A quilt that has been on my to-do list for some time, and again the units are simple ~ a traditional Drunkard's Path block and a patchwork square ~ as is the layout.
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Until last year my curve sewing skills were limited and I am glad that I've found a piecing method for Drunkard's Path units that suits my style of sewing: oversizing, no pinning, and trimming for accuracy (see also No-Pin Drunkard's Path Block Tutorial). This is quite possibly a longer and more time consuming process, but let's face it, I am just not a pinner, and this method not only works well, but I actually enjoying the piecing.
Drunkard's Path Variation Quilt 66 inches x 66 inches |
Choosing fabrics was, and it always is, a highlight. The color palette for this quilt is a little bit different to what I normally work with, choosing stronger, saturated colors over softer, pastel colors. It took all of my efforts to stay away from my stash of pink fabrics!
This was also a great opportunity to work with my stash of text fabrics, and many of the text prints used are from the First of Infinity Collection by Kumiko Fujita. I love that you can fussy cut these designs to vary the scale of the text as well as the background color of the fabric. Several of the fabric panels are multi-colored and perfect for fussy cutting ~ one fabric, 8 or more different colored squares.
All other fabrics are from stash, several pieces have been rescued from my scrap bin. Choosing and cutting fabrics was very time consuming, and took longer than expected. This is one aspect of the quilting process I tend to underestimate. The actual sewing rarely takes as long as pulling fabrics from stash and cutting, then returning the fabric to stash in an orderly manner.
This was also a great opportunity to work with my stash of text fabrics, and many of the text prints used are from the First of Infinity Collection by Kumiko Fujita. I love that you can fussy cut these designs to vary the scale of the text as well as the background color of the fabric. Several of the fabric panels are multi-colored and perfect for fussy cutting ~ one fabric, 8 or more different colored squares.
All other fabrics are from stash, several pieces have been rescued from my scrap bin. Choosing and cutting fabrics was very time consuming, and took longer than expected. This is one aspect of the quilting process I tend to underestimate. The actual sewing rarely takes as long as pulling fabrics from stash and cutting, then returning the fabric to stash in an orderly manner.
QUILT STATS AND DETAILS
Quilt measures 66.5 inches x 66.5 inches.
22 rows each of 22 blocks.
22 rows each of 22 blocks.
200 Drunkard's Path Blocks each measuring 3.5 inches x 3.5 inches incl. seam allowances.
284 patchwork squares 3.5 inches x 3.5 inches incl. seam allowances.
684 patchwork pieces.
Solid fabric for used for the Drunkard's Path block
is Robert Kaufman Kona Cotton in white.
Solid fabric for used for the Drunkard's Path block
is Robert Kaufman Kona Cotton in white.
120+ different fabrics (a conservative estimate).
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Rita
Rita
RELEVANT LINKS:
More Drunkard's Path Quilts
Sewing Drunkard's Path Blocks without Pins
First of Infinity Collection by Kumiko Fujita
More Drunkard's Path Quilts
Sewing Drunkard's Path Blocks without Pins
First of Infinity Collection by Kumiko Fujita
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