Mon Cheri Quilt - HQM Quilt 3

 Well, it's the end of Week 3 of the Happy Quilting Marathon and I am excited to share my third Happy Quilting Marathon Quilt.   It's Called Mon Cheri and I just love, love, love this quilt!!!   The design is just awesome and the fabrics fit the design so perfectly :)  

This pattern is one of the Exclusive Patterns from my 2021 October Sew Sampler Box  called Mon Cheri.  (P.S. it's a great time to sign up for the Sew Sampler Box as they are just starting a new year!!!)   I just loved everything about this quilt when I pulled it from the box and instantly began cutting it out, and can you believe it, I made it exactly like the pattern with no alterations.   That just shows how much I loved this design!!!  The pattern finishes at 52" x 62" so it is a great lap size :)  

Like I said, I used the prints straight from the box that were designed to go with this quilt.   They are Whimsical Romance Fabric Line by Keera Job for Riley Blake Designs!   ((It is the same fabric I used for my Moonstones Quilt that I shared a Free PDF Pattern for, just in case you missed it!!))   I absolutely love these prints and colors, just gorgeous!!!   And I love that the low volume prints in the line are used for the hearts, just makes them pop!!! 

And this week almost got away from me, but luckily, this was a smaller quilt so I was able to quilt and bind it all this morning.    I quilted it with an all over feathered swirl.  I just love all of the flow this design gives a quilt, just so pretty!!!   And it makes for some amazing texture, so fun!!! 

 And now that it is complete, I am planning to give it as a high school graduation gift for a special friend.   Doesn't this just say, "take me to college".  I think it just has such a happy sophistication to it, its going to be a perfect snuggle quilt in the dorms!!!! 

And that is Quilt #3 - Mon Cheri ;)  3 Down and only 23 more quilts to go in the Happy Quilting Marathon :) 

And that is it for today, thanks for popping in to share this finish with me!!! 

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

Spencer's Safe

 This is not a quilting post, but I am so full of Gratitude I just had to share it!!! 

Picture by Erwin Pottgiesser

Many of you know our son, Spencer, is currently serving a 2 year religious mission for The Chruch of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in Germany. On Tuesday night our son's apartment in Germany caught fire. He and his companions were able to exit the building without harm, sans some smoke inhalation. 8 of his building mates were sent to the hospital and we pray for their quick recovery. We are so thankful to the police, fire department, ambulance drivers, and other service heroes who helped and took care of everyone who was affected by this tragedy. There were so many small miracles that kept our son and his companions safe and I know that our Father in Heaven was watching over them. 

I am so grateful for a loving God and our Savior, Jesus Christ, who both know each of us, love us, and guide us!! Spencer is now in Frankfurt at the mission office while they figure out new living accommodations and such.   He will be able to return to his apartment on Saturday to see what is salvageable, but again, we are just so happy he is safe and well.  He sent me this picture this morning and I just love it!!  This is him arriving in Frankfurt the next morning in his pj's. He's tired but he is smiling :) 

We love you Spencer!!! 

Make It Modern - Pool Table Cover

 Hello Quilting Friends! Today I am thrilled to be sharing a new Make it Modern project for Riley Blake Designs.   And guess what . . . it's not a quilt . . .  it's a Pool Table Cover!!!!  And  I even made a Free PDF Pattern so you can make your own as well, so fun!!!

So I have not played a lot of pool in my life, but the few times I did at friends, I always enjoyed it. So my sweetheart surprised me on my birthday with this "new to us" pool table. So exciting!!! But where it was "new to us" the original cover had been quite damaged, so of course, I had to whip us up a new one. And if you are going to make a Pool Table Cover, why not piece some Pool Balls in the cover ;) And ya, I just love the way it turned out!!!

For this project I used, Confetti Cottons in Dandelions, Cobalt, Riley Red, Eggplant, Mac N' Cheese, Kelly, Riley Burgundy, Black, Curry, and Cloud for the pool ball blocks. I used Shabby Alpine for the background and Shades Chocolate for the "binding". I just love how you can mix and match basics to get just the look you want!!! These all went together to really give the realistic look of an actual pool table.

The Pool Table Blocks finish at 12" square and the Pool Table cover finishes at 54" x 96" so it will fit any standard size pool table. All you need is the above fabrics, the Free PDF Pattern, and a Pool Table, and you can even get it in that order, tee hee hee. I mean, if you make a Pool Table Cover, you might as well get a Pool Table to put it on :)

So as you might have guessed, we have been enjoying lots and lots of family pool games. I am still not great, but it sure is a lot of fun. And I just can't help but smile, every time we come to play and I see this Modern Pool Table Cover!!!

And again, if you find yourself in need of a Pool Table Cover, you can download the Free PDF Pattern here and I would love to see your projects when you are done!!! You can share your covers with me on social media with the hashtags  #happyquiltingwithmc and #rileyblakedesigns and tagging @happyquiltingmc or email me a picture at happyquiltingmelissa@gmail.com. I can't wait to see!!

Thank you so much to Riley Blake Designs for having me on their blog. I just love getting to play with such happy fabrics each and every day.

I hope 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 announce the winner from last Terrific Tuesday Giveaway!!  

The winner of the Rainbow Kisses Fat Quarter Bundle from Fat Quarter Shop . . .   Number #277  . . . Congrats claudiapatecreates!  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 36 Fat Quarter Bundle of Farmhouse Favorites as well as this adorable Rainbow Barns pattern you can make with your bundle!!   Someone is going to be super lucky this week!!!!

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 is your favorite Farmhouse Animal??

 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, April 26th, 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!!!

Garden of Quilts!!

 I am just thrilled to share that I will once again be teaching at the Garden of Quilts in September of 2022.   And I will be teaching 8 classes!!!  Ya, can I just say how blown away I was when I got the email asking me if I would be up to teaching that many classes.   It's going to be busy but oh so much fun and I am so incredibly honored!!!  

The first Garden of Quilts was held in September 2019 to celebrate Riley Blake's 10th Anniversary!!!  The event was a huge hit.  And I just had so much fun last year being able to teach 3 classes and share a trunk show at Garden of Quilts.  It is just such an amazing venue and walking the gardens with all the quilts hanging is just such an inspiring experience!! 

 Registration for Garden of Quilts will be opening very soon . . . but for today, all of the classes are being shared, so you can start getting your 4 days of quilting goodness all planned out :) The event is held at Thanksgiving Point in Lehi Utah  on September 14th - 17th, 2022.  There are so many amazing classes to choose from and I am just thrilled to be among such an amazing group of teachers.  It's going to be amazing!!! 

I am just so excited to be coming back to Garden of Quilts and hope to see you there!!!  It really is a rock star line up of teachers (which I am so honored to be a part of!!) as well as an incredible venue of over 55 gorgeous acres hosting an amazing line up of quilts all in the wild.   You can see all of the details at the Main Garden of Quilts page .