March Sew Sampler!!!

 Another month of quilting come and gone!!!  I haven't shared a whole lot this month, but there is been a lot of behind the scenes sewing that I will share later on this year ;)  But today, I get to share my favorite mail!!   My March Sew Sampler Box arrived and I am just so happy with it!!     The theme for this month is Spring Memories and it is just making me so happy for Spring and Quilting in Spring (yes, it totally snowed yesterday, so I really, really, need Spring to start!!)  

I was so excited to see this new Vintage Fat Eighth Bundle by Sweetwater!!!   I made my King Size Braided Irish Chain in Reunion, it's sister line, and loved it then and am so happy to see so many of the prints return in this new Vintage line :)  And how fun is that Spring Flags quilt, totally on the "to make" list ;)  

And the notions are just awesome!! Triangles on a Roll are always fun and super helpful ;)  And the Foundation Piecing Water Pen and Tweezers is so going to come in handy for my Vintage Sunburst project, (and I could use all the help I can get on it ;)    And how cute is this Quilter Enamel Zipper Charm!!!!  For Christmas this last year, my sweet family got me a "travel backpack" as I will be spending more time in the airport this year traveling to teach.    This Zipper Pull went right on my backpack and now it is a Quilting Traveling Backpack!!!  So great ;)  

And just a note, there are currently some openings for Sew Sampler boxes, so no need to wait;)   A new Sew Sampler Year, meaning a new Quilt Along, begins next month, April, so now is the perfect time to join in and get ready for the new QAL!!  

And that is March Sew Sampler Box.  I am so looking forward to April, I can wait to see what the new Quilt Along is this year and I really hope to jump in.   I mean, I can't close have of my scrap drawers so that would be a good place to start a new QAL ;)  

Happy Quilting!!! 

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 ;)  

The winner of the $25.00 Gift Certificate from  Lou Lou's Fabric Shop  is . . .#109 . . Congrats sewing_embroider_whatever!     I have messaged you ;) 

   

      

And on to today's

Today's Terrific Tuesday Giveaway is being sponsored by Stitchin' Heaven.  Stitchin' Heaven is your home for quilty goodness and they always have amazing Flash Sales as well as Collections of the Week Sales!! !   And if you have ever wanted to Travel and Quilt . . . Stitchin' Heaven is your go to shop for Cruising, and Quilting!!!  In fact, they just announced a new Quilting Cruise that I will be teaching on coming in 2025, so excited!!!    

  

And for today's Terrific Tuesday Giveaway, Stitchin' Heaven will be giving one lucky reader a $50 Gift Card!!   Now you can get just what you always wanted!!!   

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 Thanksgiving Pie??  (ya, timing is off, but let's just go with it :) 

 ENTRY 2 - Show your Stitchin' Heaven 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 Stitchin' Heaven Love!!!

And that's it ;)  The giveaway will be open until next Tuesday, April 2nd, 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!!!

Happy Mail from Moda :)

Yesterday evening, a large box arrived on my doorstep from my good friends at Moda ;)   It's always a good day when Moda is on the shipping label!!!   And I opened the box to find 3 sample quilts that I had made come home from their Trunk Shows across the US.  It is just so fun to wonder how many quilt shops these quilts have hung in ;) 

So now, I am adding the Bloomers Quilt, the Hometown Quilt, and the Guiding Stars Quilt to my pile of Quilts to be given away for Special Occasions ;)  I just love that these quilts have come home (and I will enjoy them for a while) and then they get to journey to a new home.   Isn't it just so wonderful to be able to share love through quilts!!!!  All three of these quilts were so much fun to make, and while the fabric would be hard to find now, you can still find the patterns and make your own versions ;) 

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I hope you are all have a very Happy Quilting Weekend!!!

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 ;)  

The winner of the Mercantile Layer Cake from  Green Fairy Quilts  is . . .#121 . . Congrats RaeLyn!     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 new Cherry Blooms Bundle, isn't it just so beautiful !!!   And be sure to also check out all of Lou Lou's  Spring Cleaning  Sale and use code "springcleaning" for an additional 20% off all sale products!!  Such 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 Tacos or Pizza??  

 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, March 25th, 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!!!

Piece and Quilt Sampler - Are You Ready???

It's time to get all your supplies for the  Piece and Quilt Sampler Quilt Along ;)   This super fun Quilt Along will start on April 15th, so grab Your Fabrics  and your copy of Celebrate with Quilts and get ready for a year full of fun making gorgeous blocks with lots of quilt friends!!! 

 

My plan is to use a  Rainbow of Bloom Ombre goodness!!!  Aren't those fabrics just so pretty, and when I open them up, I get even more colors, so great!!!   I plan to do a diagonal rainbow of Ombre goodness, and am using Half Yard Cuts in 18 different shades and dividing them into 7 color groupings, with  White Paper Grunge as the background.   

 The quilt finishes at 72" x 91".   The "quilt along" version is being done in Shoreline by Camille Roskelley and there are Sampler Kits that will be available soon if you want to make yours in this same layout.   But of course, you can use any fabrics, just grab a big ol' stack of Fat Quarters and you will be good to go!!!  

And now, it's time for lots and lots of cutting so I will be ready for the start next month.  

So how about you . . . Want to join in the Piece and Quilt Fun??   The Block Sharing starts on April 15th so there is still plenty of time to get ready.   It is going to be so much fun!!

Thanks for popping in today and I hope you have a very Happy Quilting Day!!! 

More Charming Totes from More Charming Young Women

 So I was going through my camera roll the other day and realized I missed posting some very important finishes!!!!   Way back in 2017 I posted some adorable Charming Totes made by some adorable Young Women in our church :)  And when I was going through my film roll, I realized I never posted the next group of girls and their finishes from last year.  So today I am going to share them!!    One night a month, for several months, I taught these amazing girls how to make Charming Totes.    Each girl (including 2 of my own) picked their own charm pack and then cut, stitched and quilted!  For a few of them, it was their first time using a sewing machine, and they all did great!!!  So lets see their finishes!!! 

Jocelyn (my baby girl)  used Mama's Cottage by April Rosenthal for Moda Fabrics

Kamryn (my girl who just got her learner's permit!!) used Seaside by Tasha Noel for Riley Blake.

Maren used Just Another Walk in the Woods by Stacy Iest Hsu for Moda

Bristol used all of the extra charms from everyone's totes and made a scrappy one, so cute!! 

Sierra used Badda Bing by Me and My Sister Designs for Moda

Addy used Fairy Edith by Amanda Castor for Riley Blake Designs

Rosie used Flora and Fawn by Amanda Herring for Riley Blake Designs.  

Emmy used Harmony by Sweetwater for Moda

Didn't they all do such a great job!!!  I just love them, and it really was so fun to see them grow in confidence in front of a sewing machine.   To the point where they were super excited to try the long arm, so great!!!    Way to go girls!!!

And just FYI,  if you want to make your own Charming Tote, I have a free Step by Step tutorial right over here ;)  You just need a Charm Pack and 2/3 yard of fabric to start!!  They are so much fun to make and are wonderful Christmas presents.  But I am warning you, you can't stop at making just 1 :)  

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

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 ;)  

The winner of the Tula Pink Mineral Fat Quarter Bundle from  Fat Quarter Shop  is . . .#139 . . Congrats . . quiltinbaba!     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

50 - 60% off select pre-cuts!!!! 

You won't want to miss this!!!  

And for today's Terrific Tuesday Giveaway, Green Fairy Quilts will be giving one lucky reader an Mercantile Layer Cake by Lori Holt for Riley Blake Designs!!  This is such an awesome vintage line with so many amazing colors and prints!!!!  

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 Mountains or The Beach?? 

 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, March 19th, 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!!!

GO! Spring Stars Sprung Quilt and Free Pattern!!!

 I am so excited to share a new finish today!!! Doesn't it make you just get excited for Spring to be on its way!!!   I just love combining AccuQuilt BOB Dies and when the new new GO! Star and Cross Die, was released, I knew it would pair perfectly with the Rising Star and Mosaic 4 BOB Dies ;)   I mean, who doesn't love all the stars!!!    And with it's happy colors, I named it Spring Stars Sprung!!!  And there is a  free PDF Pattern for it, that you can download right here :) 

I used some beautiful Grunge Prints in  Duchess, Decadent, Raspberry and Kraft.  My inspiration for the colors was a Cherry Blossom tree, it really doesn't get more spring than that, right ;)   And isn't it just so fun how that Decadent lime green print just pops!!  You can never go wrong with Grunge :)

  The Pineapple Lemonade Quilt finishes at 50" x 50" so it is a great lap size quilt.   It uses 3 blocks, and of course, cutting them with the AccuQuilt BOB Dies makes it super fast.   Then it was just super happy piecing from that point.   And the layout of the blocks adds a bunch of fun secondary designs that I just love.  

  Below is a list of the dies I used, see which ones you already have in your die library and maybe add a few more ;)   

        

PIECING DIES

GO! Star and Cross 10" Finished BOB Die (55635)

GO! Rising Star 10" Finished BOB Die (55541)   

 GO! Mosaic #4 10" Finished BOB Die (55608)

   GO! Strip Cutter-2-1/2” (2” Finished) (55017) - Binding

And when it came time to quilt it, I wanted to do something with lots of curves and flow to accent all of the points in the piecing.   So I opted for a large loose feather, and then I went back and echoed it.  I just love how it looks like spring vines growing across the quilts.   Just so pretty!!!  

And that is my  Spring Stars Sprung Quilt.   I hope you love it as much as I do ;)   Isn't this picture AccuQuilt took of it just so great!!!  I love seeing it styled in a home setting.    And if you want to make your own, you can download the free PDF Spring Stars Sprung Quilt Pattern Here.   And when you are done I would love to see it!!!    You can share a picture on social media with #happyquiltingwithmc and tag me at @happyquiltingmc or you can always email me a picture at happyquiltingmelissa@gmail.com.  I can't wait to see your Spring Stars Sprung Quilts!!!

Oh, and fun little side note . . . if you want to see this shared on YouTube, you can visit the Die Launch video.  It is shared towards the end of the show at 52:55 minutes in :)  It is just so fun to see your projects loved so much, just makes me smile.   

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

Vintage Sunburst QAL - Month 3

 It's Month 3 of the  Vintage Sunburst Quilt Along hosted by Fat Quarter Shop and I have 4 more blocks to share for this month. I just love seeing these blocks come together!!!  

Here are my 2 blocks made with the  8" Vintage Sunburst Paper Piecing pads and  Blossom Basics, in all of the warm tones :)   My centers still need work on these, but I am okay with them :)  Maybe by the last ones I will have a perfect center circle ;) 

And here are my 12" Paper Piecing Pads and the  Blossom Basics, in cool tones :)  You know these are my favorites right, not just because they are a little easier being larger, but because they have purple!!!!   I shared some helpful hints that I have found while making this post in my Month 1 post that you can find here ;)   

 

 The quilt will finish at 64" x 88" so it will be a nice large throw size when complete.   The free pattern for this Quilt Along can be found right here ;)  And my leaders and enders paper piecing cast offs are growing.   This lat time I saved even some of the super tiny pieces, it made for a fun improv block :) 

So do you want to work on your paper piecing skills as well??  Pop over the the Vintage Sunburst Quilt Along page to get all of the details and join me in some paper piecing