Video Tutorial: Hex border with rulers

Using rulers when machine quilting gives you consistent shapes and spaces while being easy to use, too! There are a variety of straight line designs from simple to complex that are easy to accomplish using rulers designed for machine quilting...

There is something about curves and circles in quilting that makes my heart sing. The eye is drawn to the symmetry and medallion quilts are especially well suited to quilted circle motifs. Medallions typically have borders framing out the center block giving a wonderful place to play with machine quilting rulers.

Follow along with APQS Dealer & Educator Lauren Jackson of Bold Notion Quilting as she uses rulers to design, divide and stitch a wide Arch Border, using minimal markings.

Machine quilting with templates can add spice and variety to your quilt tops. The best news is that it isn’t hard to do!