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Project Bag... from May Your Bobbin Always Be Full

Project Bags for Quilters

I love this pattern !

I have made 10 of these bags and

plan to make lots more...

This is the back of the bag.

There is foam in between the fabric

and it is quilted in a grid pattern...

The quilting shows up better on the

green lining fabric...

I have the vinyl cut for the front of the bag...

I have the zipper pieces all ready to stitch...

Just need to stitch the

front of the bag together...

Here it is bound with the handle attached.

Quilters Project Bag

20 x 20 inches

I have ...

added by Unknown 21 hours, 57 minutes ago. under cattle , cows , farm , fun , inspiration , machine quilting

Divide & Dash QAL Week 7: Finishing with the Optional Flying Geese Border from Sister Of The Divide

Divide & Dash Quilt Along CorrectionWeek 7 – Optional Flying Geese BorderAfter weeks of stitching, pressing, and assembling our Divide & Dash quilt, we've arrived at the final step! This week we're adding the optional Flying Geese border, a feature that frames the quilt beautifully while adding movement and visual interest. With just sixteen Flying Geese units and four cornerstone

added by SisterOfTheDivide 1 week, 2 days ago. under beginner quilt , divide and dash , flying geese border , machine quilting , modern quilt , optional border , patchwork , quilt along , quilt pattern , quilting tutorial , sister of the divide , week 7 divide & dash

Easy Machine Quilting Designs You Can Print for Free from Patchwork Posse

Once the patchwork is finished, the next question is how to transform that beautiful top into a completed quilt. This collection of free printable machine quilting designs is perfect for taking that next step.

These PDF patterns include downloadable layouts, designs you can customize, and continuous-line motifs that allow for smooth, uninterrupted stitching.

Whether using a longarm or maneuvering a standard home sewing machine, exploring free-motion quilting can be straightforward, approachable, and entirely stress-free.

Explore a wide variety of simple layouts suitable for every skill level, from clean straight lines and gentle waves to basic geometric shapes and creative textures ...

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Quilting the table runner............................ from Exuberant Color

Finally I tackled the machine quilting on the table runner made with Marcia Derse fabric. I ditch quilted the four crazy pieced blocks and the seam where the borders were sewn on.

There is usually one large print that is offered with each of her lines of fabric. I had just a half yard of this one and it makes an interesting backing. I need to put a couple lines of quilting in the borders and then trim and do the binding.

It got up to 80 degrees yesterday and was still 68 degrees at bedtime. One quick storm came ...

added by Exuberantcolor/Wanda S Hanson 2 months, 2 weeks ago. under crazy piecing , machine quilting , marcia derse fabric

Have You Subscribed to My Free Machine Quilting Video Tutorials on Youtube? from Christa Quilts

In case you missed it, here’s a super short recap of all of the free domestic machine quilting tutorials I shared over the past year. Click play below for a quick peek of all 99 designs. Credit to my son Ryan for composing the original music to go along with it!

If you’d like to catch up on any of them that you’ve missed, I’ve created a playlist of all 99 Machine Quilting Designs. These come straight from my best-selling book of the same name. The playlist spans a total of 56 videos plus an in-depth ...

added by Christa 2 months, 3 weeks ago. under christa's quilts , machine quilting , my books (Comments)

Sneak Peak of Quilt in Color Fabric Line from Riley Blake from Christa Quilts

I’m so excited about my debut fabric line with Riley Blake called Quilt in Color. Now you may be wondering why I switched fabric companies? Simply put, it was time for me to stretch my wings and grow. In all of my previous 10 fabric collections, I had help with the technical aspects of design. But this one is ALL me and I couldn’t be more proud! Take a look at the color cards below:

What do you think? I poured my heart and soul into this collection. It includes 21 colorful prints + 3 machine quilting practice panels ...

added by Christa 3 months ago. under fabric , machine quilting , riley blake designs , sew and tell (Comments)

The Last Video! Design #99 – Free Motion Improv from Christa Quilts

It’s bittersweet as we come to the end of my 99 Machine Quilting Designs video series. The last design is basically the grand finale. What happens when you take ALLLL the designs and mash them together? That’s what I’ve done with a fun technique I’ve called free-motion improv. Take a look below and give it a try!

Featured Quilts from this Video

I shared two quilts where I used Improv Quilting as a dense filler in the background. The first one is called Spools from my book Piece and Quilt with Precuts:

The second one was ...

added by Christa 3 months, 1 week ago. under christa's quilts , machine quilting (Comments)

First quilt finish for March 2026................. from Exuberant Color

Photographing flannel is a little tricky. It looks blurry but actually is just soft. The top was made 2 years ago and finally it is a finished quilt. It is 53" x 70". It has Hobbs 80/20 batting in it and it was longarm quilted by Robin Diaz.

The backing is a flannel I found on sale. It is a little heavier than most flannels and it is a yarn dyed woven design, not a print. One long panel has the stripe running vertical and the remainder was cut into two crosswise strips and sewn end to end to ...

added by Exuberantcolor/Wanda S Hanson 3 months, 1 week ago. under binding , flannel quilts , kaffe fabric , machine quilting

Procrasti-blogging from Terificreations's Weblog

Procrasti-blogging: writing a blog post when there are ten other things in need of doing. The opportunity to write this afternoon is too good. I am going to figure out where I am in piecing several blocks with this scrumptious Cherrywood Fabric. It is quite gorgeous, isn’t it. There are at least 9 blocks here… Continue reading Procrasti-blogging

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Prepping for quilting............. from Exuberant Color

It was time to prep two more quilts to be sent out for quilting. This quilt top is only 53.5" wide so this 58" black and white fabric is sufficient for the back. It was nice to not have to piece a backing.

I had already searched through the Wishwell Weather Report fabric and found 2 pieces that would work for the back. The apricot is full width and the green is about 14" wide for this backing. Batting was cut for both quilts and then I turned on the iron and pressed the 2 backings.

I knew I ...

added by Exuberantcolor/Wanda S Hanson 3 months, 2 weeks ago. under hand dyed fabric , machine quilting , paper piecing

99 Designs Video #55 – Swirls & Pearls from Christa Quilts

One of my favorite free-motion quilting techniques to do is combining two different designs for a unique stitch combination. That’s what I did in this week’s video. Combine spirals and pebbles to make Swirls & Pearls! Watch the video on my YouTube channel by clicking the image below:

Make My Block Chain Quilt

This week’s featured quilt is called Block Chain. I’ve made it twice over the years and it’s the perfect pattern to showcase a set of charm packs. Pair them up with light and dark accent fabrics for a quick make! You can grab ...

added by Christa 3 months, 2 weeks ago. under christa's quilts , fabric , machine quilting , quilt patterns (Comments)

Choosing a binding................... from Exuberant Color

The quilting was finished yesterday, the quilt trimmed and now it was time to choose a binding. At first I thought a multicolor stripe, but then I decided black and white might be better.

Here are my three choices. There were many more to choose from but I settled on these.

This stripe has the most white in it and the black lines are curvy.

The black lines are straight and closer together on this one.

It's always fun to find a diagonal stripe in the stash. This one is darker than the other two. I'll make a ...

added by Exuberantcolor/Wanda S Hanson 3 months, 2 weeks ago. under baby quilts , binding , machine quilting

Quilting started........... from Exuberant Color

The basting was done before noon and quilting started last night. I finally found the quilt that these bright leftovers are from. Here is a post that shows the quilt top. It's no wonder I couldn't remember it because it was 13 1/2 years ago.

I decided on straight line quilting and got it over half quilted. The lines aren't perfectly straight but I challenge any baby to complain about it.

It's supposed to reach 60 degrees today and then snow predicted both weekend days.

added by Exuberantcolor/Wanda S Hanson 3 months, 2 weeks ago. under baby quilts , machine quilting

Second finish for February 2026................. from Exuberant Color

This isn't a typical baby quilt design, but because this quilt is only 29.5" x 37", the size makes it appropriate. It was started in a workshop in 1991 when we were to design several blocks, choose one, and repeat the block for an original design. I used one of the very earliest packages of Cherrywood hand dyed fabric by Dawn Hall, the originator of the Cherrywood dyeing technique. She was the niece of my employer at a quilt shop. The other fabrics were from my stash.

I still had enough of the white, gray, beige print in ...

added by Exuberantcolor/Wanda S Hanson 3 months, 3 weeks ago. under binding , machine quilting

Quilting...................... from Exuberant Color

I got this little baby quilt quilted last night. I wasn't sure how I was going to quilt it but ended up ditch quilting the center and wavy lines in the border. I'll get it trimmed today and cut the binding. Hopefully I'll get the binding sewn on too and get stared basting another baby quilt.

I pulled out my #48 Flower Basket Kaffe fabric to see if it will work with the 16 patch blocks. I need to do some measuring to see if it can be cut to a size that will work.

It's ...

added by Exuberantcolor/Wanda S Hanson 3 months, 3 weeks ago. under kaffe fabric , machine quilting

Free-Motion Quilting Modern Feathers & Echoing! from Christa Quilts

Check out my latest video from my 99 Machine Quilting Designs Series – Episode 54 – for 6 fun variations. Watch and learn below:

This week’s featured quilt is one of my free patterns called Beaded Lanterns. It’s another one I’ve made several times because it’s just so darn fun to stitch!

Click here download any of my free quilt patterns.

While supplies last you can check out my kits to make Beaded Lanterns as well as many other fun designs made from my fabrics!

Click here to view all in-stock quilt kits.

Just Getting Started Free-Motion Quilting ...

added by Christa 3 months, 3 weeks ago. under christa's quilts , fabric , machine quilting , quilt patterns (Comments)

99 Designs Video #53 – Decorative Stitched Geometrics from Christa Quilts

Level up your walking foot quilting with another fun decorative stitched design: Geometric Spirals. Watch and learn below:

Make This Quilt

This week’s featured quilt is called Blooming Wallflowers and I’ve made it more than once! See two different versions below:

I hope you are enjoying these video tutorials and inspiring quilts to make. I’m excited to be your cheerleader for domestic machine quilting!

added by Christa 4 months ago. under christa's quilts , fabric , machine quilting , quilt patterns (Comments)

99 Designs Episode 52 – Free-Motion Quilting Heartbeat & Clamshells from Christa Quilts

Ready to practice your modern machine quilting? Try these 2 fabulous free-motion fills and see how you can tweak them to make them your own. Click the video below to watch:

Featured Quilt – Surplus Strips

I turned the bumps from clamshells into a floral swirl design by combining them with a basic swirl technique. Then I quilted it edge to edge on the white version below Grab the Surplus Strips quilt pattern to make one for yourself!

Bonus Video – Quilting Surplus Strips 2 Ways

See how I quilted both of the quilts below using 2 different free-motion motifs. You can ...

added by Christa 4 months, 1 week ago. under christa's quilts , fabric , machine quilting , quilt patterns , tutorials (Comments)

99 Machine Quilting Designs Episode 51 – Decorative Stitch Square Spirals from Christa Quilts

Learn to quilt two innovative designs with your walking foot: decorative-stitch wonky squares and decorative-stitch spiral maze. Watch & learn below:

This week’s featured quilt comes from my book, The Ultimate Guide to Machine Quilting that I co-authored with Angela Walters. You can grab the PDF download to see how I quilted Fractured Squares using only walking foot motifs.

Bonus Walking Foot Quilting Video

In case you missed it, check out the pre-cursor video showing how to quilt the exact same designs using regular straight-line quilting, below:

Please let me know how you are liking these videos – I only have ...

added by Christa 4 months, 1 week ago. under christa's quilts , fabric , machine quilting , quilt patterns (Comments)

99 Machine Quilting Designs Episode 50 – Filled Paisley from Christa Quilts

This week’s machine quilting tutorial takes the traditional paisley design and modernizes it by adding filler motifs inside the design! It’s a fun way to change things up. Click the image below to watch on my YouTube channel:

Make This Quilt!

Throughout this series, I’ve loved showing how I quilted these designs on actual, real quilts. The quilt shown in the video behind me is called Star Struck and it’s fun to see how different it looks depending on the fabrics that are chosen. Complete, start to finish instructions for this pattern are included in my ...

added by Christa 4 months, 2 weeks ago. under christa's quilts , fabric , machine quilting , miscellaneous , quilt patterns , teaching (Comments)

What Are Quilters Blogging About Today?

Featured Quilts from this Video

Just Getting Started Free-Motion Quilting ...

Featured Quilt – Surplus Strips

Bonus Video – Quilting Surplus Strips 2 Ways

Bonus Walking Foot Quilting Video

Make This Quilt!