I knew I wasn’t gonna see my family for Easter, since they hadn’t been vaccinated yet (I was the first, and I wouldn’t get my second shot till the day after). So I decided to make my mom a quick little project. I saw this pattern on Etsy awhile back and thought it was really cute, so when I was placing ordering fabric for a different project I picked out a few prints for it. I’m pretty pleased overall with the color scheme and I love that floral.
The bunnies came together pretty quickly, and it was satisfying seeing them take shape. The way the pieces fit together was really forgiving, so unless you sewed the wrong corners together or something you didn’t really have to worry about ripping seams to make things match precisely.
I loved each bunny individually as I put it together but the floral was definitely my favorite. 😉
I’d seen a blog post about doing straight line quilting using a multi-stitch zigzag, and I thought that kind of texture might look nice here, while also being pretty quick and easy. I didn’t have the hera marker I’d ordered quite yet, so I marked my lines using the blunt side of a butter knife. It worked well but it made me feel a bit paranoid.
I’d never done a scrappy binding before but I saw some of the pattern reviews had and it looked really cute, so I gave it a go. I made a measuring error in there somewhere but it worked out in the end.
The binding is machine stitched on the front, hand ladder stitched on the back. I know most people do whip stitch, that would definitely be faster, but I just love how totally invisible ladder stitch is. Even though nobody’s going to see the back of a wall hanging. Ah well, we all have our silly little preferences. And then I embroidered a little year tag on a scrap of the floral, which I think came out very cute.
Overall I really liked this project and I could see maybe making it again for myself or as a gift for someone else. I completed this whole project in a weekend, from purchasing the pattern to hand stitching the binding and tag, which makes it absolutely the fastest quilting project I’ve ever made. In general, I’m Really Slow. XD This was a nice (and satisfying) turnaround time.
Quick Stats:
Blue bunny: Anna’s Garden Gingham by Patrick Lose Fabrics
Pink bunny: Bound Treasures Blush from Picturesque by Katarina Roccella by Art Gallery Fabrics
Orange bunny: Kisses Tone On Tone Orange for Riley Blake
Floral bunny: Midsummer Meadow Wild Bouquet Teal by Katherine Lenius for Riley Blake Designs
Background and backing from Joann Fabrics.