New Happy Quilting Pattern - Summer Solstice!!

Today is our third new pattern day and it is all about . . . Summer Solstice!!!   This quilt design was inspired by the sunshine meets a sundial.  I just kept playing with the shapes and angles until I found this awesome design!!    And you know I just love the chain.   So great!!!   And of course, if it is all sunshine, then I had to do it in happy yellow's!!!  

The  Summer Sosltice Pattern can be found in my Etsy Shop in both a Paper version as well as a PDF version.  And it is on Special for it's release with PDF Patterns at $6.00 and the Paper Patterns are $7.50!  The patterns are full color and the paper version is in book format.   

 Summer Solstice  is an intermediate skill level pattern.     The quilt is made of two separate blocks and then pieced in a alternating layout with a pieced sashing to create the outer dial and chain.  The pattern teaches techniques including no waste flying geese, half square triangles, and stitch and flip corners.  It is a wonderful quilt to show off a lot of negative space as well, so you can have some fun with your background fabric ;)  

This Summer Solstice quilt is made with Grunge Basics by Basic Grey for Moda and is the queen size.  Again, I just love grunge, I just love all of these shades of yellow in this monochromatic quilt !!  But the quilt pattern also includes fabric requirements for Scraps as well as Fat Eighths.  So whether you are grabbing a Fat Quarter Bundle, or a Fat Eighth Bundle, or just digging through your scrap drawer, it will be an amazing quilt!!! And you don't have to make it monochromatic like I did either  :)  Make it your own.   I already have plans to make it with summer beachy prints and a dark background!!  

But, just in case you want to make it just like mine . . . ya know, if you love grunge every bit as much as I do . . .  here are the grunge fabrics I used ;) 


For the Binding Fabric - Grunge Basics Ginger Ale 30150 448
   For the Background Fabric - Grunge Basics Vanilla 30150 91 

And for the blocks I used the following 12 Grunge Fat Quarters: 


Grunge Basics  Chiffon 30150 15                           Grunge Basics  Elafin 30150 115
Grunge Basics  Lemon Grass 30150 92                  Grunge Basics  Moutarde 30150 273
Grunge Basics  Sunflower 30150 281                     Grunge Basics  Mustard 30150 282
Grunge Basics  Lemon Drop 30150 321                 Grunge Basics  Butterscotch  30150 421
Grunge Basics  Curry 30150 447                            Grunge Basics  Peachy 30150 449
Grunge Basics  Cobbler 30150 543                         Grunge Basics  Mulled Cider 30150 545  

And wheras this quilt has a lot of negative space, I really wanted to make sure the prints didn't get lost!!  So I stitched in the ditch around the prints, and then quilted small swirls in the background.  I just love how it  makes each of those yellow print pieces just pop!!  Isn't it just so fun :)   And of course, lots and lots of yummy quilt texture!!! 

Summer Solstice like all of my Happy Quilting patterns, has multiple size options so you can make whatever size quilt works for you ;)     The pattern has 6 size options :  Baby, Lap, Picnic, Twin, Queen, and King.     And again, you can use Scraps, Fat Eighths, or Fat Quarters!!!  

And that is my new  Summer Solstice quilt and Pattern!!!    And I am just so happy to share it with all of you!!!   Like I said, I am already planning to make this again and hope you will love making it as much as I do ;)   And of course,  if you have any questions at all, please don't hesitate to reach out to me ;)  And when you make your Summer Solstice 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 #summersoslsticequilt ;)  I can't wait to see your Quilts!!!

So are you ready to start making your Summer Solstice Quilts???  Pop over to my Etsy Shop, to pick up your Patterns.   Again, PDF Patterns are just $6.00, the Paper Patterns are $7.50,  until September 9th :)    And while you are there, check out these other newly released  patterns that are also on the same special ;)  Always good to save on shipping!! 

Thanks for popping in today.  Be sure to come back tomorrow for the last new Happy Quilting Pattern!

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