Monday, February 10, 2025

Been Cruising and Teaching!!

Sorry it has been a little quiet around here.  I have been teaching the last few weeks and it has been oh so much fun, but also very busy!!  I spent the end of Jan to the beginning of February on the Symphony of the Seas with some amazing ladies teaching my Summer Breeze quilt ;) 



And guess what . . . we even had a quilt top finish by the end of the cruise!!!   So amazing, that is a lot of piecing and isn't it just so pretty!!!  I loved this kit that Stitchin Heaven  put together.  It really was just so delightful and it was so great to see so many ladies get so much done on their blocks.  They all did such an amazing job ;)  Cruising and Quilting is totally the most amazing gig ever!!!

And totally random, but a fun part about cruising is coming back to your room and seeing what amazing creations your room attendant created with towels.  I have seen the bear before but the penguin and the gorilla are totally new to me and so cool!!  


And along with teaching a group of amazing ladies . . . I also got to spend a wonderful trip with my sweetheart!!  This cruise doubled as a celebration of our 24th anniversary and I have to say . . . I  just love this man of mine ;)  


And one day after getting back from the cruise, I was teaching at another beautiful place . . . Bryce Canyon National Park.  Okay, so we were actually at Ruby's Inn right outside the park, but you get the idea ;)  This Quilty Friends retreat is held annually and I have been teaching at it for so many years.  It truly is a favorite of mine ;)  I love that at the beginning of the retreat, everyone brings their finishes from the past years class.  Here is a student's gorgeous Double Dutch finish!!! 


And on the last day of the retreat, everyone shares what they have been working on in classes the last few days.  We totally had a baby Playful Posies quilt finish while at the retreat.  How fun is that!!


And now I am back home, and getting ready to teach this week at  the Cedar Quilt Guild's annual retreat.  This one is my local hometown so I will have a little more time to pop in and out here and share all of the fun :)  Which is good, because I have a lot of posts to catch up on ;)

I hope you are all having a very Happy Quilting Day, Week, Month, and Year ;)
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Saturday, February 1, 2025

$5 Pattern of the Month - Wandering Star!!!

It's the second month of our new $5 Pattern of the Month Feature here at Happy Quilting!!!  Each month, I will choose one Happy Quilting Pattern that will be just $5.00  all month in my Etsy Shop ;)    And February is Wandering Star!!!   


The  Wandering Star Pattern can be found in my Etsy Shop in both a Paper version as well as a PDF version and both versions will be marked down to $5.00 for the month of February. 



 Wandering Star is an intermediate skill level pattern with 6 size options and is Fat Quarter Friendly.  The quilt is made with full blocks and then sashing around the blocks (and around the quilt for the Child, Picnic, and King)  to create the interlocking star blocks.     The pattern teaches you lots of techniques including half square triangles, stitch and flip, and no-waste flying geese.  



Need some ideas for your Wandering Star Quilt??  Here are some new arriving fabric collections mocked up . . .  Just to give you some fun ideas of what you can do with this pattern and play with colored backgrounds!!  My favorite thing about this pattern is picking out which prints I will use as the Accent Star and Accent Corner Fabrics.  It really is so much fun to see how much it changes up the quilt!!  

Here is the Queen Size in Chirp by Elano Amo with a White Paper Grunge Background.    Isn't that just so fun with the rust and pink prints pulled out for the accents!!!  I so want to make this version with all of the tiny cute birds ;)  


And this is the Picnic size in Vintage Charm by Dani Mogstad with a light blue background from the line.  Wouldn't this just be so adorable to take on a spring picnic.   Cute apples, florals, and word strips!! I just love pulling one color from the line and making it the background color, it always looks so great :)


And you know I love a good Dark Background!!!  This is the Lap size in  Cheddar at Twilight!!  I used all of the yellow and white prints for the piecing and pulled a beautiful navy's from the line for the background and binding.  Isn't it just stunning ;)   This would be a great lap size quilt for a man cave or if your school colors happen to be Yellow and Navy!!



And for a Valentines Day . . . here is Love Blooms by Lella Botique in the Bab Size with a Pink on White Dot background from the line.   Wouldn't this just be so sweet as a table topper for a Valentines party ;)  So cute!!   



And that is my $5.00 Pattern of the Month!!!   February 2025 is all about the Wandering Star  Pattern!!!     I really think you are just going to love making this quilt ;)   And of course,  if you have any questions at all, please don't hesitate to reach out to me ;)  And when you make your Wandering Star Quilts I would love to see them!!!  You can email me a picture at happyquiltingmelissa@gmail.com or add it to social media with  #happyquiltingwithmc and #wanderingstarquilt ;)  I can't wait to see your Quilts!!!


And I am so excited because I just finished a baby size that I will be sharing as soon as I get it quilted ;)  So are you ready to start making your Wandering Star Quilts???  Pop over to my Etsy Shop, to pick up your Patterns grab a Fat Quarter Bundle and get Happy Quilting!!!!   

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