Andromeda - Finally Finished!!!

 I am so excited to be sharing this new Happy Quilting Quilt !!!   Here is Andromeda!!!   I have had the top pieced and half of the quilting done months and months ago, but it got pulled off the longarm for a deadline project and has been sitting there ever since.   But lucky for me, a deadline always equals motivation to pull a project back out ;)  I am teaching this Andromeda pattern in two weeks and needed the finish quilt for the sample in class.   So yippee . . . It is finally finished!!  

The  Andromeda Pattern can be found in my Etsy Shop in both a Paper version as well as a PDF version.  And it is on special right now until the end of January for the $5.00  pattern of the month ;) The patterns are full color and the paper version is in book format. 

 Andromeda is an intermediate skill level pattern, but I have had beginners make it as well ;)  The quilt is made with full blocks and half blocks pieced together in columns to give the shifted layout.   The pattern teaches you lots of techniques including quarter square triangles, half square triangles, stitch and flip, and tiny no-waste flying geese.  (or goslings;)     

This version of  Andromeda is made with Shimmer by Zen Chic And I just love a neutral quilt!!  There are a few prints in the line that were a little light, but I quilted it with a darker thread so that they would stand out a little more.   This is the queen size.   I love the metallic in this line and the neutral colors again just remind me of the Nordic Night feel ;)  The quilt is Fat Quarter Friendly, so you can grab a bundle and get cutting!!!  And the pattern is so versatile, it would look great in just about any bundle.

I quilted this version of  Andromeda with a lot of custom quilting.  Which is another reason it sat around so long waiting to be finished quilted.   I did beautiful feathers with pebbles in the background.  Then in the blocks, I did small squares and pebbles on the print and left the background unquilted so that stars just pop!!  And I used lots of colors of threads, as I matched and highlighted the blocks ;)  

Andromeda like all of my Happy Quilting patterns, has multiple size options so you can make whatever size quilt works for you ;)   I still really want to make a small version with a color background.  I think it will be just awesome!!  Baby, Lap, Picnic, Twin and King.     

And that is my new  Andromeda quilt!!!     (FINALLY!!!)   I am just so happy to share it with all of you!!  I truly did a happy dance as I got this off the longarm, and as you can see by all that yummy texture, I think it was worth the wait on that custom quilting ;) So are you ready to make your own Andromeda quilt??    If you have any questions at all, please don't hesitate to reach out to me ;)  And when you are finished with your Andromeda Quilts I would love to see them!!!  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!!!

Thanks again for sharing this Andromeda Quilt with me!! ???  Pop over to my Etsy Shop, to pick up your Patterns before the end of the month as a new pattern will go on sale on Feb 1st :)      :)  

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

Hope and Future Quilt

So along with making the Raindrops Quilt I shared Yesterday, I also got to make this gorgeous Hope and Future Quilt for Fancy That Design House  ;)   I just love Stephanie's gorgeous panels, and I really love making Panel Quilts because the panel does all of the hard work and all you have to do is add a pretty border!!   The Hope and Future Quilt is also made with Stephanie's new  Things Above Collection.   Isn't is just so gorgeous!!!  

The Panel that Stephanie designed for this Things Above Fabric Collection is just so lovely!!  Not only is it just beautiful in the colors and florals, it is very inspiring as well.   It was just what I (and a loved one) needed to read this morning ;)   And just fyi, it should be in stock any day now :)     

And you already know from yesterday that I just love, love, love the prints in this Things Above Fabric Collection!!!   I bet you couldn't guess that that purpley-magenta print is my favorite ;)   But seriously, this is such a great compilation of colors, and they are just so bright and happy!!!     The quilt is made with yardage and the panel and finishes at 65" x 75" so it is another great large lap size to cuddle in!!  

And when it came time to quilt it, I decided on an all over loose feather design.  I think it just adds to all of the florals in the panel without being so busy that it takes away from the words.   And ya,  402 Pearl was the perfect thread, as always ;)  I just love seeing a quilt come to life with quilting.  The texture and snuggle factor just makes me smile!! 

And  that is my Hope and Future Quilt ;)  I am so happy that I got to make this quilt!!   And it went together super fast, thanks to the awesome panel :)   This would be a fantastic weekend project for sure and would make such a beautiful wedding gift!!!  

Thanks so much for popping in and sharing this finish with me today :)   

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

Raindrop Quilt

 I was so excited when Stephanie, from Fancy That Design House, asked if I could make a sample of her Raindrop quilt ;)   I just love Stephanie's beautiful fabrics and her quilt designs are always so fun and original!!!  And how cute is this Raindrop quilt !!!  It is made with Stephanie's new Things Above Collection and I just love it!  

Stephanie is not only an artist with her fabric, but also with her pattern designs.  I just love the random layout of the raindrops and flying geese.   I am always designing with symmetry, so I really enjoy getting to create something a little asymmetrical to get me out of my comfort zone.  

I just love all of Fancy That Design House fabrics, the colors and prints are always just so happy!!!   And I love how bold the colors in Things Above are and how she paired them with all of those tiny flying geese in soft teal.   So striking!!     The Raindrop quilt uses yardage and finishes at  62" x 74" so it makes a great large lap size to cuddle in!!  

And when it came time to quilt it, I wanted to add to the raindrop effect, so I did wavy vertical lines with tiny loops to look like water droplets across the quilt.   I I just love how it gives so much flow and texture to the design and it was nice and quick as well, double bonus!!   And you all know my favorite 402 Pearl was perfect for this quilt ;)

And  that is my Raindrop quilt ;)  I am so happy that I got to make this quilt!!   It really was super enjoyable to make and went together super fast, (once all of those little flying geese were done, tee hee hee)   A great project for sure!!!  

Thanks so much for popping in and sharing this finish with me today :)   

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

Piece and Quilt Sampler QAL - Month 10

 It's Month 10 of the  Piece and Quilt Sampler Quilt Along and can you believe it, we only have 1 more month to go!!!  Thanks to Fat Quarter Shop for hosting this awesome quilt along from the Celebrate with Quilts book!! And here are all of my month 10 finishes, that's a lot of HST's :)   

I think this is my favorite picture of the Rainbow of Ombre goodness !!   (see plan here)  Isn't it just so fun to see all of those happy colors together ;)  And ya, I figured out at some point how many HST's we made for the border, but now, I just know there are a lot.   I listened to several chapters in my book while trimming them all ;) So fun!! 

So ya, that is Month 10 of the Piece and Quilt Sampler  Next Month is the last month of our quilt along and we will be putting it all together!!!  I can't wait :) 

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

Butterfly Whirl in Serenity Blooms!!

 Today I am super excited to be sharing this beautiful new Butterfly Whirl quilt  with you featuring the oh so beautiful Serenity Blooms Collection by Ginger Deverell for Poppie Cotton!! And I am so excited to share this quilt!!!  I just love the  Butterfly Whirl Quilt Pattern and I have so wanted to see it done with a dark background!!!   Didn't it just come together so great!!!  

This Butterfly Whirl  quilt is such a fun one to make!!!  It is all done with traditional piecing and you make butterflies in 3 different sizes.    I paired all of these beautiful Serenity Blooms prints with  Country Confetti Blue Ribbon Dark Blue  background and it just makes those butterflies pop!!  They really just make me smile because it was exactly what I was hoping for with a dark background!!  

And even though it might not look it, Butterfly Whirl it truly is a great beginner quilt and perfect for experts alike as well!!   The cutting takes a little bit, but it is Layer Cake Friendly, so that saves some time.   And the piecing goes together quick with nested stitch and flip corners and it is so fun to watch all of your butterflies come together.  And once your butterflies are pieced, there are wonderful step by step instructions for piecing the "whirl" of butterflies.  

 

The quilt finishes at  84" x 84" so it would be wonderful on a bed or to snuggle up with :)   Because of the "whirl" in this quilt, it only has one size.  I tried to make the math work for smaller sizes, but it just didn't want to play along.   So this is a one size fits all kind of pattern ;)  

Barbara did the piecing and quilting on this one again :)   She is really saving me when I have a few to many projects on my plate to get to ;)  Thanks mom!!!   And isn't her wandering feathers around the butterflies just so cute ;)   And I love the custom quilting on the butterflies.  Just so charming!!! 

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