Safari on the Savannah!

Today I am so excited to share a new finish with you featuring Leo and Savannah fabrics that I was able to make for my wonderful friends at  Riley Blake Designs!!  This quilt is called Safari on the Savannah  and isn't it just the cutest!!  The Pattern is by Coach House Designs and it is an absolutely fantastic pattern that breaks each block down step by step and makes this quilt very easy to make.  

The  Safari on the Savannah quilt uses yardage from the Leo and Savannah fabric.  I love how each block uses a different color basic from the line to really make the animals pop!     And the top and bottom border is the cutest little safari print!  The quilt finishes at 54" x 68" so it is a great size to hang above the crib, and then grow into a big boy bed.  

This Safari on the Savannah quilt is made with basic piecing.  Watching the placement is key but again, the pattern is really easy to follow.   And yes, there is a little bit of applique at the end of each block to add the faces on the animal.  It's super easy and adds so much character, totally worth the time.   It is truly a great pattern for experienced beginners and experts alike!!

And I wanted to add lots and lots of yummy texture to the quilt, so I opted for my all over swirl.   I just love this design, and I can do it rather fast, which was important as this was a gift for a special little boy turning 4 on Monday.   He just loved it, and it is on his big boy bed already ;)  

And that is my Safari on the Savannah quilt!  I am so glad I got to test this pattern for Riley Blake Designs and had this adorable quilt top when I was done.  I absolutely loved piecing each of the blocks, and the finish is just so cute!!  

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

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

$5 Pattern of the Month - Stacked Squares!!!

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

The  Stacked Squares 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 June.   This is such a fun quilt to make and really goes together fast.  It is a fantastic scrap buster, especially for using up all of those leftover Low Volume Fat Quarters!!   It is rated for Beginner quilters and is Fat Quarter Friendly.  

Stacked Squares has 7 size options.   It is an extremely versatile deign.  The pattern is written for using both scraps as well as Fat Quarters, and you can mix and match both to get the pieces you need.     And I know, cutting scraps can take a little longer so I designed most of the quilt around 2 1/2".  That way it works for leftover Jelly Roll Strips as well, or you can use an AccuQuilt 2 1/2" Strip Die to really speed things up.  (My AccuQuilt is my favorite tool when working with Scraps!!!)    And don't you just love that you can also do a scrappy binding, perfect way to use up all of those bitty bits of binding leftover!!  

Stacked Squares is all about the print fabrics standing out against the low volumes ;)  So a huge helpful hint when making this quilt . . . Try to make sure your prints really "read" one color.   Whether you are doing it scrappy, or all from one fabric line like below, just make sure your chain fabrics are really popping!!   By reading a specific color, they won't  blend into that super fun low volume background. 

Truly, it is just a wonderfully versatile pattern and just so fun to make.  I taught this on a Quilting Cruise a while back (like 3 years) and made the  "Cruise Kit" version, as well as a "Christmas Version".  And yes, both of these tops are still in the "To Be Quilted" pile, yup, they are officially part of 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!!!  June 2026 is all about the Stacked Squares!!!   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 Stacked Squares 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 Stacked Squares Quilts???  Pop over to my Etsy Shop, to pick up your Pattern and get Happy Quilting!!!!   

May 2026 Sew Sampler!

Wow, and here we are at the end of the month again.   And Can I just say, this month's May 2026 Sew Sampler Box is just so great!!!  The theme is Coral Me Happy, and I am indeed doing a little happy dance over here.   Just so exciting ;)  

I was so excited to see Tula Pink's new Floral Reef in this months box!!!   These prints are just so happy, bright, and downright gorgeous!   I just love all of the amazing detail in Tula's prints, just stunning.   And the Whitecaps pattern is such a great way to show off the prints, so perfect!!     And the 10 Year Anniversary bonus exclusive pattern included is Starflower from April 2021.  

And the notions for this box are so fantastic!!!!  Of course, handy Triangles on a Roll to go with the Whitecaps pattern :)  Love it when Fat Quarter Shop does that.   And this Block Tool book is just am amazing resource.  So full of so many amazing design ideas!! 

And of course, its our new Spooled Quilt Along Block 2!!!!   I am using Morning Latte and can't wait to see this Quilt Along come together.  There are still a few limited Kits in the adorable Petals and Polka Dots by Bunny Hill Design if you are just joining in.   These blocks are so fun and fast to make, I am just loving it!!   

And that is May  Sew Sampler Box and I already wish I had the pattern to next month's block ;)  I can't wait to see what the Box Theme, goodies,  and the design Block 3 will be ;)  

And just a note, there was some openings for this new years Sew Sampler boxes but they filled up super fast.  It's a great time to jump in!!   

Primrose and Proper - HQUM Quilt 2

Quilt #2 of my the Happy Quilting Ultra Marathon is a baby size of Primrose and Proper!!!   This was actually a "tester" that I made while working on the pattern, and it just never got quilted.  Probably because once I had all of my "pattern testing" done I just wanted to finish up the pattern ;)  But now, It's all done and turned out just so cute!!  

Primrose and Proper is one of my newer patterns that I have really enjoyed getting to teach quite a bit in the last few months.  In fact, I will be teaching it twice in just a few weeks at the Quilt Walk!  And now I will have this cute little baby size version to take along with the original ;)   There are 6 sizes in this pattern, and this baby size is 39" x 39".  

I wanted to make this sample "all girl" so I opted for some favorite Sherri and Chelsi fat quarters that I had stashed, and then paired it with the Spotted Pink background.  I love how fun using a colored background is!!  It really is a great way to just mix it up and gives it such an adorable finish.    

And for the quilting, I just did an all over combo of swirls and paisleys.    I just love all of the added movement, and it sure didn't take long to quilt up this baby size ;)   And now this little baby quilt has so much texture, it is going to be great for snuggling in :)  

And that is my Primrose and Proper Quilt!!  And it is all packed up and ready to go to Panguitch with me in a few weeks!   Yippee for another finish :)  

And that is Quilt #2 - Primrose and Proper ;)  

2 Down and 50  to go in the Happy Quilting Ultra Marathon :)   

And that is it for today, thanks for popping in to share this finish with me!!! 

I hope you all have a very Happy Quilting Day, I am off to do some more work on some new and upcoming patterns.  So fun!!

Jacks - HQUM Quilt 1

It is Quilt #1 of my the Happy Quilting Ultra Marathon!!!   And I am so excited to have this quilt finished because it is for my SIL, Treyson  :)   I started this one before Jessi and Trey's wedding, but it got put aside at quilting time, more on that to come . . . but now, it is ready to be loved and snuggled in!!   So here it is in all of it's Cowboy goodness . . . Jacks, although, in my mind, this edition is Spurs ;)  

The Jacks quilt is from my Fast & Fun Lap Quilts Book.  This quilt is the cover quilt on the book and I just love it.   There are some more no -waste lattice units and a whole bunch of stitch and flip corners.  And you have to love the scrappy binding to finish it all off, so cute!!!

Treyson  is pure cowboy  . . . so when I saw the Cowboys Layer Cake from Riley Blake Designs I knew it would be the perfect fit for him.   And this picture also shows why the quilt was waiting in the "to be quilted" pile.  If you recall from their other wedding quilt . . . Jessi and Treyson like a cuddly backing!   So I decided to try something new, and I was a little nervous about it. (hence the wait)   Instead of a traditional backing, or an expensive cuddle backing, I bought a super soft, super heavy, textured blanket from TJ Maxx for $20 to try out as a backing.  It took a little bit of finagling to get it loaded on the longarm because the edges were all finished and it was a super thick to keep rolled up.  But I am so happy to say, that once it was on, it quilted up just great!!  

And for the quilting, I just did an all over wavy line.  The design of the backing had a vertical strip texture, so I thought just weaving back and forth over that design would be the easiest way to keep it smooth and blend in.   And it turned out so great!!  And Treyson just loves that the quilt is now almost a "weighted" quilt, thanks to the extra weight from the backing.  I didn't even add batting it was already so thick and heavy.  Just perfect!!  Putting on the binding was a little more tedious as well, but totally doable.  All in all, I think it was a great success and I will be trying this method of backing out again in the future :)  

And that is my Jacks Quilt!!  And Treyson has already taken it home to snuggle in :)   And seeing him smile when he came over to pick it up, priceless!!   Just so happy making :)  

And that is Quilt #1 - Jacks ;)  1 Down and 51 more quilts to go in the Happy Quilting Ultra Marathon :)   And yes, I had a bit of a slow start, (I had to have a root canal redone last week and it put me out for a few days), but I plan on catching up this week!!!  

And that is it for today, thanks for popping in to share this finish with me!!! 

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