Favorite Finish Monthly Linkup - July 2023

  Welcome to July's Favorite Finish Monthly Linkup!

My big finish (well it is still on going for the rest of the week) is my Just Two Charm Pack Quilts Book Hop.  16 quilters were kind enough to join me on the hop making versions of the quilts from the book.  In all total, it wound up being 8 blog posts, 2 newsletters, and over 150 social media posts.  Thanks so much for following along!  

Just Two Charm Pack Quilts Book Hop - Main Page

Ready for the party?  

Here is a reminder of the party details:

• The linky party will open at 12:01am EST on the last day of the month and will be open for 5 days, through the 4th at 11:59 pm EST.

• For instructions on how to link up blog, Instagram, or pictures from your computer (there is now a way to just upload a picture without a web link) to the party, click here.  

• If linking a blog post, I ask that you please add a link back to the party.

• Please visit at least 3 other links (and preferably leave comments) to share the love and celebration :)

I hope you join in by checking out the posts or linking your favorite finish of the month!

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Day 4 - Just Two Charm Pack Quilts - Book Hop

 Welcome to the fourth day of the Just Two Charm Pack Quilts book hop!  We will be taking tomorrow off and have the last four days of the hop next week.  Today's post is going to be highlighting the Growing Vines pattern and Star Rays pattern (and Tish of Tish N Wonderland's versions).  

  You can find all links for the blog hop and more on the Just Two Charm Pack Quilts page.

ABOUT THE BOOK

Each pattern in the book uses two charm packs, an additional fabric (called fabric A in the pattern) and a background fabric).  The book is the Hamburger Helper for charm packs, stretching two charm packs each into large throw sized quilts.  The book also teaches how to combine two different charm packs, expand one charm pack into two, and how to create your own charm packs from your stash.

All pictures in this post are curtesy of Stash / C&T Publications unless otherwise stated.

GROWING VINES

The seventh quilt in the Just Two Charm Pack Quilts book is the Growing Vines pattern.  I love making half-square triangles so I really enjoyed making this quilt.  One thing fun with the main version of Growing Vines is that the charm pack is made up of solids (Driftless Coordinates by Anna Graham for Robert Kaufman) and the fabric A is the brown gingham. Most of the quilts in the book have prints as the charm pack and a solid or solid-like fabric as fabric A so it was fun to do this reversal.  I pieced the quilt top and the Bear Creek Quilting Company did the quilting.

The alternate version of Growing Vines was pieced and quilted by Cindy C.  For this version, I picked out some Nantucket Summer charm packs by Camille Roskelley for Moda and paired them with a white background and dark green fabric A.  I really like how the prints are mostly greens and blues which fit in well with the quilt looking like vines. 

STAR RAYS

The eighth quilt in the Just Two Charm Pack Quilts book is Star Rays.  Stars have always been one of my favorite design elements in quilting so I had to include some in this book :)  I gave the stars a little twist by putting them in rows and staggering the stars so that in some of the are cut off by the side of the quilt.

The main version of Star Rays was pieced by me and quilted by the Bear Creek Quilting Company and I used the Sunburst collection by Art Gallery Studios against the perfect blue (Pure Solids in Ocean) and white.

The alternate version of Star Rays was pieced by Dale H. and quilted by the Carolina Quilt Studio in such an awesome quilting design. This quilt actually used two different charm packs put together. Both charm packs (Elixir and Camellia) were by the same designer, Melody Miller for Ruby Star Society. This is a great tip for combining charm packs. Designers tend to repeat colors and have their collections work well with each other so if you have a single charm pack you would want to use, look at the designer's newer collections because they will probably pair well (and have the added bonus or even more print variety).

Tish of Tish N Wonderland made not one but two Star Rays quilts!!  I love her fabric pairings so please head over to her blog and Instagram to see her finishes.  And please leave her a comment about her wonderful quilts :)

SPECIAL BOOK HOP DEAL

In my shop, you can purchase signed physical copies of the book and a digital version of the book.

As a bonus for this book hop, if you purchase a copy (digital or printed) from my shop, you can get one additional free stand alone pattern now through the end of the hop on August 4th.  

For the purchase of a printed copy of the book you can choose an additional digital or print pattern and for the purchase of a digital copy of the book you can choose an additional digital pattern.  

Just add the book and additional pattern to your cart and the pattern will automatically be free (no coupon code needed).  Just email cheryl@meadowmistdesigns.com if you have any questions.

You can also find the book at your local quilt shop, Amazon, Connecting Threads, the Fat Quarter Shop, C&T Publications, and more. (affiliate links)

I hope that you enjoyed seeing these quilts and will check back tomorrow for more quilts :)  Remember, you can get your signed copy of the Just Two Charm Pack Quilts book and a free additional pattern now through the end of the book hop.

 

 

Day 3 - Just Two Charm Pack Quilts - Book Hop

 Welcome to the third day of the Just Two Charm Pack Quilts book hop!  Today's post is going to be highlighting the Somerville Circle pattern (and Yvonne of Quilting Jetgirl's version) and More Fishies (and Liz of Savor Every Stitch's version).  **Yvonne is giving away a digital copy of the book, see links below.**

  You can find all links for the blog hop and more on the Just Two Charm Pack Quilts page.

ABOUT THE BOOK

Each pattern in the book uses two charm packs, an additional fabric (called fabric A in the pattern) and a background fabric).  The book is the Hamburger Helper for charm packs, stretching two charm packs each into large throw sized quilts.  The book also teaches how to combine two different charm packs, expand one charm pack into two, and how to create your own charm packs from your stash.

All pictures in this post are curtesy of Stash / C&T Publications unless otherwise stated.

SOMERVILLE CIRCLE

The fifth quilt in the Just Two Charm Pack Quilts book is the Somerville Circle pattern.  I really like this classic circle look re-imagined as a charm pack friendly design.  The quilt gets its name from the Somerville traffic circle in New Jersey near where I grew up.  It was a crazy traffic circle where three major highways came together.  We tried to avoid it, but it was basically the only way of getting to the mall growing up.

For the main version of Somerville Circle, I pieced the quilt top using red scraps from Bonnie and Camille for Moda against white fabric A and a light pink background.  There are small pieces in this quilt, but each charm square is made into mini strip sets which make the piecing sew together much quicker and more accurate. The Bear Creek Quilting Company quilted large spiral swirls on the quilt.

The alternate version of Somerville Circle was pieced and quilted by Yvonne of Quilting Jetgirl.  She used Tula Pink's rainbow blender line called True Colors for FreeSpirit with a white print fabric and a purple/pink background. 

Instead of distributing the various print colors randomly throughout the design, Yvonne arranged them in a rainbow orientation.  This definitely took some additional planning, but the result is spectacular!  Yvonne finished the quilt with stipple and loop quilt designs and a striped binding.

Hop over to Yvonne's blog post to see a behind the scenes look at how she constructed her quilt as well as additional photographs of the quilt in Hawaii!  You can visit Yvonne on her blog, IG, FB, and sign up for her newsletter.

** Yvonne is hosting a giveaway of a digital copy of the Just Two Charm Pack Quilts book on her blog, Quilting Jetgirl, so be sure to visit her **

I love how Yvonne's quilt looks on the cover image for the book.

I had so much fun making my Somerville Circle quilt that when I decided to make a quilt from the book as a giveaway when the book first launched, I decided to make another.  For this version I used deeper purple/magnetas with white and purple solids.

MORE FISHIES

The sixth quilt in the Just Two Charm Pack Quilts book is More Fishies.  My previous book, Just One Charm Pack Quilts, had a pattern in it called Fishies. It was one of the most popular patterns from the book so I had to come up with More Fishies :)  

Fishies Quilt from Just One Charm Pack Quilts

More Fishies has a different style fish (and more of them) to create a larger throw size quilt.  I used the same Breeze collection by Zen Chic for Moda as the Fishies quilt and paired it with a lime green fabric A and a navy background.  I pieced the quilt top and the Bear Creek Quilting Company used this perfect wave-like design for the quilting.

The alternate version of More Fishies in the book was pieced by Cindy K. and quilted by Johellen George.  Instead of using a charm pack, I created my own charm pack by cutting up scraps and fat quarters of navy prints.  I paired these with an orange print for fabric A and a light blue background.  I love how the fish are all swimming in different directions :)

Liz of Savor Every Stitch created a version of More Fishies for the hop. She is one of the most amazing quilters I have ever met (I might have squealed in delight when I saw the quilt she made). Here is just a sneak peek, please head over to her blog to see the finished quilt. If you love the quilting as much as I do, please leave her a comment on the post.

SPECIAL BOOK HOP DEAL

In my shop, you can purchase signed physical copies of the book and a digital version of the book.

As a bonus for this book hop, if you purchase a copy (digital or printed) from my shop, you can get one additional free stand alone pattern now through the end of the hop on August 4th.  

For the purchase of a printed copy of the book you can choose an additional digital or print pattern and for the purchase of a digital copy of the book you can choose an additional digital pattern.  

Just add the book and additional pattern to your cart and the pattern will automatically be free (no coupon code needed).  Just email cheryl@meadowmistdesigns.com if you have any questions.

You can also find the book at your local quilt shop, Amazon, Connecting Threads, the Fat Quarter Shop, C&T Publications, and more. (affiliate links)

I hope that you enjoyed seeing these quilts and will check back tomorrow for more quilts :)  Remember, you can get your signed copy of the Just Two Charm Pack Quilts book and a free additional pattern now through the end of the book hop.

 

Day 2 - Just Two Charm Pack Quilts - Book Hop

 Welcome to the second day of the Just Two Charm Pack Quilts book hop!  I am so excited to be kicking off the book hop for my new book Just Two Charm Pack Quilts! 

Today's post is going to be highlighting the Lovers Lane pattern and Morning Flower Patch.  Selwyn K. of Colorado Quilt Engineer made a version of both patterns!  Hint Hint, she is hosting a giveaway for a digital copy of the book so be sure to visit her, links below :)    

You can find all links for the blog hop and more on the Just Two Charm Pack Quilts page.

ABOUT THE BOOK

Each pattern in the book uses two charm packs, an additional fabric (called fabric A in the pattern) and a background fabric).  The book is the Hamburger Helper for charm packs, stretching two charm packs each into large throw sized quilts.  The book also teaches how to combine two different charm packs, expand one charm pack into two, and how to create your own charm packs from your stash.

All pictures in this post are curtesy of Stash / C&T Publications unless otherwise stated.

SPECIAL BOOK HOP DEAL

In my shop, you can purchase signed physical copies of the book and a digital version of the book.

As a bonus for this book hop, if you purchase a copy (digital or printed) from my shop, you can get one additional free stand alone pattern now through the end of the hop on August 4th.  

For the purchase of a printed copy of the book you can choose an additional digital or print pattern and for the purchase of a digital copy of the book you can choose an additional digital pattern.  

Just add the book and additional pattern to your cart and the pattern will automatically be free (no coupon code needed).  Just email cheryl@meadowmistdesigns.com if you have any questions.

You can also find the book at your local quilt shop, Amazon, Connecting Threads, the Fat Quarter Shop, C&T Publications, and more. (affiliate links)

LOVERS LANE

The third quilt in the Just Two Charm Pack Quilts book is the Lovers Lane pattern.  I sewed this quilt top and the Bear Creek Quilting Company quilted it.  From my previous book, Just One Charm Pack Quilts, I had one charm of Clementine by Melody Miller for Ruby Star Society.  (You can see the Circus Stars quilt using Clementine).

Because I only had a single charm pack, I used my stash to expand the charm pack into two.  The beginning of the book has a section on making your own charm pack (or expanding on a single pack) from a color or fabric inspiration.

The alternate version of Lovers Lane was pieced by Sandra H. and quilted by Johellen George. This second version used Karen Lewis's Handstitched collection for Figo Fabrics. Because most of the prints in this collection were lighter in value, I paired them with a medium gray background fabric and a navy fabric A.

Selwyn K. of Colorado Quilt Engineer created a version of Lovers Lane for the hop. I love how she paired the gold and magenta prints with the green additional fabric and chose the lighter gray for the background. Check out her quilting too! Hop over to Selwyn's IG account to see the finished quilt.

** Selwyn is hosting a giveaway of a digital copy of the Just Two Charm Pack Quilts book so be sure to visit her IG account **

MORNING FLOWER PATCH

The fourth quilt in the Just Two Charm Pack Quilts book is Morning Flower Patch.  This quilt design is a fun combination of two alternating blocks: a classic nine-patch block and a plus sign block.  The design reminded me of a garden trellis so that is how the quilt earned its name.

The prints in this quilt are 2 ½" square so this quilt is perfect for not only charm packs, but mini charm packs, leftover bits of jelly rolls, and smaller scraps work great too.

The main version of Morning Flower Patch was pieced by Dana B. and myself and was quilted by the Bear Creek Quilting Company.  The dark gray (Confetti Cotton in Charcoal by Riley Blake) makes the Enchanted Meadow prints by Beverly McCullough for Riley Blake and the white fabric pop :)

The alternate version of Morning Flower Patch has the reverse coloration compared to the main version, with a charcoal fabric A and a white background.  Instead of a charm pack, I used a variety of Kona Cotton solid scraps in a bunch of bright, fun colors.  I pieced the quilt top and Johellen George used the perfect flower design for the quilting.

Selwyn K. of Colorado Quilt Engineer created a version of Morning Flower Patch for the hop.  Here is just a sneak peek, hop over to Selwyn's IG account to see the finished quilt.  I love how she changed up the design a little by making the charm pack out of a variety of navy prints and adding a gold center to each of the nine-patch blocks.

** Selwyn is hosting a giveaway of a digital copy of the Just Two Charm Pack Quilts book so be sure to visit her IG account **

I hope that you enjoyed seeing these quilts and will check back tomorrow for more quilts :)  Remember, you can get your signed copy of the Just Two Charm Pack Quilts book and a free additional pattern now through the end of the book hop.

Day 1 - Just Two Charm Pack Quilts - Book Hop

 I am so excited to be kicking off the book hop for my new book Just Two Charm Pack Quilts!    

The hop will be 8 days long and each day will highlight two quilts from the book as well as some additional quilter's versions of different quilts from the book.  In total, 16 quilters are joining in on the hop to bring you some additional colorways and takes on the quilts (plus a bunch are running giveaways on their posts!!).  

You can find all links for the blog hop and more on the Just Two Charm Pack Quilts page.  

Today's post is going to be highlighting the Gift Box pattern (along with the version from Heather K. of Quilt Pattern Marts) and Betty (along with the version from Lori S. of Little Quilt Company) 

Let's get started :)

ABOUT THE BOOK

Each pattern in the book uses two charm packs, an additional fabric (called fabric A in the pattern) and a background fabric).  The book is the Hamburger Helper for charm packs, stretching two charm packs each into large throw sized quilts.   The book also teaches how to combine two different charm packs, expand one charm pack into two, and how to create your own charm packs from your stash.

All pictures in this post are curtesy of Stash / C&T Publications unless otherwise stated.

SPECIAL BOOK HOP DEAL

In my shop, you can purchase signed physical copies of the book and a digital version of the book.

As a bonus for this book hop, if you purchase a copy (digital or printed) from my shop, you can get one additional free stand alone pattern now through the end of the hop on August 4th.  

For the purchase of a printed copy of the book you can choose an additional digital or print pattern and for the purchase of a digital copy of the book you can choose an additional digital pattern.  

Just add the book and additional pattern to your cart and the pattern will automatically be free (no coupon code needed).  Just email cheryl@meadowmistdesigns.com if you have any questions.

You can also find the book at your local quilt shop, Amazon, Connecting Threads, the Fat Quarter Shop, C&T Publications, and more. (affiliate links)

GIFT BOX

The first quilt in the Just Two Charm Pack Quilts book is the Gift Box pattern.  Blocks are created using square in a square and half-square triangles and then combined with a narrow sashing to create this design. I love how when the sashing is added, a secondary design emerges.

The main version of the Gift Box in the book was sewn by Jackie C. and quilted by Carol A. using the Fabric from the Attic collection by Giucy Giuce for Andover paired with some Andover solids.  Fabric from the Attic is one of my all time favorite collections and I have also used it in my Melodic Mystery and my Tea Leaves quilt.

The alternate version of Gift Box in the book was pieced by me and quilted by the Bear Creek Quilting Company.  Where the main version used white as the fabric A and gray as the background, the alternate version uses gray as the fabric A and white as the background.  The fabrics were from Maureen Cracknell's holiday collections called Cozy and Magical and Plaid of my Dreams.  I love that it is a Christmas/holiday collection but has such unexpected colors including gold, teal, pink, and black.

Heather K. of Quilt Pattern Mart created a version of Gift Box for the hop using some fun charm pack prints paired with orange and deep brown solids.  Hop over to Heather's Instagram and Blog to see the finished quilt.

BETTY

The second quilt in the Just Two Charm Pack Quilts book is Betty.  The blocks in Betty reminded me of granny squares from crochet and so I decided to name the quilt after my grandmother Betty :)

What I love most about this block and quilt is that depending on the placement of the darker and lighter prints within each block, the block can look completely different.  

I sewed and quilted the main version of Betty and used the Twenty collection by Katarina Roccella for Art Gallery Fabrics.

The alternate version of Betty in the book was sewn and quilted by Valorie K using scraps of pink, red, and aqua prints from Bonnie and Camille for Moda.  In contrast with the random placement of prints in my version, Valerie placed the colors in the same place within each block for a scrappy yet cohesive look.

Lori S. of Little Quilt Company created her version of Betty for the hop using some very soft and pretty colors.  Her quilt looks so snuggly!  Hop over to Lori's Instagram and TikTok accounts to see her finished quilt.

I hope that you enjoyed seeing these quilts and will check back tomorrow for more quilts :)  Remember, you can get your signed copy of the Just Two Charm Pack Quilts book and a free additional pattern now through the end of the book hop.