Sewing with curves can be a little hard to imagine but not with these drunkards path quilt pattern. Check out these patterns now and create your own.
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Lots of scraps from Kate Spain's Terrain collection makes this beautiful bright quilt. The strong pink & orange colors really stand out against Kona white and luckily I had enough dark blue from the same collection to add some balance. Every unit in the flower block and the small drunkards path pieces were trimmed to 4" x 4". The flower curves were made with the Quick Curved Ruler and the smaller drunkard's path were cut with an Accuquilt die. The Quick Curved Ruler was developed by the ladies at Sew Kind of Wonderful, and on their web site or YouTube you can find patterns and tutorials. The free pattern they have that is very similar to these 'flower' blocks is called Spring Fling. There are so many places to learn how to do this wonderful curved piecing - here were my sources: 1) the video on how to use your Quick Curve Mini Ruler from Jenny Pedigo (from Sew Kind of Wonderful) here 2) Canoe Ridge Creations 3) She Can Quilt Each flower block includes: (8) curved Quick Curved Ruler pieces beginning with a 5" square (like in the video tutorial above by Jenny) (8) squares cut at 4x4" Made for an artist friend who would't balk at something non-traditional, I used lots of color and made up my own the design. First came the 'flower' blocks and small circles using what fabric I had. The layout came last, more like a puzzle ... but sometimes a quilt can evolve from what you have, not from what a pattern tells you. For a large block with plenty of interest this 'flower' or 'butterfly' motif is perfect - and it's good for scraps as well. Materials: Terrain / Kate Spain / Moda Kona white Mini Quick Curved Ruler (from Sew Kind of Wonderful) Warm & White Batting Aurifil 50wt. #2740 (dark blue), #2040 (white) Dimple dot minky / Midnight Blue Accuquilt Drunkard's Path 4" finished *(I trimmed these small Drunkard's Path pieces to 4"x4" like everything else) Size: 60" x 73.5" Date: December 2017
This is easy! Ironing the curved arcs to the drunkards path block with HeatnBond Lite Iron-on Adhesive and piecing the blocks and rows together to make a Modern Drunkards Path Quilt Top. Free Pattern Download. Banyan Batiks Jungle Rose Cool fabric.
Frolic is a modern quilt pattern using drunkards path construction to create large organic shapes. Pattern show if for a quilt sized 72 x 72". Also includes instructions to make a baby quilt - 36 x 36" and a queen/king sized quilt - 108 x 108" Full Color Pattern and Diagrams Uses 5 different prints and coordinating solids. Can easily be recreated from any fabric collection The pattern includes all templates needed to create this quilt.
Step-by-Step tutorial for how to make a Drunkards Path template of any size for hand and machine pieced quilting projects.
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The drunkards path block is a versatile quilt block and is very easy to make with the right tools.
The circle and the Drunkards path ( a quarter circle place on one corner of a square) are two patches which send a shudder up any beginner quilter’s back! I had to encounter both when worki…
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Yesterday on QUILTsocial we looked at 10 ways to use Northcott’s Stonehenge fabrics in your quilts and today my box of Stonehenge Elements fabrics arrived!! Just look at these fabrics – so yummy and rich looking!! I have some ideas about what I want to do with these fabrics but…
One of my favorite techniques to teach is piecing curves. Curves are magical—they look complicated to do, but they’re really not. So many quilters are intimidated by curves but if you can sew a ¼” seam you can sew beautiful curves. Seriously. All you need are some tips, a bit of patience and practic
I needed to finish sewing this so it would be off my design walls when my art quilters come on Monday. I brought it to my living room and I think it is going to work as the new wallhanging in there. Of course that means I have to decide how I am going to quilt it. Two pots are planted; I need to get a few more plants for the rest of them. I had to get into an awkward position to look up at this Columbine in my front garden. I hope the neighbors weren't watching. I used Super Macro setting for this shot. Just a reminder if you haven't been following along on the above quilt that these are the template sets I used to make it.
This beautiful quilt is Kristie's. I LOVE how it turned out! I used double warm and white batting and an off white thread through out the whole quilt. I started with the pebbles in the white diamond area's and then discovered I could continue them through the print fabric.....which created the rounded squares as a secondary design. The feathers are fresh and fun, fitting for the fabric! Kristie did an outstanding job piecing it. ~Jenny~
– is the title of our next class. September is here and a new term starts any day now so here at C&B Towers the sewing machines and computers are whirring as we attempt to finalise worksh…
DP misc, a photo by Misha Misha Misha on Flickr. Via Flickr: A sampling of some of the fabric combos for the Drunkard's Path quilt I'm working on right now. I wanted a take-along project and I'm appliqueing the quarter circles down. I know this isn't a traditional way to do it but that's ok with me! Here are some of the block layouts I'm playing with...nothing at all has been sewn yet. The quarter circles have been glue basted to the backgrounds with Elmer's School glue.
Looking to step outside your quilty comfort zone and try a modern abstract design? The Cloud Surfing quilt pattern is for you! This curvalicious quilt will have you wishing you’d tackle curves sooner! Never sewed curves? Fear not. I've got you covered!
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Looking to step outside your quilty comfort zone and try a modern abstract design? The Cloud Surfing quilt pattern is for you! This curvalicious quilt will have you wishing you’d tackle curves sooner! Never sewed curves? Fear not. I've got you covered!
Today's free quilt pattern is a scrappy quilt from the International Quilt Study Center & Museum in Lincoln, Nebraska -- a lovely Drunkards Path design!
Ok, sorry for the not-so-short break in QAL posts… This week we are discussing cutting and piecing methods and going over fabric requirements! This is probably one of the very best tutorials I have seen for making a quilt using the basic Drunkard's path block. In fact, this tutorial probably makes any other instruction we
Make a Ribbon Candy baby quilt with just one charm pack + background fabric yardage or make a throw size quilt with a layer cake + background fabric.
I've made it halfway through a 100 days project y'all!! Thought I'd do a little round up of my project and how it's going. (This post is not affiliated, I'm just a superfan!) To start all the way back at the beginning, I came across "curvelets" last summer on Instagram after seeing them posted by
Drunkard's Path in a large scale pattern and a large sized finished quilt. Constructed with a brown fabric that has a petite floral design, paired with an antique white background fabric. Clam shell quilting done across the entire quilt - looks to be machine quilted. While this is a vintage quilt, it is not as old as most, this quilt was most likely crafted around the 1970s. Backing is a deeper antique white which has the feel of a poly blend fabric. Bound with the same fabric as the backing. Rounded corners. No rips or holes and only one area of seam separation that is about an inch in length. There are some areas of faint yellow stain however this quilt has not been put in a bath. Good vintage condition. From an estate out of Louisville TN. Please note these vintage quilts have been well loved and vintage textiles always have wear and tear consistent with their age. I have made every effort to provide an accurate, complete description. Make sure you closely review the photos and if you have questions, message me.
I’m thrilled to have a finished quilt to show you! I first designed and made the original Trill quilt in 2014 (!) for fall Quilt Market. I used it as my favorite couch quilt until I gave it t…
Welcome to my first Block Buster Sunday, where I explore a new (to me) block. I was so excited to put that #1 in the title. It feels good to be starting something new at the beginning of a new year. I'm kicking off with something I've had on my bucket list for ages - curved piecing. I've gone all out with this one, written a tutorial for the technique of curved piecing and played around with the block to give a lot of options, and I've had a load of fun doing it! Don't expect this much every Sunday - this was probably a mix of over excitement at a new blog feature and the fact that I fell in love with the block. There will be a good mix over the weeks of what I consider to be easy, moderate and challenging blocks, so if this one looks too difficult for you, or you've been there, done that with this one, don't worry, by the law of averages I must eventually come up with something to interest you, right? I'm using 5" charm squares to make four blocks, which will be 4" finished (4 1/2" unfinished) You will need: Two 5" square printed fabrics Two 5" solid background fabrics Freezer paper First you need to make a template for the curve. You can of course purchase ready made ones, but this is how I did it. As my squares were 5", I randomly decided that the quarter circle curve I'm creating would be 4" (you can make it any size you want. I created an 8" diameter circle (8" diameter will give me four 4" quarter circles) I drew mine on the computer using Word as it's what I'm most familiar with. You don't have to use the computer, you could draw round an 8" diameter plate or use to a good old fashioned pair of compasses (remember those?) To use Word, click on New Blank Document, click Insert, click Shape, choose the Oval. Drag your cursor until the shape is a reasonable size. Right click and choose Format Shape, choose Size and type in 8.00, then to save ink, choose Fill, then Colour and opt for No Fill. Save your document. (Note: I use a Mac, but I'm sure it's very similar on a PC) Cut an A4 sheet of freezer paper (or whatever size goes through your printer) Place the freezer paper sheet in you printer so that it will print on the dull side. Note: freezer paper goes through my Epsom printer perfectly well as long as I just help it in a little at the start. If you are worried it might chew it up, tape it at one end to a plain sheet of printer paper using sticky back tape or a tiny amount of Blu Tack or other poster adhesive. Print the circle onto the freezer paper. Cut out the circle, and fold first in half and then into quarter segments. Open out and cut along the fold lines to create four 4" quarter circle templates. Lay the template in one corner of one of the 5" charm squares, ensuring the straight edges are lined up, and press in place with a dry iron. Repeat for the remaining three 5" squares. Use scissors or a rotary cutter to around the curved edge of the template on each square. (I used scissors) Carefully peel the freezer paper away from the fabric. I found it easier to pull on the fabric, rather than the paper. You can keep the templates and re-use them. This is what you should have. You now need to make the concave pieces smaller, and the reason is this: A 1/4" seam allowance inwards on the convex piece (the bit that looks like a pie segment) is a shorter line than the cut line. A 1/4" seam allowance inwards on the concave piece (the bit that looks like an L shape) is a longer line than the cut line. Very roughly, there is 1" between the two (yes, I'm truly a geek, I did the maths!!) So we need to slice 1/2" off either end of the concave piece. Do this for all four concave pieces and you should have this: Piecing Take one concave piece and one convex piece. Find the centre by folding each piece in half. Firmly finger press the crease and then open out. Place the two centres together, right sides together and pin in place. It is helpful to use small pins and only pick up a small amount of fabric. Next pin the edges. Make sure the straight edges of the two pieces are parallel with one another and pin the straight edges too. They have a tendency to twist out and I think that side pin is paramount to success ! Hold the section between the edge and the centre between your fingers and gently manipulate until the two meet evenly. Don't stretch it excessively, just work the two edges between your finger and thumb.This is one time when the bias edge is your friend, not your enemy. Pin again. Do the same for the other side. Turn the block so that the section with most undulations is upper most. This is so you can check you are not catching any extra fabric in the seam as you sew. Take the block to your sewing machine and line up with a 1/4" seam allowance. Sew slowly, using the needle down button, if you have one, so that you can stop and adjust the fabric whenever necessary. Use a pin or tweezers or seam ripper to hold the two edges together between pins. Ta Daahh!! The fabric seemed happy to be pressed to either side, so I chose to press towards the print. Repeat for the other blocks you have cut. Now comes the really fun part - seeing all the different arrangements that can be made! 1. 2. 3. 4. I was enjoying this, so I made a few more blocks. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10 And a few more! 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 I'm sorry this has been such a long post. If you're still reading, then I'm amazed, and thank you! I think I got a bit carried away with my enjoyment at making this block. Despite all I said in my last post, I think I will be making a whole quilt or quilts! with some of these arrangements. Curved piecing is not to be feared. I find it much easier than many multi-piece half square triangles. My favourites out of the above arrangements are the simpler, bolder ones. I think numbers 1, 5 and 10 are the ones I like best. I can see myself making a quilt all in solids, maybe with a grey background? Mmmn, the imagination is working overtime. Which is your favourite? Edited to add a link to a YouTube video showing you how to sew curved seams without pins, kindly suggested to me by Lucy who blogs at Charm About You
'Drunkard's Path' quilt in Kuba colourway by British artist-maker, Emily Campbell. Emily’s knowledge of sewing combines with the formal and visual principles she learned as a two-dimensional designer to re-imagine the patchwork quilt. She has interpreted traditional patchwork geometry, dispensing with floral prints in favour of bold combinations of solid colour. Emily quilts all her designs for us by hand. Bespoke sizes are therefore possible. An accomplished undergraduate dress and costume maker, Emily progressed from an English degree to a diploma in Clothing Technology and became a pattern maker for the fashion designer Jean Muir. After completing her Master of Fine Arts at Yale School of Art she practised as a graphic designer at Pentagram in New York before embarking on a series of national and international programme director roles in the arts, design and education. In 2012, a quilt made from old denim and canvas work clothes featured in an exhibition about Gee’s Bend (the famed quilting community in Alabama). This prompted Emily to up-cycle the family’s old jeans into her first patchwork quilt. She studied rhythm, rule and variation in Anni Albers’ pattern drawings. She took inspiration from Gustav Klimt, Victor Pasmore and Ellsworth Kelly, and many more artists besides. Emily is the founder of Pemberton Qwilts. This takes its name from Sheila Frances Hayes, née Pemberton, who first taught Emily to sew. Three of Emily’s ‘TV Quilts’ were commissioned by Anya Hindmarch for her concept store at London Fashion Week 2023. These bear a single word of personal significance (see images). Emily was also among the textile artists selected for a group show at David Parr House, Cambridge that year. Helen Chislett Gallery represents artists, sculptors and makers across all disciplines.
Custom acrylic template set to use with the OMCOC Quilt. Or you could use them to create your own design of course. Made in collaboration with Papper Sax Sten these templates sets give you perfect curves every time. The 6" drunkards path acrylic template set contains: 5" convex 5 x 1" concave 6" square trimming template. Digital One More pattern is available HERE.
Part 2 of my visit to Philadelphia on Saturday to see the 9th International Fiber Biennial at Snyderman Gallery. Enjoy! ------------------------------------------------------ Jiyoung Chung Whisper-Romance: Spring of Life, 2013 one-of-a-kind Joomchi with paper yarn 33.75" x 23.5" --------- Jiyoung Chung Whisper-Romance: Contented, 2013 one-of-a-kind Joomchi with paper yarn 35" x 23.5" ------------------------------------------------------ Jo Stealey Forest Spirit, 2012 twined river willow and reed, walnut petioles, found rock, grape vine, cast paper, mixed media 12.5" x 7.5" x 8" ------------------------------------------------------ Joe Hogan Birch Bowl, 2009 willow rods and birch twigs 9" x 28" x 28" ------------------------------------------------------ John Garret Kismet II, 2014 aluminum, brass and steel wire, aluminum sheet, circuit board, vintage steel ceiling tiles, license plates, copper and steel sheet, tin caps, paint 60" x 32" x 2" ------------------------------------------------------ John McQueen After Dark Comes Calling, 2011 poplar, pine, birch bark on panel 42" x 36" x 3" ------------------------------------------------------ Jon Eric Riis Young Icarus: Diptych Tapestry, 2013 tapestry woven silk and metallic thread 34" x 78.5" x 2" (each) ------------------------------------------------------ Karyl Sisson Straw Village, 2011 vintage paper drinking straws and polymer 3.75" x 3.75" x 2.25" each ------------------------------------------------------ Lanny Bergner Untitled, 2013 stainless steel mesh, silicone, wire 60" x 16.5" ------------------------------------------------------ Leslie Grigsby Fawn (Hide), 2013-2014 taxidermy model, glass beads, thread assembly assistance provided by Lindsay Grigsby 18" x 10.5" ------------------------------------------------------ Lia Cook Dollface V, 2010 cotton rayon woven 75" x 51" ------------------------------------------------------ Michael James Land's End: Quiet Hour, 2014 cotton and dyes, machine-sewn 50.5" x 53.75" ------------------------------------------------------ Norma Minkowitz Inside the Folds, 2011 stitched pen and ink 14" x 11" unframed, 19" x 22" framed --------- Norma Minkowitz Excavation, 2007 fiber, mixed media 25" x 25" x 25" ------------------------------------------------------ Piper Shepard Petal Edge, 2014 handcut muslin, gesso, graphite 96" x 39" ------------------------------------------------------ Rebecca Bluestone Landscape Triptych #1, 2013 silk, dyes, cotton warp 48" x 42" ------------------------------------------------------ Richard Saja Scenes from a Marriage, 2013/14 cotton floss on cotton/linen toile 40" x 48" ------------------------------------------------------ Sonya Clark & Kwaku "Castro" Kissiedu American Warp Ghana Weft, 2013 combs and straws 20" x 65" ------------------------------------------------------ Susan Iverson Conversation-Day & Night, 2013 wool 44.5" x 32" x 6" ------------------------------------------------------ Virginia Davis Break, 2013 pigment in linen, ikat weaving each module is 36" x 38" ------------------------------------------------------ Wendeanne Ke'aka Stitt Kanaka Lu'u l Ka Hohonu (Merman), 2012 artist-made Hawaiian kapa cloth dyed with California black walnut hulls, machine pieced, hand quilted 45" x 99" ------------------------------------------------------
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Drunkard's Path Wedding Ring Variation Skill Level INTERMEDIATE Finished Size 12" x 12" Download Templates Click here to download a .pdf with templates. Cutting Instructions Cream... Cut 8 Template A ...
Yes, handwork and modern quilting do go hand in hand. Actually almost all quilting traditions and techniques can be seen in some way in the quilts at QuiltCon and other modern quilting exhibitions…
