I would just check out the different videos and find the one that you feel would best suit you. Jenny Doan also has a Drunkard's Path video. I hate waste but you can always take the waste and turn it into a scrappy quilt.
Welcome to the Quilting Board!
I would just check out the different videos and find the one that you feel would best suit you. Jenny Doan also has a Drunkard's Path video. I hate waste but you can always take the waste and turn it into a scrappy quilt.
http://backporchdesign.danemcoweb.co.../rulers-tools/ has great acrylic templates. two pieces, not just one as some do.
I have these templates and LOVE themOriginally Posted by nativetexan
Got one sandwiched ready to quilt, I used the accu quilt die, every piece went together easy as pie.
I just tried my first DP using Missouri Star Quilt's easy tutorial. I guess it's cheating but it worked. No quilt yet but the blocks were done quickly and easily (except for the one I stitched on the back of the fabric!). Lots of other good suggestions here, one will surely work for you.
I want to order the Go 7" Drunkard's path die the next time I make one. They are on sale this month.
Thanks for the hints on the you tube videos.
Whatever method you use to cut the pieces, make sure the straight line sides of the wedge pieces are on grain. It will save you untold hours of frustration later on.
The easiest way I have found to do them is to cut two strips of fabric, one the unfinished width of the 'L' shape and one wide enough for the unfinished curve. It guaranttes everything will be on grain and there is minimal waste. I make my own templates out of template plastic, two pieces, with the seam allowances included.
The prep work is everything, but it is SO worth it. Curves are easy to sew, so don't let that fear get the best of you.
Last edited by ghostrider; 04-20-2015 at 03:57 AM.
The Earth without art is just "Eh".
Check out Sewing with Nancy. I just watched a program where she made a Drunkard's Path using a template. She made it look extremely easy.
Lots of templates for Drunkard's Path, some to purchase, some to make
https://search.yahoo.com/yhs/search?...&hsimp=yhs-001
Better to do something imperfectly, than nothing perfectly.
Done is better than perfect.
Posting Permissions
Reply With Quote
