Happy Quilting Pattern Sale and Amazing Weekend Deals!!!

We'll It's the biggest shopping weekend of the year, and Happy Quilting is jumping in with an fun Pattern Sale!!!   From today until Cyber Monday, all Happy Quilting Patterns will be 

30% off !!!  

And as a Special Bonus, if you order three or more patterns, you will receive a free pattern.  Just leave me a note of which pattern you would like free in the comments of your order and I will get it to you directly :)

No Coupon necessary for the sale, prices have already been marked down :)

PDF Patterns and Hard Copy Patterns can be purchased in my  Etsy Store :)

**Please note, all Hard Copy Patterns will ship on Monday as I am out of town :)

And while your doing some fun quilty shopping, be sure to check out all of these amazing deals from my fantastic sponsors!!!

Fat Quarter Shop is offering 20% off store-wide for 2 days only!!!  No coupon necessary :)  They are also have multiple amazing Flash Sales and Free Gifts with qualifying purchases!!!

Green Fairy Quilts has some spectacular pre-cut deals for this weekend.   On Friday, all Layer Cakes are only $24.99!!!     On Saturday, it's a surprise what the deal will be!!!   And on Monday, Jelly Rolls are only $24.99!!!  All sales end Monday night.   Free Shipping on orders over $60.00  No coupon necessary. 

LouLou's Fabric Shop  has marked down over so many collections, which means hundreds of bolts for as low as $6.00 a yard .  Get 25% off all Christmas Fabrics, Precuts, and Bundles.    And use code "BUNDLEUP" for 20% off the purchase of 3 or more Lou Lou Bundles!!!  

Olie and Evie  has a special Black Friday Sale you won't want to miss with super low prices marked through the entire store!!  No coupon necessary.   

Shabby Fabrics has up to 75% on Sale Fabrics, Sale Kits, Sale Patterns and Books and Clearance items.   There are over 1,700 items marked down and no coupons are necessary!!!  

AccuQuilt has 20% off all GO! Dies, $30.00 off all GO! Qube Products,  and Huge Discounts on GO! Fabric Cutting Systems  No Coupon necessary.   They also have a Free Ruler with qualifying purchase and Free Shipping on all purchases!!  

Happy Quilting and Shopping!!!!!

Tutorial Throwback Thursday - Crossroads!!!

First off, Happy Thanksgiving to all my friends in the USA!!!   Today I am feeling so very grateful!!   Since it's Thursday, I was thinking about which project to feature today for our Tutorial Throwback.   And I was hit with just how grateful I am for this incredible Quilting Journey I am on.   I absolutely love this industry and I am blown away by how many amazing opportunities and experiences that have been opened up to me on this journey.   When I started my blog,  I did not expect to be an author, or pattern designer, or published, or anything for that matter, I just wanted a space to share quilts ;)    And it just blows me away how starting that blog became a Crossroad into an entire amazing journey, that I am so incredibly grateful for and am loving each and every day of it!!!   So that is why today, we are throwing back to the Crossroads quilt :)

Crossroads is such a fun quilt to make.   It really has a wonderful geometric designs with fun secondary designed created when the blocks are sewn together.  And it is beginner friendly to experts alike because there are not a whole lot of seams that need to be lined up.   So it's fun and fast.   

And because it is basic block construction, it is easy to change the size as well!!!   This quilt in a 4 x 4 layout finishes at 64" x 64" so a nice lap size quilt.   But I have seen it made as a 5 x 5 quilt that finishes at 80" x 80" for a Picnic size, and also as a 6 x 6 quilt that finishes at 96" x 96", a great Queen/King size.  It looks fantastic no matter what size it is made ;)  

And I love, love, love the fabrics in this quilt!!!   This is Gingham Girls by Amy Smart and it was her debut line.  I just love that it reminds me of all of the homemade dresses and shirts and short sets that my mom used to make for me and my siblings.   Talk about some wonderful memories!!! And Crossroads is made using Charm Packs, and ya, I am super into Charm Packs right now!!!  I just love all of those fun little squares :) 

My Crossroads quilt because a gift for a special bride and groom.   Because it goes together fast and easy, it makes for a great gift!!    I just love being able to give the gift of quilty hugs, they are the best!!!  And that is my Crossroads Quilt ;)  

I hope you have enjoyed today's Tutorial Throwback Thursday!!!    To make your own Crossroads quilt  just click on any of the quilt name links for the free step by step tutorial.    And when you are done, I would love to see your quilt!!  You can email me a picture at happyquiltingmelissa@gmail.com, post it to social media with #happyquiltingwithmc  or or add it to my flickr group here ;)  I can't wait to see your Crossroads quilts!!!

Thanks for popping in today and each day.   I truly am blessed to have this little space to share my absolute love of quilting!!!

I hope you have a very Happy Quilting Day and also for all of my friends in the US, a very  Happy Thanksgiving!!! 

Perfect 5 Quilts Book and Short Macaroon Quilt!!!

Today I am super excited to share an adorable new finish for the Perfect 5 Quilt Along hosted by Fat Quarter Shop.   I am calling it Short Macaroon and you will soon see why :)  

Perfect 5 Quilts is the newest book from It's Sew Emma.  Yup, they are the same publisher helping me create my Charming Baby Quilts book!!!    Perfect 5 Quilts has 16 quilt designs that are all made from Charm Packs.   And you know I love Charm Packs!!!   And the cool thing is, they even created a Perfect 5 Ruler from Creative Grids to make cutting out all 16 projects quick and easy!! 

So each week of the Perfect 5 Quilt Along focuses on blocks from two projects, and over the 8 weeks you will have enough blocks to make the Perfect 5 Sampler quilt.   How fun is that!!! 

I am Week 8 of the Quilt Along so I get to share the Macaroon Block

And the Shortbread Block.    (Hence the name of my quilt, Short Macaroon :)  

Both of the blocks were so fun to make, easy to cut, and turned out so super cute.   I made them using two Wonder Charm Packs by Kate and Birdie for Moda.   Aren't those soft colors and prints just dreamy.  Perfect for a baby quilt ;)

I decided to add sashing and cornerstones because the Macaroon blocks had an awesome "chain" look to them that I wanted to connect that across the quilt.  Because we all know I love "Chain" quilts just as much as Charm Packs :)     And didn't it just make these two blocks come together perfectly!!!  I added a 1" border on the Shortbread blocks so they would finish at the same size as the Macaroon blocks and then just stitched it all together.    So cute!!! 

When it came time to quilt it, I wanted something soft and subtle, just like the Wonder Fabric, so I decided on an all over Curly Q.   I love how it just adds so much movement and wonderfully soft texture.    Seriously, this quilt just kept getting cuter and cuter!!!

 All of the information on this fun quilt along can be found on the Jolly Jabber.   It will go over fabric requirements, each week's blocks, and the single block instructions.  Of course, you will still need the Perfect 5 Book to quilt along for the cutting sizes ;)   

And that is my Short Macaroon quilt!!!   It finished at 38" x 38" so it is the perfect size for a baby quilt.  And this quilt already has a special little wee one in mind for it and that just makes me smile.  

Thanks for popping in today and sharing my newest little baby quilt :)

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

Terrific Tuesday Giveaway Day!!!

It's Terrific Tuesday Giveaway Day so let's have some fun :)

First, we need to announce the winner from last weeks Terrific Tuesday Giveaway :)

The winner of the Stiletto Fat Eight Bundle from Green Fairy Quilts is . . .  Number #150. . .   Congrats Rachel C!!!   I have emailed you :)    

 

          

And on to today's

Today's Terrific Tuesday Giveaway is being sponsored by  Lou Lou's Fabric Shop .    Did you know that Jamie makes a new Lou Lou Bundle every Tuesday . . . there are so many to choose from and they are all just stunning!!!  Like how fantastic is this new Down the Chimney Bundle!!!    Along with hosting the giveaway, Jamie is having a  Fantastic Sale with with lots of amazing discounts!!!!   And don't forget to pop over to Lou Lou's Fabric Shop each day for the Daily Deal!!!   And of course, you won't want to miss the Black Friday Sale that starts Midnight Friday Night!!!  And you can use the code FREESHIP for Free Shipping on all $20 min orders until Sunday!!! 

Today's Terrific Tuesday Giveaway is for some shopping goodness!!  Lou Lou's Fabric Shop is offering one lucky reader a $25.00 Gift Certificate perfect to use on anything in the store, including any of the awesome Lou Lou Bundle's, Sale Fabrics, or on the Daily Deal!!  Just perfect!!!!  

You have two entry chances, the second being optional, 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 tell me one thing you are Thankful for Today :)  

 ENTRY 2 - Lets show Lou Lou's Fabric Shop some Love!!!!   You can follow them on   Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, or Instagram.  Or you can follow their blog or  visit The Shop and then share a favorite item ;)   Just be sure to leave a comment of how you showed your Lou Lou's Fabric Shop Love!!!

And that's it ;)  The giveaway will be open until next Tuesday, December 3rd when I will announce a winner at the beginning of next weeks Terrific Tuesday Giveaway Post :)

Good Luck and Have a Happy Quilting Day!!!

AccuQuilt Black Friday all Week and GO! Me Giveaway!!

So you all know I am loving sewing all of the curves with the easy cutting of the AccuQuilt Curved Dies.  I had a lot of questions and interest in curved sewing, cutting, and dies after sharing my Nine Patch Fun Quilt, Winding Ways Quilt, and Flowering Snowball Quilt.  And a lot of you mentioned that just like me, you have a lot of these classic curved sewing quilts on your bucket list!!

                

So I wanted to let you know (enabler alert :)  that AccuQuilt is staring their Black Friday Deals early, and you can get 20% off all GO! Dies starting today!!!   And of course, there are endless selection of Dies, not just the Curved Dies, they are just my favorite ;)

Also, if you have been thinking that you want to try some Curved Dies, or any AccuQuilt Dies for that matter, but don't have a GO! Fabric Cutting System, they are on a Black Friday Deal as well :)   So it's a great time to buy if you were considering this amazing cutting tool.   I shared all about my GO! Fabric Cutter here, and I have been using it for a year now and just love it!!!

And along with these and other early Black Friday Deals, AccuQuilt is also hosting a GO! Quilt for a GO! Me Giveaway!!!   GO! Quilt is AccuQuilt's free program that allows you design your quilt with your chosen fabrics and see what it will look like before you make the first cut.     This is such a cool program for taking the guess work out of choosing fabrics.    You can see all about the GO! Quilt free program here and the GO! Quilt for a GO! Me Contest here :)   Good luck and have fun designing those quilts!!

As for me, I am planning on taking advantage of this pre- Black Friday sales and adding some GO! Cubes Companion Sets (which are on a Black Friday sale!) for Jessi's Sampler project and maybe another curved die or two will slip into my cart as well  ;)   I can't help it, curves are just fun!!!   

So if you were one of those folks that emailed me interested in the curved dies, I hope this little enabler alert is helpful ;) 

And now, I am off to do a little quilting!!

I hope you have a very Happy Quilting day!!