HTHS QA - Week 8

It's Week 8 of the Home Town Holiday Sampler Quilt Along hosted by Fat Quarter Shop and this week is brought to you by the letters E, F, G and H!!! Eeekkk, I am just having so much fun making these letters, I might have already cut out the rest of the alphabet :) 

For my Sampler I am using Sweetwater Christmas Prints from several lines paired with a POParazzi Grey Background.  And how fun are these low volumes just popping on that background.  I just love it, especially the little reindeer, oh so cute!!!    

And that is it for Week 8 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!!  More Letter goodness to come ;)  

Meadowland for SUU!!!

Yup, today I get to share another SUU Quilt in my favorite Red, White, and Black color combo!!! Each year at the Quilty Friends Retreat , I take a class and I decided a few years back to start making SUU quilts in each of these classes.   So this is Meadowlands Quilt and the pattern is by Then Came June.  

This was a super fun class from two years ago (yes, the one from this year still needs to be finished pieced, ah well :)   For this version I went with all soilds.   Because sometimes Solids for the Win is just the way to go!!!   I am so glad my Alma Mater has Red, White, and Black for the school colors.  I just such a great color combo and one that I don't mind doing over and over again ;)

And once again, I added an SUU layered applique to the corner of the quilt. You can really do just about anything with this layered applique technique!!   Again, you can find the step by step tutorial here for layered applique :)   

When it came time to quilt this Meadowlands Quilt I decided on an all over swirl in varying sizes ;)  It is always fun to mix up the small, medium, and large swirls.  It adds some great texture and movement to this super geometric quilt.      And of course, a red thread was perfect for this quilt.  

And that is my SUU Meadowlands Quilt.  The pattern has several size options and I made the Bed Size 80" x 96" so it will be great for cuddling up in during a cold game :) And this one will get a happy new home very soon as well.  I just love that I can use my love of quilting to help out my favorite School!!!

Thanks again for popping in for another quilt finish!!

I hope you all have a very Happy Quilting Day! 

Dutch Days for SUU!!!

It's that Homecoming Time of year and that means I get to share another SUU Quilt in my favorite Red, White, and Black color combo!!! I decided to make an SUU Fast & Fun Lap Quilts  and how cute is this Dutch Days Quilt!  I just love it ;)

For this version of Dutch Days, I used Red and White prints from the Red Hot Fabric Line from Riley Blake.  It is another perfect match for an Alma Mater quilt and paired with a Black Basic background, it just makes those red and white prints pop!!!!   And I made a scrappy binding of the white prints from this line and I love how it gives a great low volume look there.  Such a fun way to finish the quilt.  

And as always, the Homecoming quilts need an SUU layered applique to the corner of the quilt. The applique is the SUU Mascot, they are the Thunderbirds :)   And when it comes to a custom applique the sky is truly the limit.  It is such a fun way to personalize quilts!!   You can find the step by step tutorial here for layered applique :)   

When it came time to quilt this Fast & Fun Lap Quilt  I decided on all over Loose Feathers;)  I just figured I wanted something to add texture that would quilt up fast, and this is always the ticket for that!!    And of course, a black thread was perfect for this quilt.  

And that is my SUU Dutch Days quilt from my Fast & Fun Lap Quilts book !  Dutch Days finishes at 72" x 72" so it is a great size and it has already found a new home with an SUU Alum ;)  I hope you love this quilt as much as I do and if you make your own Dutch Days quilt, I would love to see it!!  You can share your quilts with me on social media using hashtag #happyquiltingwithmc and #fastandfunlapquilts and tag me @happyquiltingmc or you can email me a picture at happyquiltingmelissa@gmail.com.   

Thanks so much for popping in for another quilt finish!!

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 $50 Gift Card from Stitchin' Heaven is . . .#25 . .  Congrats Nancy!!                     I have messaged you :)

   

And on to today's

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 What makes you Laugh?? 

 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, October 29th, 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!!!

P and Q Sampler QAL - Month 7

 It's Month 7 of the  Piece and Quilt Sampler Quilt Along and I am just so loving this quilt along!!!    I just can't wait to see this quilt top come together ;)  Thanks to Fat Quarter Shop for hosting this awesome quilt along from the Celebrate with Quilts book!! And here is the month 7 finishes!!

I am making my Piece and Quilt Sampler in a diagonal Rainbow of Ombre goodness. (see plan here )  And I just love it when the blocks are two colored like this 12" Arizona Block.   Isn't it fun how it transitions from the purple to the red. And this was such a great block to make!

Then it was on to the 4 Tulip Lady Finger Blocks that are each 6".  And yes, those are 48 HST's that all finish at 1".   Aren't they just so cute.   I love that this block is done in two different fabric layouts as it will look so cool when they are sewn together into a large block!!  

There is still time to join in the Piece and Quilt Fun!!!  This is such a fun QAL!  Oh, and once you are done your blocks, Be sure to share your Piece and Quilt Sampler progress on social media with #PieceAndQuiltSamplerQAL :)  There is so much Piece and Quilt inspiration in that hashtag :)

And that's it for Month 7 - 4 of the 6" Tulip Lady Finger blocks,  and a 12" Arizon block in the Piece and Quilt Sampler Quilt Along!!!!      

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