Terrific Tuesday Giveaway Day!!

It's Terrific Tuesday Giveaway Day so let's have some fun :)

But first, we need to announce the winner from last weeks Terrific Tuesday Giveaway!!  

The winner of the  Love You Fat Quarter Bundle from Green Fairy Quilts  is . . .   Number #225 . Congrats Shannan Sabby!!!   I have emailed you :)      

      

  

And on to today's

Today's Terrific Tuesday Giveaway is being sponsored by  Four Peaches Fabric .    Did you know that Wendy has Featured Products every day with amazing deals!!!  And her Peach Blossom handpicked fat quarter collections are just so fantastic!!!  You are so going to want to pop on over and check these out!!!   

And Today's Terrific Tuesday Giveaway just happens to be for Wendy's newest Peach Blossom Collection, so cute!!  Four Peaches Fabric is giving one lucky reader a Dreaming of Spring Fat Quarter Collection :)  Such a pretty selection of fabrics and has me indeed wishing for Spring!!!! 

You have two entry chances, the second being optional, 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 name your sewing machine, and if so, what you named it :)  (Mine are Abby, Aurora, and Bernadette )

 ENTRY 2 - Show your Four Peaches Fabric Love!!!!   You can Sign Up for their Newsletter.    You can follow them on  Facebook or Pinterest.    Or you can visit The Shop and then share a favorite item ;)   Just be sure to leave a comment of how you showed your Four Peaches Fabric Love!!!

And that's it ;)  The giveaway will be open until next Tuesday, January 16th when I will announce a winner at the beginning of next weeks Terrific Tuesday Giveaway Post :)

Good Luck and Have a Happy Quilting Day!!!

A Tuffet Start

So remember how I got myself a little last minute Christmas Present back here, well over the weekend I took it out of the box and got started on it!!!  I was a little nervous to start this project wondering what I got myself into, but like most new things, you just need to start!!!  Once I got the Tuffet Kit out of the box and read through the instructions, I was all kinds of excited to get going on it ;)

The first few steps have you cover the foam and base with some batting and staple it down and then trim it up all nice.  I found the staple gun and just started following the directions, which I was so happy were very detailed and easy to follow :)  In a bit I had a covered foam circle and I have to say,  I am pretty excited as mine looks a lot like the one in the picture from the instructions ;)  Always a good sign!!

Next up, I got to make the pieced cover.  And this is where I felt totally in my comfort zone again, gotta love some tiny strip piecing ;)  It was so hard to choose which fabric to use, but in the end I went with my Sweet Orchard Rollie Pollie :)  The prints are nice and small, and the colors are perfect for the quilt house and that is where I plan to keep this as a giant pin cushion on the sewing machine table ;)  So cute!!!

Now, I need to make these strips into a tube and then gather the ends to make it nice and round.  But before I get to that, I am trying to decide what colors to paint the cute little knobs that serve as the legs and what fabric to use for the center button.  I am leaning towards red legs with the red polka dot center.  What do you think???  Go with the red on both, or change it up with another color???

And even though I am only a few steps in, I am so loving where this is headed and I can't wait to finish it up.  I am just having so much fun with this!!!!   Pretty sure this won't be my last Tuffet Kit that I pull out of a box.   Maybe this will just have to become an annual Christmas Present for myself, can you imagine all of those adorable Tuffets!!!

So what did you work on this weekend??  Let me know if the comments ;)

And I hope you all have a very Happy Quilting kind of Day!!!

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I Think She's Got the Quilting Bug!!!

So remember when I shared how I was helping the amazing Young Women in my church to make Charming Totes . . .Well one of those amazing Young Women is my daughter.  This is her with her Charming Tote (which there happens to be a tutorial for right over here ;)  Jessica (shes 12 yrs old)  has done some sewing and piecing before, but only when I have asked if she wanted to make something or with her grandma, and even then, we needed to kind of stay on her to finish her project.   But I think this experience of making this little Tote might have been just the right project for the Quilting Bug to bite her ;)

As soon as school ended for the Christmas Break she asked if she could finish up the quilt that she had been working on for a friend for the last 2 years.   She added the borders, pressed it all, made a backing and then promptly asked if she could quilt it on the long arm.  

And let me tell you, this girl is a natural on the long arm!!!  She wasn't scared one bit.   I helped her load the quilt and gave her a few suggestions on how she might light to quilt it, and she was off.   I was able to work on my own project as she quilted away and  only came and get me to help her change the bobbin or roll the quilt, which she had down by the end of the quilt ;)  Ya, totally a proud moment for this mama!!!

And the best thing was, she absolutely loved it.  Every time I checked on her she was grinning from ear to ear, excited with what she was doing ;)  Yippee!!!  And I was so glad she wasn't scared, because she picked yellow thread, which blended great in the border, but made a super fun pop in the squares.   And she just rocked it!!!

She quilted loops and stars in the border, and alternated between wavy criss cross lines on an angel and wavy criss cross lines perpendicular on the squares.  I helped her with the name at the bottom, but besides that, she did all the quilting on her own.  And just look at all that awesome texture!!!  I know I am a bit bias, but I think she did amazing :)  What a beautiful and fun finish!!!   And of course, her friend just loved the quilt and it made for a wonderful Christmas Present ;)

And then the day after Christmas, Jessica asked if she could start another project!!!!   The quilting mom in me was so excited, I dropped everything I was doing and ran her down to the quilt room to decide on a project before she could change her mind ;)   She opted for the Neverland fabric that I had and wanted to do another simple patchwork with a border, but she wanted a whole lot more squares.   So I helped her with some cutting and gave her a little bit of instruction  (mostly, it's just like piecing the tote but on a larger scale) and she was on her way.

She laid out the patchwork and played for a few days with the placement.  Then when she got it just the way she liked she collected it all back into rows and started sewing.  She has already sewn up the first 6 rows ;)   And she is doing it completely independently!!!   I am so impressed with how she has just taken off with this!!  She is keeping her project neat and organize (so glad I bought the Good Measure Clothespins Set at Black Friday,  they are perfect for her to keep her rows stacked and together :)   so there is room for us both to sew together and that is a dream come true!!! 

I can see sharing a lot of Jessi's finishes this year because that girl is totally "jump into the deep end of the pool" excited about quilting!!!!  Best Day Ever!!!!   

Terrific Tuesday Giveaway Day!!!

It's Terrific Tuesday Giveaway Day so let's have some fun :)

But first, we need to announce the winner from last weeks Terrific Tuesday Giveaway!!  

The winner of the $25.00 Gift Card from Lou Lou's Fabric Shop  is . . .   Number #107. . Congrats Nancy A!!!   I have emailed 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!!!   Be sure to check those out for some major quilting savings!!!

And today's Terrific Tuesday Giveaway is filled with love!!! A Love You Fat Quarter Bundle by Sandy Gervais!! How perfect is that for some Valentines Day sewing to get your ready for next month!!!   And I just love the all of the adorable hearts packed into these super fun 21 Fat Quarters!!!

You have two entry chances, the second being optional, 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 how late you stayed up to ring in the New Year.  (I only made it to 10, tee hee hee :)    

 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 Twitter 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, Jan 8th when I will announce a winner at the beginning of next weeks Terrific Tuesday Giveaway Post :)

Good Luck and Have a Happy Quilting Day!!!

2017 Wrap Up . . . Bring on 2018!!!!

This post truly is one of my favorite posts to write each year!!!    It is absolutely fantastic to be able to  step back and look at everything that the past year has brought :)  And then to sit and contemplate my plans for the next year, well that just gets me all the more excited!!!  So as I close up 2017, here is a quick look of what has been happening at Happy Quilting over the past year. 

40 Quilts 

 (including quite a few secret ones that I can't show yet :)

4 Mini's & Projects

 Countless Blocks including:
 Aurifil, Bee, Patchwork, Sew Sampler, & Skillbuilder 

And I would be remiss this year if I didn't add in 

a Whole lot of Teaching!!! 

 From the Caribbean, to Las Vegas, to Illinois, to all over Utah, and then back Home again at the Quilt House :) 

And there's  Happy Quilting 2017, all rounded up in 4 little pictures :)  Wow, this year sure has been packed with a whole lot of quilting fun!!!   And it is just so amazing to see it all together in one neat little summary ;)   You can see more details about all of the quilts in my Quilt Archive Tab at the top of the page including links to the quilts with tutorials and of course, the annual Quilt Along ;)

What an amazing journey this continues to be!!!!  I can not even begin to say how grateful I am for this little space in the quilting world.  This is such an incredible industry to be a part of and the reason for that is each of you :)  Quilters are just the best people out there!!!!    I can't tell you how much your comments, emails, and pictures mean and how they just make me smile, especially on some of those slightly more crazy days :)    It is such a blessing to be able to share my love of quilting with you all and I truly can't thank you enough for coming back each day and being a part of Happy Quilting!!! 

And now, It's time to look forward to 2018!!!

Wow, that is just crazy.  2018!!!  Can you believe it.  Time certainly flies when you are having fun ;)  I started Happy Quilting in the summer of 2010 so it is now 7 1/2 years old.  Amazing!!!

So what does 2018 hold in store . . . Lot's more Happy Quilting :)   I have lot's of ideas and am so very excited to see what comes of them. 

Each year, I hang a little print off in my sewing room that serves as a daily reminder of what I want to accomplish creatively in the year and to keep me balanced as well ;)  Some of these are repeats from previous years and some are new, but all are important for me on this amazing journey. 


1 -  Share The Individual Journeys
2 -  Watch Where Time Is Spent
3 -  Measure Your Own Success
4 -  Mommy Before Quilter, Always

And again, these probably only make sense to me but there are so many thoughts tied up in each of those little statements.   They will  be wonderful reminders to me each and every day and I look forward to them  guiding me in my 2018 Creative Journey!!

And One Last Thought Before I Wrap This Up . . . and really, there are not enough words to express this, but . . . Thank You, Thank You, Thank You!!!! Truly, each and every one of you are what make Happy Quilting a truly Happy place ;)  I can't imagine doing this without all of the wonderful friends that I have made.  Thank you so very much for all your love and support!!!!

And I guess that means it is time to say goodbye to  2017 and here's looking at you 2018!!!!!  May it be filled with  Happy Quilting!!!!!!