More Christmas Quilts!!

 I always love making Christmas quilts and I am excited to share 2 new quilts that I made late last year as a little secret sewing for my good friends at Moda Fabrics ;)      So let's start with the first quilt, Juniper Berries by Chelsi Stratton Designs!!! 

I just love how this quilt has a chain feel to it.  I always love quilts with chains, and when you tie in blocks, all the better!!! The happy Christmas prints and colors are just so festive and I love the pop of the pink and greys in there along with the reds and greens!!  I always love Sherri and Chelsi Fabrics, and this Favorite Things Fabric line is just such a classic Christmas collection!!!  

The piecing in this quilt went super fast with large blocks and some strip piecing :)   And I just love tiny stars, aren't they just so cute!!!  The quilt finishes at 65" x 80" so it is a great size to snuggle up in and have displayed each Christmas.  

And when it came time to quilt it, I decided to try and really highlight those diagonal chains!!  So I quilted a diagonal ribbon candy through the small stars and 9 patches and then an all over of swirls and echoed paisley through the blocks.  I just love the way it added so much texture to the quilt!!! .  Good ol' 402 Pearl blended perfectly in all of these light and dark colors, my go to for the win every time!! 

And this quilt is visiting quilt shops across the country now.   So the snuggling for me will have to wait , but you don't have to wait!!!  Favorite Things Fabrics are shipping now and Fat Quarter Shop has a Juniper Berries Quilt Kit available.  Just in time for you to do a little Christmas in July sewing :)

And that leads us to the second Christmas Quilt . . . the No Place Like Home Quilt.   And isn't this just gorgeous!!!  I love that when I am sewing for Moda I get to sew so many different styles of quilts ;)   This is for sure a more Classic Christmas quilt, and I just love the beautiful panels that are tied into the design.    

 Deb Strain is such an amazing artist and her Holidays at Home Fabric Line just shows it off.  I love all of the stunning woodland prints, and the gingham is the perfect basic to round it all out.   Oh, and there are red prints in the line, but they were not used in this quilt design, but don't you just love how that makes the red Cardinal in the panel just pop, so perfect!!!  

I really enjoyed piecing this quilt.   And It went together super fast as well, as the blocks are pretty large and don't need a whole lot of pieces.   And don't you love how the black pieced gingham bows just tie into the center panel again.  Just such a great quilt design!!   

And when it came time to quilt it, I just decided on an all over echoed paisleys and swirls.  I just love how much texture it adds to the quilt and these designs give me a Christmas feel every time!!  And you know, I used  402 Pearl again, my favorite!!! 

And this quilt kit is so popular, it is just flying out of shops!!!   I found a few kits still on Etsy, or you can check your local quilt shop for one!!!   It is worth tracking one down!!  This quilt is a joy to make and finishes at 55" x 63" so it will be perfect to display each Christmas!!!   There truly is No Place Like Home for the Holidays!!!  

And that is it for my Christmas Quilt this Summer ;)  I truly look forward to making these quilts each year, and it is always a joy to make them for my friends at Moda because Secret Sewing means I am actually making them around Christmas time!!!   Sew fun ;)  

And just a random question before I sign off  . . . How many Christmas Quilts have you made??   To be honest, I have lost count, but I will just keep making them.  They are my favorite gift to give ;)  

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

Fast & Fun Lap Quilts - Christmas Bonus Quilt with Free PDF Pattern!!!

It's summer and that means sewing Christmas!!!   Christmas sewing in the summer has always been a favorite of mine.   And ever since we started the Fast & Fun Lap Quilts Blog Tour and Vanessa shared her Aurora Quilt in Christmas Eve fabrics, I just knew I had to make a Fast & Fun Lap Quilt in Summer Christmas sewing ;)    And since I had a few extra designs from the submission of Fast & Fun Lap Quilts . . . I thought I would share this as a brand new Bonus Fast & Fun Lap Quilt!!!   Here is The Christmas Star and you can get the FREE PDF Pattern here ;)    

Just like all of the Fast & Fun Lap Quilts, it is made with 1 Layer Cake and some background fabric. I used the above mentioned Christmas Eve Fabrics by Lella Botique for Moda and paired it with my favorite . . . Grunge!!!  This is Grunge Black Dress and it just so makes these happy Christmas fabrics pop!!!  I just love it ;)    

And while this quilt might look a little complicated, it actually quite Fast & Fun to make, surprise, surprise!!!   The quilt is made with No-Waste Flying Geese, (which if you haven't made yet, you are going to love!!) and Half Square Triangles.  Those go together with some basic piecing of 12 blocks that are then surrounded by some tiny cornerstones to make this amazing The Christmas Star quilt.  It finishes at 56" x 74" so it is a great lap size quilt to snuggle up in ;)    

When it came time to quilt my The Christmas Star quilt, I decided to to an all over echoed paisley design. I love how it adds so much movement to all of those crisp points. And if you love this design, I just happen to have a free Video Tutorial for creating this free motion quilting design on your home machine ;)  It's always fun to be Happy Quilting!! 

I hope you love this The Christmas Star quilt as much as I do and if you make your own (or any of the quilts from Fast & Fun Lap Quilts) I would love to see them! You can share your projects with me on social media with the hashtags  #happyquiltingwithmc and #fastandfunlapquilts and tagging @happyquiltingmc or email me a picture at happyquiltingmelissa@gmail.com. I can't wait to see your Quilts!!

And one last note before I sign off . . . Just in case you missed it . . . the Fast & Fun Sampler Quilt Along finished yesterday, and there were some amazing finishes ;)   If you didn't have the chance to join in the quilt along, no worries, you can still make the Fast & Fun Sampler Quilt.  All you need is the Fast & Fun Lap Quilts Book and the Fast & Fun Sampler Supplemental PDF Patterns that you can download here. I can't wait to see all of your Fast & Fun Sampler Quilts as well as your Christmas Star quilts!!!

 

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

Fast & Fun Lap Quilts - Bonus Quilt with Free PDF Pattern!!!

In celebration of my Fast & Fun Lap Quilts being newly released with C & T Publishing, I am sharing a brand new Bonus Fast & Fun Lap Quilt!!!   Here is Thunderbird and you can get the FREE PDF Pattern here ;)    

Just like all of the Fast & Fun Lap Quilts, it is made with 1 Layer Cake and some background fabric.  (I used a treasured Persimmon Layer Cake and Grunge Paper background :)   And while this quilt might look a little complicated, it actually quite Fast & Fun to make, surprise, surprise!!!   The quilt is made with No-Waste Flying Geese, (which if you haven't made yet, you are going to love!!) and Half Square Triangles.  Those go together with some basic piecing of 20 blocks that are laid out in alternate rows to give you this amazing Thunderbird quilt.  It finishes at 60" x 72" so it is a great lap size quilt ;)

And you might have noticed in the first picture, this bonus quilt comes with a bonus pillow/mini quilt !!!  There wasn't quite enough leftovers in the Layer Cake to do a scrappy binding (like several of the quilts in Fast & Fun Lap Quilts ) but there was just enough to make this matching pillow/mini wall hanging.   And yes, the FREE PDF Pattern also includes instructions for this bonus :)  

When it came time to quilt my Thunderbird quilt, I decided to to an all over echoed paisley design. I love how it adds so much movement to all of those crisp points. And if you love this design, I just happen to have a free Video Tutorial for creating this free motion quilting design on your home machine ;)  It's always fun to be Happy Quilting!! 

I hope you love this Thunderbird quilt as much as I do and if you make your own (or any of the quilts from Fast & Fun Lap Quilts) I would love to see them! You can share your projects with me on social media with the hashtags  #happyquiltingwithmc and #fastandfunlapquilts and tagging @happyquiltingmc or email me a picture at happyquiltingmelissa@gmail.com. I can't wait to see your Quilts!!

And one last note before I sign off . . . Just a reminder of The Fast & Fun Sampler Quilt Along that starts on Wednesday!!!   

You can see all the details of this Fast & Fun Sampler Quilt Along in this post.   I can't wait to Quilt Along with each of you :) 

 

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

Fast & Fun Lap Quilts - All the Quilts - All The Details!!!

Wow, I have had so much fun on the Fast & Fun Lap Quilts Book Tour and hope you have as well!!!  Thank you so much for all of the  Fast & Fun Lap Quilts Love!!!!  You all are just the best!!!  I have loved all of your emails, comments, and kind words on my new book :)    And now,  I can't wait to see all of your Fast & Fun Lap Quilts!!  You can share them with me via email at happyquiltingmelissa@gmail.com or add them on social media with the #FastandFunLapQuilts and #happyquiltingwithmc.   I just know you are going to love making your own Fast & Fun Lap Quilts!!!!

Fast & Fun Lap Quilts is available to order a signed copy directly from me, or you can get a copy from  your local quilt shop or wherever quilting books are sold.  Just in case you haven't snagged a copy yet ;)   

So for today's post . . .  I wanted to have a place that summed up all of the quilts from the book tour, the originals as well as the alternate versions I made as well.   Also, I wanted to be able to add to these as I can continue to add to when I make more Fast & Fun Lap Quilts :)

So here it goes Fast & Fun Lap Quilts - All the Quilts and All the Details  :)   

Quilt: Thunderbird, Bonus Fast & Fun Lap Quilt Pattern
Size: 60" x 72"
Fabrics Used - 1 Persimmon Layer Cake  by Basic Grey for Moda
                        3 1/4 Yards of Grunge White Paper for the Background
                        5/8 Yard of Persimmon Floral Yellow for Binding
                        3 1/2 Yards of Persimmon Floral Yellow for Backing
Quilting: All over Echoed Paisleys by me on an HQ Infinity

Thunderbird, Bonus Pattern and Blog Post

Quilt: Three in a Row, Original Version
Size: 54 1/2" x 65"
Fabrics Used - 1 One Fine Day Layer Cake  by Bonnie and Camille for Moda
                        3 1/4 Yards of Bella Solids Bleached White for the Background
                        5/8 Yard of One Fine Day Navy Dot for Binding
                        3 1/2 Yards of One Fine Day Aqua Sunnyside for Backing
Quilting: Custom Quilted Swirls, Wavy Crosshatch, Pebbles, and Echoed Ovals by me on an HQ Avante

Three in a Row, Original Version - Blog Post

Quilt: Three in a Row, Wild Meadow Version
Size: 54 1/2" x 65"
Fabrics Used - 1 Wild Meadow Layer Cake by Sweetfire Road for Moda
                        3 1/4 Yards of Spotted Powder for the Background
                        5/8 Yard of Wild Meadow Sweet Pea Berry Bramble Stripe for Binding
                        3 1/2 Yards of Wild Meadow Boysenberry Wildberry Blossoms for Backing
Quilting: All Over Quilted Wavy Lines by me on an HQ Avante Long Arm.

Three in a Row, Wild Meadow Version - Blog Post

Quilt: Keystone Corners, Original Version
Size: 60 1/2" x 60 1/2"
Fabrics Used - 1 Meander Layer Cake by Aneela Hoey for Moda
                        3 1/2 Yards of Meander Cloud Field for the Background
                        5/8 Yard of Meander Navy Tiny Square Dot for Binding
                        4 Yards of Meander Denim Foxes for Backing
Quilting: Custom Quilted Swirls, Straight Lines, Loops, and Cobblestones by me on an HQ Avante.

Keystone Corners, Original Version - Blog Post

Quilt: Keystone Corners, Fleur Noire Version
Size: 60 1/2" x 60 1/2"
Fabrics Used - 1 Fleur Noire 10" Stacker by My Minds Eye for Riley Blake Designs
                        3 1/2 Yards of Poplin Beach for the Background
                        5/8 Yard of 1/4" Black Stripe for Binding
                        4 Yards of Blossom Beach for Backing
Quilting: All Over Quilted L and E by me on an HQ Avante Long Arm.

Keystone Corners, Fleur Noire Version - Blog Post

Quilt: Keystone Corners, Ciao Bella Version
Size: 60 1/2" x 60 1/2"
Fabrics Used - 1 Ciao Bella 10" Stacker by Carina Gardner for Riley Blake Designs
                        3 1/2 Yards of Confetti Cottons Riley White for the Background
                        5/8 Yard of Ciao Bella Main Midnight for Binding
                        4 Yards of Blossom Peony for Backing
Quilting: All Over Quilted Wavy Arches by me on an HQ Avante Long Arm.

Keystone Corners, Ciao Bella Version - Blog Post

Quilt: Diamond Dash, Original Version
Size: 64 1/2" x 64 1/2"
Fabrics Used - 1 Seashore Drive Layer Cake by Sherri and Chelsi for Moda
                        3 3/4 Yards of Seashore Drive Sweet Pea Ivory for the Background
                        4 Yards of Seashore Drive Sky Pebble for Backing
Quilting: Custom Quilted Curly Q's, Ribbon Candy, and Echoed Arches by me on an HQ Avante.

Diamond Dash, Original Version - Blog Post

Quilt: Diamond Dash, Nantucket Summer
Size: 64 1/2" x 64 1/2"
Fabrics Used - 2 Nantucket Summer Layer Cakes by Camille Roskelley for Moda
                        3 3/4 Yards of Indigo Chambray for the Background
                        4 Yards of Nantucket Summer Cream Mulit for Backing
Quilting: All Over Loose Feathers by me on an HQ Avante Long Arm.

Diamond Dash, Nantucket Summer Version - Blog Post

Quilt: Diamond Dash, Red, White, and True
Size: 64 1/2" x 64 1/2"
Fabrics Used - 1 Red, White, & True 10" Stacker by Dani Mogstad for Riley Blake Designs 

                        3 3/4 Yards of  Denim Bee Cross Stitch Basic for the Background
                        4 Yards of Navy Sparkler for Backing
Quilting: All Over Swirls by me on an HQ Infinity Long Arm.

Diamond Dash, Red, White, and True Version - Blog Post

Quilt: Aurora, Original Version
Size: 68" x 68"
Fabrics Used - 1 Beautiful Day Layer Cake by Corey Yoder for Moda
                        4 1/8 Yards of Beautiful Day Cloud Star Gazing for the Background

                        5/8 Yard of Beautiful Day Slate Rose Buds for Binding
                        4 1/8 Yards of Beautiful Day Cloud Wild Rose Floral for Backing
Quilting: Custom Quilted Swirls, Echoed Arches, Straight Lines, and Pebbles by me on an HQ Avante.

Aurora, Original Version - Blog Post

Quilt: Aurora, Country Rose Version
Size: 68" x 68"
Fabrics Used - 1 Country Rose Layer Cake by Lella Boutique for Moda
                        4 1/8 Yards of Country Rose Charcoal Magic Dot for the Background

                        5/8 Yard of Country Rose Charcoal Climbing Vine for Binding
                        4 1/8 Yards of Country Rose Charcoal Country Boquet for Backing
Quilting: All Over Paisleys and Swirls by me on an HQ Avante Long Arm.

Aurora, Country Rose Version - Blog Post

Quilt: Aurora, Honeycomb Hill Version
Size: 68" x 68"
Fabrics Used - 1 Honeycomb Hill 10" Stacker by Katherine Lenius for Riley Blake Designs 
                        4 1/8 Yards of  Oxford Blossom for the Background

                        5/8 Yard of Honeycomb Hill Main Navy for Binding
                        4 1/8 Yards of Oxford Blossom for Backing
Quilting: All Over loose feathers by me on an HQ Infinity Long Arm.

Aurora, Honeycomb Hill Version - Blog Post

Quilt: Dutch Days, Original Version
Size: 72" x 72"
Fabrics Used - 1 Harmony 10" Stacker by Melissa Lee for Riley Blake Designs

                        2 7/8 Yards of Texture Cream for the Background
                        5/8 Yard of Harmony Grape Bloom for Binding
                        4 3/8 Yards of Blossom Apricot Blush for Backing

Quilting: Custom Quilted Curls and Echoed Arches by me on an HQ Avante.

Dutch Days, Original Version - Blog Post

Quilt: Dutch Days, Ombre Galaxy Version
Size: 72" x 72"
Fabrics Used - 1 Ombre Galaxy Fat Quarter Bundle by V and Co.  for Moda

                        2 7/8 Yards of Ombre Galaxy Putty for the Background
                        5/8 Yard of Ombre Galaxy Onyx for Binding
                        4 3/8 Yards of Ombre Galaxy Graphite Grey for Backing

Quilting: All Over Fireworks by me on an HQ Avante Long Arm.

Dutch Days, Ombre Galaxy Version - Blog Post

Quilt: Dutch Days, Ally's Garden Version
Size: 72" x 72"
Fabrics Used - 1 Ally's Garden 10" Stacker by Dani Mogstad for Riley Blake Designs

                        2 7/8 Yards of Texture White Basics for the Background
                        5/8 Yard of Ally's Garden Cream Floral for Binding
                        4 3/8 Yards of Sparkler Boy Boue for Backing

Quilting: All Over Loose Feathers by me on an HQ Infinity Long Arm.

Dutch Days, Ally's Garden Version - Blog Post

Quilt: Merry-Go-Round, Original Version
Size: 76 1/2" x 76 1/2"
Fabrics Used - 1 Indigo Garden 10" Stacker by Heather Peterson for Riley Blake Designs

                        4 7/8 Yards of Texture Cream for the Background
                        4 3/4 Yard of Large Hashtag Teal for Backing

Quilting: Custom Quilted Echoed Paisleys, Straight Lines, and Pebbles by me on an HQ Avante.

Merry-Go-Round, Original Version - Blog Post

Quilt: Merry-Go-Round, Low Volume Version
Size: 76 1/2" x 76 1/2"
Fabrics Used - Lots and Lots of Low Volume Scraps

                        4 7/8 Yards of Linen Dark Grey Texture for the Background
                        4 3/4 Yard of All About Plaid Hounstooth Black for Backing

Quilting: All Over Open Centered Swirls by me on an HQ Avante Long Arm.

Merry-Go-Round, Low Volume Version - Blog Post

Quilt: Jacks, Original Version
Size: 62 1/2" x 77 1/2"
Fabrics Used - 1 Paisley Rose Layer Cake by Crystal Manning for Moda

                         4 71/2 Yards of Bella Solids Porcelain for the Background

                         4 3/4 Yard of Paisley Rose Golden Rose Garden for Backing

Quilting: Custom Quilted Pebbles, Wishbone, Ribbon Candy, and Loop d loop by me on an HQ Avante.

Jacks, Original Version - Blog Post

Quilt: Jacks, Scrappy Rainbow Version
Size: 62 1/2" x 77 1/2"
Fabrics Used - Lots and Lots of Rainbow Scraps

                         4 71/2 Yards of Grunge Gris Fonce for the Background

                         4 3/4 Yard of Creativity Grows Blackboard You Are Loved for Backing

Quilting: All Over Echoed Paisleys by me on an HQ Avante Long Arm.

Jacks, Scrappy Rainbow Version - Blog Post

Quilt: Puzzle Box, Original Version
Size: 62" x 62"
Fabrics Used - 1 Morning Light Layer Cake by Linzee McCray for Moda

                         2 3/4 Yards of Morning Light Cloud Downy Phlox for the Background

                         3 7/8 Yard of Morning Light Dew Pansy Yardage for Backing

Quilting: Custom Quilted Meandering in Framed Boxes and Straight Lines by me on an HQ Avante.

Puzzle Box, Original Version - Blog Post

Quilt: Puzzle Box, Blossom Basics Version
Size: 62" x 62"
Fabrics Used - 1 Blossom Basics Fat Quarter Bundle by Christopher Thompson for Riley Blake Designs

                         2 3/4 Yards of Blossom Black for the Background

                         3 7/8 Yard of Daisy Tone on Tone Black Yardage for Backing

Quilting: All Over Echoed Loop D Loops by me on an HQ Avante Long Arm.

Puzzle Box, Blossom Basics Version - Blog Post

Quilt: Treasured, Original Version
Size: 52 1/2" x 68 1/2"
Fabrics Used - 1 Sonnet Dusk 10" Stacker by Corri Sheff for Riley Blake Designs

                        3 Yards of Blossom on White Rose Gold Sparkle for the Background
                        3 3/8 All About Plaids Tartan Black for Backing

Quilting: Custom Quilted in Wishbone, Pebbles, and Feathered Swirls by me on an HQ Avante.

Treasured, Original Version - Blog Post

Quilt: Treasured, Expressions Batik Version
Size: 52 1/2" x 68 1/2"
Fabrics Used - 1 Expression Batiks Meadow 10" Stacker for Riley Blake Designs

                        3 Yards of Hand Dyed Pale Pink Batik for the Background
                        3 3/8 Multi Wideback Expressions for Backing

Quilting: All Over Curly Q's by me on an HQ Avante Long Arm.

Treasured, Expressions Batik Version - Blog Post

And that is Fast & Fun Lap Quilts - All the Quilts and All the Details

Any other information you would like to have listed on these quilts please just let me know in the comments ;)

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Happy Quilting!!!