A new border treatment

I needed some sewing therapy which led to longarm therapy.  It's the time of year that I need to keep up with making snowman runners for my Etsy shop.  So I whipped up one of my own designs called Through the Window.  You can find him in my Etsy pattern shop.

Using a tone on tone dark gray for the background gives me opportunity to dress up that outside border.  As I was going to look through some quilting books to get inspiration for something new I spied a drawing I drew on the bulletin board.  When seeing something online I often draw a quick sketch so I won't forget.  However, I wish I had written down whose idea it was as I like to give credit where credit is due.  If anyone knows please tell me!!

This design does involve a ruler all the way through, a special ruler so your hopping foot doesn't jump over it. The ruler I prefer to use with my longarm for straight line quilting is Deloa Jones' castle ruler.  I love how the design looks but it takes time as does all ruler work.

 I knew the border would take time so I kept the other parts of quilting simple with stipple meander or loops.  I used Glide thread in gray and a red.

I'll be linking up with Rebecca for the Long Arm Learning Party that she hosts every Tuesday.  It's a party for well learning from each other about quilting.  Share a post about something you finished, a new tool or if you are having trouble with something.