Fast & Fun Lap Quilts Book

Hey there - I have a finished quilt, a new book, AND a giveaway to share with you all today! 

My friend Melissa Corry has written a new book called Fast & Fun Lap Quilts and I'm delighted to be a part of the book tour.

Confession time: I own all of Melissa's previous books (I'm a big fan) and I really like her style. She's a talented designer who has a knack for designing quilts that look complicated but really aren't. 

There are 9 total quilt patterns in this book, and all can be made using a single Layer Cake (a pack of precut 10" squares). If you're a quilter that loves sewing with Layer Cakes, this book will be a great resource for you! 

The Fast & Fun Lap Quilts book is available now - ask your local shop about it, or you can find a copy here on Amazon and here from the Fat Quarter Shop. If you'd like a signed copy, Melissa has some in her shop!

I used the Dutch Days pattern to make my quilt. You'd think by looking at it that there must have been a lot of half square triangles to make and square up but there were none! 

Melissa designed a really clever way to piece these blocks and I enjoyed making them. They're nice, large blocks - 16" x 16" and the quilt needs 16 blocks. 

The finished quilt is a generous size: 72" x 72"

For my quilt I used a Layer Cake of Songbook A New Page fabrics designed by Fancy That Design House & Co. for Moda Fabrics. I love the rich, fall-inspired colors in this fabric line! They're so perfect for this time of year, and they worked really well with this quilt pattern.

For the background fabric I used Moda Bella 285 - it's a lovely off-white that goes so well with these prints. 

I wanted this quilt to be a cozy one so I backed it in a camel-colored minky fabric. I love the weight of minky-backed quilts, don't you?

The binding fabric is one of the teal prints from the Songbook A New Page fabric line. (You can see it better in the photo above.)

The Songbook A New Page precuts are available now in shops, and the yardage should be arriving soon!

Ready for the giveaway? 

I have a Layer Cake of Songbook A New Page to share with one of you!

Giveaway closed - thank you everyone!

the winner is Janet Leckington (comment #36)

To enter to win the Layer Cake, leave a comment below letting me know which quilt from Melissa's book you'd like to make (you can see them all here on her blog)

• Leave a comment on this post to enter, please include your email address
• Giveaway ends on Wednesday November 9 at 6pm MST
• I'll randomly choose a winner and notify them via email
• Open to everyone 

A big thank you to Moda Fabrics for providing the Layer Cake for the giveaway!

Quilt Details:

72" x 72"

Pattern: Dutch Days from the Fast & Fun Lap Quilts book

Fabric: Songbook A New Page (Moda Fabrics)

Quilting: Belly Bop (edge to edge computerized longarm design)

Pieced on a Juki TL-2010Q using Aurifil Thread (50 wt color 2021)

Quilted on a Handi Quilter Fusion with Pro-Stitcher

Longarm thread is So Fine by Superior in Snow (color 401)

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