GO! Born to Shine Quilt and Free Pattern!!!

I am so excited to share a new finish today!!! I have loved this quilt from the moment I finished designing it and I love the actual quilt all the more!!!   I just love combining AccuQuilt BOB Dies and when the new new GO! Enigma Star Die, was released, I knew it would pair perfectly with the GO! Tangled Star Die ;)   I mean, who doesn't love all the stars!!!   And then putting the blocks on point, so great!!    So this is Born To Shine and there is a  free PDF Pattern for it, that you can download right here :) 

I used some beautiful Sparkler Basics by Riley Blake  in  Bear Lake, Navy, and White.  I was going for an "all boy look" for this baby quilt (oh, and an all girl one is in the works ;)    I just love the navy setting triangles, they really make the rest of the design pop and gives it a lot of movement ;)   And you know that I love the little bit of metallic in all of the Sparkler Basics, because ya gotta love shiny!!!  

  The Born to Shine Quilt finishes at 42" x 42" so it is a great baby size quilt.   It uses 2 blocks set on point, and of course, cutting them with the AccuQuilt BOB Dies makes it super fast.   Then it was just super happy piecing from that point.   And the layout of the blocks adds such a cool secondary design in the center of the quilt, it almost looks like curved piecing ;)  

  Below is a list of the dies I used, see which ones you already have in your die library and maybe add a few more ;)           

PIECING DIES

GO! Enigma Star10" Finished BOB Die (56427)

GO! Tangled Star 10" Finished BOB Die (55543)   

 GO! Setting Triangles 10" Finished BOB Die (55553)

   GO! Strip Cutter-2-1/2” (2” Finished) (55017) - Binding

And when it came time to quilt it, I wanted to do something with lots of curves and flow to accent all of the points in the piecing.   So I opted for a large swirls.  It's always a favorite and adds such yummy texture and movement.  Just so pretty!!!  

And that is my Born to Shine Quilt!  I hope you love it as much as I do ;)   Isn't this picture AccuQuilt took of it just so great!!!  I love seeing it styled in a home setting.    And if you want to make your own, you can download the free PDF Born to Shine Quilt Pattern Here.   And when you are done I would love to see it!!!    You can share a picture on social media with #happyquiltingwithmc and tag me at @happyquiltingmc or you can always email me a picture at happyquiltingmelissa@gmail.com.  I can't wait to see your Born to Shine Quilts!

Oh, and two fun little side notes . . . if you want to see this shared on YouTube, you can visit the Die Launch video.  It is shared towards the end of the show at 52:00 minutes in :)  And the second side note that I am so very excited about . . . Guess what design is on the packaging of the GO! Enigma Star Die. . . .Yup, GO! Born to Shine :)   Eeekkk, so very exciting :)  

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

$5 Pattern of the Month - Flower Child!!!

Its a new Month and a new $5 Pattern of the Month Feature here at Happy Quilting!!!  Each month, I will choose one Happy Quilting Pattern that will be just $5.00  all month in my Etsy Shop ;)    And March is Flower Child!!!   

The  Flower Child Pattern can be found in my Etsy Shop in both a Paper version as well as a PDF version and both versions will be marked down to $5.00 for the month of March.   And yes, this is a quilt that uses curves, so I highly recommend picking up a set of Modified Drunkards Path Templates while you are at the shop to cut out the curved pieces.  There is a paper template in the pattern but the acrylic templates are just so nice :)   And these are the same templates used for my Nordic Nights Pattern and Blossoming Stars Pattern, so if you already have the templates for either of those patterns you are all set!!  

 Flower Child  is an intermediate skill level pattern with 4 size options and has options for both Fat Quarters or Charm Packs and Layer Cakes.    The quilt is made with a large flower block that interlocks to create the secondary flower blocks.    The pattern teaches you lots of techniques including Curves, (that we put together with just 3 pins), half square triangles, and no-waste flying geese.  

Need some ideas for your Flower Child Quilt??  Here are some new arriving fabric collections mocked up . . .  Just to give you some fun ideas of what you can do with this pattern and play with colored backgrounds!!  My favorite thing about this pattern is picking out which prints I will use as the Accent.  It really is so much fun to see how much it changes up the quilt!!  

Here is the Picnic Size in Raspberry Summer by Sherri and Chelsi with a Bella Solid Admiral Blue Background.    Isn't that just so fun how that dark blue background just makes all of the happy prints in this line just pop!!!  I love it ;)   

And this is the King size in Piece and Plenty by Lori Holt with a Cream Shades background.  I really love how this plays up the vintage look of the pattern.  Just so cute and perfect for lots of happy patchwork!! 

And this one has my new favorite grunge color!!   This is the Lap size in  Botany by Ali K and I used Grunge Ballet Slipper (such a great color!!!)  for the Background and Grunge New Rouge for the Accent.  Isn't it just so rich with shabby chic goodness!!   This one just might have to get made in the next little bit ;)  

And finally, because baby quilts are always just to cute for words . . . here is Blush 'n Butterscotch by Simply Simon in the Baby Size And again, I think this one is just going to have to get made because it would made the cutest baby quilt gift!!  Just so soft and sweet ;)  

And that is my $5.00 Pattern of the Month!!!   March 2025 is all about the Flower Child Pattern!!!     I really think you are just going to love making this quilt ;)   And of course,  if you have any questions at all, please don't hesitate to reach out to me ;)  And when you make your Flower Child 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 and #flowerchildquilt ;)  I can't wait to see your Quilts!!!

And I am so excited because I have a Flower Child Secret that I will be sharing soon ;)    So are you ready to start making your Flower Child Quilts???  Pop over to my Etsy Shop, to pick up your Patterns  and get Happy Quilting!!!!   

February Sew Sampler

 It's the final day of February and that means it is time to share my  February Sew Sampler Box !!  This month's theme is Cut tot he Good Stuff, and indeed, I plan on doing just that :) 

How perfectly named is this quilt!!  Cheerful is just so happy, and I love all of the wonderful colors in this Lori Holt Piece and Plenty fabric line!!!  It is going to make for such a happy quilt!!!   I can't wait to get it started ;) Layer Cake quilts are always so fun and fast!!   

And the notions this month are really about cutting to the good stuff!!!  I love, love, love Olfa cutters, and this new Coral Ergonomic Cutter is a perfect addition to my collection!!!  It is my second favorite color one (next to the purple of course)  And I am always in need of more Frixion pens.  They are just perfect for marking lines to be cut and sewn on :)  

And we are month 11 of the Pieceful Basket Sampler !!!  Yes, that means next month we will be putting together the last block and hopeful the quilt top!!!   I can't wait to see all of these  Milk and Honey fabric blocks come together with the  Kona Lime Background :)  And I really can't wait to see the final setting of the blocks, should be fun!!! 

And that is January Sew Sampler Box.  And now, I only have to wait a few days for the February one to show up.  Bonus for being to busy to open this one ;)  

Happy Quilting!!! 

3 More Quilt Swirls!!

I have been piecing up a storm the last few days and it has been oh so much fun!!!  I finished piecing the quilt top for the Fairy Garden Quilt and can't wait to get it on the long arm.  This is just going to be oh so cute for the wedding!!! 

And you might remember these Groove Fabric I shared clear back in January for another Shortcut Quilt . . . well, I finally got them pieced into a quilt top as well.  And wow, I am just so loving the Blue Chill background.  It looks so awesome :)  This is going to need some groovy quilting for sure ;) 

And I started on Monday, and finished the quilt top on Wednesday, for this new AccuQuilt project.   Don't you just love all of the scrappy greens!!!  Can you guess what classic block this quilt design is using from the edges of the swirl??  

And now, I need to get Happy Quilting!!!   I am hoping to get these all on and off the long arm pretty quick :)  Especially as I still have one more wedding quilt to piece :)

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

Wandering Star X2 and Child Size!!!

So you might recall me mentioning a week or so ago that I needed to quilt a second version of Wandering Star in time for my class . . . Well, I got it all done!!!  And I have since used it to teach 2 classes in two different towns, so fun ;)   So yippee for a new  Wandering Star quilt (yes, it looks exactly the same as the first one I made, I love sample sewing!!!)  

The  Wandering Star 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 February for the $5.00  pattern of the month ;) The patterns are full color and the paper version is in book format. 

This version of  Wandering Star is made with Seaglass Summer FQB by Sweetfire Road And the great thing is . . . this fabric is now available in Quilt Shops!!!  When I finished the first quilt back in April,  it was a long wait for for Seaglass Summer . . . but now, you can grab a bundle and get sewing :)    And these fabrics are just so pretty.   I love all of the prints and colors and I just loved picking out the colors for the accent pieces.  The quilt is Fat Quarter Friendly  and the pattern is so versatile, it would look great in just about any fabric line so you can grab a bundle and get cutting!!! 

I quilted this version of Wandering Star  with an all over large swirl.  Mostly because of time constraints, but I was super happy when I took it off the longarm.  I don't often quilt in this large of a scale, but it really looks awesome on such a large quilt and adds so much texture.  I am going to have to remember that for the future ;)  

 And, of course, since I finally got the queen size version quilted, I had to follow it on the longarm with this adorable Child Size Version I made a few weeks ago.  Wandering Star is an intermediate skill level pattern, but I have had beginners make it as well ;)   The pattern uses no-waste flying geese, basic piecing, and pieced sashing to create the secondary stars.  

This version of  Wandering Star is made with a Phoebe Fat Quarter Bundle by Dear Stella Fabrics.  I found this bundle in a cute shop in AZ, and you knew I just couldn't pass up the purples!!  It worked so perfectly for this size, and I love the corals as the accent stars!!!  

Wandering Star like all of my Happy Quilting patterns, has multiple size options so you can make whatever size quilt works for you ;)   This is the Child Size and the original is the Queen size.  There is also a Baby Size, Lap Size, Picnic Size, and King Size.    

I quilted this version of  Wandering Star with some loose feathers.  Again, just doing something that I can quilt real fast so it was ready for class ;)  

And those are my new  Wandering Star Quilts!!!       I am just so happy to share it with all of you!! So are you ready to make your own Wandering Star quilt??    If you have any questions at all, please don't hesitate to reach out to me ;)  And when you are finished with your Wandering Star 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 these Wandering Star Quilts 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 March 1st :)  

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