The runner is from the book "Twist-and-Turn Bargello Quilts" by Eileen Wright. I ordered it off of Amazon. Weird, but the easier patterns are toward the back of the book!
I am very serious, it was not hard at all. Just pay attention to the placement of the strips. If you mess one up, the whole thing is messed up. But I feel confident that I could handle a big quilt now that I know the process.