New Projects for Jessi's Room

 So a little while ago, Jessica (my oldest daughter) decided she wanted a new look to her bedroom.  So with Grandma's help, we picked out a color called Pool and painted the room.  And once the room was painted "pool" , she  decided she was all in to the Coastal decorated room idea.   Grandma and her went' directly to the store and found some cute accessories and a beautiful costal picture to go above her bed.  And with everything redecorated, my sweet Jessi noticed something amiss.   The quilt just doesn't match anymore. You see where this is going . . . Yup, new Quilt and matching pillows are now on the To Do list ;)     So we went through the Stash and found these beautiful Kona Solids the new decor.   And all she had to do was pick a design for her bed.  

And after some "googling" this is what she landed on.   Here I though she was googling this Happy Quilting page and was going to pick a pattern that I have already made, nope :)  Instead, I get to do an improve curve queen side quilt!!     So ya, I might be processing this for just a bit.   I think I can use the same method I used for this table runner, just on a way bigger scale.  How funny is it going to be to have 5 cutting mats lined up, long enough to cut those improv cures on (tee hee hee)    

And with the bed plan, it was time to move onto the pillows.   Jessi said she didn't want everything Improv Curves because it is just to much, so I suggested something more Nautical which she liked and wouldn't you know what I got in my email the next day . . . . AccuQuilt is doing a new launch for their amazing Mariner's Compass die.   I showed Jessi and she loved it, could this be more perfect!!!!  

So of course, we immediately went to EQ8, found a Mariner's Compass block in the library, and started sketching up color layout ideas.   And I can tell already, this is where the hard part is going to be.   How to decide which layout to do???   Do you have a favorite, or maybe a favorite pair??

  

So my Mariner's Compass BOB die is on the way, and I can't wait for it to arrive so we can start making up some decorative pillows.   And my hope is with the pillows made, I will have more motivation to tackle the quilt ;)  Wish me luck!

Terrific Tuesday Giveaway Day!!!

 It's Terrific Tuesday Giveaway Day!! Let's have some fun :)

First, we need to announce the winner from last Terrific Tuesday Giveaway!!  

The winner of the Stella Lighting Task Lamp   from  Stella Lighting is . . .   Number #382   . . . Congrats sewpositivelyvickie!!  I have messaged you :)    

   

 

And on to today's

Today's Terrific Tuesday Giveaway is being sponsored by  Lou Lou's Fabric Shop .    Did you know that Jamie makes a new Lou Lou Bundle every Tuesday . . . a Lou Lou Bundle is 8 fat quarters curated by Jamie and they are always gorgeous!  This new Wishes Bundle is just gorgeous, and it is in Poppie Cotton's!!   And along with the amazing bundles,  there are a lot of great sales to be shopped as well, you don't want to miss out ;)  

Today's Terrific Tuesday Giveaway is for some shopping goodness!!  Lou Lou's Fabric Shop is offering one lucky reader a $25.00 Gift Certificate perfect to use on anything in the store, including the awesome Lou Lou Bundle pictured above!!  Just perfect!!!!

You have two entry chances here on the blog, and please leave a separate comment for each.  All Entries are welcome, including International Entries.   Please just be sure to leave an email address if you are a no-reply blogger ;)  

ENTRY 1 - Simply leave a comment that tells me something that has made you Happy today!!!

 ENTRY 2 - Lets show Lou Lou's Fabric Shop some Love!!!!   You can follow them on   Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, or Instagram.  Or you can follow their blog or  visit The Shop and then share a favorite item ;)   Just be sure to leave a comment of how you showed your Lou Lou's Fabric Shop Love!!!

And that's it ;)  The giveaway will be open until next Tuesday, November 24th, when I will announce a winner at the beginning of next weeks Terrific Tuesday Giveaway Post :)

You can also pop over to my Instagram and/or Facebook to enter there as well :)  

Good Luck and Have a Happy Quilting Day!!!

Charming Baby Quilts Remix - Hugs and Kisses

 Another Friday and another Charming Baby Remix!!!  This is quilt 4 of my Charming Baby Quilts Remix's and I am so excited to share it because I did a black background!!!!!    I don't do black backgrounds very often, but I sure love them when I do ;)  Here it is the Hugs and Kisse Remix quilt!!!!

Isn't this just so great!!!!  I just love, love, love how all of those happy bright colors just pop on the black ;)   I remixed the original design by adding more blocks and rows and of course, switching out to a dark background.   So fun :)  This Hugs and Kisses remix quilt finishes at 69 1/2" x 69 1/2" so it is perfect for snuggling up in and would make an amazing gift to anyone you wanted to send some Hugs and Kisses to :)    And It is just as easy to piece as the original, it's basically just making a few more blocks :)  (Pattern Adjustment's here)  

And speaking of the original, here is my Hugs and Kisses quilt from Charming Baby Quilts.   This is such a great baby quilt, and can easily be made all boy or all girl depending on who you are making it for.   It will just be so great in whatever size or color you make it!!!

For this Hugs and Kisses remix, I used 4 Charm Packs and another twist in that I used 4 different charm packs by 4 different designers.   I really wanted to show that you don't always have to use the same fabric as you can mix and match fabrics for a super scrappy and happy look!!!!   So I grabbed 4 Charm Packs from my stash :)  I used Garden Variety by Lella Boutique, Strawberry Jam by Corey Yoder, Mama's Cottage by April Rosenthal and Handmade by Bonnie and Camille.   And isn't it just so wonderful how all those happy bright colors just play so nice together and pop on that dark background!!!!  This remix uses 4 Charm packs and 4 yards of background fabric.   And it so fun to make, I just smiled the entire time I was working on it :)

And when it came time to quilt it, I decided I wanted to go a little crazy and super dense quilt the background and leave the blocks unquilted so they popped all the more.   And nothing says Dense like pebbles :)   And yes, they took a little while, although they went faster than they normally would as this was the first quilt on the new Long Arm and it is fast :)  

And it worked out just like I had hoped!!!  So much quilty goodness in the background and those X's and O's just pop so well :)   I normally wouldn't leave such big areas unquilted, but this quilt will basically be for my Charming Baby Quilts Trunk Show for some time, so I am okay with it as it isn't going to be "used"  just yet :)   And I sure do love the look!!!

So do you want to make your own Charming Baby Remix Hugs and Kisses quilt??  Just download this free  PDF Hugs and Kisses Remix Instructions  document.  You will need a copy of my Charming Baby Quilts book to make the Remix as the download just includes the alternations and not the complete instructions.  You use the book and the download together ;)

And that is my Hugs and Kisses Remix quilt!!!  I hope you love it just as much as I do and want to make one of your own, either in the lap size or baby size ;)  And if you do,  I would love to see it!!  You can email me a picture at happyquiltingmelissa@gmail.com or post it to social media with the hashtag #happyquiltingwithmc and/or #charmingbabyquilts ;)  I can't wait to see your Hugs and Kisses Quilts!!!

And for easy reference. . . This Hugs and Kisses Charming Baby Quilt has been added to my Charming Baby Quilts, All the Quilts, All the Details post ;)  It's a great place to bookmark to see everything Charming Baby Quilts all in one place!!

And there will be more Charming Baby Quilt Remixes to come, so be sure to pop back in soon.  

Thanks for stopping in today and I hope you have a very Happy Quilting Weekend!!

A New Machine in the Family!!!

 Oh my goodness, Oh my Goodness!!!!   It's a happy day at the Quilt House :)   Barbara and I added a new machine to our family of quilting workhorses.   And here it is, all set up and humming away.   The HQ Infinity 26  Long Arm.   We got it from our wonderful Local Quilt Shop, Stitching it Up, and Kim and Jeff were so great getting us up and running!!!  I think I might call her Ilsa, like Ingrid Bergman's character from Casablanca (Love that show!!)  

Because of  some craziness of trying to get it all set up (the UPS guy accidently left a part on the truck) we didn't have a long arm to sew on for over a week, which doesn't sound long, but it sure felt long :)   So once this was all set up, we wasted no time loading the first quilt!!!   And oh my goodness, 26" of quilting space is sure huge when you are used to 18".   So fun!!!  And then the quilting began :)  

And oh, does this thing stitch!!!  It's like driving a race car ;)   The biggest reason we decided on the Infinity is because it can do up to 3,100 stitches per minute, that is fast!!!  I tended to time out (go to fast for the stitch regulator) on the Avante but that doesn't look like it is going to be a problem on the Infinity!!!    I don't know if you can see in this picture, but I am pebbling the background on this quilt, and I have never done pebbles so fast, and it still is keeping up :)   So great!!!  And I will only have to roll the frame 4 times to do the whole quilt, yippee!!!  Watch for this finished quilt tomorrow ;) 

So what is happening to the previously mentioned Avante . . . It's going up to the cabin!!!   I am so excited ;)  You might recall this post, where I mentioned that Bob and Barbara had finished their cabin and the loft is set aside for a sewing space.   Well, we managed to get the frame all taken apart and up to the cabin before the snow.   We have been waiting for it to melt, and tomorrow might be the day we can make it up to set it all up ;)  I will be sure to take pictures if we do get in :)  The space is really starting to come together and just in time, because when you go in the winter for a weekend, you can only play in the snow for so long and it gets dark around 4 and I am going to keep busy stitching away in this loft!!!  I can't wait!!!!

So if you need me . . . I will be stitching away at race car speeds!!!  Which is awesome because I need to finish up the Charming Baby Quilt Remix's.  I was hoping to share one last week, but like I said, no Long Arm ;)  So here is to lot's of quilting over the next week or two!!!   Oh, and total side-note, but speaking of Charming Baby Quilts, I was at amazon (Christmas shopping :) and randomly looked up my book and was thrilled to see that it is marked as Amazon's Choice.   How fun is that!!!

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

I'll be back tomorrow with another Charming Baby Quilt Remix ;)  Can you guess which one (hint . . . it's in the pictures :)  

Terrific Tuesday Giveaway Day!!!

 It's Terrific Tuesday Giveaway Day!! Let's have some fun :)

First, we need to announce the winner from last Terrific Tuesday Giveaway!!  

The winner of the  $50 Gift Certificate from Fat Quarter Shop is . . .   Number #1663   . . . Congrats  Jumpinjaxdesigns !!  I have messaged you :)    

   

 

And on to today's

Today's Terrific Tuesday Giveaway is being sponsored by Stella Lighting.   I am super excited to team up with my friends at Stella Lighting to give you all an amazing Tuesday!!!  I have been using Stella Lighting for a while now, and I just love having it in my sewing space (especially as it is in the basement with no windows :)   My Task lamp is the perfect lighting solution in my sewing room!!!  

And for today's Terrific Tuesday Giveaway Stella Lighting is giving away a Stella Lighting Task Lamp to one of you!!!!   Yup that's right, one lucky reader will be enjoying the perfect lighting solution next week and it's a $200 value!!!     How cool is that!!!  This lamp allows you to control light color, intensity, and position so you get just the right amount of light and just where you need it.     And it even comes in White, Black or Pink!!!!    So fun :)

I just have to say . . . I am so super excited about this giveaway!!!   Having good lighting really makes a difference in my sewing room and it is great for any hobby you want to do :)  

You have two entry chances here on the blog, and please leave a separate comment for each.  All Entries are welcome, including International Entries.   Please just be sure to leave an email address if you are a no-reply blogger ;)  

ENTRY 1 - Simply leave a comment that tells me if you were to win, would you pick a White, Black, or Pink Task Lamp??

 ENTRY 2 - Show your Stella Lighting love.   You can follow them on   Facebook, Instagram, or at their Shop.    Just be sure to leave a comment of how you showed your Stella Lighting Love!!!

And that's it ;)  The giveaway will be open until next Tuesday, November 17th,  when I will announce a winner at the beginning of next weeks Terrific Tuesday Giveaway Post :)

You can also pop over to my Instagram and/or Facebook to enter there as well :)  

Good Luck and Have a Happy Quilting Day!!!