Vintage Sunburst QAL - Month 8

 It's Month 8 of the  Vintage Sunburst Quilt Along hosted by Fat Quarter Shop and I can not say how happy I am that I switched to chain piecing - paper piecing !!      It is just so much more productive for me ;)  So here is this month's share for the Vintage Sunburst Quilt  

I finished up all of the "paper part" of the paper piecing this month with  the 12" Paper Piecing Pads blocks parts.   I am using the cool tones of the Blossom Basics for these larger blocks with the Warm Tones in the corners to make the secondary diamonds when the blocks are sewn together.   

 Next month my plan is to  sew these units into blocks .   And then in October I will be making the quilt top and November quilting it!!  And it will be all finished in time for Christmas ;)  The free pattern for this Quilt Along can be found right here ;) 

  And now that I have cut all of the "scraps" from the paper piecing, I am getting back to my  leaders and enders .   This is all next to my sewing machine and each time I finish some stitching I add another 2 of these to be stitched.   It is going to grow in no time at all, which is good because I am thinking about piecing this  into the backing of 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 and join me in some paper piecing fun :)  

Summer Breeze in Mushroom Blooms!!!

 Today I am super excited to be sharing this adorable new Summer Breeze quilt with you!!!  This is a Picnic Size quilt and it uses one Layer Cake to make it.   I used the oh so cute Mushroom Blooms Collection by Jill and Rani for Poppie Cotton to make this quilts and isn't it just charming!!  ;)  

And when I say adorable . . . I mean absolutely adorable!!  As soon as I saw this new line by Poppie Cotton I just knew I had to make a quilt with it.   As a child of the 80's I grew up with Strawberry Shortcake, and these little mushroom children are such a throwback to one of my favorite cartoons growing up.   I mean, just to cute for words!!!   And I love the happy bright colors paired in this line as well.   So ya, It was a must sew with ;)  

Image from Modern Quilt Co. 

And didn't it just fit the  Summer Breeze pattern so perfectly!!!    Summer Breeze is an Intermediate pattern because it does have an angled diagonal seam that you have to line up, but you will have it down after a block or two ;)  In fact, I just taught this class in June and had a first time quilter in my class and she knocked it out of the park!!! 

 

 I just love those happy petals blowing in the breeze!   And the secondary designs created when the blocks are sewn together are just awesome.   And there are extra borders added in on this one, but I think it just adds to the picnic feel of the quilt!! 

And Barbara did the quilting and piecing on this one for me, isn't she just the best  :)  And her quilting is just oh so cute!!  She quilted loose feathers in the background and then figure 8's in the petals.   Just so fun. And I love how she left the center background unquilted so it just pops, so great ;) 

 Summer Breeze, like all of my Happy Quilting patterns, has multiple size options!!  Don't you just love being able to make the size you need without all the quilt math. Again, this is the picnic size, but you can make it from a baby size all the way to a king size ;)   And the pattern has one border, but like this, you can always add more if like.  

And that is my newest Summer Breeze Quilt! I hope you have enjoyed this post and consider making your own Summer Breeze Quilt!!! And if you do, I would love to see it! You can share your projects with me on social media with the hashtags  #happyquiltingwithmc and #summerbreezequilt and tagging @happyquiltingmc or email me a picture at happyquiltingmelissa@gmail.com. I can't wait to see your Summer Breeze Quilts!!

Thank you so much for popping by and sharing this finish with me.  And a huge thank you to my wonderful friends at Poppie Cotton for creating such adorable fabrics and then letting me play with them!!! 

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

July Sew Sampler and Celebrating 100!!!

Wow, can you believe it!!!  This is the 100th  Sew Sampler Box, isn't that just so cool :)  Now if only I could say I have all 100 projects completed, tee hee hee ;)    But just wow, I just love this amazing   Sew Sampler Box subscription and this July 100 Celebration box is just great!!! The theme for this month is Playful Summer and I can't wait to play with this quilty goodness :)  

I mean, you know I love Charm Packs!!!!   And to get 3 Matching charm packs, so exciting!!!  While I like the Five Stas table runner, I am thinking I might want to use these 30's Playtime Charm Packs to make a Ring Around the Rosie's quilt from Charming Baby Quilts.   I just think the fabrics would fit its design so well!!   

And the notions for this month, so great!!!   This Small Stitch Love Maker Bucket is just adorable, and I think it will be perfect to hold cards and notes I get from quilters!!!   And I am super excited about this Woven Star Foundation Pad, you know I just love Star quilts ;)    And the Blue Fabric Glue pen will come in handy when paper piecing the first piece of fabric to the template.  I have seen this done lots but never tried it and I am excited to give it a go ;)  And of course, now I can store it in the Mini Stash n Store.  I always love those little guys for keeping everything organized in my sewing room ;) 

And I am also excited to share my newest  Pieceful Basket block.    I am just loving these blocks in their fun and happy Kona Lime Background, and  Milk and Honey bundle baskets.   And who doesn't love piecing little 1" finished squares, so cute!!! 

And that is July, lucky 100,  Sew Sampler Box.

  And now, school stars in a week, and life gets back to regular routine and maybe I can share August's  Box actually at the end of August ;)  

Happy Quilting!!! 

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's TTGD ;) 

And the winner of the Nordic Nights Picnic Size Precut Quilt Kit from Happy Quilting is . . .#234 . . .

Congrats tralinafabricscientist!!!  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  and Precuts of the Week!!   You can also save big on the Basics of the Month!!!!     This month Pure Solids Basics are on sale.  Also, The Gypsy Quilter Notions are on sale for the Notion,   and all  Fig Tree Quilts Patterns  are on sale for the Pattern.   Save 20% off of all of them for the whole month of August!!  So great ;)   

And for today's Terrific Tuesday Giveaway  Fat Quarter Shop is giving away this beautiful Autumn Farmhouse Fat Quarter Bundle by Kim Diehl !!!   Isn't this just the prettiest collection to bring on Fall :)

 

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 if you are ready for Fall or if you would prefer Summer to stick around a little longer??? 

 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, August 13th  when I will announce a winner at the beginning of the 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!!!

Moonbeams Quilt Along - Release 6 - Square in a Square Border and Quilt Top!!

 Today is the sixth release of the Moonbeams Quilt Along and I am just so excited for today as it is all coming together!  This is Fat Quarter Shop's 11th Annual Charity Quilt Along and they are always my favorite :)  Today's release is the  Square in a Square Row and Finishing the Quilt Top .   And how fun are these rows of low volume squares!! 

And I had so much fun sewing together the entire quilt top.   Although I will give a little helpful advice, pay close attention to the layout of the blocks, some of those with cornerstones in only two corners get flipped easily.  Ask me how I know ;)  I am using Imaginary Flowers for by Gingiber for my blocks and I am just so happy with how it all came together.  But I want to keep it a little bit of a secret until it is all quilted for today, you get a quilt swirl ;)  

So are you joining in with the Moonbeams Quilt Along fun???   You can download the block pattern right here and it is requested for each pattern you download to donate $10.00  to the Make a Wish Foundation :)  And I am super excited to say that even though we are only on month 3,  Fat Quarter Shop's annual charity QAL raised over $30,000!!!  The goal is $100,000 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 Moonbeams progress on social media with #moonbeamsqal and check out Fat Quarter Shops post for the Finishing Quilt Tops for lots more Moonbeams Inspiration!!! 

And that's it for the Sixth Release in the Moonbeams Quilt Along!!!!     Next time we will make the pieced backing, so exciting!   

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