September Sew Sampler!!

 Was it just me, or did we blink and September was over!!!   I have been doing a lot of secret "market sewing" the last little bit so it makes everything just fly by.  But, along with the end of September was my September  Sew Sampler Box !!!   And I just finished making my Sew Sampler block so now I can share ;)   The theme for September was All The Classics and it so fits it's name.  I just love it!!! 

I love, love, love this Denim and Daisies Fabrics from Fig Tree Quilts!!!  I love all of the shades of blue, and the pop or orange, amazing!!! And the Reflections quilt is so cute, but I have to admit, I already got some other Denim and Daisies precuts, so I have to decide now if I want to make a bigger quilt with all of them together ;)    

And the notions this month are super classic!!!  I absolutely love Creative Grids Rulers, and the 5 1/2" x 5 1/2" is a favorite size!!!   I am excited to add it to my collection of Creative Grid Rulers ;)   And I love me some Aurifl Thread, and this is such a perfect neutral color for pieing with.   And I haven't tried a Hot Ruler before but I am excited to try it out ;) 

And like I said at the beginning of the post, I just finished piecing my Pieceful Basket block.   Sadly, one of the yellow fabric triangles just so happened to be on a pink rose, but I think it still works.   Got to love this  Kona Lime Background  and Milk and Honey fabrics :)   I think the grey basket print might be my favorite in the line ;) 

And that is September Sew Sampler Box.

And before you know it, Octobers' box will arrive!!!     

Happy Quilting!!! 

Simply by Design in Calico Cowgirls!!!

Today I am super excited to be sharing this beautiful new Simply By Design quilt finish with you featuring the oh so fun Calico Cowgirl Collection by Lori Woods for Poppie Cotton!! And I am so excited to share this quilt!!!  With the new release of my Simply By Design  Quilt Pattern  I just couldn't wait to make a new version of the quilt using Fat Quarters instead of scraps and a dark background!!!   And these Calico Cowgirl fabrics  were the perfect match for the design.     Didn't it just come together so great!!!  

This Simply by Design quilt is such a fun one to make!!!   I used Fat quarters and divided these beauitful prints into 8 wonderful color groupings.   The key to this quilt is all about the color groupings and this line worked perfect for it.   And then I paired all of these bright happy colors with  Country Confetti Rodeo Arena Brown and they just sing!!  These just make me smile!!  

Simply by Design it truly is a great beginner quilt!!   It goes together quick and is super fun to make.   Again, it is all about playing with color groupings :)    It is made with simply block piecing, and then rotating the blocks into this fun design with sashing to break things up.  

 

And this particular quilt is on it's way to Poppie Cotton to hang at Quilt Market.  Poppie Cotton is hosting the Rest and Relaxation area of Market and is lining it with so many happy quilts.  I am honored to have mine hanging there  ;)  

Barbara did the piecing and qulting on this one again :)   Aren't her echoed feather groupings just so cute in the quilting.  They really pull out the fun and whimsy of the design.  Just so charming!!! 

 And just in case you missed it when I shared this new pattern last week, Simply By Design has multiple size options, so you can make whatever size you like. This is the twin size, but you can make it from a baby size all the way to a queen size ;)  And it really is great for Beginners to Experts alike, it is just a super fun quilt to make!!

And that is my Simply by Design Quilt! I hope you have enjoyed this post and consider making your own Simply by Design 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 #crossingpathsquilt and tagging @happyquiltingmc or email me a picture at happyquiltingmelissa@gmail.com. I can't wait to see your Simply by Design Quilts!!

Thank you so much for popping by in today!   And  thank you so much to my wonderful friends at Poppie Cotton for always creating such gorgeous fabrics for us to create with!!! 

I hope you have a very 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's TTGD ;) 

And the winner of the Folk and Lore Layer Cake from Fat Quarter Shop is . . .#84

Congrats notqnot!!!  I have messaged you :)

   

And on to today's

Today's Terrific Tuesday Giveaway is being sponsored by  Lou Lou's Fabric Shop .    Did you know that Jamie makes a new Lou Lou Bundle every Tuesday . . . a Lou Lou Bundle is 8 fat quarters curated by Jamie and they are always gorgeous!  I love this gorgeous new Dreamy Blues Bundle, perfect for expanding your blue stash!!!   And be sure to check out Jamie's Sale Section . . . oh so much Fun Shopping :)  

Today's Terrific Tuesday Giveaway is for some shopping goodness!!  Lou Lou's Fabric Shop is offering one lucky reader a $25.00 Gift Certificate perfect to use on anything in the store, including the awesome Lou Lou Bundle pictured above!!  Just perfect!!!!

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 could have a bundle of fabric of any color, what color would it be?? 

 ENTRY 2 - Lets show Lou Lou's Fabric Shop some Love!!!!   You can follow them on   Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, or Instagram.  Or you can follow their blog or  visit The Shop and then share a favorite item ;)   Just be sure to leave a comment of how you showed your Lou Lou's Fabric Shop Love!!!

And that's it ;)  The giveaway will be open until next Tuesday, October 15th, 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!!!

Home Town Holiday Quilt Along - Week 5

 I am a few days late this week, but when you see all of the mistletoe blocks, you'll know why ;)   It is Week 5 of the Home Town Holiday Sampler Quilt Along hosted by Fat Quarter Shop and wow, we pieced a lot!!     This week we are making 2 Bright Holiday Star Blocks, 2 Shimmer Holiday Star Blocks,  and a lot, a lot, a lot of Holly Berry Blocks!!! So much Piecing Fun!!! 

For my Sampler I am using Sweetwater Christmas Prints from several lines paired with a POParazzi Grey Background.  And this is the end of the star blocks.  Next week we move onto trees and the house, how fun will that be!!!   I am just getting so excited for this quilt to come together, I am so glad it will be done in time for Christmas as long as I can keep up ;)  

And that is it for Week 5 of of the Home Town Holiday Sampler Quilt Along!!!   It's not to late to join in the fun of piecing from Lori Holt's new  Home Town Holiday Sampler Book!   You can see the complete schedule here and check out all the details here and come quilt along ;)    

See ya next week (hopefully on Saturday this time :)   with more Home Town Holiday Sampler goodness!!  

Last of All : Corkscrew!!!

 Today is the final day of new Happy Quilting Pattern and Quilts and we are finishing up with Corkscrew!!!   This has always been a favorite design of mine, and I am so happy that it got a make-over :)  I didn't change anything up in the design, I just spruced things up in the writting!!!  And you know, it's all about the rainbow of colors in this one    So here is the new  Corkscrew!!  

The  Corkscrew Pattern can be found in my Etsy Shop in both a Paper version as well as a PDF version.  And it is on Special 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. 

 Corkscrew is a great quilt if you want to work on lining up lots of pretty points!!!  It is Intermediate level and teachings so many piecing techniques.  You learn Half Square Triangles, No Waste Flying Geese, and Pieced Square in a Square blocks.    And when the blocks come together they create such an awesome secondary design!! It truly is my favorite part about this quilt design!! 

This version of  Corkscrew is made from Texture Basics by Riley Blake Designs!!!  This design is really great for using Basic Lines, that way you have lots of colors to choose from and the piecing really pops!!     And laying out the rainbow of blocks is my favorite part of making this quilt!!!  It's just so fun to see it all come together :)  This quilt is Fat Eighth friendly, so you can grab a bundle and get quilting!!   

I quilted this version of  Crokscrew with all over swirls.   I wanted to add lots of curves to this super geometric design.   And of course, you also get the texture and movement with all of those swirls!!  And when it comes to thread color, this one can be a little tricky.   You could totally use a grey, but I was excited to find a Twist Thread in the back of my stash that is actually a black thread and a white thread twisted together. (Sadly, I don't think they make it anymore)  It worked just perfect for the quilt and gave it an almost metallic look!!   So great ;)  

Corkscrew, has multiple size options so you can make whatever size quilt works for you ;)   The blocks finish at 18" so they are a good sized block, and the bigger the quilt, the more colors you get to choose in your layout.   (And of course, you can totally do prints and it would look just as awesome!!!)     The pattern has 6 size options :  Baby, Child, Lap, Picnic, Twin and Queen.     

And that is my new  Corkscrew quilt and Pattern!!!    And I just love it!!!   I hope you love it as much as I do and will make your own Corkcsew Quilt :)  And when you do, please share your quilt with me !!     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 Quilts!!!

So are you ready to start making your Corkscrew Quilts???  Pop over to my Etsy Shop, to pick up your Patterns.   Again, PDF Patterns are just $5.50, the Paper Patterns are $7.00,  until October 5th (Which will most likely be the 6th as I will be at a bike race all day :)      And while you are there, check out these other newly released and re-released patterns that are also on the same special ;)  Always good to save on shipping!! 

  

Thanks for popping in again.  See ya tomorrow with more Happy Quilting Pattern fun :)  

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