Treasured in Lakeland Blues

 Today I am thrilled to be sharing a new quilt finish with you that features the beautiful Lakeland Blues  fabrics for my wonderful friends at Poppie Cotton.   I knew right away when I saw this collection that it needed to be paired with a dark background!!   And here it is,  my Treasured quilt, from my Fast & Fun Lap Quilts book, and isn't it just so striking!!  I love it ;)  

What I really love about the quilts in my Fast & Fun Lap Quilts book is that they are all made from one Layer Cake and a background fabric and you can get right to cutting. I used Licorice Black Country Confetti for my background, and again, I just love how it makes all of those prints pop.  A dark background is so great when you have a fabric line with lots of whites in it, then they don't get lost in a light background :)  

And as you can see from above, Poppie Cotton was kind enough to send me Fat Quarters, so with all of the leftovers (really only needed a layer cake to start) fun borders were added!!  I just love a scrappy border :)    The original Treasured quilt  finishes at 52 1/2" x 68 1/2", so it is a great lap size to snuggle up in.  This one, with it's added borders is 72" x 88" so it will be a great twin size quilt ;)  can I just say, the colors pop even more that I thought they would, just so pretty!!!  

 Treasured might look like a little complex, but it truly is a super fast quilt to whip up and oh so much fun to make. Just some basic stitch and flip, and some precise pressing so that all of your angled seams are nested.  So great!!!    And ya, having the dark background really gives this quilt a whole new look from the original.   Have you made a quilt with a black background yet??  They are just so much fun!!! And Treasured really lets you play with where you want the prints in each component of the design!

And Barbara once again did the piecing and quilting of this one for me.   She is so amazing!!!   She quilted an all over design of paisleys, swirls, and curls. I love how it complements the prints in the line with all the swooping leaves and flowers.  And using a black thread makes it blend in the background and pop on the prints.  So fun!!

And that is a new Treasured quilt! I hope you have enjoyed this post. To see more of my Fast & Fun Lap Quilts book, you can visit this post and see all the quilts. And if you make your own Treasured 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 tagging @happyquiltingmc or email me a picture at happyquiltingmelissa@gmail.com. I can’t wait to see your Quilts!!

Thank you so much for popping in today and sharing this new finish with me.

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