Welcome to the Garden

With each block released, we get a peek into the secret life of Garden Mouse. To learn more about the Garden Mouse collection, fabric requirements, and how to get free blocks, please read the "Garden Mouse - Start Here" Blog. ➡️HERE

May reveals two more blocks! 

What's a mouse to do when it's raining? Lets take a peek...  

Singing in the Rain

The show must go on! A little rain will not stop Garden Mouse from singing for her garden friends. So with her flower umbrella, she climbs on her mushroom stage and sings along with the pitter-patter of rain in the background. Her grasshopper friend enjoys the show from under his own leaf umbrella. Bravo, Garden Mouse, Bravo!

Stitching Tips

• When I thought of adding a grasshopper I was a bit intimidated. I thought I would have to make the pieces way too small to stitch. I'm so glad I included him as he's a favorite of mine. Though the patches are small, they are stitchable (is that a word?). If you find it a bit too challenging, consider a couple other options. Even if you are hand appliquéing, you could fuse this part. Or, if you're lucky enough to have or find a piece of fabric with insects on it, you could fussy cut and stitch this in place. Or, you could even leave the grasshopper off and no one would know. 🙂

• Don't like to embroidery? As I've mentioned before, using permanent ink markers are a good option. Make sure you test them for color fastness and bleeding before using them on your project. In this project, I am hand embroidering all my details, but I've often used a combination of both hand embroidery and permanent ink markers within the same project. 

After the concert it's time for some playtime with another of her garden friends. 

Hide-n-Seek

The garden is a wonderful place to play this beloved game. Garden Mouse is hiding her eyes while bunny hurries to find a hiding place in this bucket. "Ready or not, here I come!" 

Stitching Tips

• This block uses several bias strips for both stems and bucket handle. I made these all with the 1/4" Clover Bias tool. This is my favorite tool for making my bias pieces, but you may also use other brands of bias tools or bars. Using any of these tools is a great help because once you've made them, the edges are pressed under and ready for stitching. I even made bias when I was fusing and machine stitching.  

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