Hi , 

It's that time of the year when I sit and reflect on the year past and make plans for the year to come. My favorite part of 2024 was creating a new free quilt pattern blog on LeahDay.com for you to easily browse and find projects that include not just the piecing instructions, but also fun quilting methods as well.

My regret is not having time to move and improve more of our quilt patterns. This is definitely the top of my list for 2025! It's extremely important that our videos and tutorials and free patterns are easy for you to find, share, and follow. 

Which also leads me to share our old Free Quilt Patterns page, which links up over 36 free quilt patterns and quilting tutorials. Don't worry - this page isn't going anywhere, but in 2025, it's going to get a major update with new patterns, new images, and more navigation so you can easily find patterns based on the size, season, precut fabrics, and more!

Three of the quilt patterns stood out to me as particularly easy to make in Christmas colors, just in case you're needing a little project between now and next week:

First up is our Double Irish Chain quilt pattern, which creates a throw sized quilt from fat quarters. Make this in red and white and you've got a perfect Christmas couch quilt! Click Here to find this pattern.

I realized only after creating this new image that the name - Twin Christmas Star - is probably misleading. It's not a twin-sized quilt... but instead you make two identical twin star quilts. This makes a lot more sense with this image:

This quilt is a very popular choice for quilters making charity quilts because it uses fabric so efficiently. The finished size is 32 inches, which is a bit small, so plan to add a border to bring it up to the perfect size for you. Click Here to find the Twin Stars Quilt Pattern.

I plan to make another Basket Weave quilt in 2025 because it's one of my favorites (and I donated the original to charity recently and miss it!) My plan is to make this in funky food fabrics for the perfect picnic quilt, but I also think it works great in red, green, and white:

Click Here to find the Basket Weave quilt pattern. 

Another item on my list is turning all of these free patterns into quilt panels so we have more opportunities to practice quilting and experiment with new designs. Which quilts would you most like to see available in a fabric panel? Reply to this email and let me know!

Act Fast - Accessory Kits Included only Through December 2024

Grace Company has shared some amazing deals this year and has been wonderfully generous to include free accessory kits with all Qnique longarms and the Little Rebel Sewing Machine. Unfortunately Free accessories will not be included starting January 1st.

If you've been thinking about buying a new Little Rebel sewing machine or Qnique Longarm now is the time to get a great deal on your new machine, plus over $1300 in free accessories!

Click Here to check out our full line of Qnique Longarms and the Little Rebel Sewing Machine!

Are you a bit unsure about longarm quilting on a frame? 
Click Here to find my beginner longarm quilting guide. Make sure to watch all of the videos on this page to better understand this quilting style.

New Quilting Tool to Quickly Load All Frame Types

This past week I was loading a new T-Shirt quilt for James on my Evolution Elite frame and filmed a timelapse video of the process. On one leader cloth, I've installed Magnum Magnets so I can quickly click the backing to the leader cloth using magnets!

See how this works in this new video:

In shooting this timelapse, I found using the magnets to take half the time to attach the backing fabric than pinning!

How do these compare to Red Snappers? I admit, I really like my Red Snappers, and they will be cheaper to use, especially on a larger quilting frame.

However, the Magnum Magnets are a little easier on my hands and require less force to attach and remove. I have had a few quilters return Red Snappers due to not having enough hand strength to attach and remove the clamps.

Another benefit of Magnum Magnets is they can speed up hoop frame loading too! I use these to attach the backing directly to the back rail on my Cutie Breeze, Q-Zone Hoop, and Evolution Hoop Frames. Much faster for that first and second load when using the plastic clamps is a bit finicky!

Click Here to check out Magnum Magnets.

Curious About Computerized Quilting?

Watch this video to see how the new QCT 6 Edge-to-Edge Quilting system works to quilt a single design across your quilt. I love how simple this is to use and how easy it makes advancing the quilt, even on my hoop frames:

All levels of QCT 6 and upgrades are on sale for 20% off through the month of December. 

If you're wanting to quilt more quilts in 2025 and challenge yourself to learn awesome new skills, definitely consider adding the Quilter's Creative Touch automation system to your Qnique longarm or Little Rebel Sewing Machine.

That's it for this week my quilting friend. I hope you enjoyed seeing some of our most popular quilt patterns reimagined in Christmas colors. Reply to this email if you have any issues converting the pattern to have fewer colors or suggestions for other patterns you'd like to see offered from us in 2025.

Let's go quilt,

Leah Day