Rule Your Quilt: Quilting Arch Borders

Quilting Arch Borders with APQS Lenni

There are so many beautiful ways to quilt a border. One of my favorite ways to fill in a quilt’s border is to grab an arc ruler and create beautiful arch designs. I love how versatile the simple arch design can be thanks to easy changes to the arch’s height, width, and repeat. Let’s grab […]

Rule Your Quilt with Crosshatching

Using a ruler to quilt a crosshatching quilting design on a longarm quilting machine

Few quilting designs seem as classic as crosshatching. Crosshatching is found in traditional, contemporary, and modern quilts. I love using crosshatching to fill large spaces or behind applique to allow the piecing to really shine. Of course, to quilt that simple grid I’m relying on my favorite rulers. I have so much fun quilting with […]

Rule Your Quilt: Quilting with Circle Rulers

Quilting with Circle Rulers - Angela Huffman shares tips and ideas for adding circles to your quilting

Adding circular motifs to your quilting can give fabulous results. The perfect symmetry of a circle really draws the eye and the circle itself can be a container for beautiful free motion quilting. But quilting a perfect circle can be a bit challenging. That’s where quilting with circle rulers comes in! I have so much […]

Rule Your Quilt: Ruler Work on Patriotic Quilts

Rule Your Quilt - Ruler Work on Patriotic Quilts

I have so much fun quilting with rulers. The designs you can create with a simple ruler can be beautiful, intricate, and inspiring. This year I’m writing a series of articles for Quiltmaker Magazine and APQS all about machine quilting with rulers. My latest article was recently published in the July/August issue of Quiltemaker and […]

Rule Your Quilts with Rulers!

Rule Your Quilts with Rulers

I have so much fun quilting with rulers. The designs you can create with a simple ruler can be beautiful, intricate, and inspiring. This year I’m writing a series of articles for Quiltmaker Magazine all about machine quilting with rulers. Each article will focus on a different ruler and include multiple ways to use them […]