Home Town Holiday Samper QAL - Week 12

  It's Week 12 of the Home Town Holiday Sampler Quilt Along hosted by Fat Quarter Shop and this week is a few more letters ;)   We did U, V, and W this week, so only X, Y, and Z left at this point ;)  

And I am so glad I choose all of the low volumes of the Sweetwater Christmas  prints for the letters!  They look so good on the POParazzi Grey Background and I think they are just going to look so great in the center of the quilt. So close to starting to sew this quilt together!!! 

And that is it for Week 12 of of the Home Town Holiday Sampler Quilt Along!!!   You can join in the fun with Lori Holt's  Home Town Holiday Sampler Book!   You can see the Quilt Along schedule here but make it at your own pace.   

See ya next week with more Home Town Holiday Sampler goodness!! 

Dutch Days in Batiks!!!

Today I am so excited to share a new quilt with you!!    Can you believe I had made over 300 quilts before I discovered Batiks? They are just so great with their bold colors and prints.   So ya, I have been falling in love with making Batik Quilts and lucky for me, Expression Batiks is releasing a whole ton of new Batik Collections and asked if I wanted to create with some! I knew these Warm Rain Prints on a Dark Background would just sing!   So I went to my  Fast & Fun Lap Quilts book and designed a new Dutch Days quilt and here it is.

What I really love about the quilts in my Fast & Fun Lap Quilts book is that they are all made from One Layer Cake/ 10"Square Stacker and a background fabric. But this time, I decided to Super Size my Dutch Days quilt so I grabbed Two 10" Stackers and 4 1/4 Yards of that stunning Indigo Dye from the Warm Rain Collection for the background and away I went.

And I just love how the colors just pop!!!  The movement in this quilt is already great, but I think these Batiks just make it all the more special.  Isn't it just so fun to see how much a quilt design changes by changing the fabric! 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 Dutch Days might look like you will be trimming Half Square Triangle's forever, but guess what, there is not a single HST unit in the entire quilt. It is made using No-Waste Flying Geese Units and if you haven't made those before, you are going to love how these flying geese come together! This whole quilt is super fast and super fun to make and is equally great for beginners and experts alike. The original Dutch Days quilt finishes at 72" square, but like I said, this quilt was super sized this one to a queen size (90 x 90)  by adding 9 more blocks ;)  

And when it came time to do the quilting, Barbara quilted a gorgeous flowing swirling flower all over.  I love how the flowing quilting adds to the movement of all those sharp crisp lines in the piecing.  And using a Navy thread made it blend in the background and pop on all of the color prints.  So fun!! 

And that is my new Dutch Days quilt! I hope you have enjoyed this new quilt as much as I do. 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. And as you can see, it is also easy to make them bed sized by just adding a few more blocks ;)  

Oh, and if you make your own Dutch Days Quilts, (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!!

And that is all for today :)   I am just loving Batik Quilts, I can't believe it took me so long to discover how fun they are to make!!!   I will be sharing more soon from the wonderful world of Batiks ;)  

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 need to pick a winner from last week's TTGD ;) 

And the winner of the $25.00 Gift Certificate from Lou Lou's Fabric Shop is . . .#  . .  Congrats kclayton77!!  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 the most useful item in your sewing space?? 

 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, November 26th, 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!!!

P and Q Sampler - Month 8

  It's Month 8 of the  Piece and Quilt Sampler Quilt Along and I really can't wait to piece together all of these ombre blocks and see this top come together!!!   It's getting so close    ;)  Thanks to Fat Quarter Shop for hosting this awesome quilt along from the Celebrate with Quilts book!! And here is the month 8 finishes all in pinks and reds!!

I am making my Piece and Quilt Sampler in a diagonal Rainbow of Ombre goodness. (see plan here )  And I just love it when the blocks are two colored like this 12" Eight hands Around Block.   I really watched closely to cut this one out as prints are touching prints.  I went with the medium to light reds in the middle and dark reds around the outside.  And of course, there is a pop of pink in the corner!

Then it was on to the 4 Aircraft Blocks that are each 9".  And this was some fun with piecing lots of triangles together!!   It's always fun to mix it up and sew a different shape every now and then ;)  And won't these four blocks look so cool when they are all sewn together into this two toned layout!!  

You can join in the Piece and Quilt Fun at any time!!  And when you make your blocks, you can share your Piece and Quilt Sampler progress on social media with #PieceAndQuiltSamplerQAL :)  There is so much Piece and Quilt inspiration in that hashtag :)

And that's it for Month 8 - 4 of the 9" Aircraft blocks,  and a 12" Eight Hands Around block in the Piece and Quilt Sampler Quilt Along!!!!      

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

Home Town Holiday Samper QAL - Week 11

 It's Week 11 of the Home Town Holiday Sampler Quilt Along hosted by Fat Quarter Shop and this week is more letters ;)   We did Q, R, S, and T this week, which only leaves 6 letters to go ;)  

And I just continue to love the Sweetwater Christmas low volume prints!  The reindeer names in Q is just so cute, and the reindeer in S, adorable!!  And I love how everything just pops on the POParazzi Grey Background. I really, really, really just want to finish the alphabet so I can start sewing this quilt together!!! 

And that is it for Week 11 of of the Home Town Holiday Sampler Quilt Along!!!   You can join in the fun with Lori Holt's  Home Town Holiday Sampler Book!   You can see the Quilt Along schedule here but make it at your own pace.   

See ya next week with more Home Town Holiday Sampler goodness!!