Fun Quilting with Rulers

Published: Thu, 10/29/15

Basil the beagle
Hi ,

First, I'd like to introduce you to Basil, the newest edition of our family!

Josh and James surprised me Saturday morning with a call from James's school. They were at the yearly Fall Fest event and one of the vendors was a dog rescue group.

After a brief call and some back and forth texting, I told Josh to go for it and to adopt this fellow.

Click here to read more about Basil and watch two cute videos of him rolling on a gravel driveway and attempting to chase down James.
Quilting with Rulers
Machine quilting with rulers
Last week we learned how to piece a 6 pointed star block.

This week I decided to continue the challenge by machine quilting my star block, but I really wanted to challenge myself to try something new so I decided to try ruler quilting!


Ruler quilting is the process of using a ruler or template to guide your foot so you can quilt straight lines or specific shapes very easily without wobbling all over the place. You do need a specific ruler or guide foot for this technique in order to have a wide base for the rulers to balance against.

A great resource to learn more about ruler quilting is Amy Johnson's Craftsy class Quilting with Rulers on Your Home Machine. You can sign up for this class and learn all about getting a ruler foot for your machine, how to work with different rulers or templates, and tips for managing bigger quilt projects. Click Here to learn more about Quilting with Rulers.
Take a Class with me in Concord, NC
Take a class with Leah
Do you love feather quilting designs but feel completely confused by how to use them in real quilts?

You will learn how to quilt several feather filler designs, then how to use them in multiple ways in your quilts.

We will largely focus on understanding different feather filler designs and how to place them within blocks, sashing, and borders. Half the feathers we stitch in class will require marking and the other half will be quilted free hand with only minimal marking.

This class is designed for students familiar with free motion quilting and already capable of producing balanced stitches when quilting.

There is still room in the class! I teach very rarely, and only here at We're Sew Creative in Concord, North Carolina, just outside of Charlotte. I love meeting quilters who follow me online in person so I hope to see you there!

The class is on 11-07 and starts at 12 PM.


So that's it for this week! Have a fun Halloween and enjoy the season.

Let's go quilt,

Leah