Happy-Go-Lucky

I wish I was more…Happy Go Lucky I mean!

My Happy-Go-Lucky layer Cake offering, "Big Stars"

Perhaps it's because I do get a bit caught up in the worries and cares of life that I so LOVE this cheerful new collection by Bonnie and Camille for Moda fabrics! Every new Bonnie and Camille range is anticipated with excitement, and I rarely get to keep even a Charm Pack for myself. This time I ordered all the pre-cuts + a selection of the fabrics + a repeat of the pre-cuts (including the new honey combs). So I have made two quilts - one from a layer cake and the other from two charm packs .

Up down side to side quilting and navy ticking back.

I used my favourite easy (to me) up down side to side machine quilting on this one. I really do love the texture (and speed) of this style. You can see the backing is a classic navy ticking which went very well with the informal reds and retro colours and patterns of the fabrics. Then I bound it with a large scale floral from the previous Marmalade collection. This is possibly my favourite Bonnie and Camille fabric ever. Orange is my favourite colour. And I like the unexpected effect of the large print as a binding too. I'm reluctant to sell this quilt….

Yum!

Now here is the little Quilty. It was unbelievably difficult to photograph this little one in the usual veranda position this time. The weather has been very difficult, grey and wet, but I managed to get in two quick shots and here they are.

Happy-Go-Lucky Quilty for Sale.

 It's Amy Butler on the back - a lovely piece I've been saving in my stash for just the right project, and this seemed to be it. If you like the navy ticking binding, it's in my Etsy shop. (I will be listing the Quilty for sale, just haven't got around to it yet.)

These are the Happy-Go-Lucky fabrics just landed in the shop today. They are online in the eBay store along with any other  Bonnie and Camille fabrics ASAP too.

One of the reasons I love them so much is that you can keep on building a colour palette from them adding more and more bits from each collection, as well as fabrics from other ranges and you get a lovely happy bundle to make a quilt with - like this one.

Why don't you pop over to Bonnie's  and Camille's blogs to have a look at the absolutely fabulous patterns, and quilts they've made with all the different fabric groups. Inspiring!
Thanks for reading :)
Ann.

Happy Halloween!
I know everyone is getting very busy, at just about this time, with all those handmade gifts and fabrics for our stitchy friends and family as the year winds up to Christmas, so I've decided to make it easier for you…
Quiltopia!Design is having a Spooky Sale in our little online store. Fabrics are reduced by 30% and Moda Precuts are reduced by 5% + free postage!
Sale ends 3/11/12! Be lucky and grab some beautiful bargains for your Christmas projects and gifts.
Here are some of our items on special:

Oriental Traditions

Kasuri Layer Cakes, Charm Squares and fabric

Saffron Craig Wombat Wonderland panels

Australian independent designer, Buddies Corner, Maxin

Vintage Modern fabric collection by Bonnie and Camille

Those are just a few of our delicious fabric treats!

Have fun sewing, and I hope you can find something just right for you.
Ann ♥

Little Owls Quilt

One of my favourite recent Moda fabric collections was Ten Little Things with four different colours of little owls in it. I couldn't choose between them and ended up buying all four for the shop.
They were all equally popular, and suddenly all four sold out...before I'd even made anything with some!
I had one fat quarter of the yellow one left, so I snaffled it, plus a strip left from the end of the roll. Just enough for some little quilty thing... My Little Owls Quilt.

With a collection of coordinating Bella Solids and a scribbley black and white in tow, I cut 3 inch squares trying to get as many owls as possible. I did make a little cutting mistake so some of the squares had to be joined - being the red and scribbley fabrics, they couldn't be left out! I ended up with about 200 squares, and here's what I did with them: