Precious and Too Precious Quilts and Free PDF Patterns!!

Wow, today's post has been a long time coming.   I was going through my files trying to tidy things up and realized while I finished these 2 quilts back in 2022, I never posted them because I still needed to work on the PDF patterns.   So with a little computer work . . .  finally . . .  I am thrilled to be sharing these Precious and Too Precious Quilts with you all!!!   And there is a free PDF Pattern for the Precious Quilt (White Background) as well as a free PDF Pattern for the Too Precious Quilt (Scrappy Print Background) 

I designed the Precious quilt to be a basic chain with some hearts added in.  It really is so cute, and a perfect little lap quilt!   It uses 2 Charm Packs and a Background fabric.   Obviously, the pattern is super versatile and would look great in whatever charm packs you choose!   And of course, you don't have to do a white background, it would look super fun with a dark background as well ;)   

When I finished the Precious quilt, I still had lots of fabric leftover (I was starting with fat quarters instead of charm packs) so I decided to see if I could switch out the fabric placement.   Precious is all about lots of white space, so I wanted to see what happened when I put the pretty prints in the background and made the chain a nice dark accent!!   And that is how we came about with Too Precious!!!  It uses 16 Fat Quarters and 1 1/2 yards of an accent print . . . I used my favorite Lead Grunge.   Didn't it just come together so great!!!  I  just love the idea of making s super scrappy background with a fabric line, it is like taking Low Volume backgrounds one step farther.   And it is just so cute!!  

Both the Precious and Too Precious quilts are lap size and finish at 56" x 72".   They are a super fast make,  great for when you need to whip up something special in a hurry.  But yes, they are two separate patterns as the fabric requirements are quite different.  Same process, but just different fabrics.  You can find the  FREE PDF Precious Pattern Here and the FREE PDF Too Precious Pattern Here  ;)

When it came time to quilt mine I knew I wanted to make the chain pop.   And what better way then a dense background filler and leaving the chain and hearts unquilted.   So for one I did all over swirls, and for the other, all over echoed paisleys.  Isn't it just so fun how it makes the chain just stand out!!   They will be just perfect to snuggle up in.

And those are my Precious and Too Precious quilts !! I hope you have enjoyed this post. Oh, and if you make your own quilts, I would love to see them!!! You can share your quilt with me on social media using hashtag #happyquiltingwithmc and tagging @happyquiltingmc or email me a picture at happyquiltingmelissa@gmail.com. I can't wait to see your Precious and Too Precious quilts!!!

Thank you so much for popping in and sharing this finish with me!!!  I really can't believe that these just totally fell through the cracks, but I am so glad I found them again and am now sharing them ;)      

Have a Happy Quilting Day!!!