Locket Quilt with AGF Stitched

Today I am excited to be sharing another AGF Stitched quilt, This one is called Locket  ;)  When the Fat Quarter Shop asked me if I wanted to help them with the last AGF Stitched quilt of the year I was all over it.  I absolutely love the graphic nature of the pattern with all of its awesome angles.  I knew it would be perfect for another Alma Mater quilt ;)

And so, I perused through Art Gallery's amazing fabric lines looking for the perfect Red, Black, and Whites.   Mostly I make a quilt from a single fabric line so this was a super fun change to pick bits and pieces from a range of lines.  I think I will be doing that more often for sure ;)   Just in case you are curious, here are the fabrics I choose ;)

For Fabrics A & B I used Your Heart Pure from Wonderland by Katrina Roccella
For Fabrics C I used Square Elements Pomegranate and Noir by In House Staff
For Fabrics D & E I used Beside Journal Candid from Happy Home by Caroline Hulse
For Fabrics F & I I used Confetti Noir from Minimalista by In House Staff
For Fabrics G & H I used Tire Buds Lumi from Cleta by In House Staff

And for the Binding I (fabrics J)   I used Your heart Timid from Wonderland by Katrina Rocella and for the Backing I used Delineament Sepia from Sketchbook by Sharon Holland.   I just love how all of these super fun prints from so many different lines go together so well and add to the awesome geometric design ;)  

 This quilt is so much fun to make and has such great movement.  I had fun doing two colors in the large triangles to give it a chain effect ;)  You know how I love chains in my quilts ;)  And the quilt goes together surprisingly fast as most of the piecing is stitch and flip or HST's, so fun!!!

And of course, Kimberly has made an awesome video tutorial that helps you along every step of the way making it go even quicker ;)

When it came time to quilt mine, I decided I didn't want to take away from any of those wonderful angles, so I just did straightish lines across the quilt.  I think it is the perfect compliment to this super cool design.

And you can't see the texture very well, but it is so super yummy.  I just want to keep running my fingers over the quilt top.  

And that is my Locket Quilt ;)  This particular quilt will be auctioned off for a Women's Athletic Fundraiser at my Alma Mater, SUU ;)  My niece is currently on the Cross Country Team there so it is fun to be able to support her with my love of quilting.     You can find the free pattern for Locket here .  And if you don't want to make a School Colored one, like I did, you can always do like Kimberly and make up her beautiful soft color palette.   You can find the original Locket  quilt kit here and the backing set for it here .

And for lot's more Locket AGF Stitched eye candy, check out these awesome blogging friends ;)

Angie of GnomeAngel

Cara of That Crafty Cara

Caroline of Sew Caroline

Christina of Sometimes Crafter

Erica of Kitchen Table Quilting

Heather and Megan of Quilt Story

Jane of Quilt Jane

Jemima of Tied with a Ribbon

Melissa of Happy Quilting  (that's me ;) 

Natalia of Piece N Quilt

Sinta of Pink Pincushion

That's all for today ;)   I am off to unpack from a fabulous Holiday weekend spent with my family and just maybe I might get to squeeze in some sewing.  5 days away from my machine has got me itching to piece something together ;)

Have a very Happy Quilting Day!!!

Christmas Charming Totes

I hope everyone had a very Merry Christmas!!!!   I tried to get on and write a special Christmas Post but it has been all family, friends, and foods the last few days, and I wouldn't have it any other way ;)  We have just loved all of the laughter and happiness, and joy.   I got a very special Christmas present too!!!!!   So excited!!!!

So now today, that things are slowing down just a bit, I thought I would start to share some of this years Homemade Christmas gifts ;)   Remember when I made up all of those adorable Charming Totes last December . . . Well, I think Christmas totes are going to be a new favorite for quite a few years :)  I love, love, love making these toes and they are just so handy!!  Perfect ;)  And I love going through my stash to find the perfect bits of leftovers to become great linings and handles.    I have now made a full step by step tutorial on how to make these totes here, Just for your reference ;) 

So, for sweet nephew #1 who is just getting into little league, I used an  All Star Charm Pack by Zoe Pearn for Riley Blake Designs.   So cute!!!  I lined it with some extra backing I had from The Boat House line and the numbers are a perfect match ;)

And for sweet nephew #2 who loves all things sports especially baseball and football, I used a Charm Pack of  Varsity by Sweetwater for Moda.  I lined it with a great print from the Best Day Ever line by April Rosenthal that looks just like little baseballs and made the handles from Chic Neutrals line by Amy Ellis.   They all go so perfectly together.

And for my sweet niece  #1 who just loves a rainbow of colors, I choose a  Tula Pink's True Colors for Free Spirit Fabrics Charm Pack.  For the lining I used a great Rainbow print from Dear Stella that was the perfect compliment.   I just love all of those happy colors ;)

And finally, for my very special Sister-In-Law, who I am slowly sucking into the fabulous world of quilting, I decided on the ever so cute Charm Pack of Paper Bandana by Alexia Marcelle Abegg for Cotton + Steel Fabrics and then complimented it with the gorgeous Arrow Print also by Cotton + Steel.  I love how all of their prints coordinate ;)

And those were the 4 new Charming Totes from this Christmas ;)  I just love making these bags!!!   I did a take on a tutorial here where you can make the tote reversible, and here is the original tutorial I used from Crazy Mom Quilts ;)   I just do the corners of the bag differently, as shown in the first tutorial ;)

And then I had one last special little tote to whip up.  This one was a little more patchwork and I am so excited with how it turned out ;)   My sweet nephew just loves Minecraft so I made him a patchwork tote of what I now know is a creeper.  I loved playing with all of the different shades of green.

And on the reverse side is the Blue Sword.  There is just nothing quite as fun as simple patchwork.   So, so, so much fun!!!

I hope you all had a very Merry Christmas and maybe can sneak in some Happy Quilting today ;)

Terrific Tuesday Giveaway Day - My Christmas Gift to You!!!

It's Terrific Tuesday Giveaway Day!!! Let's have some fun!!!

First, we need to announce the winner from last weeks Terrific Tuesday Giveaway!!   The winner of the wonderful fun Fat Quarter Shirt is . . . . . .   Number #153. . . Congrats beaquilter!!   I have emailed you :)     

  

   

And on to today's

Today, we are doing Terrific Tuesday Giveaway Day a little differently.   Today I want to say Thank You!!!  I can not begin to even explain how grateful I am for each of you who come and share my quilting adventures with me.  I can not say thank you enough for all of the sweet comments, likes, pictures of quilt you have made using my designs, and on and on and on.   It truly brightens each and every one of my days!!!  This quilting community is amazing.  You have made Happy Quilting what it is today and for that, I am so very grateful!!!

So . .  .at this festive Holiday Season of giving, I want to give each and every one of you a little Happy Quilting  gift, a Happy Quilting PDF Pattern :) 

To receive your Present . . .   

 Simply leave a comment that tells me what pattern you would like to receive and the email address you would like it sent to. 

And that's it ;)  This present giving will be open until next Tuesday, December 29th (which just happens to be my 15th anniversary as well)  

And please, one gift per person.   Also, be sure and leave that email address, this will take a bit to email out all of the patterns (so don't think I have forgotten you) and without the email address, I won't have time to try and find you.   

Happy Holidays to each and every one of my amazing Quilty Friends!!!

A Christmas Quilting Round-Up ;)

So I am just about done with the projects I have planned for this years handmade Christmas. I did keep it fairly low key this year ;)  I just love Christmas quilting and sewing!!!  I love listing to christmas music as I stitch away with happy reds and greens and I love seeing my kids snuggle up in their favorite Christmas quilts that get pulled back out every December ;)   And since I have to keep the projects from this year under wraps for a few more days, I thought it would be fun today to share some of my Christmas Projects and Quilts from the past few years, most of them have tutorials so if something grabs your eye you can always bookmark it for next years Christmas Quilting ;)  So here it is . . . A Christmas Quilting Round-Up.


This is Ribbons and it is a fun lap size quilt made using a Jelly Roll Race technique.  It is fantastic for a quick Christmas Quilt and there is a tutorial for it here ;)

I planned on making matching stockings for about 10 years, and finally last year I got to check it off the Christmas Project List ;)   I love these happy Monochromatic Stockings and plan on hitting some after Christmas sales this year to getting matching tree ornaments ;)  Gotta love a reason to redo the tree ;)  Ad if you need to make some matching stockings as well, you can find the tutorial here.  

This O Christmas Trees lap size quilt was a fun improv project with just a tiny bit of paper piecing.  It is a great way to introduce yourself to paper-piecing if you want to give it a try.   And I had so much fun quilting this one ;)  You can find a tutorial for it here.  

This Christmas Traditions Advent Calendar is a throw back from quite a few years ago.  My children still enjoy lifting the flaps and finding a special Christmas activity to do each day of the month.  This was featured at the Moda Bake Shop and you can find the tutorial here ;)

True North was a very special and fun quilt that I got to design for Riley Blake to hang at Quilt Market.  This beauty incorporates beautiful big blocks that just pop.   I recently (insert finally) got a pattern written for this quilt with four size options.  You can find the pattern here.  

I made up this adorable Hot Hot Chocolate Table runner earlier this year and am just loving having it out this Christmas ;)  I made this as part of the Winter Wonderland Book tour that the mug block can be found in and the book can be found here.  

Spinning or Spiraling was a Bee Block quilt from a few years back.  I designed the block and then had my wonderful bee mates each make a block.   It also happens to be made from my all time favorite Christmas fabric line, Countdown to Christmas by Sweetwater by Moda.  I wish I could go back in time and stash a whole ton of it ;)    There is a tutorial for this quilt here.

This Joyful Jelly Roll Tree Skirt was so much fun to make and then Barbara did her feather magic on the quilting!!!   I made it earlier this summer and now it gets to have it's first year under a tree, although the kids didn't want to lost the Santa one from previous years so I have to switch it out from day to day :)  The design is by Fat Quarter Shop and the pattern can be found here.  

And it seems only right to finish up with the most recent finish that I can share ;)  This No Bake Jolly Bar quilt has been such a fun addition to the Christmas Quilt collection this year.   I just finished it at the beginning of this month and it is the one everyone wants to snuggle in now.  The pattern is by Fat Quarter Shop as well and you can find a free download of it here.  

And that is my Christmas Quilting Round of years past :)   I hope you found a project that you might like to add to your Christmas Project List for years to come ;)   

Merry Christmas and be sure to pop back in tomorrow for TTGD, as I have a special Christmas surprise planned ;)  

Road Home Snuggler

With all of the snow we have been having lately, it seems only appropriate that I have been working on another Road Home Snuggler quilt since I have been doing a lot of snuggling in at home to stay out of the cold :)

This Road Home Snuggler is a special quilt for a special friend who lives in a log cabin ;)  It will match just perfect and will be so much fun for her to snuggle up in now ;)  Don't you just love all of the fun movement from the random placement.   It reminds me of those old bathroom school tiles where you are trying so hard to find a pattern only to find that it is truly random.

I made the Original Road Home Snuggler in Wool and Needle Flannels 2 and I made this Road Home Snuggler in Wool and Needle Flannels 3.  I just love how soft and cozy the flannel is.  Sadly, it was snowing like crazy when I finished and I needed to get it off in the mail so it was an indoor picture shoot.  The lighting just doesn't do these beautiful rich colors justice.

When it came time to quilt, I decided to go with arches to make a fun orange peel design.  I love how it adds to the geometric fun of the quilt and the quilting is nice and light so it doesn't take away from the soft snuggly purpose of the quilt.

The Road Home Snuggler  uses 1 layer cake that doesn't even need to be subcut.   So it really sews together nice and fast.   I was so excited when it was done, that I decided to also grab a charm pack as well and make some matching pillows to go with it.   A charm pack makes up 2 couch pillows and 1 lumbar pillow.  I just love how fun and cute they are all together.

And that is my new Road Home Snuggler!!   If you have a special friend that needs a Road Home Snuggler quilt too, you can find the step by step free tutorial right here ;)  And if you make one I would love to see it ;)  You can email me a picture to happyquiltingmelissa@gmail.com.  There is just nothing quite like snuggling up in quilty goodness.

Thanks for stopping by today and I hope you have a very Happy Quilting Weekend ;)

Linking up this finish to Amanda's and Sarah's ;)