Petunias, Bluebells and a Tulip Quilt

I bought two trays of pink petunias last week, one for me and one for my mum.......and the flowers reminded me that now might be a good time to show the second and third sugar bunnies, (bluebell and petunia)........above is petunia with the postcard box filled with some of her namesake flowers..........more about the bunnies later in this post, as next i would like to show you the finished tulip quilt............

 ..........i have been showing bits of this quilt as a wip for a little while now...............

 .............i used lots of fabrics from my stash, in soft pinky shades and lots of grey too.............

..........i added applique birds, hearts and of course those tulips with lots of red quilted tulips too.....

 ............and i used a red gingham for the binding............ i thought it looked nice next to the patchwork.....................

                                         .............worked well with the red applique hearts................

 ..............and i especially liked it next to the grey and white checked backing, a pam kitty love fabric that i bought from the wonderful sew and quilt here..............

 ..............someone asked me recently if i labelled my quilts....well, i do now ;)....though for years i didn't, so am working my way backwards :).............i designed a cross stitch label for the tulip quilt as you can see here, and added some lace around it.............

 ...............we still have some beautiful apple blossom on the trees here and i wanted to capture it before it's over.............the garden looks so pretty at the moment, with the fresh green leaves, the pale pink and white blossom..............

.................and lots and lots of bluebells................here is *bluebell* the last sugar bunny too......

 ..............the sugar bunnies are from my latest book *pretty patchwork gifts*...... and one of the nicest things recently has been seeing so many versions of these bunnies being made....each person's is unique and special, and i have seen so many lovely pictures, so thank you to those who have sent me photos of their own sugar bunnies, and thank you to those who have shown them on their blogs as well.....since i began blogging i have been amazed at all the creative and talented folk out there :)...

 .............some of our garden bluebells growing under the old ash tree, along with solomon's seal, a few dandelions and a lot of ground elder :0..............lovely to pick a big bunch of bluebells and enjoy the wonderful spring scent in the house too......................

...............i have so enjoyed making these bunnies........and now i am designing some different toys which i hope to show you soon............i am also planning on sewing some new kitchen items, a home sweet home applique wall hanging and i have an idea for a new quilt....but will have to wait to start that as i will be away next week on a little holiday............we are going to the cotswolds to stay in a thatched cottage and visit some beautiful gardens......i am so looking forward to it..........i have packed my garden journal, the national trust book, some art materials, some embroidery things, and will of course be taking my ripple blanket which i might even finish while we are away..................my post next week will be a couple of days late because of being away but i will take lots of pictures to share when i get back......................thank you so much for visiting me here and for your sweet comments......it's so great to share a creative connection with so many others around the world........wishing you a wonderful week, with happy, sunny, crafty times...............back soon xxxxxx