VA Row by Row, The Quiltery

I bought the kit for The Quiltery's 'Summer Flight' row.  From the pictures online, I thought the fabric must be a batik.  I was surprised to see that both of the fabrics in this kit are from Northcott Artisan Shimmer.  This fabric was great to work with, soft but it still had a lot of body.

 I've seen quilts done with this pattern before and wondered how to do it.  I thought it must be paper pieced, but it is not.  It took a little organizing to make sure I kept the background pieces in the right order, but it was easier than I expected, and I'm very happy with the way it went together. I can see myself using this pattern in a border someday.

 The directions recommended a Creative Grids ruler that I don't have.  There was a template in the directions, but I used my Easy Angle Ruler instead, and it worked beautifully.  One problem:  I'm still  1/30 of an inch off in my vertical seams (I was 1/2 inch short).  This is the same amount I was off in my 'Something's Fishy' blocks, so even if I'm not accurate, I'm consistent. This was an easy fix.  I just made the rectangles on the ends a little wider.