Barn Star Sampler QAL - Finish!!!

The Barn Star Sampler Quilt Along has come to an end and I am so excited to share my finish!!!  This Quilt Along began at the very start of this year, so it seems fitting that it will be my final share of 2023!!  Thanks to Fat Quarter Shop' for hosting this awesome quilt along, I had so much fun sewing along  :)    So without further ado . . .  here is my Barn Star Sampler !!!  

I made my Barn Star Sampler a little larger so it would finish square at 100" x 100" .  I had so much fun playing with the layout and figuring out the extra blocks I got to make to square this up.   Now it can go on my bed :)  I just love the way it all came together!!!  

 And I am so happy with this beautiful array of Rainbow Ombre goodness!!!  Isn't a rainbow of colors just so happy!!!  And I love all of the different neutrals ombre in the background, it really allows each block to just stand out on it's own as well as be a part of the sampler!!!  I just can't help but smile at it, it really is just happy making!!! 

And when it came time to quilt it, I went for an all over swirl in a fairly large scale.  I wanted to keep this one a little softer, so I tried not to quilt it super dense, but I still love all of the texture.  When you have all of those wonderful points, it is so great to add some curvy goodness with some swirls ;)    And you know my favorite 402 So Fine was the perfect match for all of these colors and neutrals.  Blended so perfectly!!! 

And now, I just get to enjoy the finish!!!   So exciting ;)  I have just so enjoyed this quilt along!!!  Working with ombre's takes a little more planning, but it is so worth it!!!  Sewing with all of those wonderful color's is just so fun and seeing all of the different shades come together is just amazing!!!  I am just thrilled with this finish and so enjoyed this 2023 Barn Star Quilt Along!!! 

In fact, I loved it so much, I am planning on a second ombre Quilt Along in 2024!!  This time I think I am going to mix colors in the blocks though, just to change it up a bit.   I can't wait!!!   Bring on the Piece and Quilt Sampler for 2024 :)  

    

Thanks for popping in today and sharing this finish with me ;)  Have a Happy Quilting Day!!

Terrific Tuesday Giveaway Day!!

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

First we need to pick a winner from last week ;)  

The winner of the $25.00 Gift Certificate from  Lou Lou's Fabric Shop  is . . .#92 . . Congrats . . . catsmeowtwo!!     I have messaged you ;) 

    

      

And on to today's

Today's Terrific Tuesday Giveaway is being sponsored by  Poppie Cotton .      Poppie Cotton is a newer 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!!!  You'll want to check them out ;)  

And today's Terrific Tuesday Giveaway is an exciting one!!  Poppie Cotton is offering one lucky reader a Delightful Department Store Fat Quarter Bundle!!!  That is 21 Fat Quarters of vintage goodness!! And those colors are just so happy making!!!!!

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 your favorite department store??

 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, December 26th, 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!!!

New Look - Happy Quilting Patterns!!

Thank you so much for all of the pattern love you have shared with me!!!  I am so glad that you are loving the 2 new Happy Quilting patterns I have shared this week!! Along with the two new patterns, 2 of my original Happy Quilting Patterns have also gotten a Make-over!!!  They are still filled with full color - wonderful illustrations to guide you along each step of the way but now have the benefit of 10 years of writting patterns :)        

      

This is so very exciting, I just can't tell you how fun it is to pick up a box of shiny new patterns from the printer!!! Just amazing :)     I wish I had time to "re-make" each of these quilts as I Re-Release the patterns . . . but as you can see, things are a little busy at Happy Quilting, tee hee hee.  So no new quilts today, just new shiny patterns :)  

So are you ready to get Happy Quilting???  Be sure to pop over to my Etsy Shop, to pick up your Patterns books, and templates before the After Black Friday - Early Christmas Sale ends on Monday ;) 

 All 7 PDF Patterns are just $5.50, and the Paper Patterns are $7.00 and the books are marked down as well!! 

 And when you finish your  Happy Quilting Quilts I would love to see them!!!  You can email me a picture at happyquiltingmelissa@gmail.com or add it to social media with  #happyquiltingwithmc ;)  I can't wait to see your Happy Quilting Quilts!!!

Thanks again for all of the New Pattern Love!!!  It has me super excited to get the next group all ready to release ;)

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

Vintage Sunburst Quilt Along!!!

 It's almost the new year, and that means a whole bunch of new Quilt Alongs!!!  And January 13th is the start of the Vintage Sunburst Quilt Along and I can't wait!!!  (literally, you will see by the sneak peek that I didn't wait ;)  

I have been saying for sometime that I need to practice my paper piecing skills.   I always seem to underestimate the angles and cut my fabric to small.   So, when I was asked about joining in this quilt along, I figured it would be the perfect practice will all of those lovely angles, and because it has deadlines, it will actually get done!!!    

The Vintage Sunburst Quilt Along combines both the 8" Vintage Sunburst Paper Piecing pads as well as the 12" Paper Piecing Pads!!!  Doesn't it just make the cutest design when the two are put together!!!  The quilt will finish at 64" x 88" so it will be a nice large throw size when complete.   The free pattern for this Quilt Along can be found right here ;)  

And you knew, my version was going to be happy and bright!!!!  I decided to use Blossom Basics, and I have separated the prints into cool and warm colors.   I am going to use the cool colors to make the big blocks, and the warm colors to make the small blocks.    And I was super happy to be able to use up all of the yardage leftover white on white prints that I have from the backgrounds of other quilts.   What a great way to use up all of those pieces that are to small to use for another background ;)  

And like I said, I couldn't wait.   Honestly, I wanted to check that all of the pieces I cut above would work.  (and ya, I could have made them a littler larger, but they will keep me focused in piecing just to perfection :)   And as you can see from the sneak peek, I am also adding a warm colored stitch and flip on the big blocks so that I will have little diamonds in the corners.  So cute!!

And after I had made my practice blocks, I couldn't handle adding all of the cut off scraps to my scrap bins (they are already overflowing.  So I decided to just improv piece them together.  I just love how happy that scrap is now.   I plan to do this for each set of blocks and we will see what it becomes when I am done with the quilt ;)

So do you want to work on your paper piecing skills as well??  Pop over the the Vintage Sunburst Quilt Along page to get all of the details!!!  I am so super excited for this project ;) 

Dizzy Days Irish Chain - A New Happy Quilting Pattern!!!

 I am super excited to share a second new pattern and quilts today!!!   Here is Dizzy Days Irish Chain!!! And yes, this is a remake of an old pattern, but I changed it up so much, including a new name, that I am just considering it new ;)  And my favorite change up is that I made is scrappy friendly, because we all have scraps, and they need to be used!!!!  

The  Dizzy Days Irish Chain Pattern can be found in my Etsy Shop in both a Paper version as well as a PDF version.  And it is on Special (along with all of my patterns :)  for it's release with PDF Patterns at $5.50 and the Paper Patterns are $7.00!  The patterns are full color and the paper version is in book format.  

Dizzy Days Irish Chain is such a fun quilt to make!  And the cool thing is, because of the random layout of the "random" blocks, no two quilts will look the same.  And yet, you still get the Single Irish Chain criss crossing every time.   The quilt is made with basic piecing techniques and the blocks go together super quick.  Cornerstones finish off the chain, but they blend in, so you don't even notice them or the sashing, so cool :)

This version of  Dizzy Days Irish Chain is made all from scraps!!!!   I pulled out scraps in pink, blue, yellow and green from Bonnie and Camille, Lella Botique, Coriander Quilts, and Sherri and Chelsi.  And there are some other designers in there as well, I just had the most from the above. ( probably because I make lots of quilts from their fabrics ;)   And didn't it just come together oh so cute!!!  I just love how happy and bright these colors are and how they pop of the background ;) 

I quilted this version of  Dizzy Days Irish Chain with small swirls all over the background.  I made sure to get those swirls in every knock and cranny and then left the blocks unquilted.  This makes them just pop and emphasizes the single chain all the more.  So fun!!!  And you know, 402 for the win!!  (I actually burned thorough a whole spool of 402 all in 3 days quilting so much :)  

And if you don't have scraps . . .  tell me your secret :)  No, just kidding, you can always make your quilt from a layer cake like the original.   Here is an oldie but a goodie made with a Basic Grey layer cake in the queen/king size.   You get the same fun scrappy took with a layer cake as they have so much variety in them ;) 

And of course, the pattern comes with size options so you can find the size that work just right for you!!!  The pattern has 6 size options :  Baby,  Child, Lap, Picnic, Twin, Queen/King.  So now you can make all the sizes :)  

 And as I mentioned yesterday . . .   my Happy Quilting Patterns have a new look but are still filled with full color - wonderful illustrations to guide you along each step of the way.        And thanks to the  . . .

You can get this pattern along with any of my patterns, books, or templates on sale!!!  Pop over to my Etsy Shop, to pick up your Patterns.   All, PDF Patterns are just $5.50, and the Paper Patterns are $7.00,  until December 18th :)    And while you are there, check out my books and templates as well, as everything is on sale ;)  Always good to save on shipping!! 

Oh, And one last note.   When you make your Dizzy Days Irish Chain Quilts I would love to see them!!!  You can email me a picture at happyquiltingmelissa@gmail.com or add it to social media with  #happyquiltingwithmc ;)  I can't wait to see your Happy Quilting Quilts!!!

Thanks for popping in today and sharing this new finish with me.  I am so very excited, I just love scrappy quilts!!!  I'll be sharing more so be sure to come back and visit ;)

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