I've been thinking about making another circle quilt for some time, but wanted to do something a little different. Usually I make Drunkard Path blocks using print scraps, but not this time! Solids and half circles came to mind so I set about and started my plan. Which in reality wasn't much of a plan at all! I sometimes have to start a new idea with a test project. Just in case I can't pull it off as I see it in my mind. In this case I was drawn to half circles. Rectangle half circles to be exact. I figured out the math which is always the tricky part for me. Latifah Saafir and her Glam Clam ruler came in very handy to make the perfect half circles. I grabbed my 8" Glam Clam, an assortment of solids and with my fingers crossed...I hoped it would all come together. I followed the instructions included with the ruler and cut rectangles for the circles and then cut the circle itself. The outside of the circle was slightly more involved. As I said I wanted the finished block to be a rectangle with the circle towards the bottom. By more involved, I mean I had to add an extra two inches to achieve that. By marking a two inch line with my hera marker, I was able to make sure all the circles were positioned in the same place. I think the hardest part or maybe I should say the most scary part was aligning the seams so that it made a perfect circle. I carefully pinned each seam and for the most part it worked. The blocks remind me of beach balls! After making four blocks and feeling pretty good about my capabilities, I had to come up with a plan for them. They weren't quite large enough on their own for a decent size table runner length wise, so I made one more. Five blocks worked much better for the length, but it wasn't wide enough for my liking. I certainly didn't want the blocks to gather moss by setting them aside, so I came up with the idea of adding a row of squares along one side. Right now I have it pinned and ready to quilt. Before that can happen I needed to start the project that I really had in mind for the half circles. Using the 12" Glam Clam ruler borrowed from a friend, I grabbed my Painter's Palette March Madness bundle and went to town cutting! Sometimes I plan everything from start to finish, sometimes I don't and sometimes I have to roll with the punches and make a few changes. I wanted the finished quilt to be a decent size and that wasn't going to happen if I only used this bundle from Paintbrush Studio, which was the plan. No worries! It wasn't like I didn't have plenty of other fabric to choose from! The first two 12" half circles I pinned before sewing thinking I'd have better control over all. That didn't last! I tried one without pinning and it was much faster and...easier! And, in order to have perfect, perfect, perfect seams, I glued the seams together before sewing the two half pieces together. Gotta love glue! Fun little tricks! I'm in the process of sewing all the blocks together with the final layout is to be determined! And I can't wait! LINKING: OH SCRAP! ● MAIN CRUSH MONDAY ● MONDAY MAKING ● LINKY TUESDAY LETS BEE SOCIAL ● MIDWEEK MAKERS ● NEEDLE & THREAD PEACOCK PARTY ● TGIFF BRAG ABOUT YOUR BEAUTIES ● FINISHED OR NOT FRIDAY