aashley333

My post ran into trouble when posting. I'll try again.
There are 2 pieces to be joined. One is Pizza, one is Crust.
1. Fold Crust along seamline to find center. Clip -less than SA! Then estimate center on each half to clip again.
2. Fold Pizza to find its center in order to match center on Crust. Pin. The pin each end. After that, ease pieces to place additional pins as needed.
3. It looks curled. go with that. Stitch Crust side against machine, not flat, but slightly raised to feed into presser foot.
4. I press open.

Snooze2978

I made a couple of these drunkard path lap quilts and this is what I found helpful to me. Make the ends perfectly straight with each other and use a bit of Elmer's GLue to set them so you don't need a straight pin. I also pressed a fold line on both pieces so I have them perfectly centered with each other. I did use a straight pin at the center but other wise I didn't use pins. Plus go slow while stitching. True I still made mistakes but I learned a lot and this was my 1st curved project and it won't be the last. I'm no longer afraid of curves as I had been in the past. I had my template for at least 10 years before trying them out. I used the 3.5 and 7.0 templates for my quilts.

Tabinfla

I just watched Ebony Loves video and it’s quite different from everything else that I’ve seen. I will say that Ebony’s video is the least daunting of the methods I’ve researched. I already have that presser foot so I think I’ll give her method a try. Thank you very much.

Tabinfla

Love the pictures you posted. Thank you so much for the pointers. I have a few methods to try and I’ll see which one works best for me.

quiltedsunshine

I like the Quick Curve Ruler method. You make the pieces a little bigger than you need, don't bother pinning, then trim it to size after it's pressed.

aashley333

I like Ebony's video! I also watched a glue baste, no pin, video that looks easy.

Tabinfla

Yes, that glue video is very interesting. Looks like with the glue pen and Ebony’s video I might be able to do this after all.

lscho4jm

Look for an Eleanor Burns video on YouTube. She has a really easy tutorial on the Drunkard Path.

maryb119

I pin the blocks before I sew them. Nothing slips that way. Take your time. You will do fine.

Tabinfla

I've completed my first of two quilts. I'm loving the block and have had no issues. I made my own template and design with directions I found on Pinterest. I did buy templates, but I didn't have one to make an 8" block which is what I was shooting for. I used the center fold & pin and then four more pins per block. Not too bad. All curves were cut by hand and the straight edges were cut with a rotary. The end trimming to size was also done with a rotary cutter. I did glue the very ends which kept me from needing tweezers. It made the ends stiff enough that I could hold them until it got close and I was close enough that they didn't move.
The picture is actually from the side and all of the blocks are not trimmed. Should be a nice sized throw once I'm finished.