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! 

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Christa 

Cherrywood Challenge 2025

Once again, Cherrywood Fabrics lures me in....

I was going fishing!

They KNOW my favorite color is blue.

But the ABYSS??? Oh my....

Now that was going to be a challenge!!

This is my 8th time entering the Challenge. 

7 out of 8 years, my entry has made the cut!! 

So where did I begin for this one??

I started watching David Attenborough's documentary 

From there,

  it was just a matter of narrowing it down to what I wanted to attempt.

Ok...let's try the Black Sea Devil...

LOL...I know...crazy, right??!?

It's only time.

 

 I love that it's only 20" x 20"

 so

 not like it's a huge investment 

Misty Fuse and parchment paper was my first tools of the trade

I found a pic on the internet and started to recreate it in fabrics. 

Layer by layer....

Again, my husband thought I lost my mind as he watched the progress.

I was not sure I hadn't...

This year, a floss collection by Aurifil was offered to enhance your quilt. 

I have never tried couching(?) but I knew this was going to be too thick to hand stitch.

So I tiny zigzagged the floss on to the fins 

I was actually surprised how much I was liking the results. 

I used invisible thread by Aurifil to couch these threads in place. 

I added Susie's Magic Binding to finish it off. 

I think the little flange binding just adds a little extra to it. 

This was my submission for Abyss.

I was totally shocked when Anne Wiens of Sweetgrass Designs congratulated me on making the list! 

How cool is that! 

So it's off to be shown around the Quilt circuit! 

Hope I can catch a viewing some where! 

Christa 

 2SQ

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