I am ready to try to make my favorite quilt, the double wedding ring.
Can someone suggest the easiest method for me?
I read/saw a pic of someone making the Eleanor Burns method....
thanks for your help!
Any tips/suggestions are greatly appreciated!
Sandra

I've never made a double wedding ring quilt. I'm sure that there will be several people on here who can help you!

I would read up and practice sewing some curved pieces if you have not done them before. There are many video tutorials on this available too :D:D:D
I can't wait to see yours!!!

Didn't Patrice do a tute about this pattern.

sharon b and I were just talking about this...she remembered we came across these last summer in Louisville

http://www.softexpressions.com/softw...bleWedRing.php

I never knew there was a easy way to make a double wedding ring quilt until I saw it in an Eleanor Burns book. I have made 2 DWR quilts, one piece at a time.lol It was hard,but I just finished one I have been working on for 4 years, or at least I have the top finished. I also made one about 33 years ago. One little piece at a time. The next one will be from Eleanors book. Good luck.

If you want to piece and quilt at the same time, there is a pattern to do that. I saw this on simply quilts with Alex Anderson, on HGTV.

someone i know was doing it like strip piecing ?..and then using a template, to cut it out..
i didn't really pay that much attention to the method..but when it was done..it was beautiful..

Here is the link to Patrice's DWR - http://www.quiltingboard.com/t-4260-1.htm

I have a DWR die cut if you are interested in having your fabric pre-cut. PM if you want.
Rose Hall

I cheated and just used a curve template and made my curves all one color.
http://www.quiltingboard.com/t-17763-1.htm

i think that method was John Flynn. of the Flynn frame.
he took darts in between each little section though.

You gals are great! Thanks for the suggestions and keep em coming.....
I'm going to do it this year~I so love that quilt!
I'm looking into all of your suggestions. XOXO Sandra

I haven't been brave enough to try that one yet.

You can get Cheryl Phillips Rings That Bind, this is quilted when you are finished with it. very easy and it is double wedding ring

I bought the book Rings that Bind, by Cheryl Phillips. It also comes with a template and instructions for making it 2-color, or scrappy. You can view a video on Kay Wood's website. I'm anxious to make it - after some UFO's get finished.

I just finished making two DWR tops. I used the Eleanot Burns method which was VERY easy!

I can help you if you need help. Just PM me.

She was a speaker/teacher at one of my guilds last year. Her DWR is ooooooohhhh so cool!! If I ever make one I'm using her method.

A friend recently completed a DWR that was done using the Quiltsmart interfacing. It's beautiful! http://www.quiltsmart.com/

Here is a link to a strip pieced Wedding ring quilt. It appears to be more boxy, but very easy and no curves to piece. I have made several.
http://commerce.usinternet.com/prair...?pid=48&step=4
Here is one I made out of flannel.

Doesn't Judy Niemeyer have a paper-pieced pattern out for the Double Wedding Ring? I think if I was going to do it, I'd take the easy way out and use a paper-pieced pattern. Of course, you should really enjoy doing paper-piecing if you're going to do it that way. Since I love to paper-piece, that's definitely the way to go

Can you tell me the name and/or where I can get the Patricia Burns book you are talking about for the DWR Quilt? That sounds like a great one!

OmaForFour

This is beautiful! Definitely one I want to do!

Not sure I want to do paper piecing, but where can I find Judy Niemeyer's pattern for the DWR anyway?

I found the picture with the pattern at www.mybluebamboo.com. They have pages and pages of Judy Niemeyer patterns... Enjoy!

THANK YOU!

http://www.simplicity.com/p-2915-sim...ing-ring.aspx#

Go to the web address above and you'll see Simplicity's new set of templets to make a DWR. I found mine at JoAnn's with a coupon. It's under $20. It came with good instructions how to use. Not sure when I'll get around to making one tho.

THANK YOU! The pattern/templates pkg. is $15.99 at Joann's. Will order it.

I used the quiltsmart foundations in making a small dwr and it was very easy. It is a little unconvetional you make tubes then top stitch them to your foundation - which becomes the center of the circles.

Love it! This might be a good idea for me to start with.... Thanks!

Eleanor Burns' book is called egg money quilts. You can get it for less $ at amazon. I got mine at the book store tho.

I trien Neymires but it was too difficult for me.

This is beautiful!!

I would suggest getting the DWR pattern from Shar Jorgensen of Quilting from the Heartland. She presents several options on the arcs and her method is easy to follow. The pattern also includes the templates.
Chris aka busiacam

Thanks for the info on Shar Jorgenson. I will look into it.

You might want to try John Flynn's website. I bought templates from him and a book, though haven't used them yet. The way you do it is to sew normal pieces together straight, then there's some technique to sew parts of each piece at an angle and use the template to make them the right shapes... I can't explain it well but it looks much easier than anything I've seen before.

Or, if you like English Paper Piecing, they have pieces for DWR

John Flynn developed and "easy" pattern for the Double Wedding Ring and another quilter created a paperpieced "easy" pattern for it. Both were on Alex Anderson's show some years back.

We use quilt smart to do it..adn it goes pretty smoothly.

I have the paper pieced but haven`t done it yet. I you want I can go look it up.THere were 2 versions on the pattern.
I`m taking a ripless pp class on the 20th so maybe will get inspired.
Gale

I have made the double wedding ring and it takes a while I used the templates from Shar Jorgenson Cutting from the templates was a lot easier. I think the one from Eleanor Burns is fusible but not sure Hope that helps.

Sandra, I used the Elenor Burns method. You can find it here http://www.quiltinaday.com/shoponlin...lay.asp?i=2052