We are excited to announce the this year Quilt Dakota Mystery- Phantasmagoria! This amazing quilt and pattern was designed and written by Mariah Knight of Knight of the Prairie!  

This mystery is suitable for a confident beginner looking to try new techniques in a supportive, educational environment. It is a step up from our previous year’s difficulty level; it is challenging, but there are no curves, templates, paper piecing, or applique - good ol’ traditional piecing in a creative, orginal design!

Participating shops will have kits in different fabrics and colorways. Kits will include all the fabric for the top and binding, just not the pattern–that is the mystery! 

The sew along starts on September 23, 2026.  Welcome emails will start on September 9th.   Clues will be emailed weekly. We also have optional text messaging notifications to ensure that you don’t miss a clue! Prefer to print the pattern? It is thoughtfully divided into 8 clues printintg on one or two pages each.

Quilt will finish at 74" x 86"

What does Phantasmagoria mean?  Phantasmagoria orginally referred to a 19th-century theatrical spectacle utilizing "magic lanterns" in darkened rooms to project eerie, moving, and rapidly resizing images of ghosts and skeletons to frighten and mesmerize audiences. 

Today Phantasmagoria refers to a wild, dreamlike sequence of real or imagined images that blend, rapidly shift, or follow one another in a surreal and continuous stream.

PRIZES, DEMOS, AND MORE! 

We will have tips and tricks, weekly checks with Quilt Dakota prize bundles, and one lucky quilt top finisher will WIN free edge to edge longarm quilting form Harvest Moon Quilting by Wendy Martin.  

We will contact you with a welcome email by Sept. 9th with the mystery schedule, NEW Facebook group invite, and all the other information you need to participate!

Only those that purchase a kit will receive the pattern. The shop will collect your name, email, and phone number.  Pattern will be delivered via email only.  

If you have questions or do not receive a email, please email quiltingacrossthedakotas@gmail.com or contact Quilt Dakota on Facebook messenger.

*While you do not have to be on Facebook to participate, we will run all of the contests on Facebook.