How to: Machine Quilt a Checker Background

I love this checker background design. It's actually a pretty simple design to machine quilt so I thought you'd probably enjoy a fun little video tutorial.

Next Steps in Machine Quilting - by Natalia Bonner

Yesterday my advance copy of my upcoming book; Next Steps in Machine Quilting: Free-Motion & Walking-Foot Designs arrived. I am so excited about this book. Ever since writing Beginner's Guide to Free-Motion Quilting I've known that I wanted to write another book on machine quilting. However, the timing just didn't feel right.

A year or so ago I finally felt like things were right and I began the process of writing this book. I will never forget the day that my contract was signed. This is my fourth book, you'd think I'd be used to this fun stuff by now, but I'm not. I signed the contract, then went in my bedroom and cried like a baby. I was overcome with emotion. Not stress, or negative emotion, emotion of gratitude, emotion of thankfulness. I am so thankful to each and everyone of you that have purchased my books, that have come to my classes, read my blog, just supported me. Thank you! Really, if it wasn't for the support of such an amazing quilting community I could have never done any of this.

Introducing - Next Steps In Machine Quilting

I guess maybe today I'll spill the beans..... Next Steps in Machine Quilting, will be in stores in December. I'm pretty excited about this book, it's a companion to my very first book; Beginner's Guide to Free-Motion Quilting.

I've been wrestling around with this idea since Beginner's Guide was published, back in 2012. The timing just didn't feel right. Finally last fall I felt like it was right and I began writing. I hope you'll love this one as much as you've loved Beginner's Guide. 

Next Steps in Machine Quilting is available for pre-order here.

I will be teaching machine quilting classes at Road to California, in January, 2016. There are still openings in my Beginner's Guide to Free-Motion Quilting class on Monday and Tuesday and a couple of spots left in my Next Steps in Machine Quilting Class on Wednesday (update, Next Steps to Machine Quilting is sold out.)