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

March 26, 2026March 25, 2026Leave a comment

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 introduction to the series which shows how to set yourself up for machine quilting success.

While you are visiting my YouTube channel, be sure to like and subscribe to stay in the loop of what’s next!

The number one question I get when showing these tutorials is how to quilt these designs on a real quilt. In each of the video tutorials I share a few quick tips and show examples of real quilts.

However, due to popular request, I’ve created another, on-going playlist that walks you through from start to finish how to quilt a real, full sized quilt. I will be adding more to this series on a regular basis, each time a make a new quilt, so stay tuned for more!

Click here to view my other video playlist called, “How I Quilted It.”

This playlist is also based on my newest book of the sae name which is available in both print and PDF:

Now, more quilty adventures await!

Sneak Peak of Quilt in Color Fabric Line from Riley Blake

March 17, 2026March 9, 2026Leave a comment

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. Each of the 1 yard panels includes 4 different fat-quarter sized pieces that are perfect for free motion AND walking foot quilting.

Now I have a favor to ask – please ask your favorite quilt shops to pre-order this collection. It won’t be out until November, but sales reps are showing it to shops now so they can gauge how much they’ll need to print. This can really boost a collection and ensure that there will be more to come in the future.

So what do you think – would you want to add this to YOUR stash? I’ll be sharing more projects made from these over the next few months, so stay tuned!

The Last Video! Design #99 – Free Motion Improv

March 10, 2026March 9, 20261 Comment

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 from my Swirling Butterflies wholecloth that I created for my book with Angela Walters, called The Ultimate Guide to Machine Quilting.

Although my first 4 books I wrote are now out of print, you can still get them as a PDF download in my Etsy shop.

Click here for digital downloads of my books.

I sure hope you’ve enjoyed this series. All of the videos will stay up indefinitely so you can refer to them anytime you wish. Be sure to check out the 99 Machine Quilting Designs playlist over on my YouTube channel to watch them all.

And even though this series is ending, I will still continue to make quilting videos whenever I make a new quilt. That way you can see how I continue to apply these designs to real, full sized quilts!

99 Designs Video #55 – Swirls & Pearls

March 3, 2026February 27, 2026Leave a comment

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 the quilt pattern to make this quilt either in print (while supplies last) or as a PDF digital download.

Can you believe this is the penultimate episode in this series? Stay tuned for next week for the final chapter in this series. Just remember, these free machine quilting videos will stay up indefinitely so you can watch them as many times as you wish!

99 Designs Video #53 – Decorative Stitched Geometrics

February 17, 2026February 13, 2026Leave a comment

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!

99 Machine Quilting Designs Episode 50 – Filled Paisley

January 30, 2026January 24, 2026Leave a comment

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 book, Piece and Quilt with Precuts!

Click here to download Piece & Quilt with Precuts for the Star Struck quilt pattern.

Catch Up on Past Videos!

I’m almost finished sharing all of the designs from this series. If you’ve missed any of them be sure to check out the complete play list for hours and hours of viewing pleasure!

Click here to view the entire 99 Machine Quilting Designs Playlist

Learn How to Quilt Hourglass – 99 Designs Episode #49

January 20, 2026January 19, 2026Leave a comment

For this week’s tutorial we are back in business with free-motion quilting! This design, Hourglass, is basically a geometric and modern version of an earlier design: Cursive L’s. The technique of these two designs is very similar, so if you got one down, you can easily do the other!

Dot n’ Dash Quilt – Pick Up Piece and Quilt With Precuts

I admit I haven’t actually made a full-size quilt with Hourglass – that is on my bucket list! However, I’ve quilted a similar design on Dot n’ Dash, the featured quilt of this week. I call this a my Modern Jelly Roll Quilt since it can just be made with strips from a jelly roll! If you are interested in making this quilt for yourself, the original version of the pattern comes from my book, Piece and Quilt with Precuts.

This book is currently out of print. Click here to get the PDF download version.

I remade this quilt with some of my newer fabric, udpated the layout, added borders and more sizes, and renamed it Ticker Tape!

Daisy Chain Quilt Along Schedule

January 16, 2026January 12, 20262 Comments

Are you excited to make Daisy Chain along with me? See below for the complete quilt along schedule. Although this event will be quickly paced, I’ll leave these blog posts up indefinitely so you can work on your quilt any time you wish. I’m here to help you each step of the way!

Daisy Chain – Autumn Colorway

Daisy Chain – Purple Vibrations Colorway

I made both versions of this quilt using fat quarters of Riley Blake Designs’ Confetti Cotton solids. The throw sizes shown here are made with 12 fat quarters plus 4 yards background, and the leftovers form a scrappy binding. Color selection is super easy for this quilt – just grab your favorite fabrics and pair them up with a highly contrasting background and you are good to go!!

I used fat quarters in the Autumn & Purple Vibrations Colorways for my Quilts

Here’s a the complete supply list so you can make this quilt in 3 different sizes. It’s a LOT of cutting, but it’s all just straight seams with traditional piecing techniques. So there’s no specialty rulers required. I do recommend getting some small label stickers though so you can label all your pieces to stay organized.

Quilt Along Schedule

Throughout the quilt along I will refer you to specific parts of the pattern and will share lots of in progress pics and bonus tips. When it’s time to machine quilt, I’m going to share 2 bonus videos showing how I quilted each version. Hopefully this will inspire you get it done!! After all, machine quilting is my favorite part of the entire process, and there’s lots of room for experimentation and play in this quilt.

Feb 27 – Week 1: Cutting
March 6 – Week 2: Sewing the Daisy Blocks
March 13 – Week 3: Sewing the Chain Blocks
March 20 – Week 4: Sewing the Quilt Top
March 27 – Week 5: Backing & Basting
April 3 – Week 6: Quilting Option #1 – With Bonus Video Tutorial!!
April 10 – Week 7: Quilting Option #2 – With Bonus Video Tutorial!!
April 17 – Week 8: Binding to Finish

Machine Quilting in progress – can’t wait to share more details on how I quilted them!!

I’m happy to offer lots of support during this quilt along. You can share pics in my ChristaQuilts group on Facebook or leave a comment here on the blog with any questions you have. You can also share on social media using #daisychainquilt. I can’t wait to see how you make this your own!!

99 Designs Episode #48 – Straight Lines & Decorative Stitches

January 13, 2026January 10, 2026Leave a comment

Want to level up your walking foot quilting game? Try combining straight lines and decorative stitches to create unique motifs that are super easy to do! Click below to watch my latest video tutorial and be sure to leave a comment letting me know what you think!

Get My Book – The Ultimate Guide to Machine Quilting

In the second book I ever wrote – The Ultimate Guide to Machine Quilting – I first explored this idea of combining straight lines and decorative stitches. The book itself includes 10 patterns and 20 quilts (each pattern is made 2 different ways). It was fun to explore lots of different domestic quilting ideas, while my co-author Angela Walters explored lots of different long arm quilting ideas.

This book is currently out of print. Click here to get the PDF download version.

In 2 of the quilts I combined straight lines and decorative stitch ideas in 2 different ways. In the quilt called Directionally Challenged (shown below), I stitched straight lines in every other block, with decorative stitching in the alternate blocks.

Directionally Challenged by Christa Watson

Here’s a closeup image of the quilting so you can see more of the detail:

Directionally Challenged quilting detail

In another quilt, called Fractured Squares, I quilted it like a round robin design, with a different walking foot motif in each part of the quilt.

Here’s a closer shot of the quilting detail:

Let me know what you think of combining these two walking foot quilting ideas. It takes just a little bit of planning, but it’s a unique way to stitch and add lots of texture to your quilts!

New Year – New Pattern – New Quilt Along for 2026!

January 9, 2026January 8, 20261 Comment

Let’s kick off the new year right with a new pattern and Quilt Along! Check out Daisy Chain, a super fun pieced pattern shown in 2 colorways, with multiple sizes.

It’s been awhile since I’ve made a quilt completely from solids, and I chose to work with Riley Blake Confetti Cotton solids for both colorways. It really shows off the quilting and I’m thrilled with how they turned out.

I thought it would be fun to host a quilt along to make this quilt completely from start to finish. The quilt along will kick off right here on my blog, beginning February 27, 2026 so save the date if you’d like to join in. The quilt along is free – all you need is a copy of the quilt pattern.

Pre-sales of this pattern to quilt shops have been the best I’ve ever seen, so you can always ask for it at your local quilt shop, and any shop owners out there can purchase it wholesale directly through Riley Blake.

Stay tuned for next week where I’ll share a break down of the quilt along schedule, along with a supply list to make this quilt. For now here’s a sneak peek of the back cover, showing the different sizes and alternate colorways.

If you’d like get notified when the quilt along begins, be sure to sign up for email notifications (in the sidebar of this blog post) so you don’t miss a thing! You can also join my ChristaQuilts group on Facebook to share pics of your quilt in progress and to ask questions at any time. I can’t wait to tell you more, so stay tuned!!