Baby Aspen!!

Best Birthday Present Ever!!!! Aspen Mae arrived into the world yesterday morning.  I am a Grandma!!!   Wow, just so amazing ;)  I got to spend the day holding and snuggling my beautiful granddaughter :)  She is just so precious.  

 Momma and baby are both doing great.   And look at this happy new family!!  All the feels, all the emotions, but most of all, so very blessed!!  We love you so much Spencer, Michelle and little Aspen!! 

New Happy Quilting Pattern - Turning Dusk Into Dawn!!

 Today is the sixth and final day of my new Happy Quilting Patterns!!  And last but not least is all about . . . Turning Dusk Into Dawn!!!   This design is all about making a big statement with its big starburst blocks!!  And with four different prints in each block, you get a wonderful blend of colors that really make those accent star centers just pop.  Basically, if you love star quilts like me, this one is so the quilt for you!! 

The  Turning Dusk Into Dawn Pattern can be found in my Etsy Shop in both a Paper version as well as a PDF version.  And it is on Special for it's release with PDF Patterns at $6.50 and the Paper Patterns are $8.00!  The patterns are full color and the paper version is in book format.   

  

Turning Dusk Into Dawn is an experienced beginnr skill level pattern.     Techniques used in the pattern include No-Waste Flying Geese and Single and Double Stitch and Flip Corners Stitch and Flip Corners.  And because most of the block "floats" there are very few points to worry about lining up.  With that said, one of the points you do have to line up is an angled seam, but the pin trick really helps to get that in nice and tight :)  

This Turning Dusk Into Dawn quilt is made with Before the Bloom by Danelys Sidron for Riley Blake Designs and it is just hitting quilt shops now!!  I just love the rich colors and goregous floral prints.  And the perfect thing about this line, the beauitful Rust Print that really popped from the rest of the line, made it just perfect for the accent fabric!!   But of course, this quilt will look amazing in just about any Fat Quarter Bundle!  I already made it with soft prints and a black background here . . .  I have another dark background and bright prints in the works, and I am thinking I totally need to make a Christmas version as well.  So ya, super versatile pattern!! 

And this one just came off the longarm!!  Since I was in a bit of a time crunch, I decided to go with a large scale all over design.  But I couldn't choose which one, so I combined several.  So echoed paisleys, swirls, and heart curls for the win!!   And  I am so glad I went with the larger scale quilting because it really matches the scale of the blocks and I think gives them the illusion of being even larger.   So fun, and of course, lots of yummy quilt texture!!! 

Turning Dusk Into Dawn like my Happy Quilting patterns, has multiple size options so you can make whatever size quilt works for you ;)     The pattern has 5 size options :  Baby, Lap, Picnic, Twin, and Queen.     And again, you can use any Fat Quarter Bundle or just pick some favorites to mix and match.   This quilt is just going to shine no matter what prints you choose!!!  

And that is my new Turning Dusk Into Dawn quilt and Pattern!!!    And thanks again for coming to visit all this week and share these new quilts with me!!!  I am just so happy with these new designs and hope you love them as much as I do and want to make your own ;)   And of course,  if you have any questions at all, while working on this Turning Dusk Into Dawn Quilts (or any of my quilts for that matter)  please don't hesitate to reach out to me ;)  And when you finish 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 #turningduskintodawnquilt ;)  I can't wait to see your Quilts!!!

So are you ready to start making your Turning Dusk Into Dawn Quilts???  Pop over to my Etsy Shop, to pick up your Patterns.   Again, PDF Patterns are just $6.50, the Paper Patterns are $8.00,  until August 17th :)    And while you are there, check out these other newly released  patterns that are also on the same special ;)  Always good to save on shipping!! 

           

          

Thanks for popping in today and each day to share in my new Happy Quilting Patterns and Quilts!

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

New Happy Quilting Pattern - In Your Neighborhood!!

It's day 5 of my new Happy Quilting Patterns and today it is all about . . . In Your Neighborhood!!!  And this pattern is a remake from clear back in 2013 but it has undergone some major revisions so it is pretty much new.   And you are going to love making these Modern "neighborhood" blocks!  

The In Your Neighborhood can be found in my Etsy Shop in both a Paper version as well as a PDF version.  And it is on Special for it's release with PDF Patterns at $6.50 and the Paper Patterns are $8.00!  The patterns are full color and the paper version is in book format.   

   

In Your Neighborhood is a confident beginnr skill level pattern.   It uses 1 Layer Cake and 1 Jelly Roll or what I have named a Jelly Cake!!   They can be the same fabric as shown here, or they can be different.  ust know that the Jelly Roll strips are mostly used for the "roads" and the Layer Cake squares are mostly used for the "houses".  It is really fun to play with all the fabrics to decide just where everything fits perfectly.   Techniques used in the pattern include basic piecing in a pieced log cabin style, and I just have to say, I just smile everytime I am piecing a block and see how it all fits together :)   

This In Your Neighborhood quilt is made with Ladybug Whimsy by Gingiber for Moda.    This fabric line will be showing up in quilt shops in October!!  And guess what, it has Metallic hints in the prints!!!  You now how I just love the shinny ;)    I used the Black and Green prints for the "roads" and the pink, gold, and low volume prints for the "houses".  And it worked just perfectly splitting up both the Jelly Roll and Layer Cake.   And for the background I used a Speckled Metallic White-Gold, because why not add more shinny, it is a perfect fit!!    And of course, you can always use a dark background as well,  I don't have one in the works yet, but it is on my "to make someday" list for sure ;)  

And I had so much fun quilting this one!  I wanted to keep the modern look while making the piecing really pop.  So I opted to keep the "roads" unquilted, and then did tiny swirls all throughout the background.  For the houses, I just quilted straight lines and I just love the texture it gives.   It really came out just the way I was hoping.  

In Your Neighborhood unlike all of my other Happy Quilting patterns, does not have mutliple size options.   This was actually the biggest problem with the previous version of the pattern was that because of the attempted multiple size options, the cutting was extrely confusing.  It was also hard to do a lot of sizes as the layout was very specific.  So in the end, I picked the size that was the most popular, and went forward with it.  And I am so happy I did becaues the rewrite with one size is so much easier to cut and keep track of all of the pieces!!  You are just going to love making this quilt ;) 

And that is my new In Your Neighborhood quilt and Pattern!!!    And I am just so happy to share it with all of you!!!     It's just such a fun quilt to make!!  And of course,  if you have any questions at all while your working on your own, please don't hesitate to reach out to me ;)  When you are finished making your In Your Neighborhood Quilt I would love to see it!!!  You can email me a picture at happyquiltingmelissa@gmail.com or add it to social media with  #happyquiltingwithmc and #inyourneighborhoodquilt ;)  I can't wait to see your Quilts!!!

So are you ready to start making your In Your Neighborhood Quilts???  Pop over to my Etsy Shop, to pick up your Patterns.   Again, PDF Patterns are just $6.50, the Paper Patterns are $8.00,  until August 17th :)    And while you are there, check out these other newly released  patterns that are also on the same special ;)  Always good to save on shipping!! 

           

          

Thanks for popping in today.  Be sure to come back tomorrow for one new last Happy Quilting Pattern!

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

New Happy Quilting Pattern - Twilight Stroll!!

 It's day 4 of my new Happy Quilting Patterns and today it is all about . . . Twilight Stroll!!!    And while I know it looks like you might be piecing on point, you are not.  This is just one block with a little sashing inbetween.  Isn't it so great how it creates the secondary designs that make it look like two blocks on point!   So fun ;)

The  Twilight Stroll can be found in my Etsy Shop in both a Paper version as well as a PDF version.  And it is on Special for it's release with PDF Patterns at $6.50 and the Paper Patterns are $8.00!  The patterns are full color and the paper version is in book format.   

   

Twilight Stroll is a beginnr skill level pattern.   And this is a scrap friendly quilts so that means you an do some stash busting, especially if you have a drawer of bonus HST's !!  You can also use Layer Cakes if your scrap stash is on the small side (or come "borrow" mine, because my stash is overflowing :)  Techniques used in the pattern include No Waste Flying Geese, Half Square Triangles, and Square in a Square units.  And yes, we make those HST's angled seams nest :)   

This Twilight Stroll quilt is made with Midnight Fleur by Jessica Rose for Moda.    This fabric line will be showing up in quilt shops in November!! The colors just perfectly spoke "twilight" to me.  I also used Vanilla Grunge for the background which is quickly becoming a favorite!    And because this quilt is all about small patchwork, it is important that whatever Layer Cake (or scraps) you choose, that the prints really stand out from the background ;)    And of course, you can always use a dark background as well,  I might already have one in the works with low volume scraps, so exciting;)  

And I had so much fun quilting this one!  Again, I wanted to make the small pieces really pop, so I choose only to do quilting in the background.  It really makes the prints standout!!   I did Figure 8's in the "faux sashing", and pebbles around the "faux on point" blocks.   Just keeping up the illusion that makes this quilt so much easier than it looks.  And oh so much yummy texture, just makes me so happy!!  

  

Twilight Stroll like my Happy Quilting patterns, has multiple size options so you can make whatever size quilt works for you ;)     The pattern has 5 size options :  Baby, Lap, Picnic, Twin, and Queen.    

The lap size is shown in the pictures.  

 

And that is my new Twilight Stroll quilts and Pattern!!!    And I am just so happy to share them with all of you!!!   I can't wait to finish up the black background/low volume version so I can share it as well ;)   It's just such a fun quilt to make!!  And of course,  if you have any questions at all, please don't hesitate to reach out to me ;)  When you make your Twilight Stroll 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 #twilightstrollquilt ;)  I can't wait to see your Quilts!!!

So are you ready to start making your Twilight Stroll Quilts???  Pop over to my Etsy Shop, to pick up your Patterns.   Again, PDF Patterns are just $6.50, the Paper Patterns are $8.00,  until August 17th :)    And while you are there, check out these other newly released  patterns that are also on the same special ;)  Always good to save on shipping!! 

           

          

Thanks for popping in today.  Be sure to come back tomorrow for more new Happy Quilting Patterns!

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

New Happy Quilting Pattern - Turnovers!!

It's day 3 of my new Happy Quilting Patterns and today it is all about . . . Turnovers!!!     This is such a fun quilt to make that will go together super quick.   And with all of it's geometric goodness, it is the perfect quilt design for your  “man cave”  or would make adorable baby boy quilt as well!    So great!  

The  Turnovers can be found in my Etsy Shop in both a Paper version as well as a PDF version.  And it is on Special for it's release with PDF Patterns at $6.50 and the Paper Patterns are $8.00!  The patterns are full color and the paper version is in book format.   

   

Turnovers is a beginnr skill level pattern.    And the fun thing about this quilt (if you didn't notice from above) is that the design has two layout options.  And all you have to do to get a completely different look is rotate the sashing.   The first picture in the post is Layout 1, and this is Layout 2 :)  The pattern uses basic piecing along with pieced sashing.  And truly, I can tell already that it is going to be one of those go-to quilts!!  I already have plans to try it out for an Alma Mater quilt.  

These Turnovers quilt are made with Secret Garden by Amanda Castor for Riley Blake Designs.    This fabric line is showing up in quilt shops now!! And if you couldn't tell  . . . Turnovers is a Jelly Roll Friendly quilt.   These picnic sizes just need 1 Jelly Roll and an accent and background fabric and awy you go!!      And of course, you can always use a dark background as well, like I did over here ;)  So fun!! 

And I had so much fun quilting these!  You can see the difference in layout a little more here.  So again, Layout 1 is the first picture.  To me it has more of a Modern look, so I went for straight lines criss cross. And Layout 2, the second picture, has a more traditional look to me, so I went for a wavy criss cross.  I love how they both have the same concept in quilting, but straight vs wavy just really adds to the layout ;)  

  

Turnovers like my Happy Quilting patterns, has multiple size options so you can make whatever size quilt works for you ;)     The pattern has 5 size options :  Baby, Lap, Picnic, Twin, and Queen/King.     

And that is my new Turnovers quilts and Pattern!!!    And I am just so happy to share them with all of you!!!   Like I said, I am already planning to make another red, black, and white one and am excited to see the design in solids ;)   So I hope you want to join me and make your own Turnovers quilts!!  And of course,  if you have any questions at all, please don't hesitate to reach out to me ;)  And when you make your Turnovers 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 #turnoversquilt ;)  I can't wait to see your Quilts!!!

So are you ready to start making your Turnovers Quilts, in layout 1 or 2 or even both???  Pop over to my Etsy Shop, to pick up your Patterns.   Again, PDF Patterns are just $6.50, the Paper Patterns are $8.00,  until August 17th :)    And while you are there, check out these other newly released  patterns that are also on the same special ;)  Always good to save on shipping!! 

           

          

Thanks for popping in today.  Be sure to come back tomorrow for more new Happy Quilting Patterns!

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