It's Here . . . The Flower Child Quilt Kit!!!

 I don't know if you remember . . . but clear back in March I got to share that Moda was making one of their super amazing boxed Quilt Kits from my Flower Child pattern!!  And now, it's finally here and in shops, so exciting!!!      am so

 This Flower Child Quilt  features Elena Amo's new Blossoms and Blooms Fabric and it is just so pretty and soft!!   I even got to make the sample for the Kit so I have already played with these beautiful  Blossoms and Blooms Fabric and can tell you, this Quilt Kit is going to be a treasure :)   The Kit is for the Lap Size which is 63" x 84" so it is perfect for cuddling up with a good book! 

The Flower Child Quilt Kit will comes with all the fabrics you need to make the Lap Size quilt (which includes a Blossoms and Blooms Layer Cake, Background, Accent, and Binding) as well as the Flower Child Pattern and a Modified Drunkards Path Template Set for cutting out all of those yummy curves!!  And if you are new to curves, be sure and check out my Modified Drunkards Path 3 Pin Method Tutorial .  

You can find the Flower Child Quilt kit in quilt shops now!!!   My friends at Fat Quarter Shop took this beautiful picture of my quilt for their Flower Child Quilt Kit!!   And Green Fairy Quilts is also carrying the kit and it is on sale today ;)   I just ordered one myself so I can have it as a keepsake on my shelf ;)  

This is such a fun day to get to share.  I never would have dreamed I would have a boxed quilt kit with my pattern.   Just so amazing to see how Happy Quilting continues to grow.  Thanks so much for sharing it with me!!  

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

Online Trunk Show!!

This last month, I had the wonderful opportunity to  visit the Sew Yeah Quilt Shop in Las Vegas!!  I did a trunk show for their Pre-cut Palooza retreat on October 7th, and then another trunk show for their second retreat (yes, they did back-to-back retreats, these guys are amazing!!) on October 15th.  It was so much fun and I got to meet quilters from all over that had come to sew together.  Just amazing :)  

And when I say trunk show, this was a big super big trunk show!!  I took over 50 quilts from my 30 patterns and shared my design inspiration, tips and tricks, and some fun stories behind my pattern quilts.   So much quilting goodness with lots of Ohhs and Ahhs and of course, some laughter thrown in as well!  And yes, I still need to put all of these quilts away, procrastination much :)  

But the super fun part, was on the morning of the 16th, I did a Live You Tube recording with the guys at Sew Yeah to do a virtual pattern sale at their shop, which also doubles as a Virtual Trunk Show of all my pattern quilts.  I am behind the camera most of the time, which was so good, because for some reason, I was more nervous about being on camera, than I am when I do a live trunk show in front of people.  I am glad you couldn't see my legs shaking ;)  But once I got going, we just had a great time and it was oh so fun to share these favorite quilts of mine!  

And now, I totally have a Live Virtual Trunk Show of all of my Happy Quilting Pattern quilts :)   So if you have wondered how I came up with a certain design, or how a certain quilt goes together . . . this is the video for you!!  How fun is that!!  The Flash Sale is no longer going on, but no worries, you get get the same Happy Quilting Patterns that I share in this video in my Etsy Shop, and they are still $10 for a Paper copy and $8.50 for a PDF ;)  

I had so much fun at the Sew Yeah Quilt Shop and want to say a Huge Thank You to everyone at Sew Yeah who made my trip just amazing!!! And if you haven't before, be sure and visit the Sew Yeah Quilting Online Shop, as they are always having amazing sales, and you will want to follow their Sew Yeah You Tube Channel for more Flash Sales like this one.  So much fun!!  

And now, I best go start putting all of those quilts away ;)   I hope you all have a very Happy Quilting Weekend!!  

Daisy Chain in Unicorn Dreams

 Today I get to share this beautiful new Daisy Chain quilt finish with you featuring the oh so adorable Unicorn Dreams Collection  by Ginger Deverell for Poppie Cotton!!   Daisy Chain is a pattern that was designed based on my mom's love of making flower chain necklaces in the fields of Kent, where she grew up.  It is one of my newest patterns and I am so excited to be sharing this soft version of it today!!!  

This Daisy Chain 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 Unicorn Dreams Collection just so great!!  I love the soft colors, and they perfectly divided up into Leaf Fat Quarters, Bloom Fat Quarters, and Petal Fat Quarters :)  And because there is so much background space in this quilt (I love the secondary starburst in the background) I decided to use this wonderful Blooms and Berries Canyon Tan print in the background to add some zing in all that space ;)   That is the great thing about lots of negative space, you can really have fun with your background and don't have to worry about your prints getting lost!

 Daisy Chain is an intermediate skill level pattern, mostly just due to the nature of curved piecing!!     But once you get the three pin curved method down, you will be flying through them.  The quilt is made with full blocks and sashing pieces to create the chain.   And the great thing, the pressing allows you to nest everything, so you get beautiful circles all around!!  And the block goes together pretty quick once you have all your units made, so fun ;)   

The  Daisy Chain Pattern  uses a  Modified Drunkards Path  block which allows you to create those perfect circles.    There is a paper template in the pattern but I highly recommend the acrylic templates for making cutting so much easier :)   And these are the same templates used for my Nordic Nights, Blossoming Stars, and Flower Child Patterns, so if you already have the templates for any of those patterns you are all set!!  

Barbara did the quilting and piecing on this one.   And her quilting is just oh so cute!!  She quilted all of the negative space in echoed curls and the quilted figure eights in the leaves and feathers in the flowers.   This really makes the design pop in this quilt and adds so much amazing texture.  Love it!! 

 The Daisy Chain Pattern, like all of my Happy Quilting patterns, has multiple size options, so you can make whatever size you like. This is the lap size, but you can make it from a baby size all the way to a king size ;) 

And that is the new Daisy Chain Quilt! I hope you have enjoyed this post and consider making your own  Daisy Chain 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 #daisychainquilt and tagging @happyquiltingmc or email me a picture at happyquiltingmelissa@gmail.com. I can't wait to see your Daisy Chain 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 having such gorgeous fabrics for us to create with!!! 

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

Summer Solstice turns Midnight Solstice

Good Morning all of my quilty friends!!   Today I am thrilled to share a brand new Batik finish with you all! Expressions Batiks have become a favorite of mine to work with. The new collections are just so pretty in all of their beautiful colors and prints. And I just love how happy and bright this new Carnival Glass Collection is. And you all know, I recently released 4 new patterns and I knew right away that I had to remake my Summer Solstice pattern in this collection! It almost gives it a Midnight Solstice look, right!! Such a change up from the original to add so much happy color, and I just love it!

The Summer Solstice Quilt can be made with Scraps, Fat Eighths, or Fat Quarters. It is a very versatile quilt for cutting, and you can make it as monochromatic (like the original) or as colorful as you like. And I just can't even express how much I just love that the suns and dials  totally pop in all of the happy bright shades of Carnival Glass .

And ya know, a scrappy happy binding is always the perfect finish. I used this Pale Haze Hand Dyed for the background, and I love how the soft blue gives an added umph to the colors. It's not a big departure from a white background, but just enough to make it stand out. And I am already planning on remaking this with a dark background, I can't wait to see that just shine!!  Talk about Midnight Solstice ;)  

And while this might look a little complex, the Summer Solstice Quilt uses basic techniques of No Waste Flying Geese, Half Square Triangles, and a Square in a Square. So you will get some great technique practice and still have an easy time piecing everything together as there are not a lot of points to worry about lining up! And the Sun Block and the Dial Block come together with some great pieced sashing to finish off the chain and add to the points around the sun block. It really is a super fun one to see come all together! Again, this is the Twin Size quilt, but the pattern has multiple size options so you can make whatever size works for you ;)

And this was quilted with gorgeous repeating feathers in the background and arches on the print chain and dial block. All of the Sun block triangles are left unquilted which really makes them pop! Barbara did the quilting on this and it is just beautiful. And talk about so much yummy quilty texture.

And that is my Summer Solstice Quilt featuring the Carnival Glass Expressions Batik Collection! I hope you have enjoyed this post and make your own Summer Solstice Quilt!!! And if you do, I would love to see it! You can share your projects with me on social media with the hashtags #happyquiltingmc and #summersolsticequilt and tagging @happyquiltingmc or email me a picture at happyquiltingmelissa@gmail.com. I can't wait to see your Summer Solstice Quilts!

Thank you so much for joining me today! I hope you are loving these batik quilts as much as I am! 

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

A Star is Born for SUU!!!

 It's another SUU Quilt share day!!  You all know I just love making Red, White, and Black quilts for my Alma Mater!!! And since Homecoming has come and gone, I can now share this A Star is Born quilt from my Charming Baby Quilts Book!!   And yes, It isn't baby sized, I upsized the piecing :)  And I just love it ;)

For this version of A Star is Born, I used White and Black prints from the Fleur Noire Collection from Riley Blake.  It is another perfect match for an Alma Mater quilt and paired with a Blossom Red background, those black and white prints just pop!!!!   I used 7" squares to start instead of 5" squares to make this quilt.   And I so just love the scrappy binding made with the leftovers  :) It truly is my favorite way to finish a quilt!! 

And once again, I added a layered applique to the corner of the quilt of the schools mascot. The sky is truly the limit when doing this fun method of applique!!   And it is so great for personalizing 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 an all over swirl ;)  Mostly because I can quilt that super fast, and I was on a total time crunch for this one.     And of course, a red thread was perfect for this quilt.  

And that is my SUU A Star is Born quilt from my Charming Baby Quilts Book with a supersized edit!  This version of A Star is Born finishes at 72" x 72" so it is a great size for a lap quilt ;)  Oh, and if you make your own A Star is Born quilt, (in any size) I would love to see it!!  You can share your quilts with me on social media using hashtag #happyquiltingwithmc and #charmingbabyquilts 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!