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!! 

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 Perennial 10" Stacker from Green Fairy Quilts is . . .#190 . .  Congrats samdukl63!!  I have messaged you :)

 

 

And on to today's

Today's Terrific Tuesday Giveaway is being sponsored by Fat Quarter Shop.   Fat Quarter Shop is amazing and they never cease to amaze me with everything they have going on at their shop!!!     And did you know they have a 24 Hour Flash Sale  and Precuts of the Week!!   You can also save big on the Basics of the Month!!!!     This month Art Gallery Fabric Basics are on sale.  Also, Stash and Stows Notions are on sale for the Notion,   and all  Flamingo Toes Patterns  are on sale for the Pattern.   Save 20% off of all of them for the whole month of October!!  So great ;)   

And for today's Terrific Tuesday Giveaway  Fat Quarter Shop is giving away this beautiful Spearmint Tula Pink Fat Quarter Bundle !!!   This is in honor of the new Dragon Fruit BOM we just started, did you see all of these beautiful prints in my first set of blocks!!!   So fun ;)

 

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 if you have participated in a Block of the Month before, and if so, which one??? 

 ENTRY 2 - Show your Fat Quarter Shop love.   You can follow them on   Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Pinterest, You Tube or at their Blog.  You can Sign up for their Newsletter which will ensure you catch all of their amazing sales, or you can visit The Shop and then share a favorite item ;)   Just be sure to leave a comment of how you showed your Fat Quarter Shop Love!!!

And that's it ;)  The giveaway will be open until next Tuesday, November 12th  when I will announce a winner at the beginning of the 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 - Week 9

 It's Week 9 of the Home Town Holiday Sampler Quilt Along hosted by Fat Quarter Shop and I am just having so much fun making these sampler letters!!!  It really makes me want to make another quilt of just the letters, they are so fun and fast to make and I love how everything nests!!  So this week we are making I, J, K, and L :) 

So ya, by now you know I am making a Sweetwater Christmas sampler with a POParazzi Grey Background.  And I am so enjoying using all of the low volumes from the lines.  Sweetwater does such a great job with their low volumes and I can't wait to see them all in a line next to each other!!! 

And that is it for Week 9 of of the Home Town Holiday Sampler Quilt Along!!!   Want to make your own Alphabet . . .  you just need Lori Holt's  Home Town Holiday Sampler Book!   You can see the Quilt Along schedule here and join in the fun.  And check out all the details here to come quilt along ;)    

See ya next week with more Home Town Holiday Sampler goodness!!  M, N, O, P is next, and that is always the fun part of the alphabet to sing so it must be fun to sew ;)  

Happy (quilting for) Halloween!!

 Okay, so I have shared this before, but  I don't make a lot of Halloween quilts, because honestly, I don't like "Scary Halloween".  But I thought today would be the perfect day to share some "cute and adorable and not scary at all" Halloween quilts!!!  

First up . . . my How They Shine quilt I made this year using the oh so cute and adorable  Hey Boo line by Lella Boutique for Moda.   I never get tired of making star quilts and I just love making my How They Shine quilt pattern ;)   I love the alternating of prints and backgrounds in the two blocks that create so many awesome secondary designs.  and isn't it just perfect for a new Halloween Quilt!!  If you want to make your own, you can still find a Hey Boo FQB  in shops, and my How They Shine quilt pattern here :)  

And if you are looking for Halloween that is super simple and super fast and still super cute . . . we can throw back to my Halloween Sparkly Stars quilt :)   Sparkly Stars is Fat Quarter Friendly, making it easy to grab a FQ Bundle and get stitching right away.  This quilt features Halloween Magic by Bella Blvd. for Riley Blake Designs which is way old but still so cute :)  But really, any FQ Bundle would look good in this design. And you can make your own Sparkly Stars Quilt with a free step by step tutorial as well as a FREE PDF Pattern with 6 size options!!!    It is just a super fun and fast quilt to make and pefect in any theme ;)  

And last but not least . . .  this is a new share from Barbara!!!  Mom made this gorgeous Wishes Quilt using my pattern and the Halloween Expressions Batik collection from Riley Blake Designs this year.   I am so loving getting into Batik's, they just make the prettiest quilts!!!   And the colors are just so vibrant and fun, perfect for Happy and Bright and not Scary Halloween :)  Wishes is a Beginner Friendly Quilt that is also FQ Friendly so you can grab a cute Halloween bundle and get stitching!!  

So ya . . . 3 Happy Halloween Quilts made with Happy Halloween Fat Quarter Bundles!!   Really, there are so many Cute Halloween Bundles to choose from that will all make cute and adorable and not scary at all Halloween quilts, my favorite to cuddle up in while handing out candy to happy trick or treaters :)  

I hope you all have a very Happy (Quilting for) Halloween!!!