Friday, April 28, 2023

Barn Star Sampler QAL - Block 4

 It's Month 4 of the Barn Star Sampler Quilt Along and I am thrilled to share more blocks!!!  Thanks to Fat Quarter Shop for hosting this awesome quilt along, this quilt is really oh so much fun to work on :)    On the last Friday of each month I will be sharing my new Barn Star Sampler blocks, and this month we are sharing Block 4 :)  

I am just loving all of these blocks made in a  Rainbow of Ombre goodness!!!   They just keep turning out so awesome!!    This month's Block 4 is made . . . 

in Slate 

Purple


and Blue



Aren't these Tulip Star Blocks just so great!!!  I am wishing I had a little more contrast int he blue block, but it is okay.   It still looks awesome :)    I loved seeing these blocks come together and am so looking forward to Month 5 blocks :) 


So are you joining in the quilt along star fun as well??  Be sure to share all of your Barn Star Sampler progress on social media with #BarnStarSamplerqal and check out Fat Quarter Shops post for Block 4  for lots more Barn Star Inspiration!!!   

And that's it for Block 4 - The Tulip Star Block in the Barn Star Sampler Quilt Along!!!!      

Thanks for popping in today ;)  Have a Happy Quilting Day!!
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Wednesday, April 26, 2023

Fast & Fun Sampler Quilt Along - Week 4

 **  NOTE  - This post is part of a series of posts for the Fast & Fun Sampler Quilt Along.  If you would like to join (and have a chance to win some fun prizes ) you can find a list of the post links here :)  Here is the schedule

April 26th - Jacks Blocks - You are Here
May 3 - Dutch Days and Three O Blocks
May 10 - Aurora Block and Key Blocks
May 17th - Merry-Go-Round Blocks
May 24th - Putting it All Together
June 7th - Parade of Finishes


But before we get to Week 4 . . . we need to pick the Week 3 Winner of the Betsy's Sewing Kit 10" Precut from Poppie CottonAnd the winner is . . . Susan !!!!   I have messaged you.



WEEK 4 - JACKS BLOCKS

So now, let's get to more blocks!!!   It's the fourth week of making blocks for the Fast & Fun Sampler Quilt Along and I am just loving seeing the variety in the blocks so far!!!  Just a reminder,  I am making sharing two sets of blocks, but you only need to share one set ;)     You will need your copy of Fast & Fun Lap Quilts (which is available in both hard copy or e-book format)  for the piecing instructions as well as the Week 4 - Jacks Pattern  supplemental directions for making your blocks ;)  This week we will be making 2 blocks from the Jacks quilt!!!


To make your 2 Jacks Blocks, you will be using directions from pages 47-51 in your book and the Week 4 - Jacks Pattern  for supplemental directions.  


And while there are only 2 blocks this week, they take a little more time to make, so keep that in mind ;)  Of course, they are still super fun to make, just lots and lots of little stitch and flips :) 



WEEK 4 - SHARE YOUR BLOCKS

And just like that, you are done with Week 4!!  And now, you get to share your progress!!!   Lets see your week 4 Jacks Blocks and enter to win prizes :)    Here's how:

If you use Facebook or Instagram  be sure and use the Hashtags #fastandfunsampler and #fastandfunsamplerqal  in your post. And you can tag me @happyquiltingmc as well, if you like ;)    

If you don't use social media, no worries.   Just email me a picture at happyquiltingmelissa@gmail.com and I will post a picture for your with the hashtags included so you will be eligible for prizes as well.  


WEEK 4 - PRIZES

 Of course, everyone that finishes their quilt top between May 24th - June 7th will be eligible to win one of three amazing Grand Prizes of  $75.00 Gift Certificates to Fat Quarter Shop!!!  Thank you to Fat Quarter Shop for these generous grand prizes to help keep us all motivated to keep up!! 


   
But for this week, we also have a giveaway for everyone who finishes their Jacks Blocks!!!   This week, you can win this beautiful Betsy's Sewing Kit 10" Precut!!  Poppie Cotton is sponsoring this giveaway and I thank them for helping to keep us motivated!!!  



To enter this giveaway, all you have to do is share your Jacks Blocks with Hashtags #fastandfunsampler and #fastandfunsamplerqal  on  Facebook or Instagram or email me a picture of your blocks to happyquiltingmelissa@gmail.com by May 2nd at midnight.     I will share the winner at the beginning of next weeks QAL post :)  
                           

And that is it for Week 4 of the Fast & Fun Sampler Quilt Along!!!  I can't wait to see your Jacks blocks.   And of course, if you have any questions at all, don't hesitate to leave them in the comments below, or email me at happyquiltingmelissa@gmail.com




I hope you all have lots of Happy Quilting times as you Quilt Along for Week 4 :)  

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Tuesday, April 25, 2023

Terrific Tuesday Giveaway Day!!

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

First, we are going to announce the winners of last week's Terrific Tuesday Giveaway!!  

The winner of the $25.00 Gift Certificate from Lou Lou's Fabric Shop is . . . #146 . . . Congrats to walkerlely!!  I have messaged you :)

      

        
And on to today's

Today's Terrific Tuesday Giveaway is being sponsored by Green Fairy Quilts.  Green Fairy Quilts is your home for pre-cut goodness and they always have amazing sales going on every weekend on a selected pre-cut or notion!!!   And did you know that Green Fairy Quilts has a Deal of The Day, I just love these!!!    And Green Fairy Quilts is currently having an  Amazing  Riley Blake Pre-Cut Sale!!!!  with 50-70% off!!!!  It's a great time to stack up on your favorite Pre-Cuts, including Quilt Kits, (I have my eye on this Pixie Ville Row Quilt, so cute!!!!)

And for today's Terrific Tuesday Giveaway, Green Fairy Quilts will be giving one lucky reader an Ally's Garden 10" Stacker by Dani Mogstad for Riley Blake Designs!!!  This is such a gorgeous fabric line, I made this beautiful Dutch Days Quilt with it and I am using it in my Fast & Fun Sampler Quilt as well!!  So fun ;)

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 Do you name your Sewing Machines?? 

 ENTRY 2 - Show your Green Fairy Quilts love.   You can Sign up for their Newsletter which I highly recommend as it will ensure you catch all of their amazing sales!!  You can follow them on Instagram or Facebook,  or you can visit the Shop and then share a favorite item ;)   Just be sure to leave a comment of how you showed your Green Fairy Quilt Love!!!

And that's it ;)  The giveaway will be open until next Tuesday, April 12th, 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!!!
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Monday, April 24, 2023

LA Fabric District

 Thirteen years ago I had the opportunity to visit the Chicago Fabric District.  It was just when I had started my blog and I was mesmerized by all of the amazing fabrics.  It was a trip I would love to repeat, especially with a little more experience under my belt.  Fast forward 13 years and lots and lots of quilts later, and I got my wish.   Only this time, I was visiting the LA Fabric District.  


Streets full of beautiful bolts!!!   I was pretty much perma-grin the entire time.  


I mean, how can you not be, with bolts stacked in piles, and fabric cascading from the walls.   What a way to spend an afternoon.  It was harder to find "quilting cotton" , but I scored some awesome Minky and Linen to add some fun texture to my quilts!!!  


And I just had to share this last picture!!!   Yes, I brought the family along for the ride.   They are so very supportive, and while they did paste on smiles for this picture, the also didn't complain about me walking in and out of at least 20 fabric shops and petting every bolt as I went by ;)  They just followed along and indulged me in my love of fabric.   I sure love these guys!!! 

If  you ever get a chance to visit a Fabric District, I highly recommend it.  It truly is an awesome experience.

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

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Wednesday, April 19, 2023

Fast & Fun Sampler Quilt Along - Week 3

 **  NOTE  - This post is part of a series of posts for the Fast & Fun Sampler Quilt Along.  If you would like to join (and have a chance to win some fun prizes ) you can find a list of the post links here :)  Here is the schedule

April 19th - Treasured Blocks - You are Here
April 26th - Jacks Blocks
May 3 - Dutch Days and Three O Blocks
May 10 - Aurora Block and Key Blocks
May 17th - Merry-Go-Round Blocks
May 24th - Putting it All Together
June 7th - Parade of Finishes


But before we get to Week 3 . . . we need to pick the Week 2 Winner of the Christmas Eve Layer Cake By Lella Boutique from  Olie and Evie .   And the winner is   . . .  lizahorgan!!!!   I have messaged you.



WEEK 3 - TREASURED BLOCKS

So now, let's get to more blocks!!!   It's the third week of making blocks for the Fast & Fun Sampler Quilt Along and it is just so fun to see all of your blocks so far!!!  Just a reminder,  I am making sharing two sets of blocks, but you only need to share one set ;)     You will need your copy of Fast & Fun Lap Quilts (which is available in both hard copy or e-book format)  for the piecing instructions as well as the Week 3 - Treasured Block Pattern  supplemental directions for making your blocks ;)  This week we will be making 4 blocks from the Treasured quilt!!!


To make your 4 Treasured Blocks, you will be using directions from pages 58-63 in your book and the Week 3 - Treasured Block Pattern  for supplemental directions.  


And take care to pay attention to the pressing directions so that your angled seams will nest, it makes it so much easier to get pretty points that way ;)



WEEK 3 - SHARE YOUR BLOCKS

And just like that, you are done with Week 3!!  And now, you get to share your progress!!!   Lets see your week 3 Treasured Blocks and enter to win prizes :)    Here's how:

If you use Facebook or Instagram  be sure and use the Hashtags #fastandfunsampler and #fastandfunsamplerqal  in your post. And you can tag me @happyquiltingmc as well, if you like ;)    

If you don't use social media, no worries.   Just email me a picture at happyquiltingmelissa@gmail.com and I will post a picture for your with the hashtags included so you will be eligible for prizes as well.  


WEEK 3 - PRIZES

 Of course, everyone that finishes their quilt top between May 24th - June 7th will be eligible to win one of three amazing Grand Prizes of  $75.00 Gift Certificates to Fat Quarter Shop!!!  Thank you to Fat Quarter Shop for these generous grand prizes to help keep us all motivated to keep up!! 


   
But for this week, we also have a giveaway for everyone who finishes their Treasured Box Blocks!!!   This week, you can win this beautiful Betsy's Sewing Kit 10" Precut!!  Poppie Cotton is sponsoring this giveaway and I thank them for helping to keep us motivated!!!  



To enter this giveaway, all you have to do is share your Treasured Blocks with Hashtags #fastandfunsampler and #fastandfunsamplerqal  on  Facebook or Instagram or email me a picture of your blocks to happyquiltingmelissa@gmail.com by April 25th at midnight.     I will share the winner at the beginning of next weeks QAL post :)  
                           

And that is it for Week 3 of the Fast & Fun Sampler Quilt Along!!!  I can't wait to see your Treasured blocks.   And of course, if you have any questions at all, don't hesitate to leave them in the comments below, or email me at happyquiltingmelissa@gmail.com


I hope you all have lots of Happy Quilting times as you Quilt Along for Week 3 :)  

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Tuesday, April 18, 2023

Terrific Tuesday Giveaway Day!!

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

First, we are going to announce the winners of last week's Terrific Tuesday Giveaway!!  

The winner of the Sunnyside Layer Cake from Fat Quarter Shop is . . . #154 . . . Congrats to sewshelli!!  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 . . . there are so many to choose from and they are all just stunning!!!  Isn't this new Sunny Blossoms bundle just so great!!!   Along with hosting the giveaway, Jamie is having a  Fantastic Sale with with lots of amazing discounts!!!! And don't forget to pop over to Lou Lou's Fabric Shop each day for the Daily Deal!!! I love something new on sale each and every day, it's so fun to see what shows up :)  



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 any of the awesome Lou Lou Bundle's or on the Daily Deal!!  Just perfect!!!!  



You have two entry chances, the second being optional, 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 me a comment that tells me What was the last big goal you accomplished??  

 ENTRY 2 - Lets show Lou Lou's Fabric Shop some Love!!!!   You can follow them on   FacebookTwitterPinterest, 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, April 25tj when I will announce a winner at the beginning of next weeks Terrific Tuesday Giveaway Post :)

For more entries, you can visit my Facebook page and Instagram account .  

Good Luck and Have a Happy Quilting Day!!!
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Thursday, April 13, 2023

Aurora Lap Quilt in Honeycomb Hill

 Today I am thrilled to be sharing one of my newest quilt finishes.   I just can't get enough of making more Fast & Fun Lap Quilts :)    This time, I made Aurora, and used the super sweet Honeycomb Hill fabrics by Katherine Lenius . We continue to get snow here in Southern Utah, so I have been all about making quilts that will bring on Spring!! And I think it might finally be here!!  So what better way to welcome it in that ha happy spring quilt.   Here is Aurora in Honeycomb Hill

What I really love about the quilts in my Fast & Fun Lap Quilts book is that they are all made from one Layer Cake / 10" Stacker and a background fabric. So all I needed to get started was a Honeycomb Hill 10 Inch Stacker. I decided to pull out the navy prints from the line (I used one in the binding) so that I could use a beautiful Oxford Blossom for the background. I love the way that beautiful blue just makes all of those Spring Colors in Honeycomb Hill just pop!!!

And didn't it just turn out so beautiful!!! I really love how the combination of these fabrics really made the stars in the center of both blocks stand out, whether they are in the print or the background. So pretty!! I also purposely used the gingham prints in the "chain" and I think they are just a perfect fit there. Aurora really lets you play with where you want the prints in each component of the design, and I had such a great time mixing and matching these prints to make each block shine!!

Aurora might look like a little complex, but it truly is a super fast quilt to whip up and oh so much fun to make. The cool thing about Aurora, even though the blocks look completely different, they are made using the same techniques. It is just fabric placement changes and unit orientation that gives you two different blocks, but they are made the same way. So great!!! Aurora finishes at 68" square, so it is a great lap size to snuggle up in.

And when it came time to quilt mine, I decided to to an all over Loose Feather design. I love how it complements the prints in the line with all the swooping leaves and flowers. It really just adds to the spring feel as it looks like vines growing across the quilt. And of course, it is a super relaxing design to quilt and is super fast as well, double bonus!

And that is my new Aurora quilt and I just love it and am excited to add it to my collection of quilts from this book. To see more of my Fast & Fun Lap Quilts book, you can visit this page and see all the quilts. Again, each of the 9 quilts in the book are made with one Layer Cake/10" Stacker and a background fabric. It just makes it so fun and easy to whip up these lap quilts!

Oh, and if you make your own Aurora Quilt, (or any of the quilts from Fast & Fun Lap Quilts) I would love to see them! You can share your projects with me on social media with the hashtags  #happyquiltingwithmc and #fastandfunlapquilts and tagging @happyquiltingmc or email me a picture at happyquiltingmelissa@gmail.com. I can't wait to see your Quilts!!

And just a reminder before I sign off . . . Yesterday marked the beginning of Week 2 of the  Fast & Fun Sampler quilt along.   It's not to late to join in the fun :)  

  

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

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