Okay, so let's be honest . . . How many Christmas Quilts does one person need??? The answer for me is Always More!!! I love to give away Christmas Quilts at Holiday parties and gatherings, there is just something so great about sharing a quilty hug at one of the most festive times of the year!!! So when I saw that the Fat Quarter Shop was hosting this new Home Town Holiday Sampler Quilt Along, I was all in ;)
I mean, this is some classic Lori HoltChristmas Goodness from her newest book Home Town Holiday Sampler!! !!! And I just love making sampler quilts . . . it is so fun when every block is different and you get to see them all come together ;) And I also love some tiny piecing, and as you can see, this has lots and lots of piecing :) This Quilt Along will be a weekly one, starting the end of this month and getting your quilts finished just in time for the big 25th!!
And my plan is to make a Sweetwater Christmas Sampler ;) I had a Hometown Christmas Edition and Blizzard Layer Cake stashed away, and I added a brand new On Dasher Layer Cake to the mix and will use On Dasher Prints for the borders and binding and bigger pieces. I am so excited, Sweetwater Christmas lines are always a favorite of mine and I think this sampler is going to turn out just amazing. Oh, and since Sweetwater has so many low volume prints, I plan to use a gris grunge background, so exciting!!!
So do you want to come Quilt Along on some Holiday Goodness as well? Check out all the details here and get ready for the fun to start soon ;)
It's Terrific Tuesday Giveaway Day!! Let's have some fun :)
First we need to pick a winner from last week's TTGD ;)
And the winner of the $25.00 Gift Certificate from Thousands of Bolts is . . .#127 . . .
Congrats Sharon Abbotts Aurora!!! I have messaged you :)
And on to today's
Today's Terrific Tuesday Giveaway is being sponsored by Happy Quilting!!! Yup, little ole me today ;) And I have a super fun giveaway!!! Remember when I went on that quilting cruise?? Well, I have a class kit to giveaway from it to one lucky winner!!! And this Nordic Nights quilt is one of my favorites to make!!! So the giveaway is for a Nordic Nights Picnic Size Precut Quilt Kit!!! Someone is going to be very lucky :)
You have two entry chances here, the second being optional, and please leave a separate comment for each. All Entries are welcome, just leave an email address if you are a no-reply blogger ;)
ENTRY 1 - Simply leave a comment telling me if you are a Night Owl or an Early Bird ;)
ENTRY 2 - Show your Happy Quilting love. You can follow Happy Quilting on Bloglovin, or Email Updates, to get daily updates. (see on right side of blog) Or you can like Happy Quilting on Instagram, Facebook, or Pinterest Any one way will do . . . Just be sure to leave a comment of how you showed your Happy Quilting Love!!!
And that's it ;) The giveaway will be open until next Tuesday, August 6th, 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 :)
Today I am am just so excited to share with you an all time favorite quilt design and I have a special bonus to share along with it!!! (more on that soon) I have made my Braided Irish Chain Quilt so many times because I just love the finish every time and it is just such a fun quilt to make!!! So when I decided to make a new King Size quilt for my own bed (yes, every once and a while I actually make a quilt for myself ) I of course, went back to this favorite!!! And I think this new Breath Expression Batik version might be my all time favorite!!!
You see, My husband absolutely loves the ocean!!! Hawaii is our favorite vacation and I think my sweetheart could snorkel all day :) So when I decided to make a quilt for our bed, I wanted to pick out fabrics that would remind us of the ocean. I instantly feel in love with the Breath Batik Collection. The prints have a "coral under water" vibe to them and I just love all of the soft colors on those beautiful "low volumes". So with all of my beautiful low volume prints, I needed an ocean inspired background!!! And this Expression Batiks Mountain High Delft was the perfect match!!! And doesn't it just bring out all of the colors in the print when it is in the sunshine, so pretty!!! And I am happy to say, my husband absolutely loves it as much as I do, yippee!!!
And while this might look a little complex, the Braided Irish Chain Pattern is truly is a beginner quilt with basic quilting techniques. It uses Strip Piecing for a lot of the patchwork and then 3 basic patchwork blocks that come together to make the "big block" for the design. And depending on the size you choose to make, you can add some sashing around the blocks to add to the braided chain. And isn't that braided chain just so pretty!!!
And remember how I mentioned that special bonus . . . Well today, Jenny Doan from Missouri Star Quilt Company is sharing a step by step video tutorial of my Braided Irish Chain Quilt pattern!!! Isn't that just so great. So now if you are a little nervous about following patterns, you can also have Jenny walking you through the whole quilt ;) So get your Braided Irish Chain Pattern in my Etsy Shop and then watch Jenny's Braided Irish Chain Tutorial here at Missouri Star's You Tube Channel and make your own Braided Irish Chain Quilt :)
I have made the King Size Quilt, and Jenny is sharing the Picnic Size Quilt, but like all of my Happy Quilting patterns, the Braided Irish Chain Pattern has multiple size options, so you can make whatever size you like from a baby size all the way to a California King Size ;) And that strip piecing and big blocks means it will come together super quick. But be careful, once you start, you can't make just one, trust me, I know ;) I have a baby size in the works right now as well :)
Oh, and a fun thing about a chain quilt, is you can make the chain pop!!!! When it came time to quilt mine, I opted for small swirls in the background and then to leave the chain unquilted. That super dense quilting in the background just makes each of those little "coral prints" just pop and I love it so much!! It took a little while for all of that dense quilting, but it is so worth the finish look :)
And that is my Braided Irish Chain Quilt featuring the Breath Expression Batik Collection! I hope you have enjoyed this post and make your own Braided Irish Chain Quilt!!! And if you do, I would love to see it! You can share your projects with me on social media with the hashtags #happyquiltingmc and #braidedirishchainquilt and tagging @happyquiltingmc or email me a picture at happyquiltingmelissa@gmail.com. I can't wait to see your Braided Irish Chain Quilts!!
Thank you so much for sharing this finish with me!! I just love getting to Happy Quilt each and every day and I am so grateful to my wonderful friends at Riley Blake for having me here to share my love of quilting with you all!!!
I just love Christmas in July!!!! You know I just love making Christmas Quilts and when I saw the new Up on the Housetop Collection by Teresa Kogut I just knew it would make the cutest Vintage Christmas quilt ;) So I pulled out my Double Dutch Pattern and got to pressing, cutting, and stitching!! And didn't it just turn out so great!!!
Like I said, I just love making Christmas Quilts!!! And if you are wondering how many Christmas Quilts one person needs, the answer is "always one more!!" And that is because there is always another amazing Christmas Collection!!! I mean, how can you not want to create with these Vintage Santa's, Reindeer, and cherry cottages!! I just love the way Teresa Kogut designs and her colors are just so fabulous!! I love the pops of gold and navy with the traditional Christmas red and green :)
And while this might look a little complex, the Double Dutch Pattern is truly is a beginner quilt with one basic quilting techniques. And that is No-Waste Flying Geese. And if you have never made No-Waste Flying Geese, trust me, you are going to love this method of Flying Geese!!! And as you can see, these Geese are rather on the large size, so you have a little more wiggle room as you learn the technique ;) Two geese paired together make a cute little "house" and 4 make a neighborhood ;)
And when it came time to quilt mine, I opted for all over loose feather. I love how this gives the look of a twisting ivy weaving up the sides of the houses ;) Doesn't it just add to the vintage vibe of this quilt. And I just love how my favorite 402 So Fine blends on all of those happy colors!!
And like all of my Happy Quilting patterns, the the nice thing is, the Dutch Days Pattern has multiple size options, so you can make whatever size you like. This is the picnic size, (which is perfect for a Christmas throw) but you can make it from a baby size all the way to a queen/king size ;) And big blocks means it will come together super quick, so you have more than enough time to make one before Christmas!!!
And that is my Double Dutch Quilt featuring the brand new Up on the Housetop Collection by Teresa Kogut ! I hope you have enjoyed this post and consider making your own Double Dutch Quilt!!! And if you do, I would love to see them! You can share your projects with me on social media with the hashtags #happyquiltingmc and #doubledutchquilt and tagging @happyquiltingmc or email me a picture at happyquiltingmelissa@gmail.com. I can't wait to see your Double Dutch Quilts!!
Thank you so much for popping by and sharing this finish with me ;) I hope you have a very Happy Quilting Day!!!
Today'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 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 Have you ever ridden an animal other than a horse, if so, what animal??
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, July 30th, 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 :)
