Monday, December 23, 2024

I've Been Pedal to the Metal!!

 So here I am sharing more progress (because this Wednesday might be a little to busy to post :) and I have been going full speed ahead, Pedal to the Metal on my sewing machine ;)  Remember how I was starting work on three new quilts  . . . well, I made my goal of finishing before Christmas!!  

First up , those giant stack of 4 Patches were sewn with some more 4 Patches, chopped, and then Sewn Again ;)  This new Fat Quarter Shop Short-Cut Quilt,  is just so cute and guess what, I even got it quilted!!!  I can't wait until I get to share the full reveal, but right now, I am glad it is done as it is going to be a lovely gift for a friend who loves camping and the Things Above Charm Packs  just make such a happy and bright camping quilt. 


Next, I finished up my Summer Breeze Quilt Kit for my upcoming Quilting Cruise, and this one I am not planning on quilting until after the cruise, so it can just be set aside until the end of January.  So nice to know that is ready to go.   And I left this one a super loose swirl so you could see more, since it doesn't have to be a surprise ;)    Summer Breeze is just such a fun quilt to make and I am excited to get to teach it on this cruise!  



And finally, my newest AccuQuilt pattern that will be released later in 2025.  Can you guess one of the BOB dies from this swirl.  It's kind of hard to see, but there are a few peeking out ;)  I had so much fun with these adorable Dainty Daisy Prints and this one will go on the long arm at the New Year as it isn't "due" until mid January.   Gotta love deadlines for keeping me on task ;)    

So that is what I am working on the last few days.  I will take a break for Christmas, but I love sewing the week between Christmas and New Years so hopefully I can get some more projects started and a few old WIP's finished.    

I hope you are all having a very Happy Quilting Day!!!   

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Thursday, December 19, 2024

New Projects

So this morning I was thinking about how I am not the very best at sharing the "quilt process" and I was chalking it up to a new years resolution.  And then I thought,  why not start now.  I am always working on so many projects, and I just share the finishes . . . but why not get back to some Works in Progress (and maybe going forward on Wednesday since that is the tradition :)  So here are the new projects I am starting on . . . 

First, who doesn't love a giant stack of 4 Patches!!!  These are going to be used for a new Fat Quarter Shop Short-Cut Quilt, which you know are always my favorite.  So Fun and Fast!!!   We are cutting these up in a fun way to create a new block and I can't wait.  I am using some Things Above Charm Packs  and I just love the colors and prints!!!  They are just going to make such a happy quilt!! 


Next, I received my Summer Breeze Quilt Kit for my upcoming Quilting Cruise, so I need to whip up that sample to take along with me.   I won't quilt it before the cruise because it is just to bulky then to fit in my suitcase along with everything else, so I should be able to share a quilt top soon.   Summer Breeze has always been a favorite pattern of mine and I am excited to get to teach it on this cruise!  


And finally, I am starting a new Pattern for my good friends at AccuQuilt!!   This one uses 2 different BOB dies and I am excited to start piecing the blocks together.  I won't be able so share more of this one for a while, but I sure do love being able to cut out all of these fun shaped pieces so quickly :)  And how adorable are those Dainty Daisy Prints, such a great basic!!  


So that is what I am working on this week and am hopeful to finish up all three tops before Christmas.  Then I will be able to share some new works in progress in the new year ;)   What do you have in the works??  

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Tuesday, December 17, 2024

The Last 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 . . .#145  . .  Congrats ann.michael.5!!  I have messaged you :)
 
   



And on to today's


And as you can see in the title . . . Today's Terrific Tuesday Giveaway is the last Terrific Tuesday Giveaway Day!!!  I have loved doing this so much, but I will admit, it is getting hard to keep up with, especially when I am out of town teaching.   And it has been giving for 10 years!!!  Wow, how time flies :)   I will be starting up a $5.00 Pattern of the Month come 2025 to "replace" TTGD ;)  

So let's end with a bang!!!   Today I have put together a lovely Christmas Goodness Giveaway from Happy Quilting!!!   One lucky winner will receive my 2 books (Fast & Fun Lap Quilts and Charming Baby Quilts) 1 Nordic Nights Pattern and MDP Template Set, 3 Holiday Notions, 5 Christmas Charm Packs, 2 Christmas Layer Cakes, and 1 Christmas Fat Quarter Bundle!!!   (and if I can find it, a partridge in a pear tree, jk :) 



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 leave a comment telling me what is making you Happy this Christmas Season ;)  

 ENTRY 2 - Show your Happy Quilting love. You can follow Happy Quilting on BloglovinEmail Updates, or RSS to get daily updates.  Or you can like Happy Quilting on InstagramFacebookPinterestTwitter or Flickr  Any one way will do . . . Just be sure to leave a comment of how you showed your Happy Quilting Love!!!

And that's it ;)  The giveaway will be open to the end of the year and I will announce the winner on Tuesday, December 31st, along with my year end Post :)

Good Luck and Have a Happy Quilting Day!!!
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Monday, December 16, 2024

Piece and Quilt Sampler QAL - Month 9

 It's Month 9 of the  Piece and Quilt Sampler Quilt Along and can you believe it, this is our last set of blocks!!!  Thanks to Fat Quarter Shop for hosting this awesome quilt along from the Celebrate with Quilts book!! And here is the month 9 finishes, so fun :)   

Wow, I really was all smiles while making this last set of  Rainbow of Ombre goodness Blocks. (see plan here)  The first of the the last three blocks was a 9" Album Star Block.  And I just love the pop of pink with all of that bright red.  So fun :)   



And then, it was on to the 12: Building Blocks block.   It went together in no time at all.  I just love simply patchwork, especially when there are tiny Nine Patch blocks.  They are just so cute!!  And aren't all of those shades of pink so pretty together :)  


And finally, a little orange pops up for our 12" Union Square Block.   This is such a pretty star block, totally one I want to make an entire quilt of :)  I mean, how can you not love making all of those pretty points!!


So ya, that is all of the blocks in our Piece and Quilt Sampler  Next Month it is on to the Half Square Triangle Border.  I have made some with scraps along the way but I sure have a lot more to make.  Should be lots of Half Square Triangle Fun ;) 

And that's it for Month 9 - 9" Album Star, 12" Building Blocks, and 12" Union Square Blocks all in the  Piece and Quilt Sampler Quilt Along!!!!      

Thanks for popping in today ;)  Have a Happy Quilting Day!!


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Saturday, December 14, 2024

Home Town Holiday Sampler Quilt!!!

 I am so excited to get to share today!!!  We have come to the end of the Home Town Holiday Sampler Quilt Along hosted by Fat Quarter Shop and I know I have said it before, but, I am just loving this Home Town Holiday Sampler Quilt :)  


This quilt was such a joy to make!!!  I just had so much fun piecing the stars, trees, schoolhouse, and of course the letters :)   And working on it a little each week made it totally manageable because I look back now and realize, wow, that was a lot of blocks to piece for this quilt!  It finishes at 93" x 98" so it is a wonderful Queen Size quilt ;)  


For my Christmas Sampler, I used three different fabric lines from Sweetwater for Moda :)   There is Hometown Christmas EditionBlizzard  and On Dasher ,(which also includes the adorable Christmas alphabet border :)  The background is POParazzi Grey Background and it has a fun pin dot that really adds some texture to the background. I just love how well the grey made all of the low volume letters just pop, as well as the all the prints for that matter ;)  Isn't it just so festive!!! 


And when it came time to quilt it, I decided on an all over Swirl :)  It is always a favorite and perfect for adding lots of yummy texture and snuggly goodness.   And you can totally see that cute alphabet border in this picture.   Isn't it just perfect for this quilt!! 


And speaking of the texture, I just love how it makes the alphabet just stand out all the more.  Don't they almost look like cross stitch letters :)  So cute!!   Ya, if you couldn't tell by now, I pretty much love, love, love this quilt!!  It will be my donation to the Festival of Trees next year to benefit Primary Children's Hospital as a thank you for my sweet nephew David :) 



And that is my Home Town Holiday Sampler Quilt!!!!    Thanks again Fat Quarter Shop, for this amazing  Home Town Holiday Sampler Quilt Along!!!  I have loved every minute of it and I love my quilt finish so much ;)  And yes, the quilt along has now come to a close, but you can still join in the Home Town Fun :)   Just grab the  Home Town Holiday Sampler Book and some Festive Christmas Fabrics or you can just grab a HTHS Quilt Kit and off you go!   And I found it really helpful to break this one up, so you can still follow along with the Quilt Along schedule here just change the dates for when you are going to start it ;)  


Now the only questions is . . . Will you make yours with a light background like the original, or a dark background like mine??  Its so cute either way, how will you decide???

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



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