Merry Go Round for SUU!!

 It's time for another SUU Quilt Share in my favorite Red, White, and Black color combo!!! I decided to make an SUU Fast & Fun Lap Quilts and how great is this Merry Go Round Quilt with the dark (and shiny) background!  I just love how it totally changes the look of the quilt ;)  Merry Go Round is made with a No Waste Lattice method that you are just going to love.  

For this version of Merry Go Round, I used Red and White prints from the Red Hot Fabric Line from Riley Blake.  It is another perfect match for an Alma Mater quilt and paired with a Black Swiss Dot, where the dot is metallic Gold, so awesome!!!  it really just gives the background a whole new vibe ;)  This print is no longer carried, so I am glad I got to play with it before it was all gone ;)  

And as always, an SUU quilt needs an SUU layered applique added to the corner of the quilt. The applique is the SUU Mascot, they are the Thunderbirds :)   And when it comes to a custom applique the sky is truly the limit.  It is such a fun way to personalize quilts!!   You can find the step by step tutorial here for layered applique :)   I have lost count of how many times I have made this particular applique, but I will say, I know make them three at a time so I can really streamline the process :)  

When it came time to quilt this Fast & Fun Lap Quilt  I decided on all over Swirls ;)  I just figured I wanted something to add texture that would quilt up fast, and this is always the ticket for that and adds so much great texture!!    And of course, a black thread was perfect for this quilt.   And you can really see the metallic dot in this picture, isn't it just so shiny!!! 

And that is my SUU Merry Go Round quilt from my Fast & Fun Lap Quilts book !  Merry Go Round finishes at 76 1/2" x 76 1/2" so it is a great size to take to the big game and it has already found a new home with an SUU Alum ;)  I hope you love this quilt as much as I do and if you make your own Merry Go Round quilt, I would love to see it!!  You can share your quilts with me on social media using hashtag #happyquiltingwithmc and #fastandfunlapquilts and tag me @happyquiltingmc or you can email me a picture at happyquiltingmelissa@gmail.com.   

Thanks so much for popping in for another quilt finish!!

I hope you all have a very Happy Quilting Day!