Meet Sanford Squirrel

April 15, 2020

It’s the 15th! That means it’s New Pattern Day in the Funny Faces Quilt Block of the Month Club!

Meet Sanford! He’s just a little bit grumpy.

He’s even grumpy at a party! Here he is wearing a party hat from the Fancy Doodads pattern. 🙂

There’s already a squirrel block in the Woodland Critters quilt pattern – but I’ve never been entirely happy with it. He just doesn’t have a ton of personality. 🙁

But this guy! This guy definitely has personality. 🙂

Here’s how to make him. . .

See how easy that is?

Here are those links I promised. . .

Click here for the tutorial showing how to outline with thicker thread.

Click here for the tutorial showing how to frame any block in a Polaroid frame.

If you’re already in the Funny Faces club, you can access the clubhouse with this link. Grab the new pattern!

If you’re not in the club yet, you can use this link to join.

I can’t wait to see your squirrels!

Happy stitching!

Best,
Wendi

Try one of our newest quilt patterns! Get the Kevin Koala pattern here. Or join the Funny Faces Quilt Block of the Month Club to get a new block every month. 🙂

Happy April!

April 1, 2020

Happy April!

My birthday is in April, so I added a party hat to Ginny Giraffe to celebrate. 🙂

She gets a teeny tiny party hat because I didn’t want to cover up her ossicones. 🙂

Download your wallpaper below. There are options both with and without the April calendar, in case you want to keep that cute giraffe up during other months of the year. 🙂

(If you want to make the giraffe, you can get the pattern here. The instructions to make the Polaroid version of any block are here. And the party hat is included in the Fancy Doodads pattern.)

Happy April!

Best,
Wendi

Try one of our newest quilt patterns! Get the Kevin Koala pattern here. Or join the Funny Faces Quilt Block of the Month Club to get a new block every month. 🙂

Meet Russell Rat – the Newest Funny Faces Block

February 15, 2020

It’s the 15th! That means it’s New Pattern Day in the Funny Faces Quilt Block of the Month Club!

We just celebrated Chinese New Year last month and it’s now the year of the rat – so I made a cute rat block!

Want to see how easy it is to assemble? Watch this video. . .

See how easy that is?

If you’re already in the club, you can access the clubhouse with this link. Grab the new pattern!

If you’re not in the club yet, you can use this link to join.

I can’t wait to see your adorable rats! Not a sentence I’ve ever said before. 🙂

Happy stitching!

Best,
Wendi

Try one of our newest quilt patterns! Get the Kevin Koala pattern here. Or join the Funny Faces Quilt Block of the Month Club to get a new block every month. 🙂

How to Assemble the Lion Block

January 30, 2020

The lion is the most popular block in the Safari quilt pattern – and now he’s available as a stand-alone pattern. Use him on pillows, tote bags, placemats, and more. Or make a whole quilt with just lion blocks!

You can get the Liam Lion applique pattern here.

And here’s a video showing exactly how I assemble it.

Have fun with him!

Best,
Wendi

Try one of our newest quilt patterns! Get the Kevin Koala pattern here. Or join the Funny Faces Quilt Block of the Month Club to get a new block every month. 🙂

Happy January 2020!

January 1, 2020

Happy January! It’s a new month, a new year, and a new decade! Woo hoo!

Of course we’ll continue to have a new wallpaper every month here at Shiny Happy World! Download yours below. There are options both with and without the January calendar, in case you want to keep seeing that koala face during other months of the year. 🙂 (You can get the koala applique pattern here.)

And here’s a look at what’s happening at Shiny Happy World this month.

Here are all the links to the things I mentioned. . .

Happy January!

Best,
Wendi

Serena Seal – the new Funny Faces Quilt Block of the Month Club Pattern

December 15, 2019

The new Funny Faces Quilt Block of the Month pattern is out! Here’s the video showing how to put it all together. If you’re not a member yet – see how easy it is!

Here are all the links I mentioned in the video. . .

Happy stitching!

Best,
Wendi

Happy December!

December 1, 2019

Happy December! A new month means a new wallpaper – download yours below. There are options both with and without the December calendar.

I just love that Yeti block! If you want to make your own, get the pattern here.

And here’s a look at what’s happening at Shiny Happy World this month.

Here are all the links to the things I mentioned. . .

Happy December!

Best,
Wendi

Kevin Koala Applique Pattern

November 18, 2019

There’s a new Funny Faces Quilt Block of the Month Club pattern.

Meet Kevin Koala!

I made a pink-on-pink-on-pink version, too. 😄

If you’re already in the club, pop over to the clubhouse to download your new pattern.

If you’re not in the club yet, you can join here.

This cutie is super easy to make. Here’s a video showing how to assemble the block.

Here are all the links I promised. . .

Happy stitching!

Best,
Wendi

North Pole Quilt-Along

November 5, 2019

Ready for a fun project? We’re having a Quilt-Along through the end of the year!

Build a house! Or two. Or a whole neighborhood. 🙂

I’m going to make a quilt – but you can make anything you like. Here are a bunch of free patterns that would work great with these houses.

Get the Shiny Happy Houses quilt pattern here.

Get the free signs to make North Pole buildings here.

If you want to use that shimmery white fabric I used for the snowy ground, you can get that here.

I’m also going to add sashing strips between my rows of houses, to make an extra snowy landscape. ☃️

Tag your photos #WinterCAL2019 and post them to the Shiny Happy People group. The Winter Craft-Along is a larger craft-along for projects that use any Shiny Happy World or FreshStitches winter or holiday pattern. There will be lots of prizes in lots of different categories – including a prize just for North Pole projects.

Happy stitching! I can’t wait to see your houses!

Best,
Wendi

Tucker Tiger Applique Pattern

October 30, 2019

The Tucker Tiger pattern is in the shop!

This was originally exclusive to the Funny Faces Quilt Block of the Month Club. Now everyone can get it!

Get the pattern here.

Want to join the club to get future patterns as soon as they’re available? AND at a discount? Join the club here.

Take a look at some of the terrific tigers that club members made.

Aren’t they fabulous?

Happy stitching!

Best,
Wendi