"All Boy" Three in a Row quilt!!!

 Hello all.  Today I am so excited to share my newest quilt finish with you.   I recently shared my Fast & Fun Lap Quilts in a super fun trunk show, and right before it, I got this idea to make an "All Boy" Three in a Row quilts.   So I grabbed my new Fast & Fun Lap Quilts book, and whipped this up just in time for the Trunk Show!!!  

You see . . . I have a gorgeous Three in a Row quilt made with a Wild Meadow Layer Cake and Spotted Powder background.  Which truly gave it an "All Girl" feel.   So I figured, I might as well have an "All Boy" one as well, right!!!   So I found this Big Sky Layer Cake in my stash and knew it would be just perfect.  I paired it with this wonderful soft green print, that I have to be honest, has been in the stash so long I don't know what it is anymore.  (Always good to work from the stash, right!!!)   And you just have to love that all the quilts in my Fast & Fun Lap Quilts book are made from one 10" Square Stacker and a background fabric. So I truly can go stash surfing and whip something up in no time.

 Isn't it just so fun to see how much a quilt design changes by changing the fabric!   I love changing out the background color, and by using something other than our typical neutrals, we can really add a lot of fun to our quilts!!!  Didn't that soft green just work so great, love it.   Especially as this quilt uses opposite piecing in the two blocks, it just pops all the more!!! And I love that this design allows you to make it look super scrappy, even though it is made with a Layer Cake/10" Stacker. So easy and fun :)

And Three in a Row goes together super fast.   It is just made with some good ol Stitch and flip.   And no worries on all of those points matching, I show you how to press it so all the angled seams will nest.   I love sewing together nested angled seams.  So great!!! This whole quilt is super fast and super fun to make and is equally great for beginners and experts alike. Three In A Row finishes at 54 1/2" x 65", so it is a great lap size to snuggle up in.

And when it came time to quilt mine, I decided on taking advantage of all the straight line piecing, and do so L and E loops.  I like thow the loops tie into the O block ;)   And it also adds so much movement to the quilt. And of course, it is a super relaxing design to quilt and is super fast as well, double bonus!

And that is my new Three In A Row quilt! I hope you have enjoyed this post. To see all of the quilts from my  Fast & Fun Lap Quilts book, you can Visit This Post with all the quilts and all the details ;)  Again, each of the 9 quilts in the book are made with one Layer Cake/ 10" Stacker and a background fabric. It just makes it so fun and easy to whip up these lap quilts!

Oh, and if you make your own Three in a Row Quilt,  (or any of the quilts from Fast & Fun Lap Quilts ) I would love to see them! You can share your projects with me on social media with the hashtag  #happyquiltingwithmc and tag @happyquiltingmc or email me a picture at happyquiltingmelissa@gmail.com. I can't wait to see your Quilts!!

     

Oh, and one last note . . . Remember that Trunk Show I mentioned??   Wow, was that so much fun!!!  I have to say, I felt a little like a Rock Star being up on stage and sharing with so many quilting friends!!!   So great ;)

And that is all for today :)

I hope you 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 Abloom Blenders Fat Quarter Bundle from  Fat Quarter Shop is . . . #644 . . . Congrats to Sandy Allen!!  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 if you prefer the Mountains or the Ocean??  (I am totally a mountain girl :)  

 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 20th, 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!!!

Simply Patchwork Quilt and a Free PDF Pattern!!!

 Hello Quilting Friends!  Today, I am thrilled to be sharing this brand new Simply Patchwork quilt as well as a Free PDF Pattern for it!!! This quilt features  Simply Country fabrics by Tasha Noel. I just love all of the shades of blue, and knew it would be perfect for this simple piecing, basic patchwork design. And always a favorite of mine, it has a low volume background!!!

Simply Patchwork is made by breaking up the beautiful Simply Country fabrics into three groups. 6 Low Volume 3/4 yard prints, 4 Navy 1/4 yard prints, and 8 Light to Medium Blue 1/4 yard prints. And I just love how grouping these fabrics makes this Simply Patchwork design just pop!!! The prints in Simply Country are just so perfect for this patchwork as they are simple and delicate.  And you know, I can't resist making a gingham binding ;)

I have had this Simply Patchwork design in my sketchbook for sometime and was just waiting for the right fabric to come along. I am so happy to see it made into a quilt.  And funny thing, I wasn't originally planning this quilt to be monochromatic, but I just love how it came together!!! Isn't it just so great when you love the outcome more than the original plan.    And the other thing I love about this Simply Patchwork quilt . . . it is super fast to make!!!   With some strip piecing and basic four patch piecing, this quilt will whip up in no time at all.

 The Simply Patchwork quilt is picnic Size and finishes at 74" x 74". And as I mentioned, there is a free PDF Download of this pattern, so you can make your own!!! Just click here  and download it  ;)

When it came time to quilt mine I knew I wanted to keep it soft and simple. So I opted for a very loose design in a large scale. And it doesn't get any more simple then simple meander. I think it fits the patchwork just perfect and makes it so nice to snuggle up in.

And that is my Simply Patchwork Quilt !! I hope you have enjoyed this post. Oh, and if you make your own Simply Patchwork Quilt, I would love to see it!!! You can share your quilt with me on social media using hashtags #happyquiltingwithmc and tagging @happyquiltingmc or email me a picture at happyquiltingmelissa@gmail.com. I can't wait to see your Simply Patchwork quilts!!!

Thank you so much for popping in today and sharing this new quilt finish with me.   I just love simple patchwork and am so happy to have made this Simply Patchwork quilt finally pop off of the pages of my sketchbook and into snuggle goodness.   

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

Fast & Fun Lap Quilts - Christmas Bonus Quilt with Free PDF Pattern!!!

It's summer and that means sewing Christmas!!!   Christmas sewing in the summer has always been a favorite of mine.   And ever since we started the Fast & Fun Lap Quilts Blog Tour and Vanessa shared her Aurora Quilt in Christmas Eve fabrics, I just knew I had to make a Fast & Fun Lap Quilt in Summer Christmas sewing ;)    And since I had a few extra designs from the submission of Fast & Fun Lap Quilts . . . I thought I would share this as a brand new Bonus Fast & Fun Lap Quilt!!!   Here is The Christmas Star and you can get the FREE PDF Pattern here ;)    

Just like all of the Fast & Fun Lap Quilts, it is made with 1 Layer Cake and some background fabric. I used the above mentioned Christmas Eve Fabrics by Lella Botique for Moda and paired it with my favorite . . . Grunge!!!  This is Grunge Black Dress and it just so makes these happy Christmas fabrics pop!!!  I just love it ;)    

And while this quilt might look a little complicated, it actually quite Fast & Fun to make, surprise, surprise!!!   The quilt is made with No-Waste Flying Geese, (which if you haven't made yet, you are going to love!!) and Half Square Triangles.  Those go together with some basic piecing of 12 blocks that are then surrounded by some tiny cornerstones to make this amazing The Christmas Star quilt.  It finishes at 56" x 74" so it is a great lap size quilt to snuggle up in ;)    

When it came time to quilt my The Christmas Star quilt, I decided to to an all over echoed paisley design. I love how it adds so much movement to all of those crisp points. And if you love this design, I just happen to have a free Video Tutorial for creating this free motion quilting design on your home machine ;)  It's always fun to be Happy Quilting!! 

I hope you love this The Christmas Star quilt as much as I do and if you make your own (or any of the quilts from Fast & Fun Lap Quilts) I would love to see them! You can share your projects with me on social media with the hashtags  #happyquiltingwithmc and #fastandfunlapquilts and tagging @happyquiltingmc or email me a picture at happyquiltingmelissa@gmail.com. I can't wait to see your Quilts!!

And one last note before I sign off . . . Just in case you missed it . . . the Fast & Fun Sampler Quilt Along finished yesterday, and there were some amazing finishes ;)   If you didn't have the chance to join in the quilt along, no worries, you can still make the Fast & Fun Sampler Quilt.  All you need is the Fast & Fun Lap Quilts Book and the Fast & Fun Sampler Supplemental PDF Patterns that you can download here. I can't wait to see all of your Fast & Fun Sampler Quilts as well as your Christmas Star quilts!!!

 

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

Fast & Fun Sampler Quilt Along - Parade and Grand Prize Winner!!!

 Well, today is the big day!!!  It's the finale of the Fast & Fun Sampler Quilt Along!!!  It's just so exciting!!!!   First off,  I would like to say Thank You to all of you who quilted along with me, this has been so much fun!!!  I just love quilting along with each of you!!!

And speaking of those finishes . . . aren't they just so pretty!!!   To see all the details and everyone's progress along the way,  visit #fastandfunsamplerqal on social media.  It was so much fun to see all of your blocks each week :)

                       Ange  (1)                                  Selwyn  (2)                                Barbara  (3)

       

Kathy  (4)                                   Danette  (5)

  

  

                       Myra  (6)                                      Susan   (7)                                       Liz  (8)

   

One more thing before we get to the parade, if you are just popping over and finding the Fast & Fun Sampler Quilt Along, or just didn't have time . . . . You can still make a Fast & Fun Sampler Quilt!!!  You can find all of the posts here as well as the complete Fast & Fun Sampler Supplemental Patterns PDF Charming Baby Sew Along here or at any time under the Quilt-Along's tab at the top of my blog.   These posts will always be on my blog, so no worries if you want to start now or if you got a little behind, the links will always be available ;)   

Fast & Fun Sampler Supplemental PDF Patterns

Teaser Post

Materials Needed

Introduction and Details

Dash and Diamond Blocks

Puzzle Box Blocks

Treasured Blocks

Jacks Blocks

Dutch Days and Three O Blocks

Aurora Block and Key Blocks

Merry-Go-Round Blocks 

Putting it All Together

Your Here - Parade of Finishes

 PARADE

Alright, Let's get to the Parade!!!! So Fun!!!   A huge round of applause for these amazing finishes!!!    So here is the Fast & Fun Sampler Quilt Along Parade of Finishes!!!!       You can click on some of the names to go to that persons individual link site and see and read more about their beautiful finishes :)

Barbara Corry  from Cedar City, Utah

Danette Stankovich from Moneseen, Pennsylvania 

Susan Taubel from Scottsdale, Arizona

Way to go ladies, they are just beautiful and I hope you enjoy your queen size Fast & Fun Sampler Quilts!!!   Thank you so much for sharing them with all of us!!   

GRAND PRIZE

 A huge Thank You goes out to  Fat Quarter Shop for sponsoring our Grand Prize Giveaway's!!!  All of those that have shared their quilt tops are eligible for the grand prize!!  There will be three grand prize winners who will each receive a $75.00 Gift Certificates to Fat Quarter Shop!!!

  

      

         

 

So, lets get to it!!   Good Luck Everyone!!!  Drum Roll Please . . .

***The First Grand Prize Winner who will receive a $75.00 Gift Certificate to Fat Quarter Shop is. . .
     

 . . .  Ange

***The Second Grand Prize Winner who will receive a $75.00 Gift Certificate to Fat Quarter Shop is. . .

  

  . . .  Danette

***The Third Grand Prize Winner who will receive a $75.00 Gift Certificate to Fat Quarter Shop is. . . 

   . . .  Liz

Congrats Ladies!!!   I have messaged you :)  

  

SHARING

 And for the rest of the Fast & Fun Sampler quilters,  good luck finishing up your quilts!!!  And please share them once they are finished with #fastandfunsamplerqal or email me a picture at happyquiltingmelissa@gmail.com .   If you have any questions at all, don't hesitate to email me at happyquiltingmelissa@gmail.com.   

I can't wait to see all your quilts!!!  

Oh, and and I guess that means I should share my finishes as well!!!  

Here's my Fast & Fun Sampler in Sunnyside by Camille Roskelley for Moda.  

And here's my Fast & Fun Sampler in Ally's Garden by Dani Mogstad for Riley Blake Designs. 

Thank you to all of you who participated in the Fast & Fun Sampler Quilt Along!!  You all did such a wonderful job!!  I had such a great time hosting and I hope you had a fantastic time quilting-along!!!

Until next time . . . Happy Quilting!!!