When our good friend Melissa Corry invited us to join her Fast & Fun Lap Quilts Tour, we were happy to join in! Her latest book, Fast & Fun Lap Quilts Book, is filled with lap quilts made with Layer Cake’s (10″ squares). In celebration of the book release, she has planned some fun giveaways, and we have one for you, so read on!
Treasured Quilt
Everyone knows that “X marks the spot” where you can find buried treasures and this would be a treasured quilt for anyone! We immediately fell in love with this quilt and are so excited to share both versions with you.
Here is Melissa Corry’s version:
And here is ours:
Quilty staffer Teresa sewed the blocks using Zinnia by April Rosenthal for Moda Fabrics and Nova assembled the quilt top. We love how bright and colorful it turned out!
Melissa Corry’s new book is easy to follow, with full-color and detailed pattern instructions. Starting with 10” fabric squares makes these quilts easy to make, yet the designs have an intricate, detailed look that will keep your interest.
Fast & Fun Lap Quilts has a gorgeous variety of lap quilts for any style, and we can’t wait to make more! You can follow the author, Melissa Corry, on Instagram (@happyquiltingmc) to see more of her quilts and versions from everyone else on the tour. Don’t forget to check out all the stops on the tour below!
Stops on the Tour
- October 5, Sherri McConnell – A Quilting Life
- October 12, Kristina Brinkerhoff – Center Street Quilts
- October 19, Amy Smart – Diary of a Quilter
- October 26, Vanessa Goertzen – Lella Boutique
- November 2, Andy Knowlton – A Bright Corner
- November 9, Jen Belnap – The Smitten Chicken
- November 16, Melanie Call – A Bit of Scrap Stuff
- November 23, Pat Sloan
- November 29, Fat Quarter Shop – You’re here!
Fast & Fun Lap Quilts Giveaway
And now for the giveaway! Here’s your chance to win the same Layer Cake we used to make our Treasured Quilt! To enter, leave a comment below telling us which of the patterns in the book call to you (you can see all of the quilts in Melissa’s blog post).
Update 12/6/2022: Congratulations to Gina Martin our giveaway winner!
- Leave a comment on THIS post to enter
- The giveaway ends on December 5, 2022, at 11:59 CST
- One winner will be chosen at random on December 6, 2022
- Open to all – both US and international
- We will notify the winner by email and update this post
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Happy quilting!
232 comments
I like the “treasured” pattern best , but they all look fun. I love to make lap size quilts best because they are the most useful.
Zinnia really makes Treasured pretty.
I just completed sorting my scraps and would love to make those and donate to a local ministry. Beautiful!
My favorite is the pattern called “Jacks”. I think it would look fantastic in the “zinnia” fabric collection.
Yes, I love the treasured quilt pattern and would love to recreate it with those fabrics.
I have admired the patterns in this book. The colours are wonderful, I especially like the wishes & the square dance patterns.
The merry go round quilt is my favorite. The use of color in the circles is playful without being over done.
I ordered this book as soon as I saw Puzzle Box on Pat Sloan’s YT channel, but I would love to make all the patterns. My favorite is Diamond Dash because I love the churn dash block and my next favorite is Aurora.
My favorite pattern is Diamond Dash.
I would love to make so many! Treasured is my favorite though.
I LOVE the Aurora pattern, especially done up in Christmas Eve. All the patterns look fun.
I really like the Diamond Dash pattern! 😊
How do these designers come up with so many beautiful new quilt designs!
I love your version of the lap quilt! It appears so happy.
I love the Diamond Dash….so light and cheerful…
How do you pick just one quilt as a favorite? I do like them all, but I think I would say that I love Aurora, Treasured and Jacks the best.
I love them all but the FQS version of treasures is my favorite! It’s beautiful in both color ways but the FQS one done in Zinnia really calls to me
What a bright cheerful quilt. I like the Dutch Days pattern.
Love the treasured quilt pattern!
Plan to use it for a new Quilt !
Thanks for sharing!
My favorites are Jacks and Three In A Row.
Diamond Dash calls to me. I have not made a Churn Dash quilt yet, and it is on my bucket list
I love the tic tack toe quilt. It looks like a lot of fun. I love to use layer cakes so this book will be a fun one for me.
This book is on my Christmas list!!!! I would love to win it and start on Dutch Days and/or Merry Go Round!
Thank you for the opportunity to maybe win this fabulous book!
It’s a tie between ‘Jacks’ and ‘Puzzlebox’. I have 2 little boys that would have so much fun with these quilts.
I believe I love Melissa’s quilt entitled Aurora the most. I love everything flowers and this quilt reminds me of a bed of flowers. Thank you for this giveaway!
Dutch Days would look great in the Zinnia line.
Merry Go Round is yelling loudly at me! I love it so much.
The Aurora pattern is my favorite, with Treasured coming in as a close second. But there are quite a few in the book I’m planning on making. Lap quilts are the perfect size to make!
I am in love with the Jacks quilt. I will be making that one for sure.
Love “Jacks”. Memories of childhood playing jacks with friends.
Hard to choose among these lovely quilt patterns, but I wanted to make Aurora as soon as it popped up!
Fast and fun lap quilts sound like what I like to make best.
Treasured is my favorite! Love the white negative space too!
I think the Merry go Round quilt would look darling in Zinnia!
Jacks is a fun quilt and layer cakes are my favorite precut, so this book is on my gift list this year!
Absolutely LOVE the Treasured Quilt pattern!! Have layer cakes I have been saving for just the right quilt. Now I have found it!
I like the aAurora or Treasured
The Treasured quilt looks great in so many fabric lines.
The quilt I like the most is Aurora, perfect for a little girl. I think it would be fun to make all of the quilts for Christmas gifts next year.
I liked Dutch Days the best. It looks like it is mostly HSTs. They are so versatile. It was very colorful also.
Merry Go Round would be the first quilt I would make, but they’re all so cute.
Love that block! Such a great book!
I LOVE the Aurora quilt!😍
They are all wonderful! I’ve already bought the book and want to put it to good use. At first, I liked the Keystone Corners quilt best, but after seeing yours, I think it takes first place!
I love the Jacks quilt. It’s hard to pick just one though! Fabulous book!
I love 10″ square pattern books because those are my favorite precuts right now. I like Jacks, Aurora and Merry Go Round but would like to make even more from the book.
I really love the Aurora quilt and the Treasured quilt! There are a lot of great ones in this book!
Puzzle box and Treasured would be the first ones I would make. They are all wonderful patterns. I would probably do Merry Go Round last because it’s my least favorite.
April Rosenthal’s Zinnia fabric is so beautiful! It really makes the Treasured quilt pop! I would also love to see it in the Aurora and Merry-Go-Round quilts.
My Favorite is the Aurora quilt its stunning
I love treasured but I really love Aurora.
I would like to try Aurora, but the whole book is beautiful!
The Aurora design really speaks to me and the Zinnia collection is so lovely!
Aurora is my favorite.
I just bought the Cinnamon & Cream layer cake (Moda) and have been looking for a pattern to use it with. I like the “Jacks” pattern for a lap quilt (for me, finally).
It’s a tie for me between Aurora and Treasured. I like patterns that use the fabric without a lot of waste. Some of the other patterns especially Jacks look like a lot of triangle waste.
After glancing at the designs featured in Melissa Corry’s new ‘Fast & Fun Lap Quilt Book’ Puzzle Box would be my first project completed. I like its crisp and clean lines.
Zinnia looks like a beautiful line and April Rosenthal is one of my favorite designers. I love to work with layer cakes!
My favorite is Treasured! Especially your version! The colors you used make it really pop! Thank you so much for sharing and for the chance to enter your giveaway!!
Every time I see the quilt called Jacks I have a feeling of joy. It gives off a warm friendly feeling. My choice for favorite.
That Treasured is awesome but I really like the Aurora and Dutch Days also. This looks like a great book
Zinnia is my favorite. Love the fabric!
Fabulous book!! A must have.
I cannot decide a favorite! I’ve been trying to push myself into making various styles of quilts and the “Merry Go Round”, “Puzzle Box” and “Treasured” are all extremely appealing to me. I fell in love with April Rosenthal’s Love Lily Fabric so the “Treasured” quilt being in her Zinnia line is just so thrilling and fresh to me! Either way, between the book and the line, I think its incredible. The look of Treasured is so different in Melissa’s colors – do we know the name of that fabric line she used?
I enjoy all the quilts in this book, especially that they use layer cakes. Aurora is definitely a favourite. This book along with her Charming Baby book are great for gift quilts.
I would love to make Aurora. Love the fabrics used in the book.
I love several of the patterns but I want to make Jacks first.
Aurora is my favorite.
They all look lovely but I think my favourite is Keystone Corners.
I really like the Aurora and Merry Go Round quilts. I really like the multi-colored stripe fabric. Can’t wait until that is in stock.
I am loving Treasured and Jacks; however, I love almost everything Melissa does.
I love the Aurora quilt. The flowers are so beautiful.
I plan to make the Merry Go Round quilt. As a high school math teacher, it is a perfect geometric quilt!
My favorite quilt is Diamond Dash.
I love the Treasured quilt.
Jacks is my favorite and then Merry Go Round.
All of them are beautiful but Merry Go Round and Puzzle Box were the quilts that caught my eye.
I love the Puzzle Box pattern most. I think it is user friendly and pretty
The Treasured quilt and Merry Go Round quilts caught my eye. I would love to make them both.
I love the Jacks pattern. It reminds me of all the fun playing jacks on my kitchen floor with my Mom.
My most favorite has to be “Puzzle Box” with “Three In A Row” a close second.
Ooh! I love the chain effect of the Aurora pattern. Thanks for the chance!
I love both Aurora and Jacks! What a great book! The Zinnia fabric line will make and of the patterns pop.
That looks so pretty in the Zinnia line. It looks like a fun pattern to make.
Treasured looks fun!
My favorite is Aurora, just beautiful! It’s very calming and in the colors I would choose.
My favorite quilt is Keystone Corners. Love the movement and design.
I love the Three-in-a-Row quilt. My youngest grandson and I play a lot of Tic-Tac-Toe during fall football season while attending the seemingly never-ending games of his two older brothers! He’s also become pretty proficient at EPP which I also take to the games. It will be the perfect quilt for him.
Diamond Dash and Jacks!!
I liked Jacks.
I loved Puzzle Box, especially the dark background version
Aurora- I really like all of them.
My favorite pattern is Aurora
I bought the book as an e-book as I live in Australia and would absolutely love to make it in the Zinnia fabric range
My favourite is Treasured, with a few others coming in close behind. Lap quilts are a favourite size.
Love the fabric and the idea to make fast and fun lap quilts. I need to do more of them!
Oooh these are all so pretty. I will make a few of them. Three in a row will probably be the first one I make.
Hi! I really like Aurora, it is very pretty and would look nice in any print or solid. And, Zinnia is one of my favorite fabric lines. Thank FQS!
I really like the feminine look of Aurora, but Jacks is a close second!
Puzzle Box and Treasured are the first 2 that pop out at me, but there are others that look fun to make.
Merry go Round called to me.
I think I like Jacks the best! What a cute book; I can’t wait to see it in my mailbox!
I love them all but Keystone Corners might be my favorite. Or Jacks…maybe Dutch Days…or…..they’re all such lovely patterns!
I think the Aurora pattern is beautiful and would look awesome in Zinnia!
I must say I like this one the best.
My favorite is Aurora!
I really like Jacks and Diamond Dash.
Aurora is just beautiful!
Gorgeous fabric! It almost looks like a bright modern version of 30’s fabric. My favourite fabrics are always bright.
My favorite quilt from this book is the “Jacks” quilt. I think it would great in a variety of fabric lines.
I really like Aurora. It looks like it would be fun to piece.
I love the Jacks quilt – reminds me of when I was little- loved playing jacks
I would make Jacks firsts d go on from there. Lap quilts are my favorites and these are beautiful.
I like Dutch days. But you know all of them are great and the choice of fabric makes all the difference.
I specifically bought the book to make Three in a Row and Dutch Days
Dutch Days, Merry Go Round, and Treasured.
I love the Jacks quilt they are all wonderful.
Aurora and treasured are my favorite. I’ve got to order this book.
This looks like a great book! I love the Aurora quilt as well as the Merry Go Round quilt. They are all just wonderful!
I really like the Keystone Corners quilt. They are all beautiful, though.
Wow, they all look great, but Aurora is calling me first. Followed by Treasured.
I’m excited to make the Diamond Dash pattern!
I like Three in a Row, reminds me of hugs and kisses and has an upbeat fun feel . The Aurora quilt is also beautiful.
Thanks for the trunk show of quilts from Melissa Corry’s book! Her “Puzzle Box” pattern is inventive…that one definitely speaks to me. “Aurora”and “Jacks” are a close 2nd & 3rd place.
Aurora is my favorite. And I love the zinnia fabric since zinnias are my favorite flower. So many talented designers like Melissa Corry make quilting so much fun.
I love the Treasured quilt!
I really like the Aurora quilt. Looks like a nice book!
I really love Aurora which would look spectacular with the zinnia fabric. Can’t wait to create such a beautiful lap quilt.
I love the Aurora and the Treasured quilt from the new beautiful book. I love the new gorgeous Zinnia fabric.
Treasured would be a great one to make!
Zinnia is so cute!
As a “wanna-be” quilter, they all looks so beautiful, but I must say the Aurora is I think my favorite.
i really like the Puzzle Box quilt. i also like Treasured,
Oh that zinnia layer cake is so beautiful
Treasured is gorgeous
I love the “Jacks” pattern! That would be the first quilt to make out of this beautiful book.💕
I like them all, and love having good options for a quilts that must go together quickly. Very much favor the FQS version of X Marks the Spot.
I love that fabric! Lap quilts are the size I make most often. They’re quick and I can quilt them myself.
I love the Zinnia fabric. I can hardly wait for it to become available. My favorite quilt in the book is Three In A Row.
Your Treasured quilt is so cute in Zinnia! I would love to make the Aurora quilt from the book.
They all are nice but my favorite is Jacks. Reminds me of my childhood playing Jacks!!
I like puzzle box the most!
I have taken classes from Melissa Corry at the Utah Quilt Fest. I like her patterns. This book looks fun!
I like a lot of them but I think the first one I would make is “Three ina Row.”
I love the three in a row quilt pattern.
Looks like lots of fun! I have plenty of layer cakes to play with!
Aurora! First but diamond dash is close second (love churn dash). Thank you for the giveaway
I love using layer cakes and lap size quilts are my favorite. Another great quilting book with lots of beautiful patterns!
I think I like Puzzle box the best. But all the quilts are a great way to show off a favorite fabric line.
Dutch Days appeals to me. Thanks so much for the giveaway.
I like the quilt that you made the best, Treasured. Love your version!
Aurora, Treasured #2, and Jacks are shouting at me! Thanks for the chance to win!
The “Treasured” quilt is beautiful! I love the fabric selection. It’s so bright and cheerful!
I love the Puzzle Box design, a fresh new and modern look!
This is a great book! I love the keystone corners quilt but there are many on my list of what to make next.
Love the quilt and the fabric. Sew much fun~
Aurora and Treasured are my neck-and-neck favorites, but I think I would choose to make Aurora first. It’s gorgeous!
I love Treasured!
Puzzle box. Why? Because i enjoy a good puzzle now and again. Love your site.
What a great book. My favorite is the Aurora pattern.
Thanks for the inspiration!
I think Treasured and Jacks are my favorite quilts in Melissa’s book!
Just when I have vowed to not buy another quilt book, here comes one that I absolutely must have. The patterns are all incredible and fit in with my resolution to start making smaller quilts for my family.
Simply beautiful. I am torn between the Treasured and the Keystone corners.
I like all of the quilts and love the Zinnia fabric.
I think Jacks will be the first quilt I will make from Melissa’s book. I saw her advance copy while she taught on Stitchin Heaven’s quilt cruise to Hawaii in October. I knew I would love every quilt in the book and ordered it as soon as I got home.
I like them all but Jacks is one of my favs!
I like all of the quilts! This year, the quilts I made took me so long. I had not realized beforehand how many pieces and matching points were required. One had 1040 pieces, and almost that many points to match, and at times I lost the joy of piecing and quilting. I desperately need some fast and easy to sew quilt patterns, and these look perfect. Looking forward to using up my layer cake stash too.
Treasured is my favorite made with the Zinnia fabric. It is so bright and cheerful, perfect for Spring and Summer or to use year around, I love all the quilts in this book but my second and third choice would be Dutch Days and Puzzle Box.
i like the quilt with the churn dashed. it’s a block that i’ve wanted to use in a pattern for a long time!
I love the Jacks quilt, but also Aurora is a close second. Love the smaller size and the samples are both gorgeous!
They are all stunning but Aurora….oh my, oh my!! Just love it and can’t wait to begin making it!
I’d love to make ALL of them (maybe I will!), but I’d probably start with Puzzle Box because it’s something a little different than I normally choose.
Well, I live in the “Keystone State” so I would make Keystone Corners. It is lovely, as they all are. Thank you.
I think the Aurora is my favourite quilt, with Diamond Dash a close second (I love churn dash blocks!) Lap quilts are my favourite size, too!
Aurora is my favorite.
I love doing puzzles so the Puzzle Box caught my attention.
What a fun project for my church quilt group. Love the design.
I love the Zinnia fabric. So bright, cheery and beautiful! I’ll be looking for Melissa on Instagram.
The quilts in Melissa’s book are lovely and it’s hard to choose just one favorite. Today the one that caught my eye is Dutch Days. I have the book and I will be making several of the quilts she designed.
I love the Merry Go Round. It is playfull, colourfull and you would keep tracing around the lines if it was on your bed or sofa.
I love puzzle box. There are so many great pattern in the book
I like every pattern in this book! Jacks is my favorite.
Treasure is my favorite but seeing the others with different backgrounds, I really want to make most of them. Thanks.
There are a couple that really speak to me and that I think would be fun to make. They include Aurora and Diamond Dash. I am always drawn to Churn Dash and Star quilts. I would love to design a quilt that incorporated a star into a churn dash….hmmm maybe a plan for 2023.
I love lap quilts. They are perfect for curling up with.
I think Dutch Days and Jack’s look fun !!
Puzzle Box and Treasured are my favorites
Jacks and Merry Go Round are my favorites.
I love all of them.
My first choice is Treasured followed closely by Puzzle Box.
Keystone corners
Jack’s and puzzle box are my choices
They are all beautiful, but I think Aurora is my favorite
I like Treasured done with Zinnia and Aurora the best. Looks like fun patterns!
I have more than 200 quilting books. This book made it to my #1 favourite book of all. I love each and every quilt in this book and that is rare for that to happen. Now it’s to decide which quilt I will make first – I’m leaning towards Treasured but each pattern has such beauty, charm and the instructions are very detailed.
It’s tough to choose but I have to say Aurora is my favorite.
I’ve ordered the book and can’t wait til it arrives!
All are such bright and happy designs. I find Aurora caught my eye first, so that’s my pick. Sewing fast is fun indeed.
What a fun cheery quilt! Love the bright and happy vibe.
All so pretty, but I pick Aurora!
I have seen most of the quilts during the road show. I have a particular like of 30s fabric. The FQS version of ‘X Marks the Spot’ is wonderful. I have a fair number of Layer Cakes that need to be made into quilts.
All the designs are so cheery. Hard to decide which one to start with!
I really like the Dutch Days quilt. Thank you!
Diamond dash
Aurora is my favorite, of course!
I would love to make Puzzle Box.
Aurora and Puzzle Box are the two I’m interested in!
Oh my gosh! Just love looking at how various beautiful fabrics change the appearance of this quilt! Love all the quilts!!
Aurora is my favorite quilt- so soft and pretty- perfect for this layer cake!
Diamond Dash and Jacks are the current favs!
So many great patterns in this book, I can’t pick just one that I’d like to make. This layer cake, Zinnia, is a wonderful, bright group of fabrics.
I like the Jacks pattern. Three in a Row and Treasured are also nice.
I love Melissa Corey’s version of this quilt. It is beautiful!
All the patterns are lovely but the one calling me right now is the Dutch Days. And I absolutely love the fabric used here by April Rosenthal. She always has beautiful fabrics. I was so happy some came with one of the Sew Sampler boxes last year with a beautiful quilt pattern.
I’m looking forward to getting this book and then putting my layer cakes to good use-just hoarding them now!! I love all of the designs Melissa has shared
I would love to make Dutch Days
I’ve always had a fascination with the night sky, and how relaxing it is on a clear night. I would do “Aurora” in some deep, dark moody Batiks.
My favorite pattern in the book is Aurora
I love the Treasured Quilt – and many of the others! What great designs!
just love this book, I want to make every quilt in it! and April’s layer cake is just lovely for such a task
Really like Jack’s Quilt
Zinnia is such a pretty print!
Aurora is my favorite.
I can’t wait to start making it!
I think Puzzle Box would be a fun quilt to try. Thanks for the giveaway!
Puzzle Box has my vote! Love all Melissa’s quilts in the book, and I have several of her patterns too!
Puzzle Box and Dutch Square! This is first for hearing about this designer , looks fantastic.
I like Aurora and Dutch Days the best although there are several beautiful quilts in this book!
The Aurora pattern is calling my name❤️
I like Jacks and Keystone Corners
This is a beautiful quilt: I love the pattern too!! Melissa always creates beautiful and interesting quilts!!
Puzzle box by a hair!
How are we supposed to choose 1 pattern?
They are all inspiring.
I would love to be inspired by this book.
Diamond Dash (I love all things churn dash) or Jacks would be my first quilts out of this book. Very nice.
I like the first one Aurora the best but have a hard time picking. I do love the Zinnia collection.