I am so thrilled to be sharing my newest finish today as well as a new AccuQuilt Tutorial for it. It's an Alabama Beauty quilt, that has been on my To Make list for quite some time, and I did it in gorgeous Rainbow Solids!!! Isn't it just so pretty!! The design reminds me of Holiday Ornaments so it was perfect to go with my happy Christmas Tree ;)
Thursday, December 1, 2022
Alabama Beauty Rainbow Solids Quilt and Tutorial!!!
Wednesday, November 30, 2022
Treasured - Fast & Fun Lap Quilts Book Tour
It's Week 9 of my Fast & Fun Lap Quilts Book Tour and today I am sharing the final quilt in the book, the Treasured quilt! And I just love this quilt!!! It looks a little complicated, but again, it is pretty fast, mostly made with lots of stitch and flip fun. And all of the angled seams are nested, so you get perfect points every time. I love how the large sashing just sets off each block, really letting them shine in each of their fabric combo's!!! And one more scrappy binding to finish it all off, so cute!!!
I had so much fun custom quilting each of the quilts in Fast & Fun Lap Quilts . For this Treasured quilt, I quilted feathered swirls in the background. Then in the block, I did petals, pebbles, wishbones, and straight lines to showcase each part of each block. And ya know, one last time, I used 402 So Fine thread to blend perfectly into the white background and all of the prints.
I hope you all have a very Happy Quilting Day!
Tuesday, November 29, 2022
Terrific Tuesday Giveaway Day!!!
It's Terrific Tuesday Giveaway Day!! Let's have some fun :)
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Monday, November 28, 2022
Sugar Pop N Change Quilt - With a Free PDF Pattern!!
Just a quick reminder - Everything in my ETSY Shop (including my new Fast & Fun Lap Quilts Book) is 25% off , just in case you missed it with all the hustle and bustle of the Holiday Weekend :)
And with that . . .
Let's get to today's post. I am thrilled to be sharing this brand new Sugar Pop N Change quilt as well as a Free PDF Pattern for it!!! This quilt features the With A Flourish by Simple Simon and Company and is 2 1/2" Strip friendly, so you can grab a Rolie Polie/Jelly Roll and get stitching!!! .
Sugar Pop N' Change was one of the first tutorials I ever made, and it has always been a super popular one. I have been thinking of remaking it for some time, and when I saw With A Flourish, I knew it would be the perfect fabric line for this coin stacking quilt. I just love the happy vibrant colors, and the prints are just so great, from the delicate florals, to the awesome geometric and lines, it just makes for a stunning quilt!!!
The Sugar Pop N Change quilt is made with super basic piecing. You just make a stack of "coins" and then sash them. It goes together super fast and makes for a super fun geometric pattern that has lots of movement thanks to the rotation of the blocks. I just loved whipping it up :) And I actually made this quilt in a larger size than the original, and added lots and lots of size options in the Sugar Pop N Change PDF so you can make from a Baby Size to a King Size.
This quilt is such a fun way to show off so many pretty prints. And I loved that there was only 1 print that had a green background, that made it easy to pull it out and use it as the binding. It is the perfect way to finish it all up. And of course, the Riley White background just makes all of those happy colors pop. Where the "background" in this quilt is made of pretty skinny strips, I recommend using a solid or a basic that reads as one color, that way it really stands out against all those prints.
And as I mentioned, there is also a free PDF Download of this pattern and I included 6 size options, without any quilt math. The quilt I showed is the Lap size, and I have also made the baby size, and have plans to make a Picnic Size next :) To get the FREE PDF Sugar Pop N Change Pattern Download, just click here and download it ;)
And when it came time to quilt mine, I wanted to keep that floral vine feel, so I quilted all over loose feathers. This is such a fun design to quilt, and I love that it is not quite as dense so it will make it a great lap size quilt to snuggle up in ;) Sometimes it is just fun to keep it a little softer. And I used good ol' 402 Pearl So Fine for the perfect blending in white and the prints :)
And that is my Sugar Pop N Change quilt!! I hope you have enjoyed this post. Oh, and if you make your own Sugar Pop N Change quilt, I would love to it!!! you can share your quilts in any size with me on social media using hashtags #happyquiltingwithmc and #rileyblakedesigns and tagging @happyquiltingmc or email me a picture at happyquiltingmelissa@gmail.com. I can't wait to see your Sugar Pop N Change quilts!!!
Thank you so much for popping in and sharing this quilt with me :)
I hope you all have a Happy Quilting Day!!!
Saturday, November 26, 2022
Puzzle Box - Fast & Fun Lap Quilts
It's Week 8 of my Fast & Fun Lap Quilts Book Tour and today I am sharing a second version of the Puzzle Box quilt! And this week, it is all about Basics!!! Have you ever made a quilt completely from basics?? It is oh so much fun, and the best part is, you have lots and lots of colors to play with ;)
Since I custom quilted all the quilts in the Fast & Fun Lap Quilts I thought it would be fun to do all over designs for these second versions. For this Puzzle Box quilt, I quilted an all over echoed loop de loop. It is such a fun design to quilt. I just quilt a single loop design, and then when I get to the end, before rolling the quilt, I echo what I just quilted and cross over the lines whenever I feel like it to give it a fun ribbon look. And for the black backgrounds and happy bright prints, I am all about a medium grey thread to blend with it all ;)
I hope you all have a very Happy Quilting Day!
And just a reminder . . . If you haven't gotten a copy of Fast & Fun Lap Quilts book, you can get it on sale this weekend along with 25% off everything in my shop ;) Happy Quilting!!!