I recently bought a few more notions at Fatquartershop.com. One of them is this cool seam roller by Riley Blake. It is designed by Lori Holt and is actually a very nice little seam presser. It cost $15, and I am glad I bought it.
It works great for the times when you want to press a seam open but want to kind of squish it in place before you apply the iron.
I've been using it with my Log Cabin paper piecing and found it to be really good. As a matter of fact, I don't even need to use the iron as I attach the strips! This little wooden seam roller is all I need. I have been rolling it on the wrong side of the block, and then on the right side of the block, as shown in my top photo.
And here is my finished Squirrelly Girl table runner! I made twelve paper pieced Log Cabin blocks. Still debating on whether or not to add a border. This will probably be a Christmas gift for someone, who will use it on their dining table. Maybe I need to get some more cute border fabric....I am imagining a border of about 2" all around in one of the white prints.
Gosh, this is such a cute fabric collection. It is going to sell out, so if you think you like it, I highly recommend getting a layer cake at least!
Hope you all had a nice weekend. We have been warned that our power company will shut down our electricity Sunday afternoon through Tuesday afternoon. It is very dry conditions and the wind is kicking up, which makes for a real fire danger. My husband has the generator all gassed up and everything ready to move into one refrigerator. It is so inconvenient but considering the alternative...I am going to try to get these posts scheduled so my content won't be interrupted.