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!!! 

Frogs and Fairies and Squirrels, Oh My!!

This week I am so excited to say that I have been working on sewing one of the Wedding Quilts for my son and his new bride to be!!  And it has Frogs and Fairies and Squirrels!!  So cute!!!  

The theme of the reception is Fairy Garden, so I am making this adorable Fairy Garden Quilt to hang there.  And the reception colors are dusty pink and dusty blue so I am using South Hill to make it and it is just coming together so wonderfully.  I just love these blocks!!   

And seriously, this took like twice as long to cut out as to piece.   I pretty much made all of the blocks but 2 on Monday and finished up the last two yesterday.  Now to sew them all into a quilt top :)  I am hoping to get this one done quick, but I am teaching again from Thursday to Saturday so it might have to wait for next week.  

But I can't let it wait to long because you might notice I said Quilts ;)  Fairy Garden is super cute for the reception, but they still need a quilt for their new bed right!!!  And my all this mythical and magical fun loving couple have chosen the Chillin' With my Gnomies Quilt pattern by Kiley's Quilt Room with the Expansion of hovels, frogs, and mushrooms.  

And because my Son thinks I can do just about anything when it comes to quilts, he asked if I could add a dragon to the quilt ;)  And of course, I said yes :)   So I am using this Dragon Dreams Quilt Pattern by Apples and Beavers  and adjusting it a bit here and there to make it fit into 3 "spaces" in the corner of the quilt.   

My plan is to make a 4 x 4 block layout which will be 80 x 80 and then add a border to make it a queen size quilt.  I am going to use a Crossweave bundle by Moda and coordinating yardage.  I think this bundle has the perfect colors for the gnomes and enough wonderful neutrals for the hovels, beards, shoes, and mushrooms.  And the Dragon was requested in blues :)  I am so excited!!!  I love how soft Crossweave is and I think they will make the cutest quilt for these two!!  

So I best get pressing some fat quarters and cutting out some Gnomes!!!  The wedding is March 8th, so I have  2 weeks and 2 days to pull it off ;)   Oh ya, I got this ;)   

January Sew Sampler

 So I have finally been home for a few days so I managed to get my January Sew Sampler Box opened and the Pieceful Basket Block made!!!   This month the theme of the box is Embracing New Possibilities and while I would love to say I am all set to embrace English Paper Piecing with this amazing box of goodies, I might just accept that I am the worlds worst hand sewer :)    But someday . . . 

You all know I love, love, love Charm Packs!!!   And three charm packs of Sunday Brunch, EEEkkk!!!   I love everything BasicGrey does and this line is no exception.  I just love the wonderfully cheerful colors and the beautiful prints.  And while EPP might be a little out of my league, the Fresh Start Quilt pattern is one I can knock out of the park  ;)   

And the notions this month are really all about embracing English Paper Piecing!!!  Again, it's not one of my talents at the moment, but talk about a perfect kit to take on the road to learn how to be a better paper piecer ;)  There is everything you need . . . needles, thread, EPP Papers, and the adorable Hot Cross Buns pattern.   Some Day for sure ;)  

And we are month 10 of the Pieceful Basket Sampler and this months block has fun tiny patchwork in it  .  I think I am going to have just enough of my Milk and Honey fabrics to finish up my last 2 blocks and I just love how they pop on the Kona Lime Background   :)

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!!!