This is not a quilting post, but I am so full of Gratitude I just had to share it!!!
Picture by Erwin Pottgiesser
Many of you know our son, Spencer, is currently serving a 2 year religious mission for The Chruch of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in Germany. On Tuesday night our son's apartment in Germany caught fire. He and his companions were able to exit the building without harm, sans some smoke inhalation. 8 of his building mates were sent to the hospital and we pray for their quick recovery. We are so thankful to the police, fire department, ambulance drivers, and other service heroes who helped and took care of everyone who was affected by this tragedy. There were so many small miracles that kept our son and his companions safe and I know that our Father in Heaven was watching over them.
I am so grateful for a loving God and our Savior, Jesus Christ, who both know each of us, love us, and guide us!! Spencer is now in Frankfurt at the mission office while they figure out new living accommodations and such. He will be able to return to his apartment on Saturday to see what is salvageable, but again, we are just so happy he is safe and well. He sent me this picture this morning and I just love it!! This is him arriving in Frankfurt the next morning in his pj's. He's tired but he is smiling :)
Hello Quilting Friends! Today I am thrilled to be sharing a new Make it Modern project for Riley Blake Designs. And guess what . . . it's not a quilt . . . it's a Pool Table Cover!!!! And I even made a Free PDF Pattern so you can make your own as well, so fun!!!
So I have not played a lot of pool in my life, but the few times I did at friends, I always enjoyed it. So my sweetheart surprised me on my birthday with this "new to us" pool table. So exciting!!! But where it was "new to us" the original cover had been quite damaged, so of course, I had to whip us up a new one. And if you are going to make a Pool Table Cover, why not piece some Pool Balls in the cover ;) And ya, I just love the way it turned out!!!
For this project I used, Confetti Cottons in Dandelions, Cobalt, Riley Red, Eggplant, Mac N' Cheese, Kelly, Riley Burgundy, Black, Curry, and Cloud for the pool ball blocks. I used Shabby Alpine for the background and Shades Chocolate for the "binding". I just love how you can mix and match basics to get just the look you want!!! These all went together to really give the realistic look of an actual pool table.
The Pool Table Blocks finish at 12" square and the Pool Table cover finishes at 54" x 96" so it will fit any standard size pool table. All you need is the above fabrics, the Free PDF Pattern, and a Pool Table, and you can even get it in that order, tee hee hee. I mean, if you make a Pool Table Cover, you might as well get a Pool Table to put it on :)
So as you might have guessed, we have been enjoying lots and lots of family pool games. I am still not great, but it sure is a lot of fun. And I just can't help but smile, every time we come to play and I see this Modern Pool Table Cover!!!
And again, if you find yourself in need of a Pool Table Cover, you can download the Free PDF Pattern here and I would love to see your projects when you are done!!! You can share your covers with me on social media with the hashtags #happyquiltingwithmc and #rileyblakedesigns and tagging @happyquiltingmc or email me a picture at happyquiltingmelissa@gmail.com. I can't wait to see!!
Thank you so much to Riley Blake Designs for having me on their blog. I just love getting to play with such happy fabrics each and every day.
Today's Terrific Tuesday Giveaway is being sponsored by Poppie Cotton . Poppie Cotton is an amazing fabric company started by my good friends Jina Barney and Lori Woods. Their fabrics are just beautiful and are wonderful to sew with. The quality is fantastic and I just love all of their pretty prints!!! If you haven't sewn with Poppie Cotton yet, I highly recommend you check it out ;)
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ENTRY 1 - Simply leave a comment that tells me what is your favorite Farmhouse Animal?? ENTRY 2 - Lets show Poppie Cotton some Love!!!! You can follow them on Facebook, YouTube or Instagram. Or you can sign up for their newsletter or visit Poppie Cotton and share your favorite fabric collection ;) Just be sure to leave a comment of how you showed your Poppie Cotton Love!!!
And that's it ;) The giveaway will be open until next Tuesday, April 26th, when I will announce a winner at the beginning of next weeks Terrific Tuesday Giveaway Post :)
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I am just thrilled to share that I will once again be teaching at the Garden of Quilts in September of 2022. And I will be teaching 8 classes!!! Ya, can I just say how blown away I was when I got the email asking me if I would be up to teaching that many classes. It's going to be busy but oh so much fun and I am so incredibly honored!!!
Registration for Garden of Quilts will be opening very soon . . . but for today, all of the classes are being shared, so you can start getting your 4 days of quilting goodness all planned out :) The event is held at Thanksgiving Point in Lehi Utah on September 14th - 17th, 2022. There are so many amazing classes to choose from and I am just thrilled to be among such an amazing group of teachers. It's going to be amazing!!!
I am just so excited to be coming back to Garden of Quilts and hope to see you there!!! It really is a rock star line up of teachers (which I am so honored to be a part of!!) as well as an incredible venue of over 55 gorgeous acres hosting an amazing line up of quilts all in the wild. You can see all of the details at the Main Garden of Quilts page .
It's Week 2 of the Happy Quilting Marathon and I am excited to share another Happy Quilting Marathon Quilt. It's Called Playground Picnic and I think these soft muted colors are just perfect for Easter this week!! And it's also just so perfect for Spring, reminds me of all the pretty flowers just waiting to peak through :)
This pattern is one of my Happy Quilting patterns and I just love making it. It really is a fun pattern because of the way it comes together. And I am happy to say this quilt has only been waiting for a year to be quilted, not to shabby :) This is the lap size of the pattern and finishes at 60" x 75" so it is a great size to snuggle up with :)
I quilted this Playground Picnic quilt with traveling loose feathers. I love how it just adds to the extra soft feel of this quilt, and I used a loftier batt so it is nice and puffy :) And like always, good ol' 402 Pearl blended perfectly in all of these light and dark colors, love it!!
And now this quilt is happily on the back of my couch for this Spring Season. It's just so pretty :) I am just so happy to have this done and have another version of my Playground Picnic quilt.
And that is Quilt #2 - Sprouts Sprouted ;) Only 24 more quilts to go in the Happy Quilting Marathon :)
And that is it for today, thanks for popping in to share this finish with me!!!
