Heartfelt Quilt Along - Lovebug Blocks

  It's Month 5 of the Heartfelt Quilt Along and I am just so excited for today's release!!!  This is Fat Quarter Shop's 9th Annual Charity Quilt Along and they are always my favorite :)  The 1st Friday of each month will be a new release for blocks and today are the Lovebug Blocks.   And how cute are these small hearts!!!

I am using Graphite Cross Weave for the background and Flirt fabrics by Sweetwater for all the hearts.   I am just loving this combo and can't wait to see all of the hearts pieced together into a quilt top.   It is going to be one super heart filled quilt!!!     

So are you joining in with the Heart Felt fun???   You can download the block pattern right here and it is requested for each pattern you download to donate $5.00  to the Make a Wish Foundation :)  And I am super excited to say that even though it has just started,  Fat Quarter Shop's annual charity QAL has already raised over $84,000!!!  The goal is $1000,000 which will allow for 16 wishes to be granted.  How awesome is that!!!  And Moda Fabrics and Fat Quarter Shop have joined to match up to $30,000 :)  So many amazing wishes :)  

Be sure to share all of your Heartfelt progress on social media with #heartfeltqal and check out Fat Quarter Shops post for the Lovebug Blocks for lots more Heart Felt Inspiration!!! 

Oh, and also be sure to pop over to the Jolly Jabber where today I am sharing about a Heart Felt quilt I made for my nephew ;)  

And that's it for the Fifth Release in the Heart Felt Quilt Along!!!!      

Thanks for popping in today ;)  Have a Happy Quilting Day!!

Greatest Hits - HQM Quilt 9

Well, it's the end of Week 9 of the Happy Quilting Marathon and today's finish is coming from 2020 :)  It's Scrappy, It's Low Volume, and It's super soft . . . here is the Greatest Hits Sampler quilt from my year of 2020 Sew Sampler Box's :)  

So each month, I would receive a new Greatest Hits Sampler Block Card  in my Sew Sampler Box.  I decided from the start that I was going to do Low Volume Scrappy backgrounds, and then just try to keep the colors similar to the colors on the Block Card with an overall idea of keeping things "Soft".    I finished up 9 of the 12 blocks (I missed a few months when deadlines were crazy) and then sashed the blocks with some simple white on white polka dot prints and some fun low volume cornerstones.  

After I finished up the quilt top,  I set it aside because I just didn't feel like it was very "cohesive".  When I looked at it, I saw several Fabric Choices that I wish I could have gone back and changed out.  I mean, its still soft and pretty, but they can't all be "My Favorite Quilt Ever" right ;)   So I am super grateful for this Marathon so that this quilt top could got finished!!! 

And for the quilting, I decided on a simple meandering stitch.   Mainly because I hadn't done meandering in a long time, and thought it would just be fun to see how quilt I could quilt it.   And ya, It was fast!!!!  And I kept it to a medium size, and used a lofty batting so that not only is the quilt super soft colors, but it is super soft to snuggle with.  

 And now, I am happy to be sending this Greatest Hits quilt (along with several other quilts that have been on the shelf to long and just want to be loved) to this Wrap Ukraine With Quilts group.   And it just makes me so happy to know it will be a soft snuggle for someone in trying circumstances.  I think sending quilty hugs is one of the greatest things about making quilts!!! 

And that is Quilt #9 - Greatest Hits ;)  9 Down and only 17 more quilts to go in the Happy Quilting Marathon :) 

And that is it for today, thanks for popping in to share this finish with me!!! 

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

Last Day of New Pattern Sale!!

Thank you so much for all of the Love for my 2 new patterns, Blossoming Stars and Swirling Leaves!!!  (see all the details on these patterns here)  I can see you are loving these new patterns as much as I do and that just makes me smile ;)  I just wanted to pop in and remind you . . .today is the last day to get these new patterns on sale in my Etsy Shop.   

  

Today, the PDF Patterns are just $5.50, the Hard Copy Patterns are $7.00,  and the MDP Templates are just $5.00!!!   Tomorrow, (as soon as I get up and change them :) the prices will go back to normal Happy Quilting pricing.   And I know there are a lot of patterns sitting in carts, so I just wanted to share before they change so you can take advantage of this awesome introductory pricing :)  

Again, thank you so much, for all of your support of my Happy Quilting shop!!!  It means the world to me ;)  I can't wait to start seeing all of your Blossoming Stars and Swirling Leaves quilts, be sure and share them with #happyquiltingwithmc and tag me at @happyquiltingmc or email me a picture at happyquiltingmelissa@gmail.com.    And if you have any questions at all on any of my patterns, don't hesitate to email me as well :)

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

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 To The Sea Fat Eighth Bundle from Green Fairy Quilts is. .   Number #413  . . . Congrats maryloucaponevolchko!  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 Patriotic Bundle, isn't it just gorgeous!!!   And be sure to also check out all of Lou Lou's Awesome  Sale Fabrics!!!    Such Fun Shopping :)  

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 your favorite snack when you get the munchies??  

 ENTRY 2 - Lets show Lou Lou's Fabric Shop some Love!!!!   You can follow them on   Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, 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, June 7th, 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!!!

Just Blooming- HQM Quilt 8

 It is Week 8 of the Happy Quilting Marathon and this one was cutting it a bit close :)  Normally I have it quilted by Saturday and just need to add the binding, but with releasing my new Happy Quilting patterns, (which always takes way longer than you think it will:)  I just barely put this on the longarm a few hours ago ;)    But it was totally worth the wait, because isn't that just such a happy Just Blooming quilt!!!!

And kind of fun . . . this quilt is one of the three that tipped the scales and started this whole Quilting marathon :)  After finishing up 3 quilt tops in February  at retreats, I came home and counted my tops and realized it was time to get quilting :)   

 And this quilt was one I decided to make from scraps I had leftover from my Vintage Windmill class that I took at that same retreat.   I just love working with V & Co.'s Ombre ,so I never waste a scrap of it.   For this project, I choose the  Just Booming quilt from my Charming Baby Quilts book, and separated my warm and cool color fabrics.  I used all the cool colors for the chain and the warm colors for the blossoms and added blossoms in every corner.   I just love how it turned out, so prefect for summer!!!

And since the chain in the design creates the perfect horizontal rows, I decided to quilt L and E loops in straight lines.   This only works on quilts that have a basic grid in the piecing, so I like to use it whenever a quilt design fits it, that way my L and E lines don't randomly move up and down the quilt ;)  And yup,  402 thread for the win.   And I finished up another spool and opened my last one, time to order more ;)  

And I am  super excited to have finished this up.  It is going to be part of my Charming Baby Quilts Trunk Show for a little bit, and then it will make a wonderful gift when I am done sharing it ;)  I totally just love how this quilted turned out, I just can't help but smile at it :)  

And that is Quilt #8 - Just Blooming in Ombre ;)  8 Down and only 18 more quilts to go in the Happy Quilting Marathon :)   I tell you what, this is really getting fun :)  

And that is it for today, thanks for popping in to share this finish with me!!! 

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