Happy Shopping Weekend!!!!

 We'll It's the biggest shopping weekend of the year, and Happy Quilting is joining in with a Shop-wide Sale !!!   From today until Cyber Monday, everting in the Happy Quilting Etsy Store is  

25% off !!!  

And as a Special Bonus, if you order three or more patterns, you will receive a free pattern.  Just leave me a note of which pattern you would like free in the comments of your order and I will get it to you directly :)

No Coupon necessary for the sale, prices are marked down automatically :)

So pop over to my  Etsy Store  for some Happy shopping!!!

And while your doing some fun quilty shopping, be sure to check out all of these amazing deals from my fantastic sponsors!!!

Fat Quarter Shop is offering 20% off store-wide for 2 days only!!!  No coupon necessary :)  They are also have multiple amazing Flash Sales and Free Gifts with qualifying purchases!!!

Green Fairy Quilts has some spectacular pre-cut deals for this weekend.  For Black Friday All Layer Cakes are marked down 40-70% off!!!  No coupon necessary. 

LouLou's Fabric Shop  is offering 20% off your entire order!!!  Just use coupon code "Thankyou" :)  Code will be valid today through Nov 30th. 

Olie and Evie  is offering 15% off your entire order!!!  No coupon necessary :)  So much fun shopping!!

AccuQuilt has up to 25% off with coupon code FRIDAY25 making some deals up to 55% off with their already amazing sales.  

Happy Quilting and Shopping!!!!!

Puzzle Box - Fast & Fun Lap Quilts Book Tour

It's Week 8 of my Fast & Fun Lap Quilts Book Tour and today I am sharing the Puzzle Box quilt! And don't be intimidated by the "interlocking" of this quilt, it really goes together super quick and easy with just basic piecing.  And I love how rotating the blocks of this one creates a whole new secondary design, just so fun!!!    And you have to love the scrappy binding to finish it all off, so cute!!!

Here is the introduction I wrote about Puzzle Box in the Fast & Fun Lap Quilts Book.  "Puzzle Box is a fantastic interlocking geometric design that keeps your eyes moving.  It was inspired by a small metal brain puzzle that my kids were obsessed with while camping.  The quilt looks a little complex, but with basic piecing it's a snap.  Puzzle Box makes for a modern finish that's perfect for any occasion.  And just in case you need to make a quilt for a man cave, this design is a good choice for a more masculine quilt."

When writing this book, I tried to give you all of the tips and trick that I would share if I were teaching a quilting class.  This is my favorite tip from the Puzzle Box quilt.  I know, we all (myself included) have walked into our local quilt shop and say we want to make the quilt just the way it is pictured :)  But there is so much fun and joy and mixing up your fabrics, including doing something other than a solid for the background.   That's why I keep sharing the second versions of the quilts, so you can see how much changing out the background fabric and prints changes the whole look of the quilt ;)  So don't be afraid to make it your own.  

Puzzle Box was made using Morning Light fabrics by Linzee Kull McCray for Moda Fabrics.  All the quilts in Fast and Fun Lap Quilts are made with 1 Layer Cake/10" Stacker and a background fabric.   You will use 33 of the 10" squares for this quilt.  This quilt finishes at 62" x 62", making it great square lap size quilt.    

I had so much fun custom quilting each of the quilts in Fast & Fun Lap Quilts .  For this Puzzle Box quilt, I quilted simple meandering in framed boxes in the background.  I love the way it echoes the design of the quilt.  Then in the Prints I just did a few simple straight lines to echo the square.   I used 402 So Fine thread to blend perfectly into the white background and all of the prints.   What can I say, it was my go to thread for this book ;) 

And that is my Puzzle Box quilt, the eighth lap quilt in my new Fast & Fun Lap Quilts book !  You can find the Fast & Fun Lap Quilts book in your local or online quilt shops,  C&T Publishing, or if you would like a personalized signed copy, you can order from my Etsy shop.  And if you make your own Puzzle Box quilt, I would love to see it!!  You can share your quilts with me on social media using hashtag #happyquiltingwithmc and #fastandfunlapquilts and tag me @happyquiltingmc or you can email me a picture at happyquiltingmelissa@gmail.com.   

And speaking of making a Puzzle Box Quilt, my amazing friend Pat Sloan has made up her own Puzzle Box Quilt using Adel in Winter by Sandy Gervais for Moda.    Isn't that just so fun to see it done up as a Christmas Quilt!!  I totally have to make one now ;)   It is an absolutely stunning finish!!    You can see all the details at Pat's Blog, I Love To Make Quilts!!  

And while you are visiting Pat at I Love To Make Quilts be sure to enter her giveaway. She is sharing a copy of Fast & Fun Lap Quilts with one lucky reader!!!  How fun is that, You can enter the giveaway at her Blog.  

And that is it for today, thanks for popping in for Week 8 of the Fast & Fun Lap Quilts book!

I am just so happy to share this Puzzle Box quilt and be sure to pop back in on Saturday when I will share a second version of the quilt.  

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 are going to announce the winners of last week's Terrific Tuesday Giveaway!!  

The winner of the Pick any 2 Lou Lou  Bundles  from   Lou Lou's Fabric Shop  is . . . #60   . . . Congrats to  Sewgirl!!!  I have messaged you :)

     

  

And on to today's

Today's Terrific Tuesday Giveaway is being sponsored by Olie and Evie.  Rhonda's shop is so fun and full of so much amazing quilting goodness!!!!  Of course, there is the amazing fabric shop we all know and love along with longarm quilting, gift certificates, preorders!!   And right now, You can save 15% off your Entire Order, No coupon necessary :)     So much fun shopping ;) 

And in celebration of my new Fast & Fun Lap Quilts Book,  Olie and Evie  is giving one lucky winner a brand new Autumn Gatherings Layer Cake by Primitive Gatherings for Moda!!!    How perfect is that for this week of Thanksgiving!!!)  

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 who you will be Gathering with for the Holiday's??)

 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, November 29th, 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!!!

2022 Jolly Box and Sew Gifted Quilt!!!

 It's that time of year . . . when the Annual Jolly Box arrives in the mail and today is the day I can share all of it's amazing Holiday Quilting Goodness!!! And can I just say, Wow!!!   This year's Jolly Box had me so very Jolly, and super duper excited to sew, more on that to come ;)   

I was thrilled to find 2 adorable Cup of Cheer Charm packs and a Panel from Kimberbell Designs for Maywood Studios!!!   These are just the cutest holiday prints, I mean, isn't everything from Kimberbell :)   And I just love the Sew Gifted Quilt Pattern that came with the fabric.  In fact, I loved it so much, I already made it up, again, more to come ;)

And the notions that  Fat Quarter Shop sent along with the Jolly Box are just so amazing!!!! I love this OmniRack Mini.  I have so, so, so many rulers, and storage for them is always fantastic :)   And I am just tickled about this Lori Hold Red Quick Change Rotary Cutter.  I will admit, I  pretty much collect rotary cutters, so this was a super special surprise!!!   And I know lots of people say "how many rotary cutters do you need??", but for me, the answer is the more the better.   And I do use them all too, I like rotating through the different colors and grips ;)

And this exclusive Holiday Mega Stash N Store is just so festive!!!  This will be a special addition in the sewing room this month to hold all of my seam rippers, snippers, and marking pencils ;)   And these Fabric Marker's were new to me, but hat a smart way to keep cut piles together.    And I am just loving the Kimberbell Playing Cards.  We love playing family games, and we can always use another deck of cards, ours get a little well loved during intense games of Nertz.  

And that is the fun of the Jolly Box!!!  But I have more to share.  Like I said, I just loved this box's fabric and pattern so much I couldn't wait to whip it up.   So here is my Sew Gifted Quilt as well!!! Isn't it just so cute!!!   

This quilt went together super quick, considering I started it on Saturday :)   I just love these little gifts all in a row.  And the way the bows were designed was just so smart.  Way easier to make than they look for sure.   And doesn't the Kona Pool background just make all of those cute Cup of Cheer Charm Squares just pop.  

And I actually added an extra 2 gifts to each row so that I used up almost every single charm square and made the quilt more of a square shape.  I love how this gives it a nice Lap Size square feel now.  Mine finished at 56" x 60".  

I quilted it this morning with lovely open centered swirls.  I love how this gives it a look of snow flurries dancing across the quilt.   And of course, it adds lots of wonderful texture making this a super snuggly quilt for the Holiday's.  

And that is my Sew Gifted Quilt from the 2022 Jolly Box!!!   I can't wait to put up the Christmas tree on Friday and have this draped next to it.   Sew Gifted indeed :) 

Thanks for popping in today and sharing this fun Jolly Box and Sew Gifted quilt with me ;)

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

Keystone Corners in Ciao Bella

 Hello Quilting Friends! Today I am thrilled to be sharing another quilt finish from my new Fast & Fun Lap Quilts book :)  I just love the fabrics by my good friend Carina Gardner so when I saw her new  Ciao Bella fabrics I just knew I had to make a quilt with them.  And here it is, Keystone Corners in Ciao Bella

What I really love about the quilts in my Fast & Fun Lap Quilts book is that they are all made from one 10" Square Stacker. So all I needed to get started was a Ciao Bella 10 Inch Stacker and some background fabric and away I went.

I decided to pull out the midnight prints in the line and use them for the focal print and the binding. I love how it just really makes all of those beautiful blush, seafoam, yellow, and peony prints just pop!! And I always love using Riley White as a background to really make the colors just shine.

And like I said back here when introducing the original Keystone Corners quilt, it might look a little tricky, but looks can be deceiving. It truly is super fast and super fun to make and is a beginner friendly quilt. It used No-Waste Flying Geese Units to make up the blocks, and a fun Snowball in the center of each. And I have sized up the geese so you use up your 10 Inch Stacker with next to no waste. Keystone Corners finishes at 60" square, so it truly is the perfect lap size quilt :)

And when it came time to quilt mine, I couldn't pass up the square grid made in the piecing. Whenever I have such a great "grid" in the seams, I always opt for wavy orange peel. It gives the goregous look of an orange peel design, but without the fuss of having to use curved rulers. I just love how fun and fast it is to quilt as well.

And talk about some amazing texture!!! How great is that ;) Makes me want to snuggle up in this Keystone Corners quilt in front of a fire.   And now, since the original has more of a "masculine" feel to it, I have a totally "feminine" feeling Keystone Corners quilt as well.   We could snuggle up in His and Hers Keystone Corners :)  

And that is another Jacks quilt, the seventh lap quilt in my new Fast & Fun Lap Quilts book !  You can find the Fast & Fun Lap Quilts book in your local or online quilt shops,  Martingale Publishers, or if you would like a personalized signed copy, you can order from my Etsy shop.  

And if you make your own Keystone Corners quilt, I would love to see it!!  You can share your quilts with me on social media using hashtag #happyquiltingwithmc and #fastandfunlapquilts and tag me @happyquiltingmc or you can email me a picture at happyquiltingmelissa@gmail.com.  

And that is all for today.   Stay tuned for more Fast & Fun Lap Quilts book tour later this week.  

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