Playing with the QCR mini



Our weather has been pretty crazy with the ice and cold and warmth the last few days. I decided to work at playing with the Quick Curve Ruler mini that I have. I wanted to make some plain drunkards path blocks and then play with layout.  I decided a pillow was a great way to accomplish something. I chose colors that would work in my living room and set out to play. 
I came up with many layouts but our guild is going to focus on circles and curves as we start our new year so I went with this layout. 
I was not able to achieve a perfect circle with the mini ruler but I like the sort of organic feel this layout has. I added uneven logs around the edges to keep that feel. 

I am going to try something similar with the regular size ruler to help with a demo I will be giving soon. The Quick Curve Ruler by SewKindofWonderful is a really easy tool to use if you want to try your hand at curve sewing. The slope of the curve make it an easy sew with no pins required.  Normally I don't buy many specialty rulers but I love these as I was able to build up my confidence in curve sewing. This has helped me tremendously when I do improv curve piecing.   This is not a paid ad...I just love the rulers.   If you have one sitting around and have yet to try it...please give it a go. Let me know if you do. 

Here are some of my other pieces using the rulers: 

abacus block quilt

one block mini quilt

elegant tablerunner

Linking up with Let's Bee Social today over at Sew Fresh Quilts 
also Kelly at My Quilt Infatuaion
and Crazy mom Quilts

Comments

Margaret said…
I really like everything you've shown! Your colours speak to me and I love quilts with curves.
January 18, 2017 at 8:06 AM
Beth @ Cooking Up Quilts said…
Adding curved piecing is on my 'to learn' list for this year. I have the QCR ruler, but not the mini. I made one mini quilt just for practice but need to do a lot more playing. I love what you did with your pillow, and the abacus quilt is super cool! Thanks for sharing your inspirational pieces. :)
January 19, 2017 at 1:14 PM
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