Drunkards Path
 

Are there any suggestions for cutting out the pieces for a Drunkards Path. Are there templates out there that anyone can recommend. I've look at YouTube for sewing the pieces but just wondering if there are any aides available to make the quilt easier to assemble. I've made many quilts but never one with curves. Any suggestions will be appreciated.

I used templates that you could cut your pieces with a rotary cutter....marked a 1/4" line and hand sewed....lots of prep work but well worth it

google it - I saw stuff come up. Google is my best friend when i'm looking for something! BTW - love your tag line~ Yes, it does preserve my sanity!

I confess...that i have cheated the one time i made this pattern for someone who wanted it.
I made circle templates out of card stock.....cut fabric circles about 3/8" bigger and basted around the edge - laid the card stock circle in the middle, pulled the thread to shape the circle....then starched and pressed and removed the card stock. (each one is good for several circles if you are careful and don't get them too wet) I made all the necessary circles.....then cut them in 4 pieces and laid them on the squares of fabric.... Blind stitched (of course you could machine stitch) around the circle arcs - then removed the under fabric and sewed the squares together.
Didn't really need a pattern.....i used only 2 colors....and just looking at one of the quilts you can see how the blocks go together.
It took WAY less time, and a LOT less frustration than i would have spent had i done it the "traditional" way.
Hope you have good luck with yours.

I used a circle ruler from my set of longarm rulers. This ruler is divided in fourths so I could easily place the halfway lines on a square of fabric and cut with my small rotary cutter.

I have seen them done several ways. First with the circle appliqued onto the square, then cut into 4's. Also, saw a video where they had taken the glue pen and glued the edge of the curve, then sewn.

will this help? http://www.instructables.com/id/Sew-...ath-quilt-blo/

I just watched a tutorial Eleanor Burns. She has a pattern in her book of thirty's patterns. Don't recall the name, but look her up on YouTube.

I bought a set of acrylic templates but I gave them away and never used them. You would have more accurate cuts using an acrylic template.

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.

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.

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

I love my accu-go. It cuts perfect patches. I love it....

Sewing with Nancy has a program on Drunkards path. Makes it ease as fusible is used and full circles, most of fusible is cut away when it is turned, sewn and cut and resewn.

There are also Bloc-loc acrylic templates for cutting and then a template for use after sewing the pieces to square the blocks up. I have just finished 382 4" blocks with little frustration. They have templates in various sizes.

awesome ,awesome

I love the drunkard path and am making one now. I hand piece mine. I find it very relaxing.I mark my pattern off on a piece of poster board or cereal box or any other card board that is thin, yet sturdy. I cut out the template and begin marking my pieces. Usually I con my DH into cutting them for me. But, he doesn't mind. Its a good job to have while watching tv. While he is cutting, I beginning sewing. You just start at one side and work your way around. No pulling or stretching and it generally comes out just fine.

Elise' Backporch Designs has various sizes. I have a set with the block finishing at 8" and also a set with block finishing at 7-1/2". The larger blocks are easy to sew. I usually cut a tiny notch in the center of each piece, pin that point and sew. Since I do a lot of charity quilts I can do many blocks quickly.

I have these templates and LOVE them

I am about to make one using the Bloc-loc 6" template. You can get a perfect block at every curve...love their stuff!!!! Also, the curvemaster foot helps if you are nervous about easing it to fit! They adapt to about any machine.