Recently, I've had quite a few questions about machine quilting quilts. Mostly questions about quilting density and the method I use to do my straight lines. I started longarm quilting in high school, back when it was still taboo to machine quilt your quilt - real quilts were only quilted by hand. Over the years, my understanding of what works best has definitely evolved!  So let’s talk about lumpy quilting. People have shown me pictures of quilts where they were disappointed

How’s this for a fun idea?! I've done a lot with this trapezoid cut over the years. It makes the easiest braided table runner (that also uses up scraps), and in this case, I thought it would be cute to cut the end like a heart and play with shading a bit. First, I cut a couple 120 degree triangles from a 10” tall scrap. This cut is made from the side of the Large 60-degree Diamond Ruler and could be done with about a 10” x 4” rectangle. I cut a bunch of pink leftovers into 2