Pink Curves Ahead

Well, it's in! Whoo hoo!
Actually it was in a week ago but I just didn't have time to drive out to the quilt shop to pick it up.   What is it that has me so excited?  My new ruler. 

Now I know it doesn't look like much but you can do so many things with it.  When you buy the ruler you get a free pattern and if you go to their website Jenny Pedigo and Helen Robinson have additional free patterns and about 28 others you can purchase or you can just play with the ruler and come up with your own.  There are also three videos that show how to use the ruler to create blocks on their blog www.sewkindofwonderful.blogspot.com.  The instruction is very easy to follow.  As suggested I  played with scrap fabric before beginning an actual project.  Here is my pink play with my new ruler. 

This is the oval cut.   I saw a quilt,  Beads on a String, made up something like this and played with a way of joining the blocks to create the look.  I'm not happy with the proportion but it might look different if I had a few more in a line.  These blocks are great if you want to make a modern looking quilt and I'm sure would look great done up scrappy.  They also demonstrate a crescent cut.  My free pattern is for a table runner using the crescent block. Here's one I made for practice.  I'll have to be more careful when trimming; I didn't mind the 1/4 inch carefully enough and the corners don't meet in the centre as they should.  They're close but not dead on.

 

I looked at the layout for the RSC blocks and I figured I would need the same number of pink and blue 2.5" squares and background squares for the alternate blocks so got the blue and the pink put together.  (When I added the link below I noticed that Angela had the instructions for the pink alternate blocks posted.  I figured it right.)

 

 That's a wrap for pink for February.  Check in with Angela  to see what colour she has in store for March.