P and Q Sampler - Month 8

  It's Month 8 of the  Piece and Quilt Sampler Quilt Along and I really can't wait to piece together all of these ombre blocks and see this top come together!!!   It's getting so close    ;)  Thanks to Fat Quarter Shop for hosting this awesome quilt along from the Celebrate with Quilts book!! And here is the month 8 finishes all in pinks and reds!!

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" Eight hands Around Block.   I really watched closely to cut this one out as prints are touching prints.  I went with the medium to light reds in the middle and dark reds around the outside.  And of course, there is a pop of pink in the corner!

Then it was on to the 4 Aircraft Blocks that are each 9".  And this was some fun with piecing lots of triangles together!!   It's always fun to mix it up and sew a different shape every now and then ;)  And won't these four blocks look so cool when they are all sewn together into this two toned layout!!  

You can join in the Piece and Quilt Fun at any time!!  And when you make your blocks, you can 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 8 - 4 of the 9" Aircraft blocks,  and a 12" Eight Hands Around block in the Piece and Quilt Sampler Quilt Along!!!!      

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

Home Town Holiday Samper QAL - Week 11

 It's Week 11 of the Home Town Holiday Sampler Quilt Along hosted by Fat Quarter Shop and this week is more letters ;)   We did Q, R, S, and T this week, which only leaves 6 letters to go ;)  

And I just continue to love the Sweetwater Christmas low volume prints!  The reindeer names in Q is just so cute, and the reindeer in S, adorable!!  And I love how everything just pops on the POParazzi Grey Background. I really, really, really just want to finish the alphabet so I can start sewing this quilt together!!! 

And that is it for Week 11 of of the Home Town Holiday Sampler Quilt Along!!!   You can join in the fun with Lori Holt's  Home Town Holiday Sampler Book!   You can see the Quilt Along schedule here but make it at your own pace.   

See ya next week with more Home Town Holiday Sampler goodness!! 

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 Spearmint Tula Pink Fat Quarter Bundle from Fat Quarter Shop is . . .# 384 . .  Congrats kimmymk50!!  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 Farmhouse Fall, perfect for this Thanksgiving Season!!!   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 City or Country?? 

 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, November 19th, 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 Samper Quilt Along - Week 10

It's Week 10 of the Home Town Holiday Sampler Quilt Along hosted by Fat Quarter Shop and this week I got to make M for Melissa ;)   And, we all know, M, N, O, P is the most fun part to sing in the Alphabet song!!  It's a good week of letters ;)  

This weeks Sweetwater Christmas low volume prints are so cute.  I love the polka dots in the M.   (I might have saved them just for that letter ;)   And I love how everything just pops on the POParazzi Grey Background.  I really can't wait to start sewing this quilt together.  Only 10 more letters to go!!! 

And that is it for Week 10 of of the Home Town Holiday Sampler Quilt Along!!!   You can join in the fun with Lori Holt's  Home Town Holiday Sampler Book!   You can see the Quilt Along schedule here but make it at your own pace.   

See ya next week with more Home Town Holiday Sampler goodness!!  And it is going to be hard for me not to finish off the alphabet and start putting this all together.  Time to start remining myself,  one week at a time Melissa ;) 

Vintage Sunburst Quilt!!!

Well, it's been almost a year of the Vintage Sunburst Quilt Along hosted by Fat Quarter Shop and today I am so very excited to share my finished Vintage Sunburst Quilt ;)   And here it is ;)  And can I just say . . .  I love, love, love it!!! 

This quilt was made using the  6" and 12" Vintage Sunburst Paper Piecing Pads and using Blossom Basics divided into Warm Tones and Cool Tones for the blocks and lots of assorted White on White scraps.   I have to say, some of the first Sunburst blocks were a little wonky in the center, but I got better and better and lining everything up as I went along.   

And didn't it just turn out so amazing!!!! This was a huge project for me that really pushed my paper piecing skills, but I am so glad I did it, because now, paper piecing doesn't intimidate me anymore.  Yippee!!!  Hence the Dragon Fruit BOM so I still have a monthly Paper Piecing project to work on :)

When it came time to quilt mine, I decided on an overall swirl.  I wanted to keep it pretty dense so that I could stitch down those bulky centers.   And let me tell you, some of them were super bulky, I had to stitch slow and steady to get over them ;)  

And my most favorite part of this quilt, is actually on the back!!!  Remember how I was taking all of the paper piecing scraps and improv sewing them together . . . Well, this is it ;)   I was blown away with how many scraps were created with this paper piecing project!!!  That square is probably a good 25" x 25".   Just wow, talk about an ode to the Paper Piecing Process.  And ya know, it just makes me smile :)  

And that is it for the Vintage Sunburst Quilt Along !!   Wow, what a fun project this turned out to be.  I am so glad I joined in, especially as I can now admit, I was super scared to start :)  

So how about you . . . ready to tackle something outside of your "quilting comfort zone"??  I tell you what, it is sure great when you finish it :)

Thanks for popping in and sharing this super special finish with me ;)  I hope you all have a very Happy Quilting Day!!