It's July, how did that happen??? With the new month we have a new $5 Pattern of the Month here at Happy Quilting!!! And July is all about Playful Posies . And it is just $5 all month long!!!
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Tuesday, July 1, 2025
$5 Pattern of the Month - Playful Posies!!!

Monday, June 30, 2025
June Sew Sampler!!!
It's the last day in June and that means I get to share the newest Sew Sampler Box!! This month's theme is Midsummer Magic and I am just over the moon about it!! Probably because it has Full Moon Forest in it, so exciting ;)

Friday, June 27, 2025
Double Dutch featuring Plant Based Expression Batiks
Today I am so very excited to share another new Batik Quilt finish with you. I am just so in love with all of the new fabric collections in Expression Batiks! They are just so fantastic, and this new Plant Based Collection totally caught my eye, as I just love anything with purple!!! But I also loved the color groupings and I knew right aways it would make a perfect Double Dutch Quilt and here it is.

Like I said, Double Dutch is all about color grouping. As I went through the line, I was so happy to find that I could easily group the colors into 4's so I could make 4 blocks in each color. I was one short on the pinks so I grabbed an extra pink from my stash and away I went!! I also loved taking all of those darker greens and moving them to the outside to make a lovely border. It is a great eye stopper and matches so well with the binding. But I have to say . . . my all time favorite thing about this line is the Sugar Cookie Print. It is the one neutral print in the line and I just love it as the background fabric! Don't you just love all of that happy pop of color in the print? A super happy combination!


The Double Dutch is Fat Eighth/Quarter Friendly, depending on what size quilt you want to make. So you can just grab a bundle and get piecing. The pattern also comes with 5 size options, so you can make from a baby size all the way to a queen/king size ;) The quilt shown here is a picnic size and with the added borders it is closer to a Queen Size. It is going to make such a lovely wedding gift!! And I just love how the offset layout gives the look of windmills spinning in the breeze.

And while this might look a little complex, the Double Dutch Pattern is truly is a beginner quilt with one basic quilting techniques. And that is No-Waste Flying Geese. And if you have never made No-Waste Flying Geese, trust me, you are going to love this method of Flying Geese! And as you can see, these Geese are rather on the large size, so you have a little more wiggle room as you learn the technique. Two geese paired together make a cute little "house" and 4 make a neighborhood.

And this was quilted with gorgeous feathers and a loose traveling loop de loop design!! My amazing MIL, Barbara did the quilting on this and it is just beautiful. It has added so much lovely texture to the quilt and just makes me want to cuddle up in it with a good book!

And that is my Double Dutch Quilt featuring the brand new Plant Based Expression Batiks . I hope you have enjoyed this post and consider making your own Double Dutch Quilt!!! And if you do, I would love to see them! You can share your projects with me on social media with the hashtags #happyquiltingmc and #doubledutchquilt and tagging @happyquiltingmc or email me a picture at happyquiltingmelissa@gmail.com. I can't wait to see your Double Dutch Quilts!!

Thank you so much for sharing this finish with me! I have just found such a joy in Batiks and can't wait to share more Expression Batiks quilts with you all. I love how happy and bright you can make these quilts as they just make ya smile! Thank you so much to my wonderful friends at Riley Blake for having so many amazing Batiks to choose from so I can just keep making more happy quilts!
I hope you have a very Happy Quilting Day!

Tuesday, June 24, 2025
Trixie for SUU!!!
Yup, today I get to share another SUU Quilt in my favorite Red, White, and Black color combo!!! Last summer at the Panguitch Quilt Walk , I managed to squeeze in a class. I almost got all my blocks done in class which was good, because I found I needed them last week when there arose a sudden need for an SUU quilt (someone special was retiring ;) So I finished up the quilt top, added quilting and binding and tada . . . my SUU Trixie Quilt and the pattern is by Hello Melly Designs.
When it came time to quilt this Trixie Quilt I decided on an all over swirl ;) It is a great go to that adds lots of texture and always looks awesome on a geometric quilt. And of course, a red thread was perfect for this quilt and I just love how it pops on the white and black.
I hope you all have a very Happy Quilting Day!

Friday, June 20, 2025
The Liberty Box Is Lit!!!
It's that time of year . . . when the Annual Liberty Box arrives!!! And as my 13 year old would say, it is Lit!!! Wow, this year's box is just stuffed full of so much Patriotic Quilting Goodness!!! I can't wait to dive in and get cutting and sewing!
I was thrilled to find this super festive Stars and Stripes Forever Bundle with my Liberty Box!! I mean, how cute are the tiny Uncle Sam hats . . . and the pinwheels and trucks, love it!! And that Gleaming Pattern is going to be a fun one to put together with all of those pretty points so excited :) And it is even the perfect size for a QOV, double bonus!
