Next step on the Twinkle Toes Table Runner

The block I made from Le Ann Weaver's design in Loose Change is pretty straight forward.  I like her directions.  No wasted energy and perfect every time.  I like to square up each block as I make them and I really like that she tells what size that would be.  I often find myself searching for that info when I follow other patterns.

So here I am...

8 blocks done and already I am going my own way, rearranging them...

Hmmm...then I tried this...

Not liking the zigzag so much.  Very chunky looking, don't you think...

Now this is the design in the book.  I like it = = but...my table is narrow and I will have room for 3 rows of the block so I changed my mind again...

So this is the one I like the best.  What do you think?

Half Square Triangles a la Jo Morton

I watched  a PVRed episode of Fons & Porter and Jo Morton was the guest.  She demo-ed this clever way to make half-square triangles.  I liked it and tried to do it too.