October Sew Sampler (and August too!)

 I just love the Fall!!  It really is my favorite season ;) And the October 2026 Sew Sampler Box has all of the fun fall vibes!!!   The theme is Comfy and Cozy and I just love it!!  In fact, I love it so much, I am actually thinking I can handle that zipper, so fun :) 

I was so excited for this Cooton Nook Bundle from Minki Kim.  Minki was teaching at Garden of Quilts in the classroom next to me, so I got to see all of her beauitful fabrics.  I was so excited to open this bundle, my favoite is the organe print, just so cute!!!    And that Nested Star Quilt pattern is just a perfect way to show off all of the prints.  

But . . . I might be so excited  that I am actually thinking of trying my hand at a bag again!!  How cute is this Allover Project Bag by Minki Kim!!!   And the fact that the matching Cotton Ribbon, beauitful double slide zipper, and even woven labels are included makes me feel like this is meant to be ;)   I mean, sure, 3D Sewing is a little trickier, but I know Minki writes a fabulous pattern and I am so excited to jump in and give it a try.   

And of course, with a new box, we have another new Spooled Quilt Along Block  and this is Block 7!!!!   I am using Morning Latte and am getting into using more prints in the background based on what I have.   So fun :) .  There are still a few limited Kits in the adorable Petals and Polka Dots by Bunny Hill Design if you are just joining in.   These blocks are so fun and fast to make, I am just loving it!!   

And that is the October  Sew Sampler Box!!  But guess what, that's not all today :)   The August 2026  Sew Sampler Box has arrived and it was so worth the wait.   I am so excited!!    The theme is Dandelion Wishes and I am loving this  box of quilty goodness!!   

Iwas so excited to find this bundle of Sunshine and Dandelion Fat Quarters by Tara Reed!!!   Tara is such a fabulous artist, and her colors always play so nice.   And do you see the little Converse Sneakers, how cute are those!!!   And the Adrift Pattern is such a beauitful way to showcase each of the prints in the line.  Just so pretty :)    

And the notions for this box are all for making the Adrift pattern, love that FQS makes it so easy for us.   The Butterfly Templates are so nice, and yes, they are acrylic so they will last and last!!!!  And the Sew Simply Shaper is sew going to come in handy!!!  I am always looking for a good pointy tool for reversing fabrics.   And the Interfacing and Thread is always a good staple to have on hand.   Just so great. 

And now we get to jump back to Block 5!!!!   Isn't it so fun.   I did change out a fabric in the pinwheel to add a little more pop, and I just think it looks fantastic. 

And that is the August Sew Sampler Box !!  Double the Fun this month :)  

And just a note, there was some openings for this new years Sew Sampler boxes but they filled up super fast.  It's a great time to jump in!!   

Magnolia for SUU!!

 It's time for another SUU Quilt Share in my favorite Red, White, and Black color combo!!! And this one is in the patteern  Magnolia by Chelsi Stratton Designs .  It is such a fun pattern to make, and the block comes together super quick since it is all large piecing.  Totally one of those quilts that you can make again and again!!  

For this  Magnolia  Quilt you are basically doing a lot of stitch and flip, or snowball corners ;)  And there really aren't a whole lon of points to line up, just the ends of the center stars, and you have a beauitful block!!    Such a great design :)

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 Magnolia  Quilt I decided on all over loose feather ;)  I just figured I wanted something to add texture that would quilt up fast, and this design is super fast!!    And of course, a red thread was perfect for this quilt.   And yes, the black prints have metallic gold, you know how I just love the shiny.  So fun!!! 

And that is my SUU Magnolia  Quilt and it will be for an Alumni Fundrasing even next week!  The original quilt finishes at 74" x 74" and is 16 blocks, but I made mine a little smaller for a lap size, (3 x 4 layout)  so it is at a great size to take to the Game ;)  I just loved making this quilt and now, I am super excited to try out Chelsi's new Costal Girl Pattern that combines these beauitful Magnolia blocks and offsets them with mini Magnolia blocks, so great!!    

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

I hope you all have a very Happy Quilting Day! 

Home Is Where The Heart Is in Kissin In the Moonlight!!

 Today I get tot share a new quilt finish of one of my new Happy Quilting Patterns that were released in August.  And here it is, the new Home Is Where The Heart Is Quilt featuring the adorable prints of Kissin In The Moonlight by Lori Woods for Poppie Cotton.   I am so excited to be sharing versions of my new quilts with dark backgrounds, I just love how it always makes the prints pop!!  

Home Is Where The Heart Is is a Fat Quarter Friendly pattern.  You can grab a Fat Quarter Bundle and then  divide your Fat Quarters into groups of Houses, Hearts, Roofs, and Windows/Doors.  It really makes it super fun to be able to play with where each of the prints is going to go in your quilt ;)   And again, I just couldn't wait to use a dark background fabric and the Blue Ribbon Country Confetti is a favoirte of mine ;)  .  Barbara did the amazing peicing on this one for me.   And I just love how this quilt uses every last little bit of each Fat Quarter piecing the piano keys border, just a fun way to finish the quilt ;)  

 

Home Is Where The Heart Is is an experienced beginner quilt pattern.   This pattern includes techniques such as stitch and flip corners, tiny piecing and nested angled seams.  And don't you just love all of those tiny little offset hearts for the cornerstones.  They are just so cute!!  And yes, even those heart tops nest in the angled seams making it easy to get perfect points everytime.  

The Home Is Where The Heart Is Pattern, like most all of my Happy Quilting patterns, has multiple size options.  This is the picnic Size that finishes at 79" x 79.  But if you want to make a small little neighborhood, start with the baby size, and work up to a suburb with the Queen size ;) And even though these houses look a little complicated, they really do whip up fast and are just so fun to make!  

And when it came time for quilting, Barbara did swirls in the background, and then a whole assortment of quilt designs on the houses.   And see how she left the hearts unquilted, that really helps them to pop.  Aren't they just so cute!!     And the close up really lets you see how the tiny hearts are offset just slightly, making them dance across the quilt. 

And that is the new Home Is Where The Heart Is  Quilt, and I just love it so much!    I hope you love this quilt just as much as I do!!  And if so, pop over to my etsy shop for your Home Is Where The Heart Is pattern and then get Happy Quilting!!   And please, I would love to see your quilts when you are all finished!!!  You can email me a picture at happyquiltingmelissa@gmail.com or add it to social media and tag me at @happyquiltingmc.   I can't wait to see your Home Is Where The Heart Is quilts!!  

Thank you so much for popping in today and sharing this new Home Is Where The Heart Is Quilt with me.

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

Spooky Box 2026!!

 I just got back from a Quilt Retreat and was super excited to have my Spooky Box  arrive!!   This years box is filled with so much amazing Spooky Quilting Goodness!!!   I can't wait to get going on the quilt :)  And how adorable are the notions :)  Just so cute!!    And sorry, but the Spooky Box is sold out.  

But if you missed the Spooky Box this year, you can still get the Spooky Box fabric!!   The  Purr's and Boo's Jolly Bar is available and comes with a second free pattern.    This is such a sweet Halloween line, I always love cute Halloween!!  

And just FYI, if you love the Holiday Boxes as much as I do . . . The Jolly Box is now out for reservation.   I am so excited for this one, how cute is that box!!   Be sure to reserve your Jolly Box before they sellout.    

Hope you all have a very Happy Quilting Day!!!

$5 Pattern of the Month - Corkscrew!!!

It's October and that means its time for a new $5 Pattern of the Month here at Happy Quilting!!!  And October is all about Corkscrew.  And it is just $5 all month long!!!   

The  Corkscrew 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 October.   This is such a fun quilt to make and teaches Half Square Triangles, No Waste Flying Geese, and Pieced Square in a Square units.    It is rated for Intermediate quilters and is Fat Eighth Friendly.  

Corkscrew  has 6 size options.   Each size making more blocks.   And as you can see, there is no sashing or anything, so once the blocks are all done, you can whip together your quilt top.  The biggest key in this quilt is choosing your accent fabric (the black) and making sure it will stand out agains all of your prints.  

Corkscrew  is a perfect quilt to do in any rainbow basic bundle.   I really want to make up this design using Laundry Basket's Square Dance Fat Eighth Bundle.  I just love the soft tones, isn't it just so pretty ;)   And I really think the softer tones make the secondary "floral" design stand out all the more.  So fun!!

  

But you don't have to stick to a rainbow layout.   This quilt is truly versatile, and would look good in just about any Print Fat Eighth Bundle.   Here is the same soft fall vibe not in ranbinow layout, using Butternut & Safe by Fig Tree.  I just pulled the darkest Brown from the line to use as the accent, and then did not use that brown in any of the blocks ;)   

And that is my $5.00 Pattern of the Month!!! October 2026 is all about Corkscrew!!!   You are going to have so much fun 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 Corkscrew quilt I would love to see it!!!  You can email me a picture at happyquiltingmelissa@gmail.com or add it to social media with  #happyquiltingwithmc and #corkscrewquilt ;)  I can't wait to see your Quilts!!!

So are you ready to start making your Corkscrew Quilts???  Pop over to my Etsy Shop, to pick up your Pattern and get Happy Quilting!!!!   

September Sew Sampler!

Well we have been enjoying crisper tempetarus and eveything pumpkin, so it must be the end of September.    But I am so super excited because that means that my September 2026 Sew Sampler Box has arrived (and with the August delay, this one was a wait!)  and it is so great!!!   The theme is Autumn Awaits and I can't wait to dive into this box of quilty goodness!!   

I know you all know how much I love Charm Packs, so when I found 3 Birch and Willow Charm Packs awaiting me this month, I did a little happy dance!!   I just love Sherri and Chelsi's fabrics, and this Autumn Line of theirs is so cute!! And doesn't it just shine in the Harvest Stars pattern Sherri designed!!  I am thinking I want to make a table runner of just the stars, that would be so cute.  Oh, and the 10 Year Anniversary bonus exclusive pattern included is The Beehive from may of 2018.  

And the notions for this box are so cute as well!!!!  These Quilty Clippies are just so adorable and will be so fantastic for keeping all things orgazined in the sewing room.   And I love the little Heart Clover Pins, just so sweet.   And finally, the Pumpkin Harvest Needle Minder is just so adorable.  I have a sweet sister in law that loves to cross stitch and this will be so perfect for her fall projects she is working on.  

And of course, with a new box, we have another new Spooled Quilt Along Block  and this is Block 6!!!!   I am using Morning Latte and can't wait to see this Quilt Along come together.  There are still a few limited Kits in the adorable Petals and Polka Dots by Bunny Hill Design if you are just joining in.   These blocks are so fun and fast to make, I am just loving it!!   

And that is the September  Sew Sampler Box and I already looking forward to the end of November for the new box to arrive!   

And just a note, there was some openings for this new years Sew Sampler boxes but they filled up super fast.  It's a great time to jump in!!   

Pumpkin Roll for Homecoming!!

It's time for another SUU Quilt Share in my favorite Red, White, and Black color combo!!! So we are headed back to Feb 2025 when I got to take a fun class at the Quilty Friends Retreat called Pumpkin Roll.   This pattern was designed by Kiley Ferons (awesome designer for Moda Fabrics!!)  for a magazine that was long out of print, but lucky for us, her mom was teaching the class and had permission to share the pattern with us.  And I am sorry, but I don't know where to find the pattern now.  But Ya, so glad I got to take the class because this Pumpkin Roll quilt just turned out so great!!  

For this Pumpkin Roll Quilt I used White/Black scrap prints from my stash.  It is always fun to do a little scrap busing, and I love that it adds so much to all of those inset circles.   And yes, those are pieced, inset circles, and I found after a few tries that 8 pins worked best!!   They were a little tricky to get the hang of, but by the end of the quilt, I was whipping through them.   And they just look so awesome!!!  Then some stitch and flip corners to the block to make the fun secondary diamonds.  Such a great design :)

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 Pumpkin Roll 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 red thread was perfect for this quilt.   And you can really see the scrappy goodness in this picture.  So fun!!! 

And that is my SUU Pumpkin Roll Quilt and it was raffled off last weekend at Homecoming!  It finished at 60" x 70" so it is a great size to take to the Homecoming Game on Saturday evening with an  SUU Alum ;)  I just lvoed making this quilt and now want to design something new with inset circles so I can give them another whirl.  Always so fun to try a new technique :)    

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

I hope you all have a very Happy Quilting Day! 

Jelly Roll Gems for National Sew a Jelly Roll Day!!

I am a little late posting this here, but I was out of town all last week teaching at Garden of Quilts ;)  But in honor of  National Sew A Jelly Roll Day, that was Saturday,  here is my finished Jelly Roll Gems Quilt !!  Oh, so much fun ;)

You all know how I just love Shortcut Quilts!! And Jelly Roll Gems was no excpetion.   With the Free Pattern  and a Jelly Roll of your choosing you can have this whipped up in no time.  Kimberly has even made a You Tube Tutorial to walk you through it ;)    And of course, this original Jelly Roll Gems Quilt Kit is availalbe at Fat Quarter shop if you want to make it just like Kimberly's ;)  

My version is super happy and bright!!   I used a Tula Pink Floral Reef Jelly Roll and then got a little extra of the Deep Dive Wave print so that I could use it on all of the Flying Geese units as well as my binding.  I love how it just grounds all of that happy color.   I also decided to go for a more scrappy look with my rows being all mixed up rather than the same prints across the row.   I think it just fits the fabric more ;)   And of course, I had to use a Happy and Bright Tula Background.   It is the perfect finish for this happy quilt. 

And I decided to quilt it with an all over loose feather design.  I think it adds to that whole "reef" theme as it can easily look like seaweed.   And of course, this is a super fast design to quilt and that was a big bonus as I was trying to get this done before leaving out of town ;)   I just love all the extra movment it gives to the quilt ;) 

And that is the new Jelly Roll Gems Quilt, and I just love it so much!  It finishes at 60" x 60" so it is going to make a wonderful happy lap quilt.   I just might have to keep this one fore myself as I just keep smiling everytime I see it hanging on the banister.   

And if you love it as much as I do, you can still go get the free Jelly Roll Gem pattern and make your own.   Oh so much Jelly Roll fun ;) 

Celebrate National Sew Jelly Roll Day!!

 Did you know that this Saturday, the 19th, is National Sew A Jelly Roll Day!!  Oh, so much fun ;)  I just love sewing with Jelly Rolls, they are such a great little precut to work with.   And in honor of National Sew a Jelly Roll Day . . . Fat Quarter Shop is releasing a new Jelly Roll Shortcut Quilt!!  

You all know how I just love Shortcut Quilts!!  They go together super fast and are oh so much fun to make.  This new Jelly Roll Shortcut Quilt is called Jelly Roll Gems and you can get the Free Pattern Download here.    And truly, this will totally sew together on Saturday ;)   Kimberly has even made a You Tube Tutorial to walk you through it ;)    And of course, this original Jelly Roll Gems Quilt Kit is availalbe at Fat Quarter shop if you want to make it just like Kimberly's ;)  

But I dediced to go a little brighter!!!   And by a little, I mean a whole lot brighter!!    I am using a Tula Pink Floral Reef Jelly Roll and am really going to highlight that Deep Dive Wave print.   And of course, I have to use a Happy and Bright Tula Background.   I can't wait to see how it all comes together!!

So are you joining in the Sew A Jelly Roll Day fun???

Alhambra in Homegrown Preserves!!

Today I get tot share a new quilt finish of one of my new Happy Quilting Patterns that were released last month.  And here it is, the new Alhambra Quilt featuring the adorable prints of  Homegrown Preserves for Poppie Cotton.   I am so excited to be sharing versions of my new quilts with dark backgrounds, and this is one of the first :)   I just love how it always makes the prints pop!!  

Alhambra is a Fat Quarter Friendly pattern, and beause each block in mostly made of one print, it really gets to show off that fabric.   Just so cute ;)    It also uses an accent fabric and a border fabric so you can pick your favorte print in the line to really shine in the border.  And again, I just couldn't wait to use a dark background fabric and the Blue Ribbon Country Confetti is a favoirte of mine ;)  .  Barbara did the amazing peicing on this one fore me, and I just love how she added a few extra borders as well to increas the size of the quilt.  Always a great go to option if you want to size up your quilts ;)  

     

Alhambra is an intermeidate quilt pattern.  This is because it is curved piecing!!   But no worries if you haven't tried it before, you can use the fantastic MDP Templates to make cutting a breeze, and then this handy 3 pin curves tutorial for whipping up those curves in no time.  By the time you are done your quilt, you will be an expert!!   And I also love the no waste lattice units in this quilt design that create a fun sedondary design in the background.  Just such a great quilt to make!!  

The Alhambra pattern, like most all of my Happy Quilting patterns, has multiple size options.  This is the picnic Size that finishes at 76" x 76, but of course, this one is a little large because of the added borders :)  But it is super nice to have all of the size options, escpeially if you want to try tacking curves on a smaller scale, you can begin with a aby or lap size version ;)  They whip together super fast!!  

And when it came time for quilting, Barbara did some adoarable all over loopy flowers.  Aren't they just so cute!!   Just the perfect finish for this super fun quilt.   And the close up really lets you see the secondary designs in the quilt, aren't thye just so great!!   And yes, all of the seams in those little diamonds nest, making it much easier to keep those tiny points clean and crisp ;) 

And that is the new Alhambra Quilt, and I just love it so much!  I will be teaching this quilt at Garden of Quilts this week and I can't wait!!!     I hope you love this quilt just as much as I do!!  And if so, pop over to my etsy shop for your Alhambra pattern and MDP templates and then get Happy Quilting!!   And please, I would love to see your quilts when you are all finished!!!  You can email me a picture at happyquiltingmelissa@gmail.com or add it to social media and tag me at @happyquiltingmc.   I can't wait to see your Alhambra quitls!!  

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

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