Saturday, December 19, 2020

Charming Baby Quilts Remix - Color in the Lines

 Okay, it's Saturday and not Friday, but I still have another Charming Baby Remix!!!  This is quilt 7 of my Charming Baby Quilts Remix's and I am so excited to share it.  Only 3 more to go, well see if I make it by the end of the year!!!!   And here it is . . . the Color in the Lines Remix quilt!!!!

Ohh, I just love Scrappy Goodness!!!!  This is such a wonderful way to bust all of those left over charm squares you have or if you cut your scraps into 5" squares you can just go through that pile ;)   I remixed the original design by simply adding more blocks and lengthening the sashing to make it a large lap quilt or twin size and of course, I added a dark background.  I just love the way the rainbow pops now ;) This Color in the Lines remix quilt finishes at 72" x 85 1/2".        (Pattern Adjustment's here)  


And speaking of the original, here is my Color in the Lines quilt from Charming Baby Quilts.   This is such a great baby quilt and it goes together super fast so it is perfect for a quick gift.   This quilt is just so fun and fast to make in whatever size!!!


For this Color in the Lines remix, I used scraps and lots of them!!!  You will need 4 Charm Packs if you prefer to not go scrappy, cut I just loved using up all my leftover 5" squares.   And I used a Charcoal solid Background which just makes all of those colors pop!!!   And the binding is scrappy leftover as well, how fun is that.  I keep all my binding scraps for projects just like this.   And I just love it!!!  


And when it came time to quilt it, I decided I on all over loop de loops in a super fun Rainbow thread!!!  I really liked the idea of keeping this one simple as the design is so very simple and I think the rainbow thread just ties all of that scrappy goodness together.   And my oh my, this was a super fast design to quilt :)


I love how the quilting isn't quite as dense for this particular design.   While it still adds lots of movement and great texture, it will also still be nice and snuggly.  Double bonus!!!


So do you want to make your own Charming Baby Remix Color in the Lines quilt??  Just download this free  PDF Color in the Lines Remix Instructions  document.  You will need a copy of my Charming Baby Quilts book to make the Remix as the download just includes the alternations and not the complete instructions.  You use the book and the download together ;)


And that is my Color in the Lines quilt!!!  I hope you love it just as much as I do and want to make one of your own, either in the large lap size or baby size ;)  And if you do,  I would love to see it!!  You can email me a picture at happyquiltingmelissa@gmail.com or post it to social media with the hashtag #happyquiltingwithmc and/or #charmingbabyquilts ;)  I can't wait to see your Color in the Lines Quilts!!!



And for easy reference. . . This Color in the Lines Charming Baby Quilt has been added to my Charming Baby Quilts, All the Quilts, All the Details post ;)  It's a great place to bookmark to see everything Charming Baby Quilts all in one place!!

Only 3

 more Charming Baby Quilt Remixes to go, so be sure to pop back in soon.  

Thanks for stopping in today and I hope you have a very Happy Quilting Weekend!!

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Thursday, December 17, 2020

Christmas Cheer with Quilting Books!!!

 So have you been following along with Fat Quarter Shop's Countdown to Christmas??  Every day a new item is marked down for 24 hours only.   And this morning I woke up to see this picture of Christmas Cheer!!!  Oh ya . . . 40% off Books, and did you just happen to see which cover is included in the image???


Yup, my Charming Baby Quilts Book!!!  EEEkkk,  I am so excited, it is only $11.39!!!!   I know many of you have already purchased my Charming Baby Quilts Book (thanks so much for that!!!) but if you haven't yet, or if you want to get a special gift for a quilty friend, now is the time to grab Charming Baby Quilts and get it 40% off ;)  And speaking of thanks, I noticed while I was looking for this that Charming Baby Quilts has 78 5-Star Reviews, wow, talk about making a girl blush.  Thanks so much for that as well!!!


And if you are like me, there might be some other books that find their way into your cart :)   I have recently added The Bonnie and Camille Quilt Bee book and A Very Coriander Christmas to my book collection.   And I have them both sitting on the top of my desk so I can remember  these gorgeous cover samplers.  Both are on my list to make!!!!


And while looking through all of the book options to add to my cart, I also found this I Love Star Blocks book!!!  I have 4 quilts in this compilation book, and am just so thrilled to find they still have a few copies as they are getting hard to find :)  



So, just wanted to share some Christmas Cheer on all of these amazing quilting books!!! I know my shopping cart is full of books, and it isn't even heavy to push around ;)

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






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Tuesday, December 15, 2020

Terrific Tuesday Giveaway Day!!

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

First, we need to announce the winner from last Terrific Tuesday Giveaway!!  
The winner of the$30.00 Gift Certificate from Shabby Fabrics is . . .   Number #267  . . . Congrats blessingsfromournest !!  I have messaged you :)    

     

And on to today's

Today's Terrific Tuesday Giveaway is being sponsored by  Lou Lou's Fabric Shop .    Did you know that Jamie makes a new Lou Lou Bundle every Tuesday . . . a Lou Lou Bundle is 8 fat quarters curated by Jamie and they are always gorgeous!  I love this new Santa Suit Bundle!!!!   And be sure to also check out all of Lou Lou's  great sales, you wont want to miss these!!! 


Today's Terrific Tuesday Giveaway is for some shopping goodness!!  Lou Lou's Fabric Shop is offering one lucky reader a $25.00 Gift Certificate perfect to use on anything in the store, including the awesome Lou Lou Bundle pictured above!!  Just perfect!!!!



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 are you all ready for Christmas or do you have some more Shopping to do???  

 ENTRY 2 - Lets show Lou Lou's Fabric Shop some Love!!!!   You can follow them on   FacebookTwitterPinterest, or Instagram.  Or you can follow their blog or  visit The Shop and then share a favorite item ;)   Just be sure to leave a comment of how you showed your Lou Lou's Fabric Shop Love!!!

And that's it ;)  The giveaway will be open until next Tuesday, December 22nd, when I will announce a winner at the beginning of next weeks 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!!!
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Friday, December 11, 2020

Charming Baby Quilts Remix - To the Moon

 Another Friday and another Charming Baby Remix!!!  This is quilt 6 of my Charming Baby Quilts Remix's and I am so excited to share it.  I am hoping to get all 10 shared by the end of the year!!!!   And here it is . . . the To the Moon Remix quilt!!!!

Isn't this just so fun!!!!  This is probably the most "novelty" design in the book, and I really was going for less of a baby feel with it ;)   I remixed the original design by simply adding more blocks to make it a large lap quilt, perfect for tweens wanting to curl up with their favorite story.   This To the Moon remix quilt finishes at 60" x 84".      And it just the exact same to piece as the original, just more blocks :)  (Pattern Adjustment's here)  




And speaking of the original, here is my To the Moon quilt from Charming Baby Quilts.   This is such a great baby quilt and these little rockets are just so fun blasting off.   It will just be great in whatever size you make it, perfect for the space enthusiast in your life!!!



For this To the Moon remix, I used 4 Golden Hour Charm Packs by Alexia Abegg for Ruby Star Society.   I just love it and really think this fabric was perfect for giving it that more Tween to Teen feel!!!!   And I love the Speckled Metallic Basic background and binding!!!   I used Soft Blue for the background and Navy for the binding and I just love how all of those metallic speckles just make it look as if these rockets were in outer space.  So great!!! All of these  amazing fabrics arrive this month in shops, so keep an eye out for them :)  


And when it came time to quilt it, I decided I on all over fireworks.  I just kept thinking 3, 2, 1, Lift Off while I was quilting away ;)   I think it was a great pairing for this outer space quilt.   And can I just say, I am still totally loving the new Long Arm!!!  This is a design that I totally would have timed out the old machine and gone beyond the stitch regulator, but the new Infinity had no trouble keeping up :)  I just so love that!!!  


And now they could totally just be shooting stars or asteroid fields, or whatever other fun bursts happen in space!!!   And I love that it only continued to add to the whole tween feel I was going for.   Even my 14th year old said "cool mom" which is a lot coming from a 14 year old boy :)


So do you want to make your own Charming Baby Remix To the Moon quilt??  Just download this free  PDF To the Moon Remix Instructions  document.  You will need a copy of my Charming Baby Quilts book to make the Remix as the download just includes the alternations and not the complete instructions.  You use the book and the download together ;)


And that is my To the Moon Remix quilt!!!  I hope you love it just as much as I do and want to make one of your own, either in the large lap size or baby size ;)  And if you do,  I would love to see it!!  You can email me a picture at happyquiltingmelissa@gmail.com or post it to social media with the hashtag #happyquiltingwithmc and/or #charmingbabyquilts ;)  I can't wait to see your To the Moon Quilts!!!

And for easy reference. . . This To the Moon Charming Baby Quilt has been added to my Charming Baby Quilts, All the Quilts, All the Details post ;)  It's a great place to bookmark to see everything Charming Baby Quilts all in one place!!

Only 4 more Charming Baby Quilt Remixes to go, so be sure to pop back in soon.  

Thanks for stopping in today and I hope you have a very Happy Quilting Weekend!!

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Thursday, December 10, 2020

Blooming Flower Girl Finish!!!

Now that was a fast and fun finish!!!!  Remember me posting last week about the Blooming Flower Girls Sew-Along . . . Well, here is my Blooming Flower Girl Baby Quilt!!!  


And I have to say, this was just the perfect project for this week.   It has been a real up and down week and this has been a grounding project through it all.  I am just so grateful to Susan Ache, Moda, and Camille Roskelley for coming up with this!!!!    It was so easy to make, and I just loved pairing all of the prints and colors.   


And I think shrinking the block down turned out so adorable!!!   I just think everything small is just so cute :)    As you might recall, I decided to make a baby quilt instead of the larger block in the original Flower Girl Pattern by Thimble Blossoms.  And I know a lot of you are asking for the "quilty math", so without giving away the pattern, I used a 3" square and decided to keep the same size small square as I wanted to have a more "pointy" stem (but you could always shrink that if you choose).  Oh, and the center is 5 1/2".  


I used a Shine On Layer Cake and cut 16 pieces for the Petals, 16 pieces for the Centers, and 8 pieces for the stems.   It worked out just perfect and I just love it!!!   I think a big key when pairing up the fabrics was to use the bigger scale prints in the centers and the smaller scale prints in the petals.   And then of course, pairing with lots of contrast .  


When it came time to quilt it, I decided on all over swirls, curls, and echoed paisleys.   I did them in a relatively small scale and I just love all of the wonderful texture it adds to the quilt!!!  It really just a a floral sweeping feel to it ;)


And that is my Blooming Flower Girl Baby Quilt!!!  You can find more details about this  fun little sew-along here.  And trust me, you can whip one of these up in no time.  It really is the perfect project for December!!! 


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


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