Terrific Tuesday Giveaway Day!!!

It's Terrific Tuesday Giveaway Day so let's have some fun :)

First, we need to announce the winner from last weeks Terrific Tuesday Giveaway :)

The winner of the Fat Quarter Pack of Prairie Sister's from  Olie and Evie is . . .  Number #71 . . .   Congrats annemarie!!!   I have emailed you :)     

 

        

And on to today's

Today's Terrific Tuesday Giveaway is being sponsored by The Scarlet Thread Quilt Co.  Julie has a fantastic shop with lots of amazing fabric goodness!!!  And, she always has amazing prices (including the awesome Clearance Selection) that make it so fun to fill up a cart ;) 

And the Terrific Tuesday Giveaway is for a $25.00 Gift Certificate to The Scarlet Thread Quilt Co.  Yup, we all love a good little shopping spree !!!  Isn't it fun to get to pick out your favorites ;)

You have two entry chances, the second being optional, 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 sew as an Early Bird or a Night Owl??  (I am an early bird all the way, I can't process anything after 10 :)  

 ENTRY 2 - Show your Scarlet Thread Quilt Co. love.   You can follow them on   Facebook,  or Sign up for their Newsletter (just scroll down a bit) .  Or you can visit The Shop and then share a favorite item ;)   Just be sure to leave a comment of how you showed your Scarlet Thread Quilt Co. Love!!!

And that's it ;)  The giveaway will be open until next Tuesday, June 4th when I will announce a winner at the beginning of next weeks Terrific Tuesday Giveaway Post :)

Good Luck and Have a Happy Quilting Day!!!

Goldenrod Pyramids Quilt!!!

Well, with Spring Market all done now, I can share some of the secret sewing that I did earlier for my good friends at Moda Fabrics ;)   Like most Market projects, this was one of those "get the fabric and turn it around right quick" kind of deals, and it's just one of two quilts I made, tee hee hee.   And I know that sounds totally crazy that I would want to do that, but really it is so much fun for me ;)  I love getting to be a little part of Market, and I am super happy to help out my wonderful friends at Moda and to get to play with some of the new and upcoming fabrics :)  So with that said, here is the first quilt I made for Spring Market 2019 and it's called Goldenrod Pyramids and isn't it just so great!!!

The fabric in this quilt is called Goldenrod and it is by One Canoe Two.  It won't be in stores till November, (Again, it is so fun to get to sew with these early :)   but it is totally worth the wait.   I just love the gorgeous colors in this line and the Prints are so fantastic!!!   They are taken from Beth Snyder's paintings and in a word, stunning!!!  I especially love the big Raleigh Rose Floral.   And this quilt design really shows off those larger prints, which is doubly awesome!!!

The design was done by Carrie Nelson and uses 60 degree triangles.  It really went together fast (which was good because the other quilt was a little more piecing intense ;)  and was a whole lot of fun to sew.   You just had to piece the smaller triangle blocks, and then sew the rows together.  Simple, fast, and oh so much fun!!!  And it is Fat Quarter Friendly :)  I just love Fat Quarters!!!

And when it came time to quilt it, I decided all of those beautiful floral prints needed a beautiful quilting motif, so I went with the all over feathered swirl.  I used 402 Pearl which always blends so nicely, even on the darker prints ;)   And I love how all of the soft curves of the quilting offset all of the angles of the triangles.   So pretty!!

And of course, with such a dense quilting design, it made for some incredible texture.   Doesn't that just make you want to snuggle right up in this quilt and take a nap ;)   The quilt finishes at 67" x 72" so it is a great size to do just that!!!

And I have to say, I was totally doing a little happy dance when Moda posted this pic on Instagram of Goldenrod Pyramids hanging at market ;)   Doesn't that just make you want to make this quilt!!!
I know it is on my list to make again for sure!!! 

I am so grateful that I got to make this awesome Goldenrod Pyramids quilt and that I didn't have to keep it a secret for to long ;)   Be sure to pop back in next week when I will share the other quilt I made for Market.   

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

Jessica's Qube Sampler - Up to 8!!!

Yesterday was the last day of school and we celebrated by sewing!!!   You might recall, my daughter Jessica is working on a GO! Qube Sampler.   She only had to go to school for a tiny bit yesterday, so we used the rest of the day to stitch and stitch some more!!   And she finished 3 blocks, so awesome!!!  So here they are :)

This is the Louisiana block from the GO! Qube Book, and it is the sixth block Jessi has made.   She learned about trying to sew right through the thread X to get those nice points.  A few got a tiny bit flat, but her center pinwheel lined up perfect as she has gotten a lot of practice at the Pin Trick ;)    She liked that this one had more of a windmill feel to it and it kind of became the leading concept for the rest of the blocks we sewed.

So for her Block 7 she chose the Clay's Choice Block from the Go! Qube Book because again, she liked the pinwheel look :)     She did such a great job on that center pinwheel, and it is so fun to watch her work.   Last time I mentioned that I was trying to so more hands off, well this time when we sat down to sew, she just went at it!!!  I get an occasional question of which way to pin something, or how would I press, but all in all, she just sews her blocks while I work on other projects.  And I can't begin to explain how fun it is to just sew together!!! 

And she blew me away, but wanting to make a third block in one sewing session.   EEEkkk,I think she might be hooked ;)   So this is the 8th block she has made and it is called Susannah Variation 1.   And I have to say, there was a tiny bit of discouragement on this one because she sewed the top row on the wrong way and had to unpick and put it back on.   But she pressed on, and I told her that is some of the best learning!!!   We just keep smiling and be Happy Quilting ;)  

I am hoping with no school for the next few months that we will have lots more time to sew and see just how far she can get on her  GO! Qube Sampler quilt.   I just love how the GO! Qube dies have all the clipped corners and exact cuts to give Jessica so much confidence in sewing these blocks that really are amazing skill builders!!!  This is all 8 blocks she has made so far.   Aren't they just so pretty  (yup, super proud mama over here:)

She really is getting super comfortable with the pieces from the GO! Qube and that makes me so happy!!!   So now I am thinking it's time to take things up a notch.  The GO! Qube Angles and GO! Qube Corners Companion Sets will give her a lot more variety in her blocks and new skill building opportunities, Perfect!! (and they are even on sale!!!)   Should be fun :) Can't wait to share her next set of blocks!!!

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

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Terrific Tuesday Giveaway Day!!!

It's Terrific Tuesday Giveaway Day so let's have some fun :)

First, we need to announce the winner from last weeks Terrific Tuesday Giveaway :)

The winner of the $25.00 Gift Certificate from Lou Lou's Fabric Shop is . . .  Number #100 . . .   Congrats Ladybugkaren!!!   I have emailed you :)     

 

        

And on to today's

Today's Terrific Tuesday Giveaway is being sponsored by Olie and Evie.  Rhonda has just added a whole lot of inventory so you are going to want to check out the fabric shop.  And she is also refunding all Happy Quilting readers 10% off  their order of all  in stock items   (not applicable on pre-orders items ;)   Just mention your coming from Happy Quilting in the comments of your order ;)   So be sure to pop on over and check it out!!!

And Rhonda's has a fantastic Terrific Tuesday Giveaway Day!!!!     Olie and Evie  is giving one lucky winner a Fat Quarter Pack of the new Prairie Sister's by  Poppie Cotton!!!!    I used these gorgeous prints in this quilt over here, and they are so fantastic!!!   You are so going to want to quilt with these :)

You have two entry chances, the second being optional, 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 a favorite "Schools Out" activity.  (My kids are all done tomorrow and I need some serious summer time activity inspiration ;) 

 ENTRY 2 - Show your Olie and Evie love.   You can follow them on  Facebook, Instagram  or Pinterest or you can visit The Shop and then share a favorite item ;)   Just be sure to leave a comment of how you showed your Olie and Evie Love!!!

And that's it ;)  The giveaway will be open until next Tuesday,  May 29th when I will announce a winner at the beginning of next weeks Terrific Tuesday Giveaway Post :)

Good Luck and Have a Happy Quilting Day!!!

Just Dandy Quilt Finish!!!

I don't know why I am surprised each time May comes around that the month always just fly's by.  You would think I would realize by now that with school coming to a close and all the programs, concerts, and ballgames  (not to mention a little Market secret sewing )   that May is always in super speed :)  So two weeks ago, I realized I just needed to sew something to feel like I could finish something.   And that is when I saw this stack of 2 patches that were left over from this Dandy Annie Quilt  that have been sitting on the back corner of my sewing desk for almost a year, just waiting to be made into a quick finish.  The next day it was on the long arm and TaDa!!!!  A Just Dandy simple Patchwork quilt finish ;)

I know I say it every time, but simple patchwork is just oh so fun and perfect when you just need a quick finish.  I think the quilt top was sewn in about an hour and a half.   And then I went straight to the long arm. 

I had so much fun quilting this ;)   I did my Wavy Peel design in the squares, which is a super fun way to give that double arch look without worrying about having to make perfect arches with a ruler.   This free motion design is actually in the 180 More Doodle Quilting Designs, just FYI as last time I showed this design someone was asking how to do it ;)    And as I am still not a feather expert, I was grateful that the 402 Pearl So Fine thread blended really nicely into the border fabric.  It for sure shows the yummy texture, but not every time I slightly missed backtracking on the lines of the spines and petals :)

Oh, and you might have noticed, at the beginning I said 2 weeks ago, but I am just sharing this today . . . . Ya, I had so much fun quilting this on the long arm, I kind of got myself into a Long Arming kick for the next little bit and whenever I could squeeze in a minute, I was quilting ;)  Which means I have 3 other quilts done, that are just waiting for binding.   Which is what I was doing this morning on this quilt to be able to share the finish with you ;)   Please tell me I am not the only one that gets on piecing kicks, and then quilting kicks where you do all of one and none of the other for a good week???

But anyhow, I am super excited to have finished this Just Dandy quilt and I won't even have to tuck it away for long as a sweet friend is expecting a new little girl ;)   The quilt finishes at 44" square so it is going to be just perfect for snuggling up a wee one in.

Thanks so much for popping in today and sharing this Just Dandy finish with me ;)  

I hope you all have a very Happy Quilting Weekend!!!  Which is pretty easy this weekend, right, as we get to see all of the amazing pics from Quilt Market ;)    Which I promise, I will share some of that secret Market Sewing next week!!!

Until next time ;)

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