Haven Charity Quilt Along - Part 1

The Haven Charity Quilt Along with Fat Quarter Shop has officially started!!    This is the  13th annual Charity Quilt Along benefitting Make a Wish.    The Haven Quilt featuires Lella Botique's new True Love fabric line and there are kits available here.  I am using the colors of the kit as an inspiration and sewing my blocks with Grunge Basics   This first release consists of two sets of blocks and you can find the Pattern for them Here :)   (And yes, the pattern is free, but it is always good to CDonate Here for this Charity QAL)

The first set of blocks to share is the Haven Star Blocks!!  Aren't these so cool in the way they changed the colors on the diagonal.  It really plays into the overall design of the quilt.   And these were so fun to make!!  Just four of these, but they are also, much larger than you would guess, 12" finished,  which is always fun to do some large piecing!! 

And next are the Hideaway Blocks!!    And yes, these are basically 12" finshed Half Square Triangle blocks.  Again, they play in to the quilt design super cool!!  But I do ust love making some large easy piecing, it goes so quickly ;)  

So are you going to do some Charity Quilting Along with us!! You have two weeks to get this finished and then the next release is July 23rd!!   So fun :)  

Jolly Tree Farm Mystery QAL - Week 2

 It's Week 2 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 - Rejoice Fir-Ever and you can find the free pattern here.   This week it's just a single tree with a beauituful star!!  

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.   This week the block went together so fast.   Just some fun stitch and flip and before you knew it, you were done.    And Kimberly has another fantastic You Tube turorial walking you through each step of making this block.  

And since I started with bonus HST last week, I figured I would continue that on.  But there are just 6 little bonus HST this week.  I decided not to worry about the ones in the red star as they would be so super tiny.    But 6 more to the pile is super fun.  

So are you going to do some Christmas Sewing in July along with us!! It's not to late to get caught up on this fun QAL ;)     Can't wait to see what tree's we get next week :) 

June 2026 Sew Sampler!

Okay, can I just say, the June 2026 Sew Sampler Box is just awesome!!!  Here I thought last month was just so fantastic, and then they go and top it again ;)   The theme is Making Waves, and I am just so excited to get sewing with this box!!   

I was just thrilled to see a beautiful bundle of Scenery by Elizabeth Heartman  in this months box!!!   These prints are just so happy, bright, and I always love Elizabeth's tone on tone prints that make them fabulous for piecing little pieces!   And wouldn't you know, she designed the perfect pattern to go with the prints!!   This Sunset Whales pattern is the cutest little baby boy quilt, and I so need more baby boy quilts in my stash.   In fact, I have already cut out the pattern, I was just so excited!!  And the 10 Year Anniversary bonus exclusive pattern included is Acorn Caps from November 2019.  

And the notions for this box are so fantastic!!!!  Of course, I can never have enough Quilting needles!!  And I love a good Schmetz Needles (I normally buy them in the 100 quanity :) And you all know, I love Suprior Thread!!  I haven't tried PIMA yet, so I am so excited to give this a whirl in my machine :)   And ifnally, the adorable Cassarole Needle Minder.  I don't do a lot of hand piecing to need Needle Minders, but I sure do love them as the cutest magnets on my Book Stands to hold my patterns.  So awesome!!  

And of course, its our new Spooled Quilt Along Block 3!!!!   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 the June  Sew Sampler Box and I already looking forward to the end of July for the new box to arrive!   Luckily, July is crazy busy so it will go really fast ;)  

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!!   

$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 :)