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Construction Type: Traditional Drunkards Path
Recommended Sewing Level: Intermediate
Quilt Size(s): 72x96”
I have an ever growing list of hobbies and arts I want to try. My Pinterest board is full of new things for when I have free time. One of those interests is zentangle doodles. The quiet repetition and opportunities to explore different patterns and how they interact with each other is right up my alley. As I was playing around with and watching different tutorials, I realized that some of the designs could translate to quilting and a new idea was born. While I had to simplify and adjust a little bit, the main shapes remained. After the piecing was done, I was able to fill in and extend the designs with the quilting. It was the perfect mix of shape and line. When picking out fabric, there are few things I like more than a scrappy rainbow, and this pattern worked perfectly for that. It's always so fun to go through our fabrics and find just the right mix of lights and darks in each shade to give extra interest to the final quilt. We chose dark blue for the background of the quilt to really make the colors pop, but have also played around with white, grays, and blacks. If you want to go a different direction, you could put the color in the background as well. This is also a great quilt to get comfortable with curves. Lots of easy repetitive blocks means the learning curve is low and you'll get lots of practice. So grab your scrap basket and never forget to look for inspiration all around you.
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FAQs:
- What if I have never sewn curves, can I still make this quilt?
- Of course, we have videos that go over some of the different ways to sew curves so start there. Then start with the larger curves, move to the medium size curves then you’ll be ready to tackle those small curves. Just remember to go slow, be patient with yourself and sew with your needle down.
- How do I make sure that my templates are the right size?
- We include a 1” square on all of our templates. This way if you purchase a PDF version and need to print it out, you can ensure that it is the right size. You’ll want to make sure that your printer doesn’t default to the fit to page setting that some do. Print it at actual size and then double check that square.
- What’s the best way to cut out the templates?
- We use a different variety of methods, you might want to try a couple and determine which is best for you
- Cut out the template and pin it to the fabric to cut out just like you would in garment sewing.
- Cut out the template and trace it onto chip board. Then you can carefully cut around the chipboard with a rotary cutter. I prefer to use the smaller blade ones for this. This is the method I use for all of our quilts to start with.
- Acrylic templates. This is by far the easiest method and we do offer them for some of our patterns. Then you can use a rotary cutter to cut around them.
- I also like to try to cut through more than one layer of fabric at a time and can do more using acrylic templates than I can using chipboard ones.
- How do I keep my curves flat?
- There are a couple of things that can help you keep your curves nice and flat
- Starch – starching your fabric before cutting it can help keep it from stretching which can also help keep those curves flat.
- Pressing – a really good press can sometimes be all you need to flatten out those curves. Adding a wool pressing mat and a clapper helps as well.
- What’s the best way to press my seams/blocks?
- Pressing is the magic word here. You want to make sure you press and not iron your seams or blocks. We press seams and blocks on a wool pressing mat and use a quilters clapper to help flatten them as much as possible.
- If you are finding that your blocks don’t seem to be the right size after pressing and you pressed to one side, try pressing your seams open instead and see if that solves the problem.
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Here is a list of our YouTube video tutorials that may be helpful as you put this quilt together. There are many others as well so you might want to check out our channel and subscribe so you are notified when we upload new videos.
Sew Curves: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_1jwqokFcyc
Block 10 Skill Builder (Curves): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DoXKyjOTTwU
Quilting Plan (Drunkards Path): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aThqaqk8eqc
Wool Pressing Mat: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WtzmWhLWDEk
Choosing Fabric: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FF9qt-yQb28
Near Perfect Binding: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZW27DvE2fcM
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Color ways
We love to play with color and have provided you with a few different color ways to consider for this quilt. We hope it helps inspire you to create your own version of our quilt. The look of an entire quilt can change just by changing the background colors, or switching to a single color instead of scrappy.
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