Charming Baby Sampler Remake

 So I am teaching my Charming Baby Quilts Sampler as a Block of the Month for our local quilt guild, here in Cedar City ;)   Which means, I need to make some samples along the way to teach.  So that equals a new Charming Baby Quilts Sampler!!!   Now, I just need to decide on the fabric.   It's always our favorite part right, so many fabrics, so little time :)    I know I want to make one with a dark background so . . . . 

I started with the idea of a Navy Background and then picking some Stashed Charm Packs that all had navy in them.  I would not use the navy prints for the piecing, and then get a whole bunch of happy and bright colors that all tie into the Navy.   So that is Option 1.  

But then I remembered this awesome Royal Quilt that I made a while back, and realized I have 2 Luster Jolly Bars and a Charm Pack that would just look awesome on my favorite purple backing.   I have been wanting to make another purple background quilt for a while, and this just might be it.   So that is Option 2.  

But then, I thought, don't forget Low Volumes.  I just finished a little secret sewing with Fancy That Design House's new Slow Stroll and had a bunch of low volumes left from it and if I paired that with her low volumes from her first line Songbook, it could be oh so pretty!!!  And on a Lead Grunge Background, love!!  So that is Option 3.  

And of course . . . I can't decide which I like best.   So could you help a friend out :)  What is your favorite  . . . .  Option 1 Scrappy and Happy,   Option 2 Purple and Striking ,   or Option 3 Low Volume Grunge Goodness.   Comment below ;)

And would any of you like to sew along with me just in case you missed the first Quilt Along??   All you need is a copy of my Charming Baby Quilts Book, and these Free PDF downloads for the quilt along cutting instructions ;)  

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 Springtime Moda Mix Fat Quarter Bundle from Fat Quarter Shop . . .   Number #252  . . . Congrats cris.scarfon!  I have messaged you :)  

          

                 

And on to today's

Today's Terrific Tuesday Giveaway is being sponsored by Green Fairy Quilts.  Green Fairy Quilts is your home for pre-cut goodness and they always have amazing sales going on every weekend on a selected pre-cut or notion!!!   And did you know that Green Fairy Quilts has a Deal of The Day, I just love these!!!    Right now, They have an 8 in 1 Sale where you can get great prices on Fat Eighth Bundles,  Honey Buns, Mini Charms, Quilt Kits, Notions, Paper Patterns, Books and So Fine Cones (my favorite thread!!!)  

And for today's Terrific Tuesday Giveaway, Green Fairy Quilts will be giving one lucky reader 3 Moda Scrap Bags!!!  These bags are filled with Scrappy Goodness of some of your favorite Moda Lines, and it will be such a fun surprise to see which ones you get!!!!  

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 what is something you own that you have never used??

 ENTRY 2 - Show your Green Fairy Quilts love.   You can Sign up for their Newsletter which I highly recommend as it will ensure you catch all of their amazing sales!!  You can follow them on Instagram or Facebook,  or you can visit the Shop and then share a favorite item ;)   Just be sure to leave a comment of how you showed your Green Fairy Quilt Love!!!

And that's it ;)  The giveaway will be open until next Tuesday, March 15th, 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!!!

Heartfelt Quilt Along - Buttercup Blocks

 It's Month 2 of the Heartfelt Quilt Along and I am just loving making these Heart Blocks!!!  This is Fat Quarter Shop's 9th Annual Charity Quilt Along and they are always my favorite :)     The 1st Friday of each month will be a new release for blocks and today are the Buttercup Blocks.   And how fun are these in scrappy goodness!!!

I am such a huge fan of the Graphite Cross Weave background with my Flirt fabrics by Sweetwater.  I just love how the prints just really pop on it, and I also love the bonus texture it adds to the project!!!   I am just so excited to see this one come together!!! 

So are you joining in with the Heart Felt fun???   You can download the block pattern right here and it is requested for each pattern you download to donate $5.00  to the Make a Wish Foundation :)  And I am super excited to say that even though it has just started,  Fat Quarter Shop's annual charity QAL has already raised over $69,000!!!  The goal is $1000,000 which will allow for 16 wishes to be granted.  How awesome is that!!!  And Moda Fabrics and Fat Quarter Shop have joined to match up to $30,000 :)  So many amazing wishes :)

Be sure to share all of your Heartfelt progress on social media with #heartfeltqal and check out Fat Quarter Shops post for the Buttercup Blocks for lots more Heart Felt Inspiration!!!  And you can check out the Buttercup Blocks You Tube Tutorial here ;) 

And that's it for the Second Release in the Heart Felt Quilt Along!!!!      

Thanks for popping in today ;)  Have a Happy Quilting Day!!

Jelly Sizzle Short Cut Quilts!!

 I am super excited today to share some more Short Cut Quilt finishes!!!  You all now how much I love to make the Short Cut Quilts so when Fat Quarter Shop asked if I wanted to make their latest Short Cut quilt called  Jelly Roll Sizzle, it was an absolute yes!!!    And how fun is this quilt!!   

Jelly Roll Sizzle goes together super fast and it comes in multiple size options.  This is the Twin Size, but there is also a crib, lap, and a queen size available.  And as you can tell by the name, it is Jelly Roll Friendly ;)  You can find the free pattern right here , grab a Jelly Roll, and get started right away!! 

 And you all know that I love to make quilts for my Alma Mater, SUU,  so a Modern Paper Jelly Roll   paired with lots and lots of red scraps from my stash were just perfect for this project!!!  And don't you just love the pop of the pinwheels!!!  I did them in solid Black as well as the binding, and it just looks so great on the scrappy background ;)  

When it came time to quilt it, I opted for some fun custom quilting!!  I quilted pebbles in the pinwheels and I love how the red thread just pops on them :0  Then I alternated between wishbone and ribbon candy on the stripes.   This quilt was oh so much fun to quilt!!  

And I had so much fun with the first, I couldn't stop and whipped up a Jelly Roll Sizzle quilt in the crib size!!  Isn't it just so cute ;)   I had this Junior Folktale Jelly Roll from my Sew Sampler Box and it had the perfect amount of strips for the crib size, so of course, it was totally meant to be!!  

And it turned out just so adorable!!!  And I used some Dear Stella Hearts that I had stashed away for the pinwheels and they just turned out oh so adorable ;)  Oh, and I have to say,   I totally love this size quilt for wrapping over baby in the car seat :)

And this one I quilted with an all over loose feather.   This design goes so fast, and with such a small quilt, I think I spent more time loading the quilt on the long arm then I did actually quilting it ;)  To funny!!!   But it came out just so soft and pretty!!!

And those are my Jelly Roll Sizzle quilts!!!   And I just have to say again how much I love, love, love Short Cut Quilts!!!     Thanks Fat Quarter Shop for another great one and be sure and watch the video tutorial for an easy step by step demonstration of making this quilt!!!     

    

Thanks for popping in today and sharing these finishes with me.   

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

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 $25.00 Gift Certificate from Thousands of Bolts . . .   Number #71  . . . Congrats yayapavone!  I have messaged you :)  

         

                 

And on to today's

Today's Terrific Tuesday Giveaway is being sponsored by Fat Quarter Shop.   Fat Quarter Shop is amazing and they never cease to amaze me with everything they have going on at their shop!!!     And did you know they have a 24 Hour Flash Sale every day with 2 Flash Sales on Tuesdays!!   And not only do they have a daily deal, they have a Fabric Basic, Pattern, and Notion of the Month!!!!     All Pin Drop Basics  by Christopher Thompson for Riley Blake Designs are on sale!!!  Also, All ByAnnie products are on sale for the Notion  , and all Cluck Cluck Sew Patterns are on sale for the Pattern.   Save 20-30% off of all of them for the whole month of March!!  So great ;) 

And for today's Terrific Tuesday Giveaway Fat Quarter Shop is giving away this gorgeous Springtime Moda Mix Fat Quarter Bundle!!!  How perfect is this bundle for the arrival of Spring this month!!!   I know I can't wait for warmer temps and pretty colors :)

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 your favorite thing about Spring :)  

 ENTRY 2 - Show your Fat Quarter Shop love.   You can follow them on   Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Pinterest, You Tube or at their Blog.  You can Sign up for their Newsletter which will ensure you catch all of their amazing sales, or you can visit The Shop and then share a favorite item ;)   Just be sure to leave a comment of how you showed your Fat Quarter Shop Love!!!

And that's it ;)  The giveaway will be open until next Tuesday, March 8th, 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!!!

Moroccan Lullaby Baby Size

I am getting ready to head out to the Snow Goose Quilt Show in Delta Utah for the weekend.  I am so excited :)  This is my first time teaching at this retreat and I know it is just going to be so fun!!!   I am teaching my Nordic Nights Class as well as my Moroccan Lullaby Class.   I haven't taught Moroccan Lullaby in a little while, so I decided I needed a new sample so I would have a quilt to go on the table.   So I whipped up this little Baby Size Moroccan Lullaby . . . Isn't it just so cute!!! 

I had a few Fat Eighth's of Lella Boutique's Little Miss Sunshine fabric just sitting in my stash waiting to be used.  Paired with a white Ombre Dot from V and Co. and it just came out so adorable!!!   I even had just enough left to make a scrappy binding ;)  

And when it was all done, I had to laugh as I managed to pretty much pick the same color scheme as the original.   Apparently, this quilt just likes these colors ;)   And all the better as now they will both be matching in  class ;)  

This is such a fun quilt to make.  I really do love making Lattice Blocks using the No-Waste method.  It is so great to get the perfect block every time and only have to throw a tiny bit of trimming away.  Love it!!!   And now I totally want to make another Moroccan Lullaby 2 baby quilt in these same colors just reversing the prints and backgrounds ;)  

And of course, I finished up the quilt a little while ago, but then totally forgot it still needed to be quilted.  So yesterday I whipped up some all over swirls.  This is such a fun design to quilt and it is super fast too, which was good, as ya know, it is now being packed today ;)  

And that is my new Moroccan Lullaby Baby quilt ;)   I am just so happy with how it came out and can't wait to share it in my class tomorrow afternoon!!  

I hope you all have a very Happy Quilting Weekend and whip up some of your own quilts!!!

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 Love Essentials Fat Quarter Bundle from Lou Lou's Fabric Shop . . .   Number #508  . . . Congrats josbooksandcats!  I have messaged you :)  

        

                

And on to today's

oday's Terrific Tuesday Giveaway is being sponsored by  Thousands of Bolts .   Thousands of Bolts has incredible prices that will have you super excited!!!  There are thousands of bolts to choose from and all at amazing prices, staring as low as $5.39 a yard!!!   And they have just introduced dozens and dozens of new fabrics to the inventory!!  Be sure to check it out :)    And after you have shopped, they would sure love it if you could post a review on Google ;)  

And for Today's Terrific Tuesday Giveaway,  Thousands of Bolts is giving one lucky winner at $25.00 Gift Certificate!!!  You can get just what you always wanted :)   And good luck picking because there are literally thousands of bolts to choose from!!!!   

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 What was your last "Ah-Ha" Moment??

 ENTRY 2 - Lets show Thousands of Bolts some Love!!!!   You can follow them on   Facebook or Instagram.  Or you can visit The Shop and then share a favorite item ;)   Just be sure to leave a comment of how you showed your Thousand of Bolts Love!!!

And that's it ;)  The giveaway will be open until next Tuesday, March 1st  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!!!

Last Day of Share the Love Shop Sale :)

 Just popping in with a quick reminder that today is the last day of the Share The Love Shop Sale!!!!   

Everything in my  Happy Quilting Etsy Shop is marked down for a few more hours.  PDF Patterns are $5.50 ( regularly $8.50).   Hard Copy Patterns are $7.00 (regularly $10.00).  My Charming Baby Quilts book, is only $15.00 (regular $20.00).  My Irish Chain Quilts book is marked down to $10.00 (and this book is out of print!!) and finally,  my Modified Drunkards Path Templates are all on sale for $6.00, (regular $7.50)    So if you left something in your cart, now is the time to scoop up these deals before they are gone ;)    

 

Have a Happy Quilting Day!!

Baby Scrappy Carpenter's Wheels

I am so thrilled to be sharing my two newest finishes today!!!  You might recall that I dropped a hint after cutting out my Starlite Rainbow Quilt that I was having so much fun playing with scraps, I decided to make some more Classic Scrappy Quilts :)   And today, I get to share them with you!!!  After having so much fun with my Prairie Star BOB die I decided the Carpenter's Wheel BOB die was going to be next to try, because a Carpenter's Wheel Quilt has been on my bucket list to make about as long as a Prairie Star Quilt has been ;)   And here they are . . . 2 Scrappy, Happy, Baby Carpenter's Wheel quilts, one for boy and one for girl!!!

If you have followed along with me for a while now, you know I love scrappy quilts, but I like to call them Organized/Controlled Scrappy quilts!!!  I always like to balance my scrappy with a good color management choice.   So for these two baby quilts, I choose 2 color Scrappy, and matching a nuetral with a color in 2 color quilts is always a winner.   So for all girl, black and pink.   

And for all boy, blue and brown.   Aren't they just so fun!!!   I even kept the scrappy theme going in the background, with tone on tone whites for the girl quilt, and tone on tone creams for the boy quilt.  And I just love the added pop it gives to the background!

I know I have said it before, but I just love my AccuQuilt for cutting scraps!!   It makes tackling these classic quilts with "odd sized" shapes so much easier.  And I love not having to cut each scrap one at a time with a special ruler, just stack and go ;)  The  Carpenter's Wheel BOB die also has the clipped corners, so lining everything up when piecing is super easy and no need to trim anything.  

I did the boy quilt is a more "classic" Carpenter's Wheel layout, and the girl quilt I mixed it up a bit and played with the layout to make a fun new design.   You can save the images above and print them out if you want to use the same layout's in your own quilts ;)  They finish at 42" square with 2" finished sashing so they are just perfect for baby ;)  

When it came time to quilt them, I decided an some all over favorites!!   So it was swirls on the boy quilt, and paisley's on the girl quilt.   And it is hard to see, but I actually used a baby blue thread on the boy quilt and a baby pink thread on the girl quilt.  I love the little added pop it gives the quilting ;) 

And those are my Scrappy Baby Carpenter's Wheel quilts,  And I am just so excited to be able to cross off another Classic To Make Someday Quilt from my list.   Now to decide which one to tackle next :)   I can tell already, it's going to be a great year for whittling down the "to make someday" list.   So exciting!!! 

Oh, and fun little side note . . . if you want to watch me share these Scrappy Carpenter's Wheel quilts on the Live AccuQuilt Show, you can see it here , I come and visit at about 13 1/2 minutes in!    And I have to say, it was a little less scary the second time, but you can still see my hands shake, tee hee hee ;)

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