Spinning Wheel Quilt Along 2026

 I have loved this quilt for a whole year now! 

It took me 6 months to find the exact fabrics for making it. 

This pattern and fabrics are by Janet Nesbitt of One Sister.

28 pieces of Simply Charming fabrics

14 pieces of Linen Closet fabrics

Some of my favorite tools we will use are these. 

I can't live without these! 

I love Quilters Select rulers and cutting boards.

The rulers are non slip. 

Any or all the sizes are fabulous. 

I recently found a 2 1/2 x 6 1/2"

(recommended by Tula Pink)

I LOOOVE it! 

My favorite scissors are Kaye Buckley 5" serrated. 

Any brand of rotary cutter!

You all know my fav is the 18mm 

but

when cutting so many layers, I use the 45mm

The key is a NEW BLADE.

Treat yourself right...change it often. 

There is nothing sweeter than a sharp blade. 

Such a simple joy in the art of quilting. 

It saves your arm, wrist and hands. 

JUST DO IT!! 

Quilters ask me all the time...

'What tools should I buy?'

ME:

'The best tools you can afford at the time.'

There will be a lot of cutting... I can not lie.

1416 Half Square Triangles 

and

 9 wonky Stars that will make you question your sanity.

Together, 

we will explore methods of HST(half square triangles)

There are so many ways to eat this elephant.

2, 4, 8, 16, 32 at a time!

And in the end, you will be so proud of yourself! 

I plan to start this fun the first week of January 2026.

There are a few quilters who still need a bit of time. 

If you choose to start before...start your engines! 

If you want to try new techniques don't cut up your fabric yet! 

There are faster ways! 

If you have come to the party late....there is still time. 

If you want to use your own fabric, 

we will have books available as well.

Thanks for tagging along! 

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ASK me ANYTHING! 

I am not an expert but I will sure try to help you. 

Now start checking out your fabrics! 

See you in a week or two! 

Christa 

Quilts of 2025

I always like to journal my quilts for each year.

These are the ones I managed to finish in 2025

Oh Canada is a pattern I found at my first Quiltcon in January, 2025

It is a combination of Exploding Hearts by Slice of Pi Quilts 

And speaking of hearts, I used my scraps of black, white and reds 

on this quilt by Libs Elliott called La Fin du Monde

Libs Elliot is a Canadian Quilter and designer!

This next project was a book panel by Northcott Fabrics

called

Little Seedlings.

The selvage was so cute I had to incorporate it into a handle for the book!

The panel of little animals made the perfect baby quilt!

With the yardage of this line, I made a Midi Mondo bag

This tote bag was another panel project by Northcott Fabrics

I took a class from Timna Tarr a few years ago

 and

 loved her technique to collage quilts.

This year Timna came out with her own line!

Could not resist making Neighborhood Association! 

We sold out of these kits in a heart beat!

Fox den was another Northcott Line we bundled up! 

Made it a double sided quilt with this gorgeous wideback!

These Flannels were so buttery soft I could not resist making something with it. 

They are called Urban Oasis.

I used The Little Things Quilt pattern by Charlie Bear Quilts.

I was asked to do a commission quilt. 

I was hesitant since I had a knee replacement on October 7, 2025

The customer said she would wait but I managed to get it done in time for Christmas 

It was a rendition of the ticket stub for Taylor Swifts Eras Tour

and 

a free paper pieced pattern by www.tatotjip.com

It was pretty detailed and I love how it turned out!

Whipped up this easy peasy Great Outdoors panels just for a wall hanging!

I really need to take some time and make one more like this!! 

Out of the Woodwork is a bear panel and fabric bundle by Funny Girl Designs.

These digital designs are so gorgeous these days.

The prints are so realistic

Our oldest son turned 40 this year and he is a hunter.

This was his birthday gift!

I used the Trophy Buck pattern by Hobbs Designs

I used an ombre wideback to get the glowing effect behind him!

I love the colors in Mosaic by Billy Reue for Free Sprit Fabrics

This tote is by Aunties Two Patterns called Camden Bag

This quilt also used Billy Reue's Mosaic Fabric,

Another one of my Quiltcon Purchases was this pattern 

called 

Tripping Out by Sew Kind of Wonderful

Tula Pink had reviewed how well the ruler made half square retangles

She was right! 

Bonnie on Wheels was closing out last winter in Yuma, Arizona

Who could resist a laser cut kit like this old truck when it's on sale! 

I entered CherryWood Challenge for thee 8th time.

The theme was The Abyss using only these fabrics.

He made the cut....7 out of 8 years...

not bad if I don't say so myself...

Who knew I had it in me?!?!

This angle fish was chosen to swim around the quilting world for the next year.. 

It started it debut in Houston at International Quilt Festival....

without me!!!

Another bag panel by Northcott Fabrics

The Deep Blue

A little dresden plate fun on a bag

Writing on the Wall is a bundle of fabrics 

black on white and white on blacks.

I am such a sucker for fonts AND black and whites

I found a picture of a zebra on pinterest a

and

 had a local printer make it bigger!

It is just raw edge fusible...pretty easy!

I love to incorporate selvage when ever I can so zoom in and check out his neck!

This was a line of fabric by Northcott as well.

 I love my friend, Tamara who owns Pleasant Pheasant Fabrics in Crosby, North Dakota. 

She did not know what to do with it 

so 

I made her a mini feather using the Aviary pattern by Madi Hastings.

I had reduce the size by half!

This is called Cowboy Culture by Northcott as well. 

Border Creek Station was doing another quilt along 

so

 I used the small blocks of last years QAL 

incorporating them with the panel of western blocks.

This mighty Elephant was another SALE pattern at Bonnies on Wheels.

Elephant Abstractions by Violet Craft 

The girls at the shop challenged me to finish it before coming home last February.

They were shocked how I gathered sale purples having no idea of placement 

and 

managed to pull it off! 

I actually reduced the size of this pattern

 and

 plan to make a second mini version of the same one...

someday....

Charisma Horton of Pink Door Quilts had this cute pattern 

I used the b/w from Writing on the wall for the chickens

and 

some stonehenge gradations for the mountains

I always say...let the fabric do the work! 

I love the things you can create in Instagram. 

Looks like my quilt hit the front page!

This next line barely hit the shelves before being sold out.

It was called Dragonfly Dance by Northcott.

It was gorgeous!

But don't despair......

They always make more beautiful fabrics i have to have!

Thanks for tagging along!

Hope you found some inspiration...

Now go START Your engine!! 

Christa 

2SQ

Quilts of 2024

Better late than never... right??

8 Months into 2025! 

Just wow....

I like to keep track of what I made each year.

These are 2024 Quilts...

Mexican Star quilt was a fun day 

in 

Crosby, North Dakota 

with

Tamara of  Pleasant Pheasant Fabrics

This was mini version a BOHO Heart QAL with the Regina Guild 

Can't go wrong with some Tim Holtz fabric 

and

Monda bag....

or two! 

My entry for 2024 Poppies Cherrywood Challenge

(that did not make the cut)

 

My version of Winter Star by Zen Chic

I think I will make it a table center piece for my round table. 

You can find these batiks Here

I had a few blocks left from my Tilda Tractor quilt 

 I made a little wall hanging with them

I wanted to try my hand at a Legit Kits Quilt

Of course it had to be an farm animal 

and

I wanted it to by in my own fabrics. 

I use scraps of blue and TIM HOLTZ fabrics

(my fav, if you haven't gathered that)

My friend, Heather recently moved from the farm. 

She was really missing her donkey and asked it I would make her one. 

This is how she finished off her 'Lucy'

At first I was feeling like this pattern was intense

but 

then I had to remind myself I was making two at the same time. 

My niece had a baby and loved the farm. 

This quilt was lost in the Canada Post Strike for 3 months. 

It was posted as delivered in October but know knew where it was. 

It magically appeared on Christmas eve. 

There is still miracles out there. 

This line of fabric is called Fluidity.

 The colors are incredible. 

Just a simple pattern to show the beauty of the fabric! 

I taught a few classes on the mini version of Avairy by Madi Hastings

We used the Fluidity Wideback to get a beautiful gradation of color 

Played with some Mosaic Bundle by Billy Reue

Loved it in a few medallions of Dresdens. 

Alchemy Bundle by Tim Holtz was just screaming to be a color wheel quilt

I started with this center block from Moda Block Heads 5

These are a series of free patterns by designers of Moda Fabrics 

Here's the link.....

Stars BlockHead pattern

The surrounding stars were from Powered by Quiliting

The pattern is a PDF and called Transparent Stars

Looks like stain glass up against the window before quilting. 

Antelope Canyon....

One of my favorite quilts to make.

 4 huge log cabin blocks with a great road map of cutting and construction instructions. 

My son, Justin gave me a jellyroll for Christmas 

and

this was the perfect pattern to showcase those colors. 

I wanted it to be a two sided quilt so I used Vitamin Sea Wideback. 

This backing sold out in minutes. 

It is absolutely gorgeous. 

BQ 2 by Maple Island Quilts

This was a fun and easy pattern and showcased Sue Penn's Butterfly fields so well.

I was lucky enough to visit Cherrywood Fabrics in Brainard, Minnesota last year.

I had to buy something to commemorate my visit. 

Very cool color wheel. 

My favorite kimono is starting to see better days. 

This was a wideback by Kaffe Fassett for Free Spirit. 

So silky and comfy. 

Free Spirit Fabrics makes some of the softest cotton widebacks. 

My girlfriend has loved this next pattern designer for years. 

Then Came June

I finally gave one of her patterns a try. 

I love quilts on point.

Quiet Grace by Kim Diehl

I needed a new bag so I winged it with some of Tim Holtz's new Canvas Prints

I finally got to quilting my Color Your World 

This was a quiltalong on The Quilt Show

Pattern is by Wendy Williams of The Flying Fish Designs.

Last but not least....

This gorgeous panel by Northcott Fabrics did not need much to enhance it.

Some delectable mountains for the border

and 

Voila! 

Hope you enjoyed a little inspiration! 

Check us out at 2SQ

Christa