Ruler Work for Quilting - Ovals and Circles by Sue Nickels

Intermediate | 1 hour

Taught by Sue Nickels

Get ready to dive deep into circular motifs with expert ruler work quilter, Sue Nickels. You’ll begin by learning how to create a design plan, and then use circular and oval rulers to create satisfyingly precise quilted curves. Sue’s clear and enthusiastic instruction will give you the tips and encouragement you need to be successful on your home machine. Note that this intermediate-level class is ideal for students with some free-motion quilting experience.

Learn how to:

Work with rulers in free motion quilting on your home sewing machine
Design, mark, and baste a quilt
Stitch circles and ovals using a ruler

What you'll get:

A 6-part series of easy-to-follow video lessons on how to use circular and oval rulers to create precise curves in your free motion quilting
8 HD video lessons you can access online anytime, anywhere
Detailed supply list and a PDF with tips and a diagram
Step-by-step instructions by expert quilter Sue Nickels
The ability to leave comments, ask questions and interact with other students

Chapters

Ruler Work for Quilting - Ovals and Circles
Overview00:36
Materials07:18
Design plan & marking13:13
Basting03:42
Machine set-up & basics of free motion quilting09:35
Straight line ruler08:06
Nesting circle ruler13:27
Nesting oval ruler06:26

Materials

Here’s what you’ll need:

Sewing Machine; Sue is using a Bernina 770 QE
Ruler Foot - specific to home sewing machine brand/model; For Bernina, use #72 adjustable ruler foot
Straight Stitch Throat Plate
Rulers - Straight Line Ruler, Nesting Circles and Nesting Ovals available in the Bernina ruler set for domestic machine and at Quilters Rule
For most high shank machines
- Mini Straight Line Ruler ¼”- QR-MSLT
- Nested Mini Circles ¼”- QR-NMC04
- Nested Mini Ovals ¼”- MQT-NMC01
For most low shank machines:
- Mini Straight Line Ruler 3/16”- HMQT-MSLT
- Nested Mini Circles 3/16”- HMQT-NMC04
- Nested Mini Ovals 3/16”- HMQT-NMOV01
Grip strips for ruler; Handi Grip Strips
Sewing gauge
Snips or small scissors for clipping threads
Quilters Gloves or rubber glove fingertips
Marking pencils; Sue uses Quilter’s Choice from Roxanne’s
Pencil sharpener
Rulers for measuring and marking
Cross Hair Ruler; Westalee brand
Sewing machine needles; Sue uses Schmetz Microtex Sharp - 80/12
Thread; Sue uses Mettler 50 weight color #0121 Summersun
Self-threading hand-sewing needle and basting hand-sewing needle
Design supplies - graph paper, pencils, stitching line discs, circle template)
Masking tape
Safety pins: Size 1 (75 needed) or 505 Spray Adhesive for basting
Kwik Klip
Project - top, batting and backing
Class PDF