In January, 2012, some friends and I attended a retreat in Lake Havasu City, AZ; it was such fun! There, I took a class from Susan Cleveland, who developed the technique I so often use in putting corded piping next to my quilt bindings. This time, though, we used the corded piping within the blocks to go around curves — a really fun effect! Check out her book, called Piping Hot Curves for this pattern and technique. I used fabric I already had in my stash; it was pretty dated, but it’s made a cute little quilt I’m planning to use in my car when our little dog takes a ride; it will save the upholstery from getting road oil (we have a lot of road oil!) all over it from her paws.
I finished the quilt, which measures 28 1/2″ square, in February, 2012, and it has very little quilting in it, for a change. 😉 That’s because the piping in the blocks would begin to bulge if I’d quilted a lot. So I’ve quilted in the ditch and a couple of curved lines in the background of the blocks and borders. I also added piping next to the binding — of course. <g> Here’s a closer shot of one of the blocks:
