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 ;)  

The winner of the $25.00 Gift Certificate  from Thousands of Bolts   is . . .#92  . .  .  Congrats  zanymouse!     I have messaged you ;) 

   

 

      

And on to today's

Today's Terrific Tuesday Giveaway is being sponsored by  Poppie Cotton .      Poppie Cotton is a newer 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!!!  You'll want to check them out ;)  

And today's Terrific Tuesday Giveaway is an exciting one!!  Poppie Cotton is offering one lucky reader a Finding Wonder Fat Quarter Bundle!!!  That is 21 Fat Quarters of vintage goodness!! And those colors are prints are just so happy making!!!!!

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 the best way to spend a sunny afternoon??

 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, May 7th, 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 - Registration Open!!!

  I am so excited to be returning to the Garden of Quilts this fall to teach and be immersed in so much quilty goodness ;)   And Registration is now Open!!!   So you can sign up for all of the wonderful Classes, Special Events and of course, the amazing Exhibit of Quilts hung throughout the gorgeous 50-acre gardens!!!    It has been such an amazing event to be a part of over the last few years and I am so excited to return for this 2024 year!!!   The Garden of Quilts will be held at Thanksgiving Point in Lehi Utah on September 11th - 14th, 2023.

And speaking of signing up for classes . . . I will be teaching 8 classes!!!  Here is a rundown of the classes I will be teaching :)   And yes indeed, those are quite a few sneak peeks of New Patterns coming soon!!  So exciting!!  

           Tying the Knot taught Wed. Morning                         Double Dutch taught Wed. Afternoon

                    

            Stacked Squares taught Thur. Morning             Butterfly Whirl taught Thur. Afternoon

 

                      Corkscrew taught Fri. Morning                     Square Dance taught Fri. Afternoon

 

                   Andromeda taught Sat. Morning                       Wandering Star taught Sat. Afternoon    

  

 It is going to be an amazing week and I can't wait!!!    Some of these classes have patterns that can can be found in my Etsy Shop, but there are also some older patterns that I am updating with some fresh new changes and updates, as well as some Brand New Patterns that will be coming super soon.  (That last one is showing at H and H and I am so super excited to share more about it :)     And I am equally excited to get to teach so many classes to so many wonderful quilters.  Just wow!!!   I can't begin to explain how much I love getting to teach and share the joy of quilting with so many amazing people!!  

So if you couldn't tell, I am just thrilled to be coming back to Garden of Quilts and hope to see you there!!!     You can see all of the details at the Main Garden of Quilts page .  

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

Planning a New Scrappy Neutral Quilt!!

 A little while back I made this made this Cabin Among the Stars , Scrappy Neutral quilt.  (which there is a free pdf pattern for, just sayin ;)  I so loved it and have been wanting to make another Scrappy Neutral Quilt ever since.  

Well, the other day, I noticed the neutral scrappy drawers are getting pretty full!!!   And well, I recently got these Turkey in the Straw BOB AccuQuilt Die and Friendship Chain BOB AccuQuilt Die.  And how fun would they be paired together in scrappy neutral!!!  

So I went over to my EQ8 and started playing.   This is what I cam up with.   Isn't it just so fun!!!   It will make a large lap size quilt and I think it is joining to be just gorgeous.   I love adding the snowball cornerstones to continue the chain.    And adding a second block to offset the chain, perfect ;)   

So now, It is time to start cutting!!!   And you know, I just love AccuQuilt for super speedy scrap cutting!!!   This is going to be a fun new project ;)

What about you???  Have you tried a Neutral Scrappy Project??  They really are oh so much fun and turn out just beautiful!! 

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 ;)  

The winner of the Flirtation Layer Cake  from Green Fairy Quilts   is . . .# 466 . .  .  Congrats stitchedbycindylou  !     I have messaged you ;) 

   

 

      

And on to today's

Today's Terrific Tuesday Giveaway is being sponsored by  Thousands of Bolts .   Thousands of Bolts has incredible prices that will have you super excited!!!  There are thousands of bolts to choose from and all at amazing prices, staring as low as $5.39 a yard!!!   And they have just introduced dozens and dozens of new fabrics to the inventory!!  Be sure to check it out :)    

And for Today's Terrific Tuesday Giveaway,  Thousands of Bolts is giving one lucky winner at $25.00 Gift Certificate!!!  You can get just what you always wanted :)   And good luck picking because there are literally thousands of bolts to choose from!!!!   

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 board game do you like the most?? 

 ENTRY 2 - Lets show Thousands of Bolts some Love!!!!   You can follow them on   Facebook or Instagram.  Or you can visit The Shop and then share a favorite item ;)   Just be sure to leave a comment of how you showed your Thousand of Bolts Love!!!

And that's it ;)  The giveaway will be open until next Tuesday, April 30th, 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!!!

Dizzy Days Irish Chain for the Cabin!!

Today I am thrilled to be sharing my newest quilt finish!!  You all know how I love to make quilts for our Family Cabin (see some here, and here, and here) Well when I saw the new Only You Fabric Collection for Riley Blake Designs I just knew that it would be perfect for a cabin quilt!!  And since I have made quilts for all of the queen size beds, it's time to start making twin size quilts for the bunk beds!!    And the Dizzy Days Irish Chain quilt  was the perfect fit!!!

I mean, how can you not love Smokey Bear!!   (and randomly enough, it wasn’t until I was making this quilt that I realized his name is Smokey Bear and not Smokey “the” Bear ) I love the beautiful earthy colors of this line and the prints are just so fun. It’s just perfect for the “out in the wild” kids to come in from a day of play and snuggle up in.  

And while this might look a little crazy, it truly is a great beginner quilt with basic quilting techniques.   You are making a “Single Irish Chain” quilt, but with a twist. All of the “chain pieces” are different sizes.    And the fun thing is, the random layout of the blocks means no two quilts will look alike.  Your quilt will be your own original Dizzy Days Irish Chain quilt.  

And when it came time to quilt mine, I opted for all over meander.  I love how this gives the look of a twisting path weaving through the woods, just perfect for our Only You quilt!     And I just love how my favorite 402 So Fine blends on all of those mountain prints!!   So great.  

 And like all of my Happy Quilting patterns, the the nice thing is, the Dizzy Days Irish Chain Pattern has multiple size options, so you can make whatever size you like. As I mentioned, this is the twin size for a bunk bed, but you can make it from a baby size all the way to a king size!   And it is Layer Cake/10" Pre-Cut Friendly as well as a great Scrappy Friendly pattern!!! Cause ya know, we all need to do some scrap busting!!  I already plan to make it again in scrappy reds and greens for a Christmas quilt :)

And that is my Dizzy Days Irish Chain quilt. featuring the Only You Fabric Collection ! I hope you have enjoyed this post and consider making your own Dizzy Days Irish Chain quilt.!!! And if you do, I would love to see them! You can share your projects with me on social media with the hashtags #happyquiltingmc and #dizzydaysirishchainquilt and tagging @happyquiltingmc or email me a picture at happyquiltingmelissa@gmail.com. I can’t wait to see your Dizzy Days Irish Chain Quilts!!

Thank you so much for popping by and sharing this finish with me!!  Now I just need a little more snow to melt so we can get it up to the cabin ;)  

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