1. Easy Piecing Grid - 2" Finished Size by Ten Sisters Handicraft. The pattern for the quilt I made was included in the package.
2. The Ruby Ruler by Wise Craft Handmade
Disclosure: Both of these products were provided to me at no cost, but all opinions are mine.
I used the Ruby Ruler to audition by fabrics, to make sure that pinks and peaches all had enough contrast with each other. The ruby color cancels out color, allowing you to instead focus on the value (the lightness or darkness) of the fabric.
Here is the Ruby Ruler with some of my fabrics (though it is much easier to see the value through the ruler in real life than my pictures).
I then used the ruler to cut my strips of fabric into 2 ½" squares. I felt that the ruler was very helpful to tell the real value of the different pinks and peaches I was trying to combine.
Once I had the squares all cut out, I used the easy piecing grid to put them together. Placing all of the squares in the correct grid location and then adhering them to the grid did take a while, but then the sewing went so quickly! I think that I had the full grid sewn (with perfectly matched seams) within 10 minutes. I loved watching each panel shrink.
I used the grid of the quilt top to quilt large wishbone and keep its spacing correct. I love not having to mark quilts so using the piecing for the quilt design was a great time saver.
If you are interested to learn more information about the Easy Piecing Grid or the Ruby Ruler you can visit their websites:
