've been running around like a mad bunny getting ready for the International Quilt Festival in Chicago. I leave next week. Be sure and hop over here on Monday for the details.  I'm so excited!

Until then, I wanted to share to share this fun project with you. The Quilt Festival folks will be collecting and selling 4" x 6" recipe-art-cards to benefit the Chicago Food Bank. I think this is a wonderful thing to do, so I set out to create my card.

OK...so you know around here almost everything is "bunny" related. I can't help it. It's just happens. So I decided to create a "Honey Bun" recipe card. Get it? Honey Bun? hee,hee,hee. Don't you just love his bee cardigan? I crack myself dorky self up!

My friend, Lydia, helped me find a quick and easy recipe that would fit on the back of the card. Thanks Lyd!! I printed the recipe onto a sheet of the inkjet fabric. You can purchase it at most craft stores and their are also tutorials for making your own.

Of course, I have given credit to the recipe creator, Tricia Goss, on the back of the card. It's important to give credit to the creators of things and not act like we come up with every fabulous idea ourselves. That is naughty. Besides, your head would explode from being so big with all that fabulousness. hee,hee,hee. 

The recipe card is made exactly like the postcards we have been making. I didn't make kits up for this one simply because I don't have time and basically, you can use scraps of wool that you have left over. You can also use fabrics if you don't have wool. However; the pattern is FREE for you to use and you can hop over HERE to get it. I think these would make really cute hostess gifts. Don't you?

I also want to take a minute to tell you that the bunnies and I are, once again, delighted to be sponsors for the Pets on Quilts Blog Hop.

You can hop over HERE and read more about it. We always love to see the wonderful pet quilts featured each year.

Alrighty then, onto our giveaway!

This month's prize is eight, yes eight, 20" x 22" pieces of National Nonwovens Xotic Felt. This is the Botanical Collection. It is a blend of bamboo and rayon. It's soooooooooo soft!

To enter the giveaway, leave a comment on this post. As always, if you are signed up as a follower (right sidebar) you will receive two chances. Our giveaways are always open to friends around the world. We love having you with us! 

The random number generator will select the winner next Wednesday, June 19.

Hugs and good luck! Now go make some honey buns! ;)

xx,
Michelle and the Bunnies