$5 Pattern of the Month - Summer Solstice!!!

 It's July and that means its time for a new $5 Pattern of the Month here at Happy Quilting!!!  And July is all about Summer Solstice.  And it is just $5 all month long!!!   

The  Summer Solstice Pattern can be found in my Etsy Shop in both a Paper version as well as a PDF version and both versions will be marked down to $5.00 for the month July.   This is such a fun quilt to make and has lots of great techniques in it.  It is a fantastic scrap buster.   It is rated for Intermediate quilters and if you don't have a lot of scraps, the pattern is also written for Fat Eighths or  Fat Quarters.  

Summer Solstice  has 6 size options.   It is an extremely versatile deign.    It uses Half Square Triangle Units, Stitch and Flip Units, Square in a Square Units, and No Waste Flying Geese Units.   So ya, lots and lots of fun piecing!!   

And like I said, Summer Solstice  is a super versatile design.  So don't feel like you have to do Yellow Grunge just because I did in the original.  It looks aweome in a rainbow of colors as well.   Don't these Batiks just shine in the design!!   And not quilting your print pieces and only quilting the background will make the piecing pop all the more!  Truly, just grab any  Fat Eighth or Fat Quarter Bundle or dig through all your scrap bins, and this quilt will come out amazing every time!!   

And remember, you don't have to use a white background either!!  I finished up piecing this quilt top of  Summer Solstice using Cannon Beach with a Grunge Cobalt Backgounrd and it is just stunning.    And yes, it is still in the "To Be Quilted" pile, yup, another top for the new Happy Quilting Ultra Marathon ;)   I'll try to get these done this month so you can see them all finished up while it is still the Pattern of the Month ;) 

  

 

And that is my $5.00 Pattern of the Month!!!  July 2026 is all about the Summer Solstice!!!   You are going to have so much fun making this quilt ;)   And of course,  if you have any questions at all, please don't hesitate to reach out to me ;)  And when you make your Summer Solstice quilts I would love to see them!!!  You can email me a picture at happyquiltingmelissa@gmail.com or add it to social media with  #happyquiltingwithmc and #stackedsquaresquilt ;)  I can't wait to see your Quilts!!!

So are you ready to start making your Summer Solstice Quilts???  Pop over to my Etsy Shop, to pick up your Pattern and get Happy Quilting!!!!   

Jolly Tree Farm Mystery QAL - Week 1

It's Week 1 of the Jolly Tree Farm Mystery Quilt Along hosted by Fat Quarter Shop.  All the details for this super fun mystery QAL can be found right here ;)    And here is Week 1 Release - Spruced Up and you can find the free pattern here.   Isn't it jus so cute!!  

This Mystery Quilt features Sherri and Chelsi's new Christmas line Pontsettia and Pear and there are kits available here but I am using a Cozy Wonderland layer cake by Fancy That Design House. And this weeks trees were just so fun to make.  And don't they just look so happy all in a row :)   And Kimberly even made a fantastic You Tube turorial walking you through each step of making this block.  

And I figured, since the pattern had a lot of stitch and flip, why not make some bonus HST along the way.   And yup, all of these are from this one block!!   I don't know what I plan to do with these, but I think they will just make the cutest little matching project to go with this mystery quilt.  

So are you going to do some Christmas Sewing in July along with me!! Come join in, it is going to be oh so much fun!!   Can't wait to see what tree's we get next week :) 

Orchard House Quilt!!

 Today I am so excited to share a new finished quilt with you all, especially for all of my quilting friends that are also avid book readers!!  I just love that these beautiful Orchard House Fabrics by Heather Peterson are all about Lousia May Alcott's timeless classic, Little Women.  This quilt is called Orchard House and I just think it is oh so beautiful!!  The Pattern is by Anka's Treasures and it just such a fabulous pattern!!!  It was so easy to follow and so detailed, just fantastic ;)  

  

The Orchard House quilt uses yardage from the Orchard House Fabrics  Collection.   I just love how everything borders the March's Family home in beauitful stars!!  And the way the border seamlessly ties into the star, just brillian!  The quilt finishes at 77" x 77" so it is a great size to curl up with!  

This Orchard House quilt is made with basic piecing.   And yes, there are som tiny squares and specifice placement, but again, the pattern is extremly detailed, so it makes all the piecing super easy to follow!! It is great for experienced beginners and experts alike!! And once those little flowers (which are absolutly goregous!!) in the center are pieced, the rest comes together super quick as it is all rather large piecing!!  

I decided I wanted to do an all over Loose Feather quilt design on this.  I think it gives the feel of ivy growing up the outside of an English Manor ;)   And I actually quilted this one up at the cabin, so it was on the ol Avante that is run off the grid on Solar Power, so fun!!  And yippee for yummy texture!!  

And if you love this quilt as much as I do . . . you can make your own!!  There is an Orchard House Quilt Kit available now and it even comes in a cute keepsake box!!  This really is a fantastic kit as then you don't have to worry about gathering all of the different size yardage pieces.   And trust me, you are just going to love making this quilt!!!  

And that is my Orchard House quilt!  This is going to be a treasured quilt for sure!!  I can't wait to snuggle up with a good book in front of the fire place ;)  

Thanks for joining me today and sharing in this new finish with me. 

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

Liberty Box 2026!!

 It's one of those super fun days!!!  Today I am opening my 2026 Liberty Box  from Fat Quarter Shop !! You all know that I just love these Limited Edition holiday boxes!!  And I was so very excited to open this  Liberty Box  .  (which is sold out, but you can be notified if any extra's show up)   *** Warning, spoilers to follow . . . If you want to see what's inside, keep reading, if not, stop here.  

What an incredible Box of All American Quilting Goodness!!  Doesn't all of that red, white, and blue just make you want to cjeer!!!  This  Liberty Box   has me so excited to sit and sew :)     And since our local quilt guild has volunteered to make "Americana" quilts for each baby born in Cedar City in 2026 to Celebrate America 250, this box of goodness could not be better for whipping up a whole lot of baby quilts!!  

I was so excited to find a Bundle of Firewok Fields by Gracey Larson.  And the Star Salute quilt pattern is just so great.  I think I am going to make it, but break into four baby quilts.  I would just need a few extra blocks and that is totally doable.   So fun!!   

And the notions in this  Liberty Box   are just so handy and of course, in Blue and White!!    How great is this True Blue Wooden Ruler Rack!!!  These are always so handy for storing rulers, and I espcieally love to keep my Alphabitties oraginzed in them ;)    And the Half Square Triangle Helper is going straight in my teaching bag, as they always come in handy in class.   And finally, I just love the Star Salute Bookends.   They are perfect for keeping my piles of jean squares nice and straight so that some day, I can make a denim quilt ;)  

And that us my  Liberty Box   and it is certainly worth celebrating ;)  The Spooky Box will be next so watch for it to show up, they always go quick ;)

Thanks for popping in and Happy Quilting!! 

Two Summer Quilt Alongs!!

 I am getting ready for two super fun summer quilt alongs!!  The first is the Haven Charity Quilt Along with Fat Quarter Shop.   This is the  13th annual Charity Quilt Along benefitting Make a Wish.   We will be making this beauitful Haven Quilt starting July 3rd with details here.  The Haven Quilt featuires Lella Botique's new True Love fabric line and there are kits available here.  

I was so inspired by the colors, but wanted to make a more gender neutral version, so I decided to make mine in the same colors of Grunge Basics!!   I am so excited.  I just love grunge and think this will make such a pretty picnic blanket when it is all done ;)  

Next up is the Jolly Tree Farm Mystery Quilt Along.   It is always fun to participate in these Mystery Quilt Alongs.  I just like seeing what comes out each week!!  This QAL starts Monday June 29th with the first pattern release and then follow each Monday for four weeks.  You can find all the details here.   This Mystery Quilt features Sherri and Chelsi's new Christmas line Pontsettia and Pear and there are kits available here.  

The kit features a Layer Cake, so I went to my Christmas Cupboard (yes, I have one of those in my new sewing room ;)  and found my cherished Cozy Wonderland layer cake.  This is by Fancy That Design House and I just love all of her beauitful Christmas Lines.  it is harder to find Cozy Wonderland now, but Old World Yultide and either would be just goregous!!   I can't wait to see how it plays in this Mystery Quilt along!!  

So now I have my fabrics pulled and am ready for Charity and Christmas Sewing in July!!   Will you Quilt along with us??  There is lots of time to get ready and both are going to be oh so much fun!!