How to: Machine Quilt a Square Quilt Block Using the 4-N-1 Machine Quilting Ruler

Hi quilty friends! I hope your week is going well. I've got another fun machine quilting tutorial today that I've created using my new 4-N-1 machine quilting ruler.

In this tutorial I use the top, larger side of the ruler to quilt this design. I love that this design is pretty simple, but it adds so much to any square quilt block. You could even dress this block up by adding a fun motif to the center or some fun fills to the outside curved areas, oh the possibilities are endless!

Social Butterfly Quilt - Custom Machine Quilting by Natalia Bonner

Katie made this gorgeous version of the Social Butterfly quilt. I've quilted a few of these fun Social Butterfly quilts and had fun with each one. Every time that I machine quilt one I think, ohhh, this is the best one yet, and then I get to quilt another one and it's just as great as the one before. :)

Medallion Quilt - Edge to Edge Machine Quilting by Natalia Bonner

Nancy made this beautiful Medallion quilt and sent it to me for some edge to edge machine quilting. The quilt was actually a block of the month through Craftsy.

I've machine quilted a few of these beautiful quilts and it's been so much fun to quilt each of them.

How to: Machine Quilt a Triangle Quilt Block with the 4-N-1 Machine Quilting Ruler

I've got another fun machine quilting video featuring my new 4-N-1 machine quilting ruler. I've been having so much fun with this ruler.

Today's video is a fun triangle block and I show you how to use the straight side of the ruler. Also, I've got a few bloopers at the end, so you'll want to watch it all the way through.

Jacob's Ladder - A Mini Quilt

I've been needing a new yellow and gray table topper for a while now and I finally took some time to make myself one. I'm sure you all know that I'm slightly obsessed with yellows and grays. 

I was trying to think why I love the combination so much and I've come to the conclusion that I was brainwashed as a child. My mom decorated our bedrooms to the extreme, when I was younger, she decorated many Parade of Homes houses and one of the homes that she decorated, she actually used my exact bedroom decor, yellow and white striped wall paper and all. My bedroom was floor to ceiling yellow and white. So, I'm thinking that I was subconsciously brainwashed as a child to love good yellows, thanks mom!  

HAHA, I'm kidding. I wasn't really brainwashed. :)

Anyways, my friends over at Fat Quarter Shop have a fun new free pattern as part of their "Classic and Vintage Series" and I decided to sew along with them this time. I chose to make the smallest version of the quilt pattern, just four blocks, but I think it's perfect for my table and adds just the right amount of color.

How to: Machine Quilt a Hexagon Quilt Block with the 4-N-1 Machine Quilting Ruler

I've filmed several videos featuring my new 4-N-1 machine quilting ruler. 

Fancy Forest Baby Quilt - Edge to Edge Machine Quilting by Natalia Bonner

Marilyn made this darling baby quilt as a gift for her grand-daughter. The fancy forest pattern is darling, but the colors Marilyn used for this version are so sweet!

Tula Pink Sampler Quilt - Custom Machine Quilting by Natalia Bonner

Teresa pieced this darling Tula Pink sampler quilt and brought it to me for some custom machine quilting. 

Teresa had give me the go-ahead to quilt this fun quilt however I saw best fit. I knew immediately that I wanted to do some really detailed custom machine quilting, and really make every single block shine.

Introducing The 4-N-1 Machine Quilting Ruler

I am so excited today to introduce you to my most recent creation, the 4-N-1 Machine Quilting Ruler. If you've been following along over the last few years I'm sure you've noticed that I've really fallen in love with machine quilting rulers. I actually use them in every single quilt that I custom machine quilt. Whether it's basic straight lines, or stitch in the ditch, to more complex curves I'm in love with machine quilting with rulers. 

Bella Solids Skill Builder Quilt

Have you all heard about the new Bella Solids Skill Builder Quilt that my friends over at Fat Quarter Shop designed? I generally don't participate in very many block of the month type quilts, as much as I love them I seem to get bored or lose interest. However, when Fat Quarter Shop and Sherri McConnell released this fun sew-along I just had to participate.

I know it's going to be fun, and maybe a bit of a challenge. There are a few rulers that are used to make this fun quilt, and of course it's all made from Bella solids, my favorite!