Drunken granny crochet stitch tutorial that is easy to follow! Includes photos and videos to help you learn this different granny stitch.

I mentioned before that I have been taking Rachel's Curves Class . I just finished my last "homework" for the class. At 18", this block is...

This is a PDF download. Allsorts Quilt Pattern The pattern uses drunken squares and block piecing and can be made with solids or small patterned fabrics. This pattern is an easy finish for a confident beginner. This is a quilt pattern that assumes quilter has knowledge of basic piecing and can use consistent 1/4" seam

Pause For Effect – A Two Tone Drunkards Path Quilt Pattern By mixing two sizes of Drunken Path Blocks and with the clever use of Two Fabrics this pattern teaches you how to create a mesmerizing quilt. Required Tool. Matilda’s Own Drunkards Path Template Set 3”, 4” and 5”. You will be using the 3” and 5” and can purchase them here in Australia at: https://www.ozquilts.com.au/drunkards-path-3-4-and-5-template-set-ozquilts.html Using these instructions, the Quilt will measure 60” x 60”. If you make more blocks, you can enlarge the quilt to any size you desire. This pattern is suitable for a confident intermediate patchwork quilter, with clear instructions for anyone looking to expand their knowledge. Full Colour pictures are included for each step of the process. I am a professional quilter in South Australia and have sold many of my patterns through ETSY with positive feedback. NB: This is a PDF Pattern, not a physical pattern or physical quilt. Please read through the whole pattern before cutting any fabric.

This is a perfect Crochet Drunken Granny Baby Blanket. It’s just double crochets into spaces, so it goes really quick, and it looks amazing.

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Well, I'm not going to win any prizes for precision on this project, but I've finished sewing up my drunkard's path units from the the Kaufman Kona charm pack. Upon measuring, I found some of the pieces to be short along the square (no seam) sides. This happened because the fabric slipped or stretched during cutting. Accuquilt recommends you alight the long grain of the fabric with the die because that is the least stretchy. I wasn't careful about figuring out the grain directions of the solid charm squares -- what a pain, right? --but it seems I should have. Anyway, there is going to be a fair amount of "easing" to line up the units. I tried several layout options, and wasn't pleased with any symmetrical tile patterns. The colors don't have a lot of umph, and it just came off a bit sleepy. I ended up separating the units into colored centers and neutral centers, then each of those into 8 piles by hue. Finally, I paired hues to make 8 block groups. For the neutral centers the groups are: blue and gold green and brown olive and tan red and purple Then I arranged the units around a central circle, filling with additional Kona snow as necessary. Some of the blocks don't have a solid circle in the middle. And some are larger than 4x4. But now I've run out of snow, so this will have to wait for a few days. If you haven't signed up yet, my Go!Baby giveaway is still open. Hurry for your chance to win a fabric cutter and 3 dies!

A great quilt pattern for learning to sew curves. This makes up to be a fun quilt pattern!

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Well, I'm not going to win any prizes for precision on this project, but I've finished sewing up my drunkard's path units from the the Kaufman Kona charm pack. Upon measuring, I found some of the pieces to be short along the square (no seam) sides. This happened because the fabric slipped or stretched during cutting. Accuquilt recommends you alight the long grain of the fabric with the die because that is the least stretchy. I wasn't careful about figuring out the grain directions of the solid charm squares -- what a pain, right? --but it seems I should have. Anyway, there is going to be a fair amount of "easing" to line up the units. I tried several layout options, and wasn't pleased with any symmetrical tile patterns. The colors don't have a lot of umph, and it just came off a bit sleepy. I ended up separating the units into colored centers and neutral centers, then each of those into 8 piles by hue. Finally, I paired hues to make 8 block groups. For the neutral centers the groups are: blue and gold green and brown olive and tan red and purple Then I arranged the units around a central circle, filling with additional Kona snow as necessary. Some of the blocks don't have a solid circle in the middle. And some are larger than 4x4. But now I've run out of snow, so this will have to wait for a few days. If you haven't signed up yet, my Go!Baby giveaway is still open. Hurry for your chance to win a fabric cutter and 3 dies!

Drunkard's Path is a traditional curved quilt block with many design possibilities! Learn Drunkard's Path Block Basics in this post from WeAllSew.

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We're diving into the history of Drunkard's Path quilts and sharing five fabulous patterns featuring a modern twist on the traditional block!

Crazy Quilt Block 76 is part of a series offering free crazy quilt block patterns, techniques, and tips on how to decorate seams with hand embroidery.The block comes from a quilt called I Dropped the Button Box.

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Here's the perfect quilt pattern to brighten any space. Drunken Flowers skillfully combines light and dark solids to produce a mesmerizing floral effect, which is beautifully enhanced with intricate quilting.

Here's a quick video tutorial on how to make the drunken granny stitch. It's a beginner friendly crochet stitch to make a endless number of projects with.

Today I am going to share how to make a template for a curved quilt block.

Here are all 6 of the blocks I made for my hive in the 5 x 4 Modern Bee. Each person picks colours and then you make 6 of whatever block you like in each person's colours. This block is an adaptation of Megan from Canoe Ridge Creations' tutorial which is here. This one is for Megan, who asked for purple, orange and grey. I am becoming very partial to dark grey backgrounds. The purple and orange look very sharp on the grey. I am totally enchanted with these butterflies. This next one is for Elizabeth who asked for blue, grey and lagoon/peacock on a white background. The lagoon/peacock wing is a bit more peacocky in real life. These are 12" blocks. I am imagining them much larger and meeting corner to corner in a quilt. This next one is the one I showed you before. It is for Christina who asked for kelly green, navy/dark blue and yellow on a white background. Here is Erin's block. She asked for blue, green and grey on white. But not lime green, which is what I have the most of by far. Seems I need to show you each one, thank you for your patience. It was really challenging to pick the fabrics for each person. Now, I have a lot of fabric, but I worry that I have not picked the right shade or that the recipient will be annoyed that there are bits of other colours in there too. This next one is for Kathleen who asked for blue and orange on white. As a member of the Aqua and Orange Bee, I am partial to these colours. Finally the one for me. I picked blue and grey on white. I am happy with any shade of blue, here I tried to avoid too much aqua as the other blocks seemed to have a lot. Today I came home to find a package with the Freebird for Moda fabrics that I won in Judith at Rags to Bags's give away. She sent this from Ireland on September 10 and today, September 27, it is in my hands here in Canada. That's only 17 days to go 3900 miles, 6720 kilometres. There are 7 times zones between my house and hers, so when it is morning here, it is late afternoon there. (By the way, I sent Judith a package on September 13 and she got it on September 21 - even faster service from here to there). I only wish my swap packages could travel as fast as these fabrics did. Thanks Judith for the give away and these lovely fabrics. Judith was supported by River Fabrics in her give away so thanks to Janette at River Fabrics too! Now I get to figure out what to make out of them. I am going to link this to WIP Wednesday at Freshly Pieced in the morning. All kinds of wonderful projects are linked there, I hope you will go and take a look. I am also linking to a new Canadian WIP group called The Needle and Thread Network, where everyone is welcome but shy Canadians are especially encouraged. I am off at 4 a.m. on an airplane, enjoy the rest of your week. Best, Leanne

Welcome to week two of the Modern Medallion Quilt Along! I'm here to help you through the next couple of steps. By now, you should have y...

One thing I was thinking as I pulled my fabrics is that I may need to have interchangeable pieces as the months progress. By that I mean, a collection of

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

Today I am going to share how to make a template for a curved quilt block.

Two colour lino print on paper

Drunkard's Path Quilt Along, QAL,

Bubble Up is a downloadable PDF pattern for a quilt finishing at 60"W x 84"H. It's a bold mid-century modern design that will look great in many color combinations. The pattern includes detailed instructions and templates to print at home, cutting and construction diagrams, and a coloring grid to help select your own colors. Fabric requirements and cutting instructions are based on using 5 different colors, and assume at least 42" of usable width of fabric (WOF). Pattern is not designed for directional fabrics. Skill level: Intermediate Skills required: curved piecing, including on small blocks (smallest curve is 2 1/2"). After purchase you can instantly view and download the pattern on your Etsy account, under Purchases, then Downloads. Or you can use the link in your confirmation email. Viewing and downloading works best on a laptop or desktop. But regardless of the device used (incl. tablets or smart phones), you need to access your account on etsy.com via an internet browser. The Etsy app does not support direct digital downloads. Here is a step by step explanation of how to download your files from a computer web browser. You do not have to have received the automated email from Etsy to access the download. - Log into Etsy via a web browser on your computer (make sure you are not in the Etsy app) - From your home page, select the tab on the upper right next to the shopping cart that reads "Your Account" - Click on "Purchases and Reviews" from the menu. - Scroll down the page to the receipt for the order and on the right you'll see a black button called "Download Files". - Click that and the next page will have a download button for the file. - Save it to a convenient folder for you to get to. The pattern is for your personal use only. Duplication, redistributing or reselling is not allowed in any form.

What is this? A second post this week?? I maintain that you shouldn’t get your hopes up, but for now – here’s some food. The Drunken Clam Ingredients: 2 tbs butter (or Vegan butte…

I’ve been a busy bee over the past couple of months still, with both my Miss B Haven bee and my guild’s Liberty bee. Both bees are very different, so that means it’s been staying interesting and fun each month when it’s time to make the blocks! I last shared blocks in June, which means […]

Now, we're not talking about alcoholic beverages here, but this "Drunkard's Path" block has my head spinning! At the recent USU Extension Sewing Training Conference, (thanks to my wonderful AccuQuilt Go! Cutter which we used to cut out 4,448 perfectly notched, perfectly curved pieces) 4-H Leaders and FACS Teachers from around the state of Utah were able to experience the JOY of curved piecing! (FACS=Family and Consumer Science - formerly known as "Home Ec") And that was just half of the fun! Look at the design possibilities we came up with using two prints and only 16 blocks! ↓ Imagine if you had more blocks, more colors... This could be come an addiction requiring intervention... OK, and there may be a little bit of a side effect: residue from 139 kits... *Ü*! We'll use this to stuff handmade toys  Popular around the turn of the century, this configuration of blocks has been known by many NAMES: Robbing Peter to Pay Paul, Solomon's Puzzle, Crooked Road, Cactus... Those are just a smidgen of the 40+ documented names associated with this quilt! Check out this link: Quilt History Tidbits And here's what happens when you use prints with similar color/value: "Salsa" (OK, so I really call it "Drunken Salsa")   So, how do you feel about curved piecing? Have you tried a die cutter for fabric? Have you ever made a Drunkard's Path Quilt? Want to try?  Here's how you can enter to win a KIT to make your own Drunkard's Path Table Topper: ► Be/become a Follower or Subscriber of Quiltscapes. (one entry) ► Which of the 16 design options above is your favorite? (one entry) Winner will be announced on Saturday, February 10th Happy Quilting! ~~CONTEST CLOSED~~