Swirling Leaves featuring Bittersweet Farm

 Today is another new quilt share day and it is just perfect for this splendid Fall Season we know find ourselves in (although, we managed to get three inches of snow this morning ;) I am such a fan of Teresa Kogut and her wonderful folksy prints. When I saw her Bittersweet Farm collection I just knew it would make the cutest Swirling Leaves Quilt ;) And didn't it just turn out so great!!!

I have been wanting to make my Swirling Leaves Quilt with a dark background for some time, and I knew that that tone on tone green print in this line would make a perfect darker background!!! It is always so fun to go outside of the box of a neutral background and play with some color. And I love that picking from the line will guarantee that everything matches just perfectly!! The Swirling Leaves Quilt is Layer Cake Friendly so you just have to grab a stack and get cutting :)

And while this might look a little complex, the Swirling Leaves Pattern is truly is a beginner quilt with basic quilting techniques.   You will be making HST, Stitch and Flip Stems, and lovely two patch blocks to whip up your leaves and the chain to go around them. Cause, you all know I just love a quilt with a secondary chain design ;) And isn't that border just so cute with all of the scarecrows peeking out!!

And when it came time to quilt mine, I opted for an all over loose feather.  I love how this gives the look of a twisting and turning. Almost like the leaves falling from the trees, And I think it totally adds to the vintage vibe of this quilt.  And I used a gold thread, and it just looks so great in it's fall goodness!!!

 And like all of my Happy Quilting patterns, the the nice thing is, the Swirling Leaves Pattern has multiple size options, so you can make whatever size you like. This is the picnic size, (which is perfect for a Fall throw) but you can make it from a Table Topper size all the way to a King size ;)   And big blocks means it will come together super quick, so you can whip one up and enjoy it right now!!!

And that is my Swirling Leaves Quilt featuring the Bittersweet Farm Collection by Teresa Kogut ! I hope you have enjoyed this post and I hope you make your own Swirling Leaves 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 #swirlingleavesquilt and tagging @happyquiltingmc or email me a picture at happyquiltingmelissa@gmail.com. I can't wait to see your Swirling Leaves Quilts!!

Thank you so much for popping by and sharing this finish with me!

Until next time . . . Happy Quilting!!!

Prairie Patchwork Quilt

So if you know what a fan I am of Little House on the Prairie, you would know that I was super excited when my good friends at Riley Blake asked if I wanted to make a sample of the Prairie Patchwork Quilt featuring Melissa Gilbert's (Laura Ingles from Little House on the Prairie) first fabric line, A Walk on the Prairie earlier this year for the H and H show.     And ya know, Melissa making Melissa's quilt . . .that is pretty cool too!!   And after going all over the place to shows and photo shoots (seriously, look at these awesome pictures Riley Blake took of this quilt!!!)  it came home last week!!!  And even better, A Walk on the Prairie is now in quilt shops so you can make one too ;)  

The colors and prints of this A Walk on the Prairie fabric line are just gorgeous!!!   This pictures really shows how rich they are in their dusty prairie goodness ;)  There are so many gorgeous florals in this line, and the gingham, stripes, and dots just pull it all together perfectly.  And don't they just shine in this Prairie Patchwork Quilt!!!  It is just what you would imagine being on the bed of a Prairie home :)   The quilt finishes at 80 3/4" x 102" so it is a great twin size with lots of drape.    And I think it would also make a great decor hanging on a quilt rack.  It's just so pretty in all of its piecing goodness!  

And guess what . . . this quilt is Pieced on Point!!!  Yup, it is a really cool way of putting together the quilt and then you are only dealing with square patchwork.   So great!!!   And I have to say, I just love all of the tiny 1" square patchwork that borders the blocks.   It is just so perfect and oh so fun to piece :)  So  truly, it is a lot easier than it looks.  

And when it came time to quilt it, I decided to do some fun custom quilting.   I mean, if it is going to go all over for pictures, it needed to get super fancied up ;)    I couldn't help but do wavy arches in those  perfectly pieced squares in the block centers.   I quilted swirls in the larger floral blocks and then I filled in the background with tiny curls.   And finally, I finished off the borders with a lovely giant feather.  And it just turned out oh so pretty, I love it!!! 

And of course, it added so much lovely texture to the quilt!!!   And now this quilt is hanging on my quilt rack at home and it just makes me smile.  And if you love this quilts as much as I do, (and love some tiny piecing) you can make your own!!!  The Prairie Patchwork Quilt Kits are now available, (and were so popular, they re already on backorder :) and they even come in a beautiful keepsake box!!   You are so going to love making this quilt!!! 

And that is it for my Prairie Patchwork Quilt :)  This quilt will have a special place in my heart, and I am so glad that I got to share it with all of you!!!   Thank you so much for popping in today :)  

I hope you all 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 $25.00 Gift Certificate from Lou Lou's Fabric Shop is . . .#26

Congrats Gretchen Weaver!!!  I have messaged you :)

   

And on to today's

Today's Terrific Tuesday Giveaway is being sponsored by Stitchin' Heaven.  Stitchin' Heaven is your home for quilty goodness and they always have amazing Flash Sales as well as Collections of the Week Sales!! !   And if you have ever wanted to Travel and Quilt . . . Stitchin' Heaven is your go to shop for Cruising, and Quilting!!!  In fact, I will be teaching on coming in 2025, and you can come and quilt and cruise with me, so exciting!!!    

  

And for today's Terrific Tuesday Giveaway, Stitchin' Heaven will be giving one lucky reader a $50 Gift Card!!   Now you can get just what you always wanted!!!   

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 have been on a cruise, and if so, where to?? 

 ENTRY 2 - Show your Stitchin' Heaven love.   You can Sign up for their Newsletter which I highly recommend as it will ensure you catch all of their amazing sales!!  You can follow them on Instagram or Facebook,  or you can visit the Shop and then share a favorite item ;)   Just be sure to leave a comment of how you showed your Stitchin' Heaven Love!!!

And that's it ;)  The giveaway will be open until next Tuesday, October 22nd, 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!!!

2024 Spooky Box!!!

 It's that time of year . . . when the Annual Spooky Box  arrives in the mail!!!    This years box is filled with so much amazing Spooky Quilting Goodness!!!  I just love it when it is Cute Halloween, my favorite!!!  

I was thrilled to find this super cute Pumpkin and Positions Fat Quarter Bundle from Kimberbell Designs for Maywood Studio.    Halloween for me is all about "cute" Halloween, and these prints are just so fun!!   And that Witchy Manor quilt . . . how adorable is that!!!  The witches hat for the roof is just so cute!!!    And I love that awesome Candy Corn Triangle Template.  It is always o nice to have just the ruler you need to make the pattern :)  

And the notions that  Fat Quarter Shop sent along this month are just so great!!!! It was fun to see what Spooky Box Leather Rotary Sheath.  That will so come in handy.   And the matching Boo-Tiful Bobbin Toppers are just so cute.  I just love the tin they come in as well, so pretty!!    And the Pumpkin Trim will just be so cute for wrapping up a Halloween Quilt.  And the bonus Jack O Lantern Candle is already making my kitchen smell like Halloween  Goodness!!! ;)  

What a super fun and super cute Spooky Box this year!!!  And just fyi, the Spooky Box is still available but they are going quick.   If you hurry, you can get your Witchy Manor Quilt made in time for Halloween this year ;)   

Hope you all have a very Happy Quilting Day!!!

Home Town Holiday Sampler QA - Week 6

We now find ourselves at Week 6 of the Home Town Holiday Sampler Quilt Along hosted by Fat Quarter Shop and we sewed something new and fun this week!!   A Home and Trees, so so cute ;)   This week we are making the Home Block, 2 Inner Trees, 2 Middle Trees, and 2 Outer Trees!!! And those Inner Trees sure have a lot of tiny triangles in them :)  So much fun!!! 

For my Sampler I am using Sweetwater Christmas Prints from several lines paired with a POParazzi Grey Background.  This is so exciting because now with these blocks done, and all the star blocks done, we get to move onto the pieced letters of the sampler.  I am so excited!!!    

And that is it for Week 6 of of the Home Town Holiday Sampler Quilt Along!!!   You can make your own Home Town Holiday Sampler as well, you just need Lori Holt's  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 with more Home Town Holiday Sampler goodness!!  Seriously, I can't wait to start on the letters!!!  I might even get a little ahead ;)