Stacked Squares in My Darling Deer!!

Today I am super excited to be sharing this beautiful new Stacked Squares quilt finish with you featuring the oh so adorable My Darling Deer Collection by Michal Marko for Poppie Cotton!! And can I say, I just love this quilt!!!  We find out soon if our first Grandchild will be a boy or girl, but I think this little baby quilt will work for either :)  

The Stacked Squares quilt is such a fun one to make!!!   And it is perfect for fabric lines that have lots of beauitful low volumes, just like this My Darling Deer Collection.  I used Fat quarters and divided my prints into the deep dark purples and blues for the print chain, and then used all of the pretty white and pinks for the low volume background.  And then all you need is a backing and binding, so fun!!! 

Stacked Squares it truly is a great beginner quilt!!   It goes together quick and is super fun to make.   Again, it is all about playing with those low volumes and making sure your print fabrics really contrast from the background :)    It is made with simple block piecing, and then rotating the blocks to create the stacked chain.  

 

And it just comes together to make such a pretty finish!!!  Low Volume backgrounds just add so much to a quilt!!  I actually designed this quilt because my stash of Low Volume Fat Quarters was getting a little to big to fit in the bin anymore.  Ya know, we open that beautiful Fat Quarter Bundle use all of the pretty prints, and then stack up the Low Volumes for another project.   Well this is the project made just for them  ;)  

When it came time to quilt this, I decided on an all over echoed Paisley design :)  I just love how flowy it is, and has a fun whimsical feel that matches the prints.   And of course, so much yummy texture is added to the quilt with all of that dense quilting!!!  I used a soft pink thread, and it blended perfectly ;)   Just so charming!!! 

 And  Stacked Squares has multiple size options, so you can make whatever size you like. This is the baby size, but you can make all the way to a king size ;)  And it really is great for Beginners to Experts alike, it is just a super fun quilt to make!!  You can use Fat Quarters or really get to work on your Scrap Bins.  Either way, you will have a beautiful finish! 

And that is my Stacked Squares Quilt! I hope you have enjoyed this post and consider making your own Stacked Squares Quilt!!! And if you do, I would love to see it! You can share your projects with me on social media with the hashtags  #happyquiltingwithmc and #stackedsquaresquilt and tagging @happyquiltingmc or email me a picture at happyquiltingmelissa@gmail.com. I can't wait to see your Stacked Squares Quilts!!

Thank you so much for popping by in today!   And  thank you so much to my wonderful friends at Poppie Cotton for always creating such gorgeous fabrics for us to create with!!! 

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

Vice-Versa Quilt Along - Week 3

 I am just loving this Vice-Versa Table Top Quilt Along hosted by my friends at Fat Quarter Shop!!! It is such a fun, and manageable group of projects for right now!!!   This week, I turned my  Vice-Versa Table Topper kit into a quilt top!!!  I am debating adding a border of the LV print, or just leaving it 36" square.  We shall see by next week when I hope to share it all quilted and bound!!  

And the Vice-Versa Table Runner  kit, is now 27 cute little blocks!!   Now just to sew those into a  5 x 5 Baby Quilt top and then some more quilting and binding!!!  It is going to be a super fun Vice-Versa week!!  

Looking forward to finishing off this Quilt Along next Monday!! 

Happy Quilting! 

"Christmas" . . . I Mean, "New Year's" Letter!!

I always love being able to share our "Christmas Newsletter" each year.   This year's is coming at you a little late, but that is because of a big surprise!!!  So here it is . . .   (Oh, and just a sidenote, my husband always writes the newsletter, just in case you are wondering why the "tone" might be a little different than the blog :) 

Dear Family and Friends

You might expect that the big news of the year is the Dodgers winning the World Series again, and I’ll admit it is pretty big news but we have actually had a few other things happen this year that actually overshadowed the Dodgers. One of which is the reason this letter is later than expected. Buckle up.

Spencer (Michelle) are our old newlyweds. On March 8, Spencer was sealed to Michelle Eisert in the Oquirrh Mountain temple. To say we are overjoyed would be a vast understatement. We love Michelle and love how well she fits in with the family. Spencer will finish up his undergraduate degree this next year and start applying to medical schools. Michelle is working (far more hours than I) down near Hurricane and supporting the family admirably. The other big news (and why the letter is late) is that Michelle is expecting. They told us a few weeks back, but didn’t make it more public until this weekend. Melissa and I are so excited to be grandparents. 

Jessica (Treyson) are our new newlyweds. Jessi was sealed to Treyson Prince on September 20th in the Cedar City Temple. It was a wonderful day and I guess Trey fits in pretty well too. Jessi arrived home from Peru the day after Christmas last year and transitioned to service missionary in the St George Utah mission. It was through this missionary service that she met another service missionary, Elder Prince, ironically in a separate mission but serving in the Bishop’s storehouse in Cedar. Both Jessi and Trey were released from their missions in the early summer and began dating. Jessica is studying Psychology at SUU and Trey is studying something that will eventually get him to Physical Therapy school. It is wonderful that they live in Cedar and spend a fair amount of time freeloading around dinnertime.
Kristian began his missionary service in July and is currently serving in the South Africa Durban mission. He’s not one for writing letters so nobody who doesn’t talk with him weekly really knows how he is doing. He’s doing well. The missionary work in South Africa is thriving. It’s a little strange that a common p-day activity can include barbeques at the beach or a short trip to a Safari Park where they get to see 3 of the Big 5 African animals. We look forward to seeing him over messenger each week.

Kami is a Junior at Success Academy and Cedar High School. She started a job at Culver’s this year and seems to actually enjoy it. She gets along well with her coworkers so I guess that helps a lot. She was on the Iron Giants mountain biking team again this year and did well in her JVA division throughout the year.
Jocelyn is our last middle schooler as an 8th grader at Cedar Middle School. She spends most of her days at some friends’ house and we have to remind her to come home on occasion. She also was part of the Iron Giants mountain bike team and is looking forward to being a Freshman next year.
Melissa continues to quilt and teach and I’m doing my best to spend some time at the clinic. We have been blessed to travel a bit having taken trips to the Carribean, Germany and both coasts of Mexico this year. 

 I remember my grandfathers as two of the nicest, most caring, and wise men I have ever known. I assume that comes with being a grandfather. As such I reserve the right to excuse anything I may have done or said as pre grandfather years. Including anything I may have said regarding babies being miserable up until 18 months.

We love you all and wish you the best of blessings at this time and throughout this New Year.

Love, The Corrys

Did you catch the big surprise???

                                   I am going to be a GRANDMA!!!!!  

I am all the feels but mostly just so excited!!!  So ya, there is going to be some Happy Grandbaby Quilting in my future ;)  

I'm in Moab!!

So this post is coming to you from the beautiful Moab Utah!!!  I am here at the Moab Sew and Stitch Retreat teaching 3 classes and enjoying lots of Happy Quilting!!  I am teaching Desert Rose, Primrose and Proper, and Sweater Weather. 

  

The first class I taught was this morning, the Desert Rose quilt.   This is such a fun class to teach, especially for those that have never tried No-Waste Flying Geese.  We had a great time in class and everyone did such a fantastic job!!  Right after class, the entire group gathered together for a picture.  How fun right!!!  It is going to be such a fun filled weekend of Quilty Goodness!!

I have two more classes tomorrow and Saturday Morning and am looking forward to both.  But the other fun thing about Moab . . . when I am not teaching, I am sewing!!!  Each afternoon of the retreat, I get to sit and sew aways.  Barbara and I are having so much fun.   And guess what,   I brought a few older WIP to work on.  Including this beautiful  Piece and Quilt Sampler from 2024.  I finished all the blocks during the QAL and then didn't manage to get them sewn together into the quilt top.  I am excited to be sharing this finish soon!!  

And another huge bonus of Moab . . .  we are right next to Arches National Park!!  My husband joined me on the trip, so he is getting in a lot of Off Roading with his Bronco, Mountain Biking, and Hiking while I am in class, and then I get to enjoy some nice walks in Arches in the evening!   Just so perfect!! 

I hope you are having just as much fun getting to quilt  as I am ;)

Until next time . . . Happy Quilting! 

Vice-Versa Quilt Along - Week 2

 I am just having so much fun with this Vice-Versa Table Top Quilt Along hosted by my friends at Fat Quarter Shop!!! From last week, I was using my  Vice-Versa Table Topper kit, to make 5" HST's ;)  I got those all done and then stitched those and my remaining 5" Print and Low Volume squares into Four Patch Units to make up the Star Topper Baby Quilt ;)   I divided the blocks into groups of 4 Corner Four Patches, 8 Side Four Patches, and 4 Center Four Patches.  Now just to sew these 16 Units together and I will have a quilt top!! 

And with the Vice-Versa Table Runner  that I am also turning into a 5 x 5 Baby Quilt, I managed to finish up all of those adorable little Flying Geese, which really should be called Goslings when they are this small.   I then sewed all of those units into pretty Stars!!   Now just to piece the stars into the center of the blocks . . .that is my Week 3 plan ;) 

So do you want to join in this Quilt Along fun?? It really isn't to late to join in:)  Grab your Vice-Versa Pattern (which is 3 patterns in one book, great deal!!)  and let's get making our first finishes of 2026!!! 

Looking forward to working on this throughout the week and sharing more of my progress next Monday!! 

Happy Quilting!