New Happy Quilting Pattern - Primrose and Proper!!

Today is our second new pattern day and it is all about . . . Primrose and Proper!!!   Making flower blocks is always fun, and I so enjoyed designing this quilt.  I started with the large Primrose Flower, and just wanted to add a little something more to the design.  So I started playing with the Proper flower and was super excited that when combined with the tiny flowers, that it created an secondary chain.   So great!!!   And it is just so happy and bright you just can't help but love it!!! 

The  Primrose and Proper Pattern can be found in my Etsy Shop in both a Paper version as well as a PDF version.  And it is on Special for it's release with PDF Patterns at $6.00 and the Paper Patterns are $7.50!  The patterns are full color and the paper version is in book format.   

 Primrose and Proper  is an intermediate skill level pattern, as it covers a lot of piecing techniques!     The quilt is made of two separate blocks and then pieced in a alternating layout.  And those little flowers are actually in the blocks, so you don't have to worry about sashing on this one.  Just an added pieced border to finish up the tiny flowers :)     The pattern teaches techniques including no waste flying geese, stitch and flip corners that have nested diagonal seams and half square triangles.  Lot's of pieces to make this one go together, but so worth it for how pretty it turns out!! 

This Primrose and Proper quilt is made with  Parlor  by Crystal Manning for Moda and is the queen size.  These beautiful Parlor prints are expected to land in shops any day now . . .so keep an eye out!!  They are just so rich and vivid . . . and you know I especially love those purples!!  And the prints are full of beautiful florals and vines, just so pretty!!   And of course, I used Grunge for my background and accent fabrics, cause ya know, I just love it!!   The quilt is Fat Quarter Friendly, so you can grab any bundle and make it shine in your own way!!    

And for the quilting, I did some more beautiful custom quilting.  I quilted the background with a tiny loop de loop, which made it easier to fill all of the nooks and crannies in the florals.   Then in the leaves I did arches to resemble leaf veins.  In the florals, it is a combination of feathers, curls, and pebbles.  I love pebbles for making a center focal point pop!!   And in the tiny flowers, I went with some echoed petal shapes.  So much quilting variety and so much quilty goodness!!  I just love it!!   

And doesn't it just make you want to cuddle up under a tree with a good book!!  I just love yummy quilty texture, it is so snuggly!!  

Primrose and Proper like all of my Happy Quilting patterns, has multiple size options so you can make whatever size quilt works for you ;)     The pattern has 6 size options :  Baby, Lap, Picnic, Twin, Queen and King.     

And that is my new  Primrose and Proper quilt and Pattern!!!   This is so great getting to finally share these quilts with you!!!   These have been a WIP for some time, and it is just amazing to see them all done ;) I hope you enjoy making your own as much as I did making mine!!   And of course,  if you have any questions at all, please don't hesitate to reach out to me ;)  And when you make your own Primrose and Proper 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 #primroseandproperquilt ;)  I can't wait to see your Quilts!!!

So are you ready to start making your Primrose and Proper Quilts???  Pop over to my Etsy Shop, to pick up your Patterns.   Again, PDF Patterns are just $6.00, the Paper Patterns are $7.50,  until September 9th :)    And while you are there, check out these other newly released  patterns that are also on the same special ;)  Always good to save on shipping!! 

Thanks for popping in today.  Be sure to come back tomorrow for more Happy Quilting Pattern fun :)  

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

New Happy Quilting Pattern - Sweater Weather!!

 Let's start sharing these new quilts for my 4 new Happy Quilting Patterns!!!   Today is all about Sweater Weather!!!   This quilt was inspired by a winter sweater that I had when I was a little girl.  Once the first snow fell, I  wanted to wear it every single day!  So I made it into a quilt so now I can snuggle in it every day ;)    And isn't it just so great with the combination of a Snowflake Block and a Heart  Block that makes an beautiful secondary chain design.  I just love it!!! 

The  Sweater Weather Pattern can be found in my Etsy Shop in both a Paper version as well as a PDF version.  And it is on Special for it's release with PDF Patterns at $6.00 and the Paper Patterns are $7.50!  The patterns are full color and the paper version is in book format.   

 Sweater Weather  is an experience beginner skill level pattern, and regardless of your skill level, you will love making this quilt!     The quilt is made of two separate blocks and then pieced in a alternating layout with a small sashing.    The pattern teaches techniques including strip piecing, stitch and flip corners that have nested diagonal seams and lots of tiny patchwork in that chain. And because the piecing of everything else beyond the chain is pretty large, the quilt blocks come together pretty quick!  

This Sweater Weather quilt is made with Grunge Basics by Basic Grey for Moda and is the queen/king size.  You all know how much I love grunge, and it is such a great basic when you want to do a monochromatic quilt like this because there are so many shades of each color to choose from!!  The quilt is Fat Quarter Friendly.    And of course, it would look amazing made with a Fat Quarter Bundle as well, you don't have to stick to monochromatic basics.  Make it your own!!   

But, just in case you want to make it just like mine . . . ya know, imitation is the sincerest form of flattery!!   And this is actually the second time I have made this quilt and they both look the exact same (more on that later).   Anyhow, . . . here are the grunge fabrics I used ;) 


For the Accent Fabric - Grunge Basics Peacoat 30150 353 (the hearts and binding) 
   For the Background Fabric - Grunge Basics White Paper 30150 101 

And for the blocks I used the following 16 Grunge Fat Quarters: 

Grunge Basics Sky 30150 218                           Grunge Basics Sapphire 30150 221
Grunge Basics Cobalt 30150 223                       Grunge Basics Bright Sky 30150 299
Grunge Basics Royal 30150 300                        Grunge Basics Sea 30150 301
Grunge Basics Horizon Blue 30150 306            Grunge Basics Prussian Blue 30150 307
Grunge Basics Powder Blue 30150 347             Grunge Basics Delft 30150 350
Grunge Basics Surf The Web 30150 351            Grunge Basics Regatta 30150 352
Grunge Basics Faded Denim 30150 387             Grunge Basics Crystal Sea 30150 480
Grunge Basics Harbor 30150 481                       Grunge Basics Storm 30150 482

And when it came time to quilt this I opted for some fun custom quilting.  I tried a new background filler of small loop de loops with tiny stars, that just happen to also look like snowflakes falling :)  So cute!!  For the snowflake blocks I quilted lots and lots of pebbles in a medium blue.  That way it blended with all of the shades of blue.   And finally, in the hearts, I quilted lines of wishbones, cause it reminded me of the knitting on the sweater ;)  Its quilted in a super dark navy so it is hard to see, but a perfect blend!!     And I left the small squares of the chain and snowflake blocks unquilted, just stitching in the ditch around them so they would really pop!  It took me about 10 hours to quilt, but it was so worth it for the amazing beautiful finish and the wonderful snuggly texture :) 

Sweater Weather like all of my Happy Quilting patterns, has multiple size options so you can make whatever size quilt works for you ;)     The pattern has 5 size options :  Baby, Lap, Picnic, Twin and Queen/King.     

And that is my new  Sweater Weather quilt and Pattern!!!       And I am just so happy to share it with all of you!!!   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 ASweater Weather 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 #sweaterweatherquilt ;)  I can't wait to see your Quilts!!!

So are you ready to start making your Sweater Weather Quilts???  Pop over to my Etsy Shop, to pick up your Patterns.   Again, PDF Patterns are just $6.00, the Paper Patterns are $7.50,  until September 9th :)    And while you are there, check out these other newly released  patterns that are also on the same special ;)  Always good to save on shipping!! 

And one quick story before I sign off.  I mentioned this is the second time I have made this quilt . . . well here is the first.  Looks the exact same but different quilting.   This quilt was supposed to be in a quilting magazine for winter 2024.  But a year ago, I got an email with the craziest news.  The quilt had been stolen from the publishers office.  I know, crazy right!!  The publishers looked into everything, but in the end, the quilt never turned up.   A good friend told me you know you have really "made it" when a quilt of yours gets stolen . . . so I took that as the silver lining in the situation.   I also decided right then and there that I needed to make this quilt again because it was just to pretty of a design to get forgotten.  So it took a year . . . but here we are.    And I am just so happy to be sharing this Sweater Weather quilt with all of you!!  

Thanks for popping in today.  Be sure to come back tomorrow for more Happy Quilting Pattern fun :)  

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

4 New Happy Quilting Patterns!!

I am super excited to share that I am releasing 4 new Happy Quilting Patterns this week!!  And like always, they will be on sale for their debut!!   I will be sharing all of the details about the new quilts, throughout the next week . . . but for today, I just wanted to pop in a share a first look at these new Happy Quilting Patterns!!!     

Sweater Weather is Fat Quarter Friendly.  It comes with 5 size options and is rated for Experienced Beginners and up.  Techniques used in the pattern include Stitch and Flip Corners and Strip Piecing.

     

Primrose and Proper is also Fat Quarter Friendly.  It comes with 6 size options and is rated for Intermediate Quilters and up.  Techniques used in the pattern include Stitch and Flip Corners and No Waste Flying Geese. 

   

Summer Solstice is a Scrap Friendly quilt or you can use Fat Quarter bundles or Fat Eight bundles.   It comes with 6 size options and is rated for Intermediate Quilters and up.  Techniques used in the pattern include Stitch and Flip Corners, Half Square Triangles and No Waste Flying Geese. 

   

Navigating the Stars is Fat Quarter Friendly.  It comes with 6 size options and is rated for Intermediate Quilters and up.  Techniques used in the pattern include Stitch and Flip Corners with Nested Diagonal Seams. 

        

 And those are the 4 new Happy Quilting Patterns!!!  And of course,  they are on special for their Release!!!  For one week the PDF Patterns are just $6.00, the Hard Copy Patterns are $7.50.  And since there are 4 new patterns all coming out at once, it is a great time to bundle and save on shipping!!! 

 Both the Paper Copy and the PDF Versions of each of these 4 new patterns can be found in my Etsy Shop !!  They will all be on Special until September 9th ;)  

And be sure to pop back in for the next few days for lots more pics and details on all these quilts!!! 

Wandering Star in Flower Market!!

 Today I get to share this beautiful new Wandering Star quilt finish with you featuring the oh so cute Flower Market Collection  by Elea Lutz for Poppie Cotton!!   Wandering Star is quickly becoming a favorite pattern here at Happy Quilting!!  I have been so happy to see all of your finishes emailed to me, and am super excited to share another version of it today!!!  

This Wandering Star Quilt is so much fun to make and it is Fat Quarter Friendly so you can just grab a bundle and add your background fabric. Aren't the prints in this Flower Market Collection just so adorable!!  I love the soft colors, and the pops of vibrant reds :)  And you know I just wanted to make all of those pastels pop, and this lovely Fairway Dark Green Country Confetti did just the trick!!    It really keeps some of those super light prints from getting lost ;)

And while this might look a little difficult, Wandering Stars can be broken down into basic piecing units.  You will learn Stitch and Flip Corners, and large and small  No Waste Flying Geese making this quilt.   And as all of your points in the fabric are touching the same fabric, this is a pretty forgiving quilt when it comes to points!!   

And I think the reason this design is quickly becoming a  favorite  is due to the interlocking blocks.   Yup, I know, it is hard to look at it and figure out where the block is, and where the sashing is.  That makes it so cool as the stars just dance across the quilt!!!  But trust me, it is much easier to put together than it looks!!    And again  I just love it in this fun dark green background . . . it always blows me away how much it changes up the quilt to go from a white background to something different.  

Barbara did the quilting and piecing on this one.  Truly, it is so nice for us to get to work together on so many projects, it helps me keep up on everything I need to do on the computer end of things, while still getting to see so many of my patterns come to life is so many beautiful fabrics!!  And her quilting is just oh so cute!!  She quilted all of the negative space in echoed paisleys and the quilted curls in the stars.   This really makes the design pop in this quilt and adds so much amazing texture.  Love it!! 

 And like all of my Happy Quilting patterns, the the nice thing is, the  Wandering Star Pattern  has multiple size options, so you can make whatever size you like. This is the queen size, but you can make it from a baby size all the way to a king size ;) 

And that is the new Wandering Star Quilt! I hope you have enjoyed this post and consider making your own  Wandering Star Quilt!!! And if you do, I would love to see them! You can share your projects with me on social media with the hashtags  #happyquiltingwithmc and #wanderingstarquilt and tagging @happyquiltingmc or email me a picture at happyquiltingmelissa@gmail.com. I can't wait to see your Wandering Star Quilts!!

Thank you so much for popping by and sharing this finish with me and thank you to my wonderful friends at Poppie Cotton for always letting me and mom play with their gorgeous fabrics!!! 

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

$5 Pattern of the Month - Scraptastic Stars!!!

 It's a new month and a new $5 Pattern of the Month here at Happy Quilting!!!  And September is  Scrapatastic Stars .    Because, September Scraps, right!!!  And it is just $5 all month long!!!   

The  Scrapatastic Stars 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 September.   This is such a fun quilt to make and you all know I just love a good star quilt, and stars paired with scraps . . . double bonus!!!     It is rated for Experienced Beginners and is scrap or precut friendly.  

Scrapatastic Stars has 5 size options.  And it is all about dividing up your scraps into color groupings.  What size quilt you make depends on how many color groupings you will need (aka how many blocks you will make ;) 

And don't stress to much about grouping your colors.  I find it easiest to make one square for each color grouping and have those all those in a line in rainbow order.  Then I just pick up a scrap and figure which color it matches the best.  First choice tends to be the best :)    As you can see, having multiple "shades" in each color grouping keeps it fun!! 

And yes, I even used scraps for my background fabric, so there are lots and lots of shades of white as well!!!   And once you are all cut, you are ready to start piecing your stars.   And I found this is a great Leader and Ender project.  Every one of my stars were made while working on other blocks.  So fun!! 

And once you are done all of your stars, you just have the sashing left to complete the chain ;)  And it is all strip pieced so while it looks a little complex, it goes together really fast!!! 

And that is my $5.00 Pattern of the Month!!!   September 2025 is all about the Scraptastis Stars Pattern!!!   You are going to have so much fun making these stars ;)   And of course,  if you have any questions at all, please don't hesitate to reach out to me ;)  And when you make your Scraptastis Stars 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 #scraptasticstarsquilt ;)  I can't wait to see your Quilts!!!

So are you ready to start making your Scraptastic Stars Quilts???  Pop over to my Etsy Shop, to pick up your Pattern and get Happy Quilting!!!!