{"product_id":"3499234","title":"Custom Machine Quilting the Big Woods Quilt with Natalia Bonner","description":"\u003cp\u003eJoin professional machine quilter Natalia Bonner inside the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/dashboard.piecenquilt.com\/bundles\/piece-n-quilt-academy\"\u003ePNQ Academy\u003c\/a\u003e as she brings the whimsical Big Woods Block of the Month quilt to life with custom ruler quilting, hand-guided free-motion quilting, creative background fillers and beautiful appliqué details.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn this real-time instructional video, Natalia shares her complete quilting process while demonstrating how she combines the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.piecenquilt.com\/collections\/rulers\"\u003e4-N-1, Mini 4-N-1 and Sway Machine Quilting Rulers\u003c\/a\u003e with free-motion quilting to create texture, movement and interest throughout this appliqué-filled quilt.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRather than choosing one quilting design and repeating it across the entire background, Natalia uses several different fillers. Swirls, swirly feathers, echoed pebbles and structured linework add variety while allowing the colorful piecing and appliqué to remain the stars of the quilt.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNatalia begins by measuring 70\" × 96\" along the inside edge of the outside border. Because both measurements are divisible by two, she chooses a 2\" scallop for the border. Even when the math works perfectly, Natalia still marks each scallop to help account for human error and maintain consistent spacing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUsing the hook end of the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.piecenquilt.com\/collections\/rulers\"\u003eSway Machine Quilting Rulers\u003c\/a\u003e, Natalia demonstrates how to mark the exact curves she plans to quilt. She also explains that you can mark as much or as little as you need—there are no rules. The hook end of each Sway ruler is designed for marking, while the circle end and concave side are designed for quilting.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThroughout the video, Natalia demonstrates how gentle pressure helps her maintain control while quilting around appliqué. Her right hand guides the machine while her left hand gently guides the ruler, allowing her to quilt close to the appliqué with beautiful results.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou’ll see how small quilting details can completely bring appliqué to life. On the houses, Natalia follows the printed lines in the fabric and adds realistic details, including siding, curtains, windowpanes and accents on the doors. On the chimneys, she quilts straight lines spaced ¼\" apart to create the look of individual bricks.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eInstead of fighting the fabric, Natalia allows its printed designs and natural lines to guide her quilting choices. This helps the quilting enhance the appliqué and piecing without overwhelming them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNatalia also adds beautiful details to the animals, flowers and butterflies. She outlines and echoes the appliqué, adds swirls to the flower centers, quilts tiny accents on the petals and fills open backgrounds with coordinating textures.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOn the bird, Natalia quilts offset scallops in varying sizes across the wing. Rather than trying to make every scallop perfect, she varies their size and placement to create texture and interest. She also adds free-motion feathers to the bird, showing that feathers aren’t only for traditional quilts—they can add beautiful movement to appliqué and bring whimsical designs to life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOn the deer, Natalia outlines the appliqué, adds an echo and repeats the swirly feather background filler. Around the skunk, she adds an outline and inside echo before repeating the echoed-pebble filler in the background.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor the butterflies, Natalia repeats the same details throughout the quilt: an outline, an inside echo and a fun little curled feather. She then adds a pebble filler to the background for even more texture.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen quilting pebbles, Natalia varies both the sizes and the path. The more random the pebbles become, the more natural and interesting the overall texture looks. When quilting the swirly feather filler, she alternates the direction of each feather to create beautiful movement and flow.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou’ll also learn how Natalia creates the foundation for a structured grid using a \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.piecenquilt.com\/products\/disappearing-ink-marking-pen\"\u003eDisappearing Ink Marking Pen\u003c\/a\u003e and a long straight ruler from \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.quiltedpineapple.com\/\"\u003eThe Quilted Pineapple\u003c\/a\u003e. She marks a 1\" grid, then alternates the direction of her quilted lines. When quilting around appliqué, it can be easy to lose track of the design, so Natalia encourages adding extra reference marks whenever needed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNatalia demonstrates how the markings on her machine-quilting rulers help keep lines straight and designs properly aligned. She also shows how she moves back and forth between ruler quilting and hand-guided free-motion quilting as she works her way through the quilt.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs Natalia quilts, she tries to complete as much of each design as possible during every pass. However, sometimes the entire design will not fit inside the available throat space—and that’s okay. She simply stops at a logical point and continues the design during the next pass.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou’ll also see how Natalia travels from one area to another without unnecessarily breaking her thread. These practical transitions help create a smoother quilting process and reduce the number of starts and stops throughout the quilt.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOnce Natalia reaches the bottom of the quilt, she unpins the quilt top from the leaders and runs a basting stitch across the bottom edge. This keeps the quilt controlled and secure while she finishes quilting the final border.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eQuilted on a Gammill 22\" longarm in stitch-regulated mode at 14 stitches per inch, this video is filled with ruler-quilting techniques, creative filler ideas, appliqué inspiration, marking tips and practical ways to add personality to every area of a quilt.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFun fact: Natalia used nine \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.piecenquilt.com\/collections\/prewound-bobbins\"\u003epre-wound SuperBOBs\u003c\/a\u003e while quilting this quilt—that’s a whole lot of bobbin thread!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhether you’re quilting houses, animals, flowers, birds, butterflies or other appliqué designs, this video will help you learn to adapt, make changes and become more creative as you quilt.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eMaterials \u0026amp; Supplies Used\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eQuilt Pattern\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e• Big Woods Block of the Month by Sarah Fielke and Tula Pink\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eMachine\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e• Gammill 22\" Longarm\u003cbr\u003e• Stitch-Regulated Mode, 14 Stitches Per Inch (SPI)\u003cbr\u003e• Ruler Foot\u003cbr\u003e• Ruler Base\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eThread\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e• \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.piecenquilt.com\/products\/so-fine-thread-402-pearl\"\u003eSo Fine! Thread #402 Pearl\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eBobbin\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e• \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.piecenquilt.com\/collections\/prewound-bobbins\"\u003ePre-Wound SuperBOBs\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eBatting\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e• \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.piecenquilt.com\/collections\/batting\"\u003eQuilter’s Dream Poly Deluxe Batting\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eRulers \u0026amp; Tools\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e• \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.piecenquilt.com\/collections\/rulers\"\u003e4-N-1 Machine Quilting Ruler\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e• \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.piecenquilt.com\/collections\/rulers\"\u003eMini 4-N-1 Machine Quilting Ruler\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e• \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.piecenquilt.com\/products\/sway-2-machine-quilting-ruler\"\u003eSway 2 Machine Quilting Ruler\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e• \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.piecenquilt.com\/products\/sway-3-machine-quilting-ruler\"\u003eSway 3 Machine Quilting Ruler\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e• \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.piecenquilt.com\/products\/sway-4-machine-quilting-ruler\"\u003eSway 4 Machine Quilting Ruler\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e• \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.piecenquilt.com\/products\/disappearing-ink-marking-pen\"\u003eDisappearing Ink Marking Pen\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e• \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.quiltedpineapple.com\/\"\u003eLong Straight Ruler from The Quilted Pineapple\u003c\/a\u003e – for marking and straight-line quilting\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eFeatured Quilting Techniques\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e• Custom Machine Quilting\u003cbr\u003e• Ruler Quilting\u003cbr\u003e• Hand-Guided Free-Motion Quilting\u003cbr\u003e• Quilting Around and On Appliqué\u003cbr\u003e• Outlining and Echo Quilting\u003cbr\u003e• Scalloped Border Quilting\u003cbr\u003e• Marking Curves with Sway Rulers\u003cbr\u003e• Swirly Feather Background Fillers\u003cbr\u003e• Echoed-Pebble Background Fillers\u003cbr\u003e• Random Pebble Quilting\u003cbr\u003e• Feather Quilting\u003cbr\u003e• Quilting Details on Houses, Animals, Flowers and Butterflies\u003cbr\u003e• Creating Realistic Siding, Windows, Doors and Chimneys\u003cbr\u003e• Marking and Quilting a 1\" Grid\u003cbr\u003e• Alternating Line Directions\u003cbr\u003e• Traveling Without Breaking Thread\u003cbr\u003e• Moving Between Ruler Work and Free-Motion Quilting\u003cbr\u003e• Managing Designs Between Longarm Passes\u003cbr\u003e• Basting and Quilting the Final Border\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWhy You’ll Love This Video\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e• Learn how to bring appliqué houses, animals, flowers, birds and butterflies to life\u003cbr\u003e• Discover how small quilting details can make appliqué look more realistic\u003cbr\u003e• See how Natalia chooses and repeats multiple background fillers\u003cbr\u003e• Learn how to mark scallops using the hook end of the Sway rulers\u003cbr\u003e• Discover how gentle pressure improves control while quilting with rulers\u003cbr\u003e• Learn how to vary pebble sizes and paths for more natural texture\u003cbr\u003e• See how alternating feather directions creates movement and flow\u003cbr\u003e• Learn how to mark and quilt a structured 1\" grid around appliqué\u003cbr\u003e• Discover how ruler markings help keep quilting straight and aligned\u003cbr\u003e• Watch Natalia move between ruler quilting and free-motion quilting\u003cbr\u003e• Learn how to continue a design when it will not fit within one longarm pass\u003cbr\u003e• See how Natalia unpins, bastes and quilts the final border\u003cbr\u003e• Watch Natalia’s complete real-time custom quilting process\u003cbr\u003e• Gather creative ideas you can adapt to your own appliqué quilts\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eHow It Works\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou can purchase this \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/dashboard.piecenquilt.com\/bundles\/piece-n-quilt-academy\"\u003ePNQ Academy\u003c\/a\u003e video individually and gain unlimited lifetime access to this one video.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e—or—\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJoin the full \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/dashboard.piecenquilt.com\/bundles\/piece-n-quilt-academy\"\u003ePNQ Academy\u003c\/a\u003e membership and gain access to this video, plus 200+ additional instructional quilting videos, as long as your membership remains active. Two brand-new videos are added to the Academy every month.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAfter enrollment or purchase, your video will automatically be added to your Classroom Dashboard.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eTo Access Your Videos:\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e• Visit Piece N Quilt and click “Classroom Dashboard” near the top of the screen\u003cbr\u003e• Log in using the exact email address used during enrollment or purchase\u003cbr\u003e• Your enrolled videos and classes will appear directly inside your dashboard library\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/dashboard.piecenquilt.com\/bundles\/piece-n-quilt-academy\"\u003ePNQ Academy\u003c\/a\u003e is designed to feel like spending the day quilting alongside Natalia—watching her complete process, learning her techniques, understanding the “why” behind every quilting decision and gathering inspiration you can return to again and again.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eJoin \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/dashboard.piecenquilt.com\/bundles\/piece-n-quilt-academy\"\u003ePNQ Academy\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJoin \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/dashboard.piecenquilt.com\/bundles\/piece-n-quilt-academy\"\u003ePNQ Academy\u003c\/a\u003e for just $12 per month for full library access.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e—or—\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePurchase this video individually for $6.99.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Thinkific","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49615891497188,"sku":null,"price":10.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0560\/0955\/6154\/files\/bigwoodsquilt.jpg?v=1786299541","url":"https:\/\/www.piecenquilt.com\/en-ca\/products\/3499234","provider":"Piece N Quilt","version":"1.0","type":"link"}