August Sew Sampler!!!

Wow, It's already the end month!!!   And that means it's a new Sew Sampler Box arrives!!  This month's theme is Sewing Wild and It is so great!!!  Fabric, and Markers, and Rulers, oh my!!! 

I am so excited for not 1, not 2, but 3 Among the Wildflower Charm Packs!!   I love the beauitful cool colors of these charms, and the whimsical leaves, and blossoms are just so happy!!  I think the Rain Lilies table runner is so cool with all of it's little triangle goodness, but I might be using these for a baby quilt.  I noticed the other day I am running short of my stash of baby quilt, especially boy ones, and these colors would make an adorable baby boy quilt!!  

And the notions for this month are so cool!!  I love all of Creative Grids rulers, and this 4-in-1 Hexie Ruler is a super cool one. I can't wait to start cutting all the fun shapes you can make with this!!  And I love air erasable fabric pens for when I need to mark my quilts for some ruler quilting!  They are just so nice for a quick mark that only stays for a bit and then is gone with just the air ;)  

And were are on to block 5 of this Flowering QAL!!  .  I am using  50 Years of Moda!!!  This month was all about Half Square triangles!!!  Lots and lots of them ;)  And I got a little creative in the center of the block when I ran out of the background fabric I had chosen.  Always fun when you are starting with random fabrics, but it is going to make it so fun and scrappy when it is all done!!    I am just loving these Flowering Blocks!! 

And that is August Sew Sampler Box.  And the end of September will be here before we know it!!   

Thanks for popping in again.  

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

Leaves are Falling Quilt and Free Pattern!!

I am back today with another fun project featuring Happy Fall Days Fabrics by Kelsey Carlson and super happy news, this one has a Free PDF Pattern by my wonderful friends at  Riley Blake Designs!!  I just think this Leaves Are Falling quilt is so beautiful!!   Perfect for this autumn season :)  

The  Leaves Are Falling quilt is yardage based so you just need a few prints and you are on your way.   And don't you just love that low volume print in the background!!  So fun :)    And that border print is just gorgeous, right!!  I always love a fun border print to show off the fabric and frame up all the piecing!   The quilt finishes at 60" x 60" so it is a great lap size!!  

The  Leaves Are Falling quilt is made from Half Square Triangles and Stitch and Flip corners.  So it is great for experienced beginners and experts alike!!  And because each block is the same print layout, you can do some major chain piecing in this one and get it whipped up in no time!!  

Once I had made up the quilt top, it went off to Riley Blake where they quilted it up with this gorgeous leaf design.  It really is fun to see what amazing things digital quilting can do, I would love to get to get this good with my free motion ;)  And yippee for yummy texture!!  

And that is my Leaves Are Falling quilt!  And yes, I am still just so excited every time I see the beautiful photography of my quilts by the amazing team at Riley Blake!!  It just makes me want to snuggle up with a good book in front of the fire place ;)  

I so enjoyed getting to make this Leaves Are Falling quilt and it has me wanting to make all the Fall Quilts!!!  Thanks for popping in to share this finish with me ;)  

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

Acorn Love Table Runner

  Today I get to share another fun project that I made for my friends at  Riley Blake Designs!!  This is a fun new Boxed Table Runner Kit that is perfect for a quick Fall Project :)   It's called Acorn Love and it is combining the adorable Happy Fall Days Fabrics by Kelsey Carlson with Lori Holt's adorable Acorn Love Pattern.   Isn't it just so perfect for this Autumn season!! 

This  Acorn Love Table Runner Kit is 5" Stacker / Charm Pack Friendly and the prints in this line are just so bold and beautiful!!    I just love the deep blues, greens, oranges and reds!  And the project really does come together with a some stitch and flip corners and basic piecing ;)   It really will be the perfect edition to your table this fall!!    It makes a perfect runner finishing at 15" x 65".  

Once I had made up the top, it went off to Riley Blake where they quilted it up with this gorgeous swirling vine and leaves design.  I just love getting to see all of the fun digital designs they use on my projects!!  And of course, it adds so much yummy texture!

And if you love this little Table Runner as much as I do . . . you can make your own!!!   You can find a cute Acorn Love Runner Kit that even comes in a adorable keepsake box right here.  I could make this one again and again, it is just so fun and cute!! 

And that is my Acorn Love Table Runner all photographed beautifully by the amazing team at Riley Blake!!  Doesn't this just make you wish for the crisp days of Fall!!!   We have had rain for the last two days (yippee!!!) and it is having me pulling out my sweaters and getting ready for all things Pumpkin Spice :)  

 

So ya, this was a fun one to test for sure!!!  And I will be sharing another project using  Happy Fall Days Fabrics tomorrow.  Can't wait ;)  

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

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!!!

Making Double Dutch Pillow Kits

 Hello quilting friends!  This week I have been working on a new project :)  I am so very honored to be the keynote speaker at a Conference for Teachers next month.  Along with speaking, I will be demoing and teaching the attendees to make a Double Dutch Pillow.  I have been having so much fun going through my stash, and making up some Pillow Kits!!   Each kit needs 2 Fat Eighth prints for the piecing, one for binding, a background fabric, and a pillow backing fabric.  I am making 75 kits so it's so much fabric fun!!   I really have been trying to get a wide variety of prints so that students (which is funny because they are all teachers!) can find something they really like!    

Once I have fabrics all grouped, its on to pressing and cutting.  I have been cutting about 12 kits at a time as I can stack up fabric in about 6 layers for cutting to speed up the process.   I cut the binding, prints, then background and backing, all in good ol assembly line fashion.  

Then it's up to the dining room table to sort everything out.   It is totally faster to cut these in large groups, but it means I have to sort everything back into the original fabric groupings after it's been cut.  But it's been a nice quiet part of the day and I just love seeing all of the fabrics come back together all cut and pretty in the fabric groups I choose. 

And then, all that is left is to add a batting square and a pattern and bag it up.  I tried to lay everything out so each student could see all of the prints that will be in their kit at once.  I really like the way it all came together.   And double bonus, I am using up a lot of batting scraps that were just hanging around waiting to be sewn into frankin-bat :)  

I have about half of the kits all made.  So about 40 more to go :)   Looks like this will be my project next week as well!!   How about you . . . what project are you working on??