Summer Slice Quilt and Tutorial!!!

 I am so thrilled to be sharing my newest finish today as well as a new AccuQuilt Tutorial for it.    It's called Summer Slice, and it is just so happy making!!!   I have been sharing sneak peeks of this for the last little bit, so here it is, the full reveal of my Summer Slice quilt!!!

I just love this quilt.  I know, I say that all the time, but I am always just thrilled when the idea in my head comes out even better than I imagined.  I had so much fun playing with different orientations of this block, the possibilities are endless.  When I got to a design I liked, I was reminded or orange slices and pineapple wedges . . .hence the colors of Rainbow Sherbet.  And I am so happy with it, because the colors just give it that summer by the pool side vibe :) 

And super bonus, this quilt is made of scraps!!!  Don't you just love a good scrap buster :)  And the Slice pieces are big enough that they aren't just busting the tiny little baby scraps, I actually made a little dent in my scrap drawers ;)    I used the GO! Grandmother's Fan Die for cutting the curved pieces for the quilt and then I used the GO! Strip Cutter 1 1/2"  to cut the background scraps into strips for the sashing.  Yippee for using up all the scraps :)  

And I just love that the GO! Grandmother's Fan Die has those little notches on all the curves!!  It makes it super easy to align and sew them!!!! A great way to get started on curves if you have never given them a try before :)  I just love that I can bust through my scraps in no time, and get easy, super accurate curved cutting, which leads to super accurate curved piecing :)  And before you know it, you have a beautiful 81" x 81" Summer Slice Quilt ready to take on a summer picnic!!!   

When it came time to quilt I decided I really wanted to add to the "slice" feel of each of those wedges :)  So I rotated between wishbone (which kind of looks like seeds) and wavy lines to give it lots of texture.   Then in the background I did all over curls as they were small enough to do down the small sashing. I just love the texture it added to the quilt and it really made the slices pop :)  

  

And that is my Summer Slice Quilt!!!  And I hope you love it as much as I do ;)   If you want to make your own Summer Slice Quilt grab your GO! Grandmother's Fan Die and check out the free step by step tutorial!!!     And when you are done, I would love to see it!!!  You can email me a picture at happyquiltingmelissa@gmail.com or post it to social media with #happyquiltingwithmc and #AccuQuilt ;)  I can't wait to see your Summer Slice Quilts!!!

Thanks for joining me today and sharing this new quilt and tutorial with me ;)   I tell you what, I just love curved piecing!!!!  I hope you find you love it as well!!

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

**Note** Many of you have asked about making this quilt with templates.  I made a similar quilt years ago for Moda using templates from Laundry Basket Quilts  .   The templates are not the exact same size but would work for the design.   Just FYI :)

Home Sweet Home Quilt and Pre-Cut Sale!!!

 Just in time for July . . . I mentioned last week, that I was working on my 2022 Liberty Box Quilt.  Well, here it is . . . Home Sweet Home!!!   

I just love that  Fat Quarter Shop designed this quilt to be a Quilts of Valor quilt.  I already know a special service man that this quilt will be going to.  It just makes me smile to think of giving it to him as it fits him so perfectly!!!  Looking forward to that day next month :)  

When I put my Home Sweet Home quilt together I decided to go for a super scrappy look.   You all know I just love a happy, scrappy quilt ;) The pattern is for a lap size (57 x 67) quilt.  The fabrics for this quilt were exclusive to the Liberty Box, but of course, there are lots and lots of Patriotic Prints out there, and every one would make an amazing Quilts of Valor!!! 

And when it came time to quilt it, I decided best to keep it all Americana!!  So loop de loops with stars for the win!!!    Isn't this just so fun!!!  And quilting it totally brought back memories of doodling stars when I was bored in school, tee hee hee.  

And this quilt is now wrapped up and ready to be gifted.  I am so excited!!!  Quilts of Valor is such an amazing way to honor so many men and women who have served our country and I am just trilled to be a tiny part of it ;)

And if you missed out on this years Liberty Box (it's all Sold Out) there is always next year ;)   Not only was it filled with the fabrics and pattern for this wonderful Home Sweet Home, there were also wonderful notions that are so coming in handy.  

And speaking of missing out . . . You don't want to miss out on this!!!  Fat Quarter Shop just announced their massive Summer Precut Sale!!!!  From Charm Packs, to Jelly Rolls, Layer Cakes and Bundles all from your favorite designers ;)  

I might have already found some favorite Pre-Cuts that made their way to my cart ;)   

So be sure and pop over and Check Out this Pre-cut Sale ;)    Think of all of the Charming Baby Quilts you can make with the Charm Packs, and Stocking up on Layer Cakes might be helpful for my new book release later this year . . . just sayin :)  

Thanks for popping in to share this finish with me!!! 

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 Sun Print 2022 Fat Eight Bundle from Fat Quarter Shop is. .   Number #58. . . . Congrats seamstress73!  I have messaged you :)  

       

   

                   

And on to today's

Today's Terrific Tuesday Giveaway is being sponsored by  Thousands of Bolts .   Thousands of Bolts has incredible prices that will have you super excited!!!  There are thousands of bolts to choose from and all at amazing prices, staring as low as $5.39 a yard!!!   And they have just introduced dozens and dozens of new fabrics to the inventory!!  Be sure to check it out :)    

And for Today's Terrific Tuesday Giveaway,  Thousands of Bolts is giving one lucky winner at $25.00 Gift Certificate!!!  You can get just what you always wanted :)   And good luck picking because there are literally thousands of bolts to choose from!!!!   

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 What is something you have learned in the last week??

 ENTRY 2 - Lets show Thousands of Bolts some Love!!!!   You can follow them on   Facebook or Instagram.  Or you can visit The Shop and then share a favorite item ;)   Just be sure to leave a comment of how you showed your Thousand of Bolts Love!!!

And that's it ;)  The giveaway will be open until next Tuesday, June 28th, 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!!!

Stars and Stripes Table Topper- HQM Quilt 11

  It is Week 10 of the Happy Quilting Marathon and this one is kind of a funny story on how it got picked for this week :)  Remember how I shared about the Liberty Boxes  . . . well mine came and I was super excited about the quilt project in it so I have been working on it all week and the top is done and it just needs to be quilted and bound.  So I was taking it to the Long Arm to "be quilted next" when I realized I needed to do my Quilting Marathon quilt for the week.  I looked in the closet of quilt tops and realized that my 2021 Liberty Box project was sitting there in the Marathon Waiting to be Quilted que.  Well, we can't finish 2022 before 2021, right . . . .  So here it is, the Stars and Stripes Table Topper!!!  

Isn't it just so fun!!!   This is one of those that I am smacking my head for not just quilting it when I finished piecing it a year ago.  It is the cutest table topper and it didn't take more than an hour to load, quilt, and bind it.   I just love all of the happy prints in red, white and blue, they just make me smile!!

I think my favorite part of this quilt is the white print with the red stars.  When cutting the project, I thought that was kind of weird to not just use the solid white there.  But now that it is all done, I just love the way it frames up the center block and makes the outside blocks have a cool interlocking look.  Just so festive!!! 

When I quilted it, I decided to stick with the 4th theme and do all over fireworks!!!  I haven't quilted this design in a while and forgot just how much fun it is to quilt.  And isn't it just perfect for this table topper, what a fun way to finish it off ;) 

And now, this will have a happy new home on my dining room table from now until the end of July!!  And I look forward to bringing it out each year to celebrate.  How grateful I am to live in a land of freedoms and am so thankful to the men and women who have fought to keep it that way.  

And that is Quilt #11 - Stars and Stripes!!  11 Down and only 15 more quilts to go in the Happy Quilting Marathon :)   Getting closer to half way!!!  

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!!

Simply Plaid and Skyline!!!

A few weeks ago I was working on some secret sewing for my good friends at Moda Fabrics ;)  That led to some back and forth with the amazing Camille Roskelley!!!   And all the back and forth led to some pattern testing sample sewing.  And I tell you what, I just love working with other quilters!!!  This industry has so many amazing artist in it, and getting to work with others is just a joy :)   So I made 2 (plus the secret one I'm waiting to share) of Camille's new patterns and the first one was Simply Plaid!!! 

And isn't this quilt just so great!!!   I pulled from my stash to make this quilt.  I decided to use than older Pink B & C  Print as my "background" as I had the most of it.  The Red and White are both Blossom Basics and they make up the plaid.  I love how it really makes the pink just pop, so fun!!! 

The piecing in this quilt is mostly strip piecing so it went together so quickly!!!   I made the baby size, (37 x 45) but the pattern also has a throw and queen size quilt!  I so plan to make the queen size (90 x 90) next!!!  It is just so classic and wonderful!!!

And when it came time to quilt it, I used one of my favorites.   All over Swirls for the win.   So relaxing to quilt and I just love all the added curved texture!!!    And  good ol' 402 Pearl blended perfectly in all of these light and dark colors, it truly is my favorite!! 

 And now this quilt is just waiting for a little bundle of joy to arrive.   Do these colors together just totally remind you of Strawberry Shortcake??  She was a favorite of mine when I was a kid, and I just love the color combo for an all girl quilt!!!  

And we go from all girl, to all neutral!!!   A good friend just had a sweet baby boy and is doing the nursery in "neutrals" and so I knew right away that this new Skyline Quilt would be the perfect fit for a neutral baby boy quilt!!!   How fun is that!!!  

I have been doing a lot of Ombre Rainbow Quilts (see here) and I always have the neutral Fat Quarters left over.   So I figured they would be perfect for this quilt!!!  And isn't it fun how the ombre fabrics give some of the stars a secondary pattern look with the different color triangles in the center.  Really makes that pinwheel part of the star pop!!! 

You all know I love a great star quilt and this quilt was so much fun to put together!!!   I really love the half stars to offset the design, so great!!!  The pattern is for a lap size (67 x 78) quilt, but once you make the blocks, it is easy to make it larger or smaller depending on who you are making the quilt for. 

And when it came time to quilt it, I used another favorite!!  You can never go wrong with   Echoed Paisley Quilting with so much curved texture to soften all those points!!!    And  good ol' 402 Pearl again!!   And this quilt made me down to my last spool, time to order more ;)

And this quilt is now wrapped up and ready to be gifted.  I am so excited to see it hanging in the nursery.   Doesn't a neutral nursery just sound so fantastic!!! 

Camille's new patterns are now available in both Paper and PDF versions and can be found in her shop, or just about anywhere quilt supplies are sold ;)  Camille was kind enough to send me her new patterns, some stickers (that are so cute on my water bottle) and a yummy layer cake of her soon to be released Dwell fabric!!!   And looking at these, can you guess which quilt I did the secret sewing for???

Thanks for popping in to share this finish with me!!! 

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