I tell you, I am obsessed with this Quick Curve Ruler by Sew Kind of Wonderful! I keep wanting to try it out on pattern after pattern. Just so you know, I bought my own Quick Curve Ruler and am not being compensated by Sew Kind of Wonderful in any way. My opinions are going to be frank, and not always lauditory if I have had a less than perfect experience.
If you have been reading my blog, you know I have completed a quilt top from the pattern Urban Winter by Sew Kind of Wonderful. I had a great experience with that pattern, with the Quick Curve Ruler, and the curved piecing technique. I am also working on another SKofW pattern called Metro Hoops, and had some major issues with squaring up the blocks. In my opinion, the square up instructions in the pattern could have been better. The measurements given for squaring up were vague, and I somehow lost the point of just what I needed to focus on to get the blocks to square up so the corner squares would match when the blocks were sewn together.
Liz A., a helpful reader with a better sense of spacial awareness than myself showed me just what was necessary. Enlarge the photo below for Liz's marks and notes on what measurement you need to be aware of when squaring up your Metro Hoops blocks:
But I digress from what I wanted to tell you about the THIRD Sew Kind of Wonderful pattern I want to make! I totally stole the idea from Thelma of Cupcakes 'n' Daisies, who is working on a pattern called Metro Lattice, with a major variation. Thelma is calling her version "Metro, Hold the Lattice", and I am loving her blocks. Go check out her progress, it is gorgeous!
Basically, what you do is make a pinwheel block as shown at the top of this blog post. Then, using the Quick Curve Ruler, you trim it up into this scary shape:
I know. Whoa Nellie. But don't be scared. Using the simple curved piecing technique demonstrated by Jenny Pedigo in her tutorial, you sew on another unit.
Trust me, it is easy, I promise.
After squaring up your blocks to 9 1/2 inches (no tricky issues there), you have the cutest little pokey pinwheel blocks. I made two and can't wait to fill the design wall with them!
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So cool…I can’t wait to see your design wall full of them!
Look at you go; these easy curves are so addictive!
Love your curved up pinwheels!!
These are REALLY cute! You are sure turning out some projects this summer! 🙂 You go girl!
Whoa Nellie, is right! You’re at warp speed with these sequential projects and I’m so dizzy my head is spinning!
These two blocks are delicious and Thelma’s version is wonderful! You may have tempted me to get this ruler …!
Enjoy the process!
Hugs!
I like the alternative Thelma came up with too, and look forward to seeing your version. So glad you are having fun with this ruler. I think I will try it again myself, after I finish my current monster of a project.
Oh man! I so need to get one of these rulers! Thank you so much for showing your progress! Take care, Byrd
Love your pinwheels…any block with a pinwheel is bound to be cute!! Thanks for sharing the inspiration!
I too got taken in when I got this ruler if you check out my blog I posted my projects at the beginning of the curve along and I have metro hoops waiting in the wings for jenny to do her squaring up new video I have not heard from her as of yet yours is gonna look great I am going to have to give this one a go
lol, this pattern is the one i first saw over a year ago and it is why i bought the ruler!!! i fell in love with the pattern and decided i have to make it someday!! ;p
nicole, i love reading your blog. you are one of my favorites! and dang, you are so prolific….you inspire me. ;p
Whoa that is one gorgeous block! Love the name Thelma came up with 🙂
Love it! Thanks for helping with the mystery of keeping those blocks under control! I might like to order that ruler and make a couple of the patterns you and your quilt along group have been showing
I have seen curved pieced blocks on another coupe bogs and I think they are using the same ruler/template that you are. Amazing how nice the blocks look using this technique.
Wow–you are really turning them out. Glad my finger notations made on my iPad late at night made sense to you…..my ruler arrived but I need to finish some other things before I can think about playing with it. I’m definitely enjoying looking at all your pictures.
That is a fantastic block. I love pinwheel blocks, and this one rocks. As for you, you sure can churn through quilts. I’m amazed at how much you get done.
Love that fabric in your pinwheels. I think I recognize … “Just My Type”? The blocks look wonderful. Have fun!
LOVE it! I like it better without the lattice! I want to try this same treatment with the centers of the urban 9-patch! 🙂