Drunkards path template
03-03-2021, 03:44 AM
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Drunkards path template
Trying to decide on a large or small drunkards path template. Both are 10 inches . Large has 8 inch cut out, small has 4 inch. It seems the small would offer greater flexibility in making also a smaller block. Which do you use more?
03-03-2021, 08:03 AM
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I have both and made a king size quilt last summer. Good COVID quilt it is now on our bed. I use both sizes on this scrappy quilt. The first layout is empty in spaces I plan to put the 4" pieces. The finished quilt was much larger I couldn't fit the whole thin in the second picture So as you can see I use both sizes in my scrappy quilt.
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03-03-2021, 08:12 AM
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If you want to do traditional patterns, then the small one would let you develop the pattern quicker. If you want a more random modern look, then the big one is easier to work with and makes a good size quilt top quicker.
03-03-2021, 06:30 PM
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My first class was a Christmas sampler. One of the blocks had a drunkard's path. I dreaded making it. It reminded me too much of setting sleeves which is one of the main reasons I quilt instead of garment sewing. When I did the block, it wasn't as bad as I thought it would be, but close.
03-04-2021, 10:56 AM
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Having learned how to set in sleeves has helped me more in my quilt making then any other sewing skill. The magic of a circle fabric piece magically fitting another circle when it seems impossible without puckers is a skill worth learning.
