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!

Free-Motion Quilting Modern Feathers & Echoing!

February 24, 2026February 23, 20261 Comment

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?

Check out the introductory video for this series. Then watch all of the previous videos. There’s a total of 56 for hours and hours of machine quilting fun!

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 Designs Episode 52 – Free-Motion Quilting Heartbeat & Clamshells

February 10, 2026February 6, 20261 Comment

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 apply any design I’m sharing with you as an edge-to edge design on any quilt in your UFO pile!

More Ideas for Quilting Clamshells

The pink quilt below shows clamshells as a background design, repeating the motif in the center. The dramatic black/teal whole cloth utilizes clamshells as a filler motif to highlight the focal point of this design.

Both of these patterns and their quilting plans can be found in my book, The Ultimate Guide to Machine Quilting.

What do you think? Would you quilt either of these designs on a quilt??

99 Machine Quilting Designs Episode 51 – Decorative Stitch Square Spirals

February 4, 2026January 30, 2026Leave a comment

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 a few more left to share!

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

Teaching Machine Quilting in 2026

January 23, 2026January 8, 2026Leave a comment

I’ve got a full load of teaching this year and hope to see you out and about on the road!
Here are a few highlights (with a link to my complete schedule at the end.)

I’m Heading to Quilt Town, USA Twice This Year!!

I’m teaching a full load of machine quilting workshops at the AQS signature quilt show happening April 22-25 in Paducah, KY. These are stand-alone 3 hour and 6 hour workshops that are now open for registration.

Click here to register for my workshops at AQS Paducah

If that’s not enough, I’m also teaching an intensive 4 day retreat in October 13-18 at the same location. In the longer workshop, everyone will be quilting a real, actual quilt during class. Wont that be fun?? Check out the video and links below for more information.

Click here for more info about SEAM Quilting Retreat hosted by AQS.

Want Me to Come Visit? The Answer is Yes!!

See my complete schedule below. I’m accepting new events now for 2027-28 so feel free to reach out if you’d like me to come to an event near you! You can leave a comment or email me directly at christa@christaquilts.com. It’s going to be a great year of quilting and teaching!!

Click here for my current teaching schedule.