Natalia Bonner has been passionate about piecing quilt tops for over twenty years. She started on her home machine and later invested in a longarm machine to elevate her skills. In 2007, while pregnant, Natalia quit her day job to become a full-time longarm quilter, purchasing a Gammill machine and diving into the world of longarm quilting.
Her love for quilting and creativity has only grown. From show quilts to simple baby quilts, Natalia is truly addicted to the art. She teaches at guilds and shows, has filmed TV shows, and her award-winning work has been featured in magazines and books. Natalia is also the author of several quilting books and the creator of the innovative Sway machine quilting rulers.
Every Monday, Natalia shares a new video on YouTube, offering a behind-the-scenes look at her custom machine quilting process.
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Natalia Bonner
🚨 CURVES GONE WILD is LIVE! 🚨
Curves don’t have to be complicated, and this new FREE tutorial is going to show you just how much fun you can have with them. 😍
In Curves Gone Wild, we’re quilting Bonus Block #7 from my FREE Nine Patch Along 7.0, and I’m showing you how beautifully the Sway Machine Quilting Rulers work together.
We’ll start with the Sway 4 Machine Quilting Ruler, breaking down the markings and showing you how to actually use them to create beautiful, consistent curves. Then we’ll bring in the Sway 5 and see how these two rulers work together to create even more possibilities.
Different curves. Different sizes. SO many fun combinations. 🙌
And that’s really what I want you to learn. Not just how to copy one quilting design, but how to understand your rulers so you can start looking at your quilt and thinking, What else can I create with these?
If you’ve been needing a little kick to get back behind your machine, practice your ruler quilting, get those creative wheels turning and just START QUILTING again, this free class is for you. ❤️
The full Nine Patch Along 7.0 begins in September, but the bonus lessons are available now so you can start practicing, playing and getting comfortable before we even begin!
The Curves Gone Wild video and blog are live now, so gather your supplies and come quilt with me!
Already enrolled? Head to your Classroom Dashboard and watch the FREE real-time tutorial now.
Not enrolled yet? Comment SEVEN and I’ll send you all the info to join my FREE Nine Patch Along 7.0! 🎉✨
2 days ago | [YT] | 35
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Natalia Bonner
I love this Joplin quilt, and when I made this version, I knew right away that all of that beautiful solid fabric was going to become my machine quilting playground. 😍
When I see open space on a quilt, I don’t see empty space. I see possibilities. Curves, straight lines, feathers, texture, movement… this is where custom machine quilting gets SO fun.
I brought this quilt to life with a combination of ruler quilting and hand-guided free-motion quilting. I love mixing the two because you can create structure AND beautiful flowing texture all in the same quilt.
For the quilting, I used my Sway Machine Quilting Rulers, 4-N-1 Machine Quilting Ruler and So Fine! thread, along with one layer of Quilters Dream Poly Deluxe batting. Every bit of the quilting is hand-guided on my Gammill 22-inch machine.
And this is exactly why I love custom machine quilting so much. You can take the exact same quilt top and completely change the personality of it just by the quilting designs you choose.
Want to see exactly how I took this quilt from an unquilted top to THIS? 😍 I share my full Joplin quilting process inside the Piece N Quilt Academy, along with 200+ machine quilting videos packed with ideas, techniques and inspiration to help you look at your own quilts and actually know what to quilt.
If you’re tired of staring at your quilt wondering, “What do I quilt here?” the Academy is where I share the process, the ideas and the inspiration to help you start seeing those open spaces differently. ❤️
Comment “ACADEMY” and I’ll send you the info!
4 days ago | [YT] | 139
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Natalia Bonner
The countdown is ON! 🎉
My FREE 9 Patch Along 7.0 begins next month, but the bonus quilting has already started!
Another bonus block = another place to practice. 🙌 For this one, I’m combining the Sway 4 + Sway 5, then adding that beautiful hand-guided feather.
And the best part? You can start NOW!
Bonus blocks, sashing AND the outside border videos are already waiting for enrolled students inside the Classroom Dashboard. ❤️
👇 Comment SEVEN and I’ll send you the info!
We all start somewhere.
1 week ago | [YT] | 67
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Natalia Bonner
HELP, I BOUGHT QUILTING RULERS… NOW WHAT?
If you’ve ever bought a machine quilting ruler and then thought, “Okay… now what do I actually DO with this?” this is exactly why I created the free 9 Patchalong 7.0. 🙌
Every Monday leading up to class, I’m releasing bonus block tutorials to help you get comfortable, get inspired, and actually start using those rulers.
Today’s bonus block starts with the 4-N-1 Machine Quilting Ruler, then we add in hand-guided free-motion feathers to bring the design to life.
And that’s the magic right there.
A simple ruler-guided shape can become the foundation for something beautiful when you add a little texture, a few feathers, and your own creativity.
You don’t have to know everything.
You don’t have to have every design figured out.
You don’t have to be perfect.
You just have to start practicing.
This bonus block is part of my free 9 Patchalong 7.0 class, where we’ll quilt 9 main blocks, bonus blocks, sashing, borders, and so much more.
We all start somewhere.
Comment SEVEN and I’ll send you more info. 💛
2 weeks ago | [YT] | 80
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Natalia Bonner
Simple angled lines—but there is so much more happening here than you might think! ✨
This bonus block is all about going back to the basics and learning how to use the markings on the Mini 4-N-1 Machine Quilting Ruler with confidence.
Understanding ruler placement, alignment, spacing, and angles is what gives you the freedom to create. Once those basics begin to make sense, you stop wondering what to do with your ruler and start seeing possibilities everywhere.
That is always my goal: to give you the education, inspiration, and confidence to make every design your own.
Today’s FREE Nine Patch Along 7.0 bonus video includes the complete machine-quilting tutorial in real time, so you can follow along step by step.
Use this design exactly as shown, change the spacing, reverse the angles, or let it inspire something completely different. There are no rules!
Not enrolled in the free Nine Patch Along 7.0 class yet? Visit piecenquilt.com to sign up and join us! 🧵✨
3 weeks ago | [YT] | 106
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Natalia Bonner
🌻 Swipe through for a closer look at Bonus Block #2!
This sunflower block is part of my FREE 9 Patchalong 7.0 class, and the full video tutorial is now available for enrolled students inside their Classroom Dashboard.
For this design, I used the Sway 4 Machine Quilting Ruler to create the curved center sections, then added hand-guided free-motion quilting to form the sunflower petals. It’s a cheerful little block, but it’s also packed with great practice for combining ruler work and free-motion quilting in one design.
I’m releasing a new bonus tutorial every Monday leading up to the nine main lessons in September. You can quilt one block each week, save everything for later, or binge all the lessons once they’re released. You get to work at your own pace!
Once you enroll, you’ll receive lifetime access to every lesson and bonus video after it becomes available.
Comment SEVEN and I’ll send you the details for this FREE class! 🌻✨
1 month ago | [YT] | 99
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Natalia Bonner
This little flower is all quilted... and I couldn't love it more! 🌼✨
This is the first bonus block for my FREE Nine Patchalong 7.0 class, and it's such a fun design to practice ruler work and free-motion quilting.
Before the class officially begins in September, I'm releasing bonus videos to help you build confidence and get a head start. So far we've already covered: ✨ The outside feather border 🌈 The rainbow sashing
Now it's time to stitch up this sweet flower using the Mini 4-N-1 Machine Quilting Ruler. In today's FREE video, I'll show you how to use the ruler markings to create the petals, then finish the design with simple free-motion quilting.
One of my favorite things about Nine Patchalong is that there's no schedule you have to keep. Start quilting today, save it for next month, or wait until the class officially begins. The videos will be there whenever you're ready.
I hope these photos inspire you to pick up your ruler, thread your machine, and just start. Every quilt is made one stitch at a time. 💜
Comment SEVEN and I'll send you everything you need to join Nine Patchalong 7.0 and start quilting with us! 🌸
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This little Mini Scrappy Trip Around the World quilt taught a great reminder...
Sometimes the quilting doesn't need to be complicated to be effective. 💛
For this quilt, I combined simple point-to-point curves with crosshatching to create movement, texture, and contrast. The curved lines help soften all of the straight piecing, while the crosshatching adds structure and definition.
One thing I always encourage quilters to do is pay attention to quilting paths. Before stitching a design, try doodling it on paper first. Drawing the path helps train your brain to see where the design travels and often makes quilting it at the machine much easier.
I also used the Sway 2, Sway 3, and Mini 4-N-1 rulers throughout this project. One of my favorite features of the Sway rulers is that the hook end can be used for marking, while the circle end and concave side are designed for quilting with a ruler foot.
And perhaps my favorite part of this project... this quilt had been sitting unfinished for years. Finally loading it onto my machine and finishing it felt so good!
If you've got an unfinished quilt waiting for attention, consider this your sign to pull it out and get quilting. 😊
Comment ACADEMY and I'll send you information about the PNQ Academy, where I share my complete quilting process for this quilt and over 200 additional machine quilting videos.
2 months ago | [YT] | 77
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Where do quilting ideas come from? Sometimes they start with a single design and grow from there! 🌈
The first photo is from today's FREE YouTube tutorial, where I'm using the Sway Baby, Sway 2, Sway 3, and Sway 4 rulers to quilt these darling rainbows. The second photo is Strip #10 from the Strip by Strip Workbook—the design that inspired it all.
One of my favorite things about machine quilting is taking a design and asking, "What if?" What if I used a different ruler size? What if I added another echo? What if I combined a few ideas together? Before long, one design becomes ten!
If you have the workbook, open to Strip #10 and start doodling. Take notes, sketch ideas, and see where your creativity takes you. You might be surprised by what happens when you build on a design that's already there.
Have you watched today's FREE tutorial yet? 🌈
Comment VIDEO and I'll send you the details!
2 months ago | [YT] | 86
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Day 99. 🥹✨
Today is the final video release of Strip by Strip, and honestly, what a journey this has been. The good news? This isn’t the end. This is when the real practicing, experimenting, and confidence building begins.
Now you can use your companion design workbook to scan all 99+ QR codes and revisit the video tutorials anytime you want. Repeat your favorite designs, practice the tricky ones, and start mixing techniques together to make them your own.
Today we’re quilting a fun swoop feather using the Sway 4 and a bit of free-motion quilting.
We all start somewhere. 💛
Comment STRIP and I’ll send you the info.
3 months ago | [YT] | 27
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