Urban Runner

Yesterday I demo'ed the Quick Curve Ruler for the "Mod Squad", which is a sub group of my guild.  I didn't take my camera and was too nervous to remember anyway even if I had taken it.

The demo went well. I didn't cut a finger off !  Always good.  And a couple of the quilters actually had a few blocks of their own made by the end of our afternoon. 

I showed the cutting and sewing with these blocks

I ran out of the backing fabric, it's old and I doubt I will find it, and the one block up on the right has a different background but that's all I had of it so now am at a stand still with this. And that is fine because I REALLY wanted to start using my 

 new fabric I just bought anyway!! The line is called Winter Lane by Kate & Birdie Paper Co. (a new designer to me) and I  love the aqua, red and browns.

Last night I had the house to myself: 'glorious'!

 I sewed, 

 and sewed

 and sewed

until my eyes nearly fell out and I had to go to bed!

Fun-fun and so therapeutic!!

I work today but can't wait to get the 2nd runner together.  

Oh and last night I bought Amanda Jean's newest pattern.  

She had the original with her when she was in the 'burgh and we spend the day together. Everyone commented about how cute it was.  

  Now to find the time to make it! 

Design Wall Monday

This is a sample block of MetroRings 

I purchased the pattern and one for Metro Hoops so I could take the patterns with me on Shop Hop this week and get the fabrics for it.

This is Jenny's curved interpretation of the classic Double Wedding ring block.  I've never been a big fan of DWR probably because most that I've seen are done in 30's feed sack colors, which I am not fond of, and also those pieced arcs--yikes!

After downloading the pattern and reading it over, I thought perhaps I better sew a sample before spending a lot of $.  

~~wisdom comes with age~~

The  pieced arcs are sewn first using 2.5 inch strips-I used a partial jelly roll I had.

Of course I don't have enough of the jelly roll left to make the entire quilt.

But that's OK. This block is going to be a pillow gift.  Pillows are happening a lot here lately!

I did have enough of the jelly roll and some random 2.5 inch strips in the bin for the Metro Rings quilt.  woo-hoo 

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Today I am going to try to get the signature quilt as together as I can.

I still need two signature blocks returned to me but I can get most of it together.