Bunnies for Baby

A grand baby quilt! In my mind, I've made this quilt a hundred times or more, but now none of the patterns seem quite right. What would do for an October baby? A wee baby boy?

I've got it! Bunnies! Not in baskets, but hopping along, peeking up over the border or standing up staring. Our pattern began with Easter bunnies in "Our Best Seasonal Quilts by Fons and Porter. Then we made a few changes. They'd be made of felted wool with whiskers and tails to pull. We pieced tiny split, modified 9-patches in pastels and beige between the bunnies. How did that work out? Judge for yourself. Here it is fresh off the long arm. If you look closely you'll see that R quilted machined pow's behind the bunnies and added carrots in the borders and in a few beige squares. I believe a butterfly and buzzy bee might be flying around there somewhere as well.

We brought it home and added a border. You can also see the back, an old-fashioned bunny print on navy. A pair of booties sneaked in the photo. I don't know how that happened. ;)

Whiskers and tails joined the quilt at long last. The whiskers are a bamboo, silk yarn; the tails snipped wool circles.



Such happy bunnies. Great job on the faces, S!