X Block ruler

The hit of the quilt show was a new ruler that was demoed during the show. It is called the X Block ruler and comes in several sizes. The ruler was designed by Patricia Pepe and she has a web site here.

To quote her web site....With the X-Blocks ™ rotary cutting tool, you can create dozens of spectacular designs that look complex but are incredibly quick & easy! They can be created from strips or easy-to-piece blocks and the fabulous borders are created as you make your X-Blocks ™ so there is virtually no waste!

Of course....what quilter doesn't want a cool new tool.....I bought the 6 1/2 in ruler and will be trying it out this weekend. I took a couple of pictures of some quilts that were made using the ruler. I love the bright one below......looks hard...but its not....its made by sewing a nine patch block and then using the ruler re-cutting the block and sewing the blocks together.
This example is of the same pattern above but made with scraps.......I can't wait to sew and make blocks this weekend.