A New Happy Quilting Pattern : Wandering Star!!!

Today starts the week of sharing new Happy Quilting Patterns and Quilts and I am so excited!!!   Here is Wandering Star!!!   And can I just say I love this quilt!!!   I got to teach it at Garden of Quilts and it was so fun to see everyone's version of it. It really is such a fun quilt to make :)

The  Wandering Star 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 $5.50 and the Paper Patterns are $7.00!  The patterns are full color and the paper version is in book format.  

 Wandering Star is an intermediate skill level pattern, but we had some beginners in our class and they did great as well!!     The quilt is made with a fun double star block and then pieced sashing creates the secondary stars.   The pattern teaches you lots of techniques including no-waste flying geese, stitch and flip, and some basic pieceing.  And the fun part is trying to guess which stars are the blocks and which stars are the sashing.   I know, it looks a little confusing, but the pattern makes it super easy to see how it all goes together ;)     

This version of  Wandeing Star is made with Seaglass Summer by Sweetfire Road for Moda and is the queen size.  This line comes out in January so you still have to wait for a bit, but it is so worth the wait!!!  The colors and prints are just so pretty and soft.   And you know I am all about those beautiful purples, it is what drew me to the line initially.   And of course, the sky is the limit on which fabrics you make it from.    The quilt is Fat Quarter Friendly, so you can grab a pack and get cutting!!!  

I quilted this version of  Wandering Star with echoed swirls and paisleys.   I love all of the wonderful movement and texture it gives the quilt.   And it really goes perfect with that "seaglass ocean" look of the fabric as it gives that wave looks.   And once again, my favorite 402 just blends perfectly with both he background and the prints.   It really is the best color thread ever!!   

Wandering Star, like all of my Happy Quilting patterns, has multiple size options so you can make whatever size quilt works for you ;)   I already want to make this one again using a dark background, I can't wait to see how those center stars will just pop!!!   I am thinking a Child size when I make it again, (easier to carry around to classes) and now I am just on the lookout for the perfect fabrics for it ;)   The pattern has 6 size options :  Baby, Child, Lap, Picnic, Queen and King.     And yes, they are all square size quilts, it is just the way the design works out ;)  

And that is my new  Wandering Star quilt and Pattern!!!    And I am just so thrilled to be sharing it in full!!!  I know I shared a sneak peek back here and you all have been patiently waiting for the pattern.  Thanks for your patience, things have been crazy busy ;)   And now I am just so happy that it is finally finished and ready to share!!!   And now I just know you are going to love making your own ;)   And of course,  if you have any questions at all, please don't hesitate to reach out to me ;)  And when you make your Wandering Star 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 ;)  I can't wait to see your Quilts!!!

So are you ready to start making your Wandering Star Quilts???  Pop over to my Etsy Shop, to pick up your Patterns.   Again, PDF Patterns are just $5.50, the Paper Patterns are $7.00,  until October 5th :)    And while you are there, check out these other newly released and re-released patterns that are also on the same special ;)  Always good to save on shipping!! 

  

Thanks for popping in today and sharing this new finish with me. I still have more new finishes to share this week so keep popping back in :)  

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

Home Town Holiday Sampler Quilt Along - Week 4

   It is Week 4 of the Home Town Holiday Sampler Quilt Along hosted by Fat Quarter Shop and there are so many happy star blocks this week!!   10 Stars to be exact, wow, this week really pumped up the quantity of blocks, so be careful not to get behind ;)   This week we are making 3 Shine Holiday Star Blocks, 5 Sparkle Holiday Star Blocks,  and 2 Glimmer Holiday Star Blocks!!! Oh so much Star fun!!! 

For my Sampler I am using Sweetwater Christmas Prints from several lines paired with a POParazzi Grey Background.  And if you are wondering why 4 stars looks the same, they are the cornerstones in the border of the quilt.  I think they are going to frame everything up so nicely ;)   We only have a few more Star blocks left!!   

And that is it for Week 4 of of the Home Town Holiday Sampler Quilt Along!!!   Do you want to come join in the Holiday Goodness as well?  Each week leading up to Christmas, we will be making these cute blocks from the Lori Holt's new  Home Town Holiday Sampler Book!   You can see the complete schedule here and check out all the details here and come quilt along ;)    

See ya next week with more Home Town Holiday Sampler goodness!!  We will be making a few more Stars and also some Holly and Ivy, so fun ;) 

More Happy Quilting Patterns!!!

  I am super excited to share that I am releasing 2 new Happy Quilting Patterns and I am also Re-Releasing 3 Happy Quilting Patterns!!!   Here are the 2 new Patterns!  (and I know, you have been waiting for Wandering Star ever since I shared it for H & H so thanks for your patience :)   

And here are the some more of my favorite patterns with their new look Same great patterns in book format with full color and size options that you are used to.   Just new printing!!   And you might notice,  there are a few updated tweaks in 2 designs.    Simply by Design got new sizes and ditched the border and Square Dance got some great interlocking of the squares!!! 

  

I will be sharing all of the details about the new quilts, throughout all of next week . . . but for today, I just wanted to pop in a share a first look at these new and new-again Happy Quilting Patterns!!!  

   

 

 And of course,  they are on special for their Release and Re-Release!!!  For one week the PDF Patterns are just $5.50, the Hard Copy Patterns are $7.00, (hence why I am sharing them all at once, so if you want to bundle and save on shipping you can ;) 

 Both the Paper Copy and the PDF Versions of each of these 6 new patterns can be found in my Etsy Shop!!!  They will be on Special until the first of July ;)  

And be sure to pop back in all next week for lots more pics and details on all these quilts!!! 

Plaid Pumpkins in Quiltmaker!!!

Today I am so super excited to share a secret finish that I made a few months back! I have had this design in my head for quite some time and it is just so wonderful to finally see it in a finish.    And here it is, Plaid Pumpkins!!!  

Plaid Pumpkins can be found in the Fall 2024 Edition of Quiltmaker :)   The funny thing about this quilt that I share in the magazine, the idea for the design came just because I like alliteration.   I was thinking about pumpkins, (it was a few Fall's ago) and I wondered if I could "Piece Plaid Pumpkins"    Turns out you can and they are pretty cute :)    

And most of the pumpkins are put together with strip piecing!!!   So yes,  even though it looks like tons and tons of piecing, it really goes together quite quickly.   Cause you know I am all happy Fast and Fun quilting!!!   Plaid Pumpkins finishes at 79" x 79" so it is a nice large size to snuggle up in during the Fall :)  You are going to love making this quilt!!

Plaid Pumpkins uses yardage for all of the piecing and strip piecing.  I used  Shadow Play basics by Maywood Studios for a fun textured look of the pumpkins.   It was so fun to mix and match the warm tones to make the plaid appear in the blocks.  This is a complete list of the "color names" and yardage I used for the quilt ;)  

3 1/4 Yards Antique Cream for Background

7/8 Yard of Auburn for Stem and Binding

1/3 Yard of Spice for Cornerstones

1/3 Yard of Leap Frog for Leaves

1 Yard of Persimmon Orange for Pumpkin One

5/8 Yard of Orange Red Orange for Pumpkin One

2/3 Yard of Sunshine Yellow for Pumpkin One

1 1/8 Yard of Golden Poppy for Pumpkin Two

3/4 Yard of Saffron for Pumpkin Two

1/2 Yard of Cedar for Pumpkin Two

4 2/3 Yards Picante for Backing

When it came time to quilt mine, I decided on all over meanduring and loops that I echoed the lines.  I thought it gave the effect of the vines that grow on the pumpkin stems.   So fun, It just adds some more playful goodness to these Plaid Pumpkins ;)   

And I always love a good flat image!!!  Thanks so much to Quiltmaker for this image.    It just really shows off these adorable Plaid Pumpkins all in a row.   Wouldn't it be just so fun to actually be able to buy plaid pumpkins, it just fits Fall so perfectly!!!   

And that is my Plaid Pumpkins Quilt!!!    I hope you like my new Plaid Pumpkins Quilt as much as I do.   And if you make your own, I would love to see it!!!   You can email me a picture at happyquiltingmelissa@gmail.com or add it to social media with  #happyquiltingwithmc ;)  I can't wait to see your Plaid Pumpkin Quilts!!!

 I hope that 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 $50 Gift Card from Stitchin' Heaven is . . .#257 

Congrats Monika Zeller!!!  I have messaged you :)

   

And on to today's

Today's Terrific Tuesday Giveaway is being sponsored by  Poppie Cotton .      Poppie Cotton is an amazing fabric company started by my good friends Jina Barney and Lori Woods.  Their fabrics are just beautiful and are wonderful to sew with.   The quality is fantastic and I just love all of their pretty prints!!!   If you haven't sewn with Poppie Cotton yet, I highly recommend you check it out ;)  

And today's Terrific Tuesday Giveaway is an exciting one!!  Poppie Cotton is offering one lucky reader a beautiful Prairie Christmas Fat Quarter Bundle by Amanda Corcoran.  Isn't this such beautiful fabric, and someone is going to win 21 Fat Quarters of Festive Goodness!!!!

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 Handmade Christmas Projects do you have planned for this year??

 ENTRY 2 - Lets show Poppie Cotton some Love!!!!   You can follow them on   Facebook, YouTube or Instagram.  Or you can sign up for their newsletter or visit Poppie Cotton and share your favorite fabric collection ;)   Just be sure to leave a comment of how you showed your Poppie Cotton Love!!!

And that's it ;)  The giveaway will be open until next Tuesday, October 1st, 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!!!

Home Town Holiday Sampler Quilt Along - Week 3

  It is Week 3 of the Home Town Holiday Sampler Quilt Along hosted by Fat Quarter Shop and this weeks blocks are so cute and happy!!   This week we are making 2  Flicker Holiday Star Blocks and 3 Glisten Holiday Star Blocks!!! Didn't they just turn out so great :) 

For my Sampler I am using Sweetwater Christmas Prints from several lines paired with a POParazzi Grey Background.  I am trying to use grey touches from the Sweetwater Lines in the center of any blocks when I can, just so long as they won't blend into the background :)  I just love the added twinkle it gives the blocks.  This is sure fun piecing all of these tiny stars!!   

And that is it for Week 3 of of the Home Town Holiday Sampler Quilt Along!!!   Do you want to come join in the Holiday Goodness as well?  Each week leading up to Christmas, we will be making these cute blocks from the Lori Holt's new  Home Town Holiday Sampler Book!   You can see the complete schedule here and check out all the details here and come quilt along ;)    

See ya next week with more Home Town Holiday Sampler goodness!!  We will be making more stars!

Piece and Quilt Sampler QAL - Month 6

 It's Month 6 of the  Piece and Quilt Sampler Quilt Along and I am just so excited to share my sixth set of blocks!!!  This is really starting to come together and I just can't wait to see it all done :)   Thanks to Fat Quarter Shop for hosting this awesome quilt along from the Celebrate with Quilts book!! And here is the month 6 finish!!

I am making my Piece and Quilt Sampler in a diagonal Rainbow of Ombre goodness. (see plan here)  I am just loving this layout and truly, I might have to start sewing some of the blocks together to get a better picture of it all :)  So this month we started with a 12" Rosebud block.  This was such a fun block to make, randomly enough, for some reason it reminds me of sloth toes, but ya, Rosebud is a much prettier name. 

And then, it was on to the 12" Broken Dishes Leaf block.   I had so much fun playing with all of the shades of purple in this one.   And the pop of red and blue in the corner is really just making it shine.  Isn't it so great how all of Vanessa's colors in her fabrics just blend into one another ;)  

And last, but not least, we made 4 of the 9" Scrap Basket Blocks.   And yes, that was a lot of Half Square Triangles!!!   These 4 blocks will be sewing into the layout shown below to make a giant HST block, so fun!!   And again, just love those baskets in purple and teal to just add variety ;)  

There is still time to join in the Piece and Quilt Fun!!!  This is such a fun QAL!  Oh, and once you are done your blocks, Be sure to 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 6 - 4 of the 9" Scrap Basket blocks, a 12" Broken Dishes block, and a 12" Rosebud block in the Piece and Quilt Sampler Quilt Along!!!!      

Thanks for popping in today ;)  Have a 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 . . .# 146

Congrats quiltsapril!!!  I have messaged you :)

   

And on to today's

Today's Terrific Tuesday Giveaway is being sponsored by Stitchin' Heaven.  Stitchin' Heaven is your home for quilty goodness and they always have amazing Flash Sales as well as Collections of the Week Sales!! !   And if you have ever wanted to Travel and Quilt . . . Stitchin' Heaven is your go to shop for Cruising, and Quilting!!!  In fact, I will be teaching on coming in 2025, and you can come and quilt and cruise with me, so exciting!!!    

  

And for today's Terrific Tuesday Giveaway, Stitchin' Heaven will be giving one lucky reader a $50 Gift Card!!   Now you can get just what you always wanted!!!   

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 makes you Laugh ?? 

 ENTRY 2 - Show your Stitchin' Heaven love.   You can Sign up for their Newsletter which I highly recommend as it will ensure you catch all of their amazing sales!!  You can follow them on Instagram or Facebook,  or you can visit the Shop and then share a favorite item ;)   Just be sure to leave a comment of how you showed your Stitchin' Heaven Love!!!

And that's it ;)  The giveaway will be open until next Tuesday, September 24th, 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!!!