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By The Chimney: Custom Quilting with Rulers & Beautiful Texture with Natalia Bonner

$6.99

Join professional machine quilter Natalia Bonner inside the PNQ Academy as she custom machine quilts By The Chimney, a beautiful mini quilt designed by Vanessa of Lella Boutique, featuring her Peppermint Cocoa fabric collection for Moda Fabrics.

In this instructional video, Natalia shares how thoughtful planning, ruler quilting and closely spaced lines come together to create so much yummy texture. Follow along as she explains her design choices and breaks the quilting down into manageable steps you can adapt to your own quilts.

Natalia walks you through marking the quilting designs before stitching. With those lines in place, she focuses on finding a continuous path, reducing backtracking and using the ditch to travel between areas. You’ll see how she works within her machine’s available throat space, filling in each section before advancing the quilt.

You’ll also learn how to use the 4-N-1 ruler to create alternating ¼″ and ½″ spacing. Natalia explains how the ruler foot’s offset and the ruler’s markings help guide placement so you can let the ruler do the work.

Some sections are sped up as Natalia works slowly and steadily through the detailed quilting. It takes time, but the texture is so worth it!

Whether you’re getting comfortable with machine quilting rulers or looking for inspiration for your next custom quilt, this video offers practical ideas to build your confidence. Grab your quilter’s sketchbook, doodle along and remember—practice over perfection!

Materials & Supplies Used

Quilt Pattern & Fabric

Machine

  • Longarm quilting machine

  • Stitch regulated at 14 stitches per inch

Thread & Bobbins

Batting

Rulers & Tools

Always use a ruler foot and ruler base when machine quilting with rulers. Apply gentle pressure and allow the ruler to guide the machine.

Featured Quilting Techniques

  • Custom Machine Quilting

  • Ruler Quilting

  • Marking Designs Before Quilting

  • Planning a Continuous Quilting Path

  • Reducing Backtracking

  • Using the Ditch to Travel

  • Working Within Your Machine’s Throat Space

  • Alternating ¼″ and ½″ Spacing

  • Creating Texture with Closely Spaced Lines

Removing Mark-B-Gone Markings

Before marking your quilt, test the marker and removal method on a scrap of the same fabric.

Mix 1 cup filtered water with 1 teaspoon baking soda in a PNQ Misting Spray Bottle. Mist and blot the markings, then allow the quilt to dry completely. You may need to repeat this several times, as markings can reappear while drying.

Do not apply heat until you are completely certain that every trace of the markings is gone.

Why You’ll Love This Video

  • Follow Natalia’s process of quilting a beautiful mini quilt

  • Learn how marking ahead helps guide your stitching

  • Understand how to plan a path with less backtracking

  • See how to use the ditch to travel between quilting areas

  • Learn ruler placement for alternating ¼″ and ½″ spacing

  • Explore how closely spaced quilting creates beautiful texture

  • Gather ideas you can adapt to your own quilts

More Lella Boutique Quilts to Explore

Love Vanessa’s quilt designs? Natalia has quilted many more beautiful Lella Boutique quilts inside the PNQ Academy. Here are a few to explore:

Already an Academy member? Simply search these quilt names using the search box under My Enrollments in your Classroom Dashboard to watch with your membership. There are even more to explore!

How It Works

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Join PNQ Academy and quilt alongside Natalia as she shares her techniques, explains her decisions and helps you build confidence in your own quilting.