Crossing Paths in Painted Blossoms!!!

Today I am super excited to be sharing this beautiful new Crossing Paths quilt finish with you featuring the oh so adorable Painted Blossoms Collection by Amanda Cocoran for Poppie Cotton!! And I have been wanting to make a larger Crossing Paths quilt with a dark background because I just loved the baby version like that!!   And I just love how this came together!!!  

This Crossing Paths quilt is such a fun one to make!!!   It is Fat Quarter Friendly, so you can just grab a bundle, pick out your background fabric (I used Country Confetti Sidewalk Grey), and get right to cutting!!  Isn't it just so fun how that Sidewalk Grey background just makes all of these beautiful prints just pop!!  They are so happy and bright, and that just makes me smile!!  

And while this might look a little difficult, Crossing Paths it truly is a great beginner quilt that teaches a lot of basic quilting techniques.  You learn Square in a Square, Stitch and Flip, and Now Waste Flying Geese.   And if you notice, there are only about 4 points that you need to worry about lining up on each block, so that makes it super fun and fast when it is time to piece all the units into blocks!!!   

 And my favorite thing about this pattern is how the cool secondary designs come out to play when the blocks are all sewn together.  You really do get a chain effect with the corner units and sashing diamonds!!   And you know how I just love to design quilts with chains hidden in them ;)  

And once again, I am so thankful to my amazing MIL Barbara.   Barbara is just helping with so much  quilting and piecing while I continue to get caught up with so many other projects :)  And how adorable is her quilting on this one!!!  She quilted echoed butterflies just floating across the quilt top.   Just so charming!!! 

 And yes, the  Crossing Paths Pattern  has multiple size options, so you can make whatever size you like. This is the picnic size, but you can make it from a baby size all the way to a queen/king size ;)  And like I said, it really is great for all levels of expertise, and is truly a fun quilt to make!!

And that is my Crossing Paths Quilt! I hope you have enjoyed this post and consider making your own Crossing Paths Quilt!!! And if you do, I would love to see it! You can share your projects with me on social media with the hashtags  #happyquiltingwithmc and #crossingpathsquilt and tagging @happyquiltingmc or email me a picture at happyquiltingmelissa@gmail.com. I can't wait to see your Crossing Paths Quilts!!

Thank you so much for popping by in today!!  I just love getting to share quilts with you all!!   And also, a huge thank you to my wonderful friends at Poppie Cotton for always creating such gorgeous fabrics for us to create with!!! 

I hope you have a very Happy Quilting Day!!!

Terrific Tuesday Giveaway Day!!

It's Terrific Tuesday Giveaway Day!!   Let's have some fun :)

First we need to pick a winner from last week's TTGD ;) 

And the winner of the Denim and Daisies Petite Fat Quarter Bundle  from Fat Quarter Shop is . . .# 763

Congrats Ann Greenall Leete!!!  I have messaged you :)

   

And on to today's

Today's Terrific Tuesday Giveaway is being sponsored by  Lou Lou's Fabric Shop .    Did you know that Jamie makes a new Lou Lou Bundle every Tuesday . . . a Lou Lou Bundle is 8 fat quarters curated by Jamie and they are always gorgeous!  I love this gorgeous new Fall Feels Bundle, isn't it just so stunning!!!   And be sure to check out Jamie's Sale Section . . . oh so much Fun Shopping :)  

Today's Terrific Tuesday Giveaway is for some shopping goodness!!  Lou Lou's Fabric Shop is offering one lucky reader a $25.00 Gift Certificate perfect to use on anything in the store, including the awesome Lou Lou Bundle pictured above!!  Just perfect!!!!

You have two entry chances here on the blog, and please leave a separate comment for each.  All Entries are welcome, including International Entries.   Please just be sure to leave an email address if you are a no-reply blogger ;)  

ENTRY 1 - Simply leave a comment that tells me what is your Favorite thing about Fall ?? 

 ENTRY 2 - Lets show Lou Lou's Fabric Shop some Love!!!!   You can follow them on   Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, or Instagram.  Or you can follow their blog or  visit The Shop and then share a favorite item ;)   Just be sure to leave a comment of how you showed your Lou Lou's Fabric Shop Love!!!

And that's it ;)  The giveaway will be open until next Tuesday, September 17th, when I will announce a winner at the beginning of next weeks Terrific Tuesday Giveaway Post :)

You can also pop over to my Instagram and/or Facebook to enter there as well :)  

Good Luck and Have a Happy Quilting Day!!!

Home Town Holiday Sampler Quilt Along - Week 1

It is Week 1 of the Home Town Holiday Sampler Quilt Along hosted by Fat Quarter Shop and I am just so excited!!   This week we are making 15 Twinkle Holiday Star Blocks!!! And aren't they just so cute!!    I love making star blocks, and tiny star blocks are the best!! 

And aren't those stars just so fun and adorable in these Sweetwater Christmas Prints!!  I am using Hometown Christmas Edition, Blizzard  and On Dasher  with a POParazzi Grey Background.  I just decided on that background last minute, and I just love it!!  I really think it is going to make all of the prints pop, especially the Low Volume letters :)  

And that is it for Week 1 of of the Home Town Holiday Sampler Quilt Along!!!   Do you want to come join in the Holiday Goodness as well?  Each week leading up to Christmas, we will be making these cute blocks from the Lori Holt's new  Home Town Holiday Sampler Book!   You can see the complete schedule here and check out all the details here and come quilt along ;)    

See ya next week with more Home Town Holiday Sampler goodness!!  (I might have already pieced ahead as I will be out of town next Saturday, can't wait to share :)  

Moonbeams Quilt Along - Release 7 - Pieced Back!!

 Today is the seventh release of the Moonbeams Quilt Along and I am just so excited because it is almost all done!  This is Fat Quarter Shop's 11th Annual Charity Quilt Along and they are always my favorite :)  Today's release is the  Pieced Backing .   And how fun are these blocks in the backing ;)  

And I had so much fun sewing this pieced backing together.  I can't wait to put it on the long arm and do some quilting ;)      I am using Imaginary Flowers for by Gingiber for my blocks and I am just so happy with how it all came together and I kept one more print a secret until the final release.  It is so pretty, I can't wait to share!! 

So are you joining in with the Moonbeams Quilt Along fun???   You can download the block pattern right here and it is requested for each pattern you download to donate $10.00  to the Make a Wish Foundation :)  ,  Fat Quarter Shop's annual charity QAL raised over $50,000 which is just incredible!!    And Moda Fabrics and Fat Quarter Shop have joined to match up to $30,000 :)  So many amazing wishes :)  

Be sure to share all of your Moonbeams progress on social media with #moonbeamsqal and check out Fat Quarter Shops post for the Pieced Backing for lots more Moonbeams Inspiration!!! 

And that's it for the Seventh Release in the Moonbeams Quilt Along!!!!    I will be sharing my finished quilt just as soon as I get back from Garden of Quilts and have time to get it on the long arm ;)  

Thanks for popping in today ;)  Have a Happy Quilting Day!!

Mansfield Park Gate Quilt!!

 I was so excited when my good friends at Riley Blake Designs asked if I wanted to make this new Mansfield Park Gate Quilt Kit!!!  I mean, I love everything Jane Austen, so to have a Jane Austen at Home Fabric Collection,  how can you not get excited about that!!  This quilt was designed by Riley Blake and can I just say wow, talk about capturing the feel of the Regency period!!! 

And yes, those flowers and the gate are all traditionally pieced.   And yes, it probably took longer to cut out all the pieces then it did to sew it all together, but it was so worth it!!!  I love intricate piecing, and the gate and flowers were filled with lots of tiny pieces.  So fun!!   And then once you have the center done, those borders whip together in no time at all.   I just love all of the variations in the borders.   It really finishes off the center so perfectly.  

The quilt finishes at 60" x 60" so it is a perfect lap size quilt for a fan of Jane Austen :)   And I think it would also make a great wall decor.  It's just so pretty in all of its piecing goodness!  And the prints from this Jane Austen at Home Fabric Collection just make the quilt shine.  They are so pretty and soft and just perfect.  

And when it came time to quilt it, I decided to do some fun custom quilting.  I can't help but do arches when I have such perfectly pieced squares in a grid.   And then some ribbon candy in the sashing and of course, more arches in the triangles.   And for the center, I did a wavy cross grid.  I wanted to add lots of movement, almost like the feel of vines growing on the gate.   I think it was a perfect fit and added so much yummy texture!!   And I love that I can always count on So Fine 402 Pearl to blend perfectly in all of these light and dark colors, my go to for the win every time!! 

And this quilt is now going to be hanging at the Garden of Quilts.   I am so excited, I mean, a garden gate quilt should fit pretty good in 100 acres of gardens ;)    And if you love this quilts as much as I do, (and love some tiny piecing) you can make your own!!!  The Mansfield Park Gate Quilt Kits are now available, and they even come in a beautiful keepsake box!!   You are so going to love making this quilt!!! 

And that is it for my Mansfield Park Gate Quilt :)  Thank you so much for popping in and sharing it with me ;) 

I hope you all have a very Happy Quilting Day!!