Butterfly Whirl in Serenity Blooms!!

 Today I am super excited to be sharing this beautiful new Butterfly Whirl quilt  with you featuring the oh so beautiful Serenity Blooms Collection by Ginger Deverell for Poppie Cotton!! And I am so excited to share this quilt!!!  I just love the  Butterfly Whirl Quilt Pattern and I have so wanted to see it done with a dark background!!!   Didn't it just come together so great!!!  

This Butterfly Whirl  quilt is such a fun one to make!!!  It is all done with traditional piecing and you make butterflies in 3 different sizes.    I paired all of these beautiful Serenity Blooms prints with  Country Confetti Blue Ribbon Dark Blue  background and it just makes those butterflies pop!!  They really just make me smile because it was exactly what I was hoping for with a dark background!!  

And even though it might not look it, Butterfly Whirl it truly is a great beginner quilt and perfect for experts alike as well!!   The cutting takes a little bit, but it is Layer Cake Friendly, so that saves some time.   And the piecing goes together quick with nested stitch and flip corners and it is so fun to watch all of your butterflies come together.  And once your butterflies are pieced, there are wonderful step by step instructions for piecing the "whirl" of butterflies.  

 

The quilt finishes at  84" x 84" so it would be wonderful on a bed or to snuggle up with :)   Because of the "whirl" in this quilt, it only has one size.  I tried to make the math work for smaller sizes, but it just didn't want to play along.   So this is a one size fits all kind of pattern ;)  

Barbara did the piecing and quilting on this one again :)   She is really saving me when I have a few to many projects on my plate to get to ;)  Thanks mom!!!   And isn't her wandering feathers around the butterflies just so cute ;)   And I love the custom quilting on the butterflies.  Just so charming!!! 

And that is my Butterfly Whirl Quilt! I hope you have enjoyed this post and consider making your own Butterfly Whirl 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 #butterflywhrilquilt and tagging @happyquiltingmc or email me a picture at happyquiltingmelissa@gmail.com. I can't wait to see your Butterfly Whirl Quilts!!

Thank you so much for popping by in today!   And  thank you so much 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!!!

Charm Pack Chili - A Shortcut Quilt!!

Today I am excited to share my newest finish, the Charm Pack Chili quilt!!!   When my wonderful friends at Fat Quarter Shop  asked if I wanted to try out their new Short-Cut Quilt pattern I was all over it because ya know . . . fun and fast!!!   And this Charm Pack Chili quilt was just that, so fast and oh so fun to make!!!  

The Charm Pack Chili quilt is put together in such a fun way!!  You make 2 sets of four patch blocks, and then slice a sliver from the center with this awesome Creative Grids 1 x 12 ruler  and then put the opposite blocks back together.   And you come up with this super fun design when it all goes together!!  The pattern comes in 3 sizes, (table runner, lap, and twin) and I made the twin size so that it would be a nice large quilt to snuggle up in.

As you can tell by the name, this quilt is Charm Pack friendly.   I used a Things Above Charm Packs by Fancy That Design House for Moda.   And I just love that this is so happy and bright.  I am making this quilt for a good friend who loves to camp, and I figured the vibrant colors would just be perfect for that, as well as the fun sunshine's and raindrops print!!   I paired it with a Shabby Grey background because I love how it makes the colors pop, while still not being white so it will hide the dirt a little more (cause ya know, camping quilt ).   But of course, This would look awesome in any fabrics as it is just so happy ;)  You just need to grab some Charm Packs and you will have it whipped up in no time.  

When it came time to quilt it, I decided on an all over loose loop de loop.  Again, I want this to be a warm quilt to snuggle in, so I went with thick batting and easy quilting so it will be super snuggly.   It is also nice because it is super fast to quilt.     And I just love that my favorite 402 So Fine Thread blends so great, in all the prints!!! 

And of course, between the thread and the design, it adds some really awesome texture to the quilt!!!   Doesn't that picture just make you want to snuggle up in this and take a nap in the sunshine :)    And the twin size finishes at 68" x 83" so it is a perfect size to do just that ;)  

 And that is my Charm Pack Chili quilt!!!  If you would like to make your own Charm Pack Chili quilt you can find the Free Pattern Here   And as a special bonus, Fat Quarter Shop even has a You Tube video that walks you through making the quilt step by step.  How great is that!!!  Oh, and be sure to pop on over to the Jolly Jabber for lots more Charm Pack Chili quilting inspiration as there are a few bloggers making this quilt!!! 

Thanks for popping in today and sharing this new quilt finish with me!!!

I hope you have a very Happy Quilting Day!!

Dragon Fruit BOM - Month 3 (a little late)

  Well, I am a little late on sharing my Month 3 of the Dragon Fruit Block of the Month, but everyone knows the week between Christmas and New Years doesn't count :)   This awesome quilt along is hosted by Fat Quarter Shop and I had so much fun piecing the blocks this month (especially the purple ones :)    

 This month we made the following 20 Paper Pieced Blocks and then sewed them into the 9 patches above.  And I know those Log Cabin blocks take a second with all of that tiny piecing, but they look so cute when they are done I can't help but love them!!     I just love that we get to use Tula Pinks gorgeous fabrics each month on these blocks.  Can't wait to see what we do this month ;) 

Month 3 is done and I can't wait for Month 4 to arrive!!! I love that I am working on my Paper Piecing Skills and I can really see improvement with each month.     And that is it for Dragon Fruit Block of the Month - Month 3   

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

Works in Progress - 2 x 2 x 2

 So ya know how at the beginning of the year you just feel like you need to finish everything up from the previous year so you can have a nice fresh start . . . well, that is what I have been doing this last week, kind-of ;)   Today I am sharing 2 old WIP, 2 old/new WIP, and 2 new WIP.   So ya, a little of everything, because once I started working on the 2 old projects, I figured I was ready for that fresh start to begin on 2 new projects :)  

First up . . . the 2 older WIP . . . Remember those four patch leaders and ender blocks . . .  Well, I finally got around to figuring out the math and piecing the four patch blocks into rows. 

  The Hey Boo panel prints needed a little 1" border so they are the same size as the four patch blocks, and I decided I will do the binding in that same Grunge Lead.  The blocks are sewn into rows and now I just need to sew the rows together and add a four patch border.  I can't wait to get this one all put together, it is just so cute Halloween!!!       

The Christmas quilt took a little more math, but with still super quick to turn my Favorite Things Christmas Prints 16 Patches into rows, and add a little Fig Tree Christmas to my   Fancy That Design House's Christmas panels into rows.  Now just to sew the rows together, and I am going to bind this with the Fig Tree print.

And now, for the 2 Old/New Works in Progress.  These are old, because I am embarrassed to admit that I cut the first one out last April, and the second one out in October.   They are new because I just started piecing them last week!!! 

Ya see, when I made my first Wandering Star Quilt, it was actually clear back in April 2024 for the H and H show and since then it has been traveling around quilt shops in Moda's trunk show program.  And I have been needing to make a second quilt ever since so that I have a sample when I teach classes (like I am going to be doing next month ;)  Ya know, nothing like approaching deadlines to prompt me to get things done :)   So ya, last week I pieced together another gorgeous Wandering Star Quilt in the oh so pretty Seaglass Summer by Sweetfire Road. (which should be arriving in shops soon!!)   Now just to quilt and bind it ;) 

And while I was teaching in Texas last October, I found this beautiful Phoebe Fat Quarter Bundle for Dear Stella.  You know I can't resist purple and I figured it would be the perfect catalyst to get me working on the above Wandering Star as I figured I would make a Child Size version and sew them together at the same time.  So as soon as I got home I cut out my Phoebe pieces and then they sat next to the Seaglass Summer pieces.  Until last week!!!  I have to say, when piecing a child size version next to a queen size version, the child size version pieces always go so fast!!!   Another to quilt and bind :)   So ya see, kind of old and kind of new ;)   

And last but not least . . . the 2 new projects.   Because honestly, I just can't help but start new projects!!!  

I am starting a new Shortcut Quilt.  Yes, these are my favorite because they are always so fun and so fast!!  I am using Groove Fabric which will come out in a few months (I just might have had some large scraps from some secret sewing :)   And since this fabric is so Groovy, I decided to use a Groovy Background color of Blue Chill.  This is going to be so fun and because it is a Shortcut Quilt I will have it together in no time at all!!  

And finally, I started preparing for a class I am taking next month at the Quilty Friends retreat.  The class is called Pumpkin Roll (Sorry, I don't have a link to the pattern as it was in an old magazine that the teacher got permission to share for the class) and it has inset circles!! So I got all my pieces cut out in scrappy whites, blacks, and solid reds so that I can make another SUU quilt ;)  And of course, I cut a few extra pieces so that I could practice "inset circles".   This was my second practice and I am feeling much better than the first practice.   Lets just say 8 pins worked much better than 4 pins ;)

So that is what I have been working on the last week.  What have you been up to?? 

Corry Changes

 Things have been changing in the last little bit at the Corry Household.  

Our daughter Jessica, who was serving her mission in Peru,  arrived home December 26th. Jessi has experienced some crippling anxiety attacks on her mission leading to periods of severe depression. It was decided that she needed to be transferred home to work on her mental health. She was very emotional with that decision but has quickly seen that this is God's plan for her. She is currently serving from home as a service missionary in the St George mission while she gets help anxiety and depression. We are so excited to have her back home. We asked her how much we could share and her response was: "you can share it all, I feel like the more we hide mental illness the harder it is for those who suffer to seek help".

And she is so very right!! Both her Father and I also deal with mental illness. Which is why we have talked about it so much with our Children and made it a very safe topic in our home. I am so grateful that our daughter felt comfortable sharing her struggles with us so that she could get help. And that is the wonderful thing is that there is help! I am a very Happy Quilter, Happy Mom, Happy Wife, and soon to be Happy MIL, thanks to amazing help from medication and therapy. So please, if you are struggling with anxiety or depression, seek help. If you don't know where to start looking for help or just want to talk with someone who has been through the throws of it, please don't hesitate to email me. (happyquiltingmelissa@gmail.com) It is an illness that can be treated and there is hope.

Kristian was working after we picked her up from the airport, so we drove from there to Hermies to visit him.

And I just hinted at the other big change coming to the Corry Household . . .  Spencer (our oldest) is engaged!!!  He will be Married and Sealed to the amazing Michelle Eisert on March 8th!!  We are so very excited to have Michelle in our family.   They are just so wonderful together and I am so excited to be a Mom in Law :)  There has been lots of fun going on the last few weeks with all of the wedding preparations.  And the newest preparation for the wedding . . .  

Will be to make this adorable Fairy Garden Quilt.   Fairy Garden is the theme for their reception and I was just so excited when I found this pattern as I knew it would be perfect.  The reception colors are dusty pink and dusty blue so I am using South Hill to make it.   The fabric just arrived yesterday so I can't wait to get working on it ;) 

And ya know, I had to find a way to bring in a quilt in this post ;)

I hope you are all having a wonderful 2025 so far!!!