I am trying my hands at sewing curves with the Drunkard's Path die.
Setting the two simple pieces straight.
Pins
and the sewing is not that good. Some puckering occurred. Try again.
More pins.
Ugh!
I am sewing so slowly that the machine stalls every now and again. It reminds me of the first time I sat behind the wheel of my boyfriend's car. I said, "Hey, look. I got this. This is easy," as the car was slowly rolling down the street. He looked at me with a funny face and said, "You have to press down on the gas pedal. This is idle speed!!" Haha. I married that guy. :^D
Anywho! Here are the others. 
Okay, so I'm getting better. By next Saturday, I'll be able to sew these without pins. Haha! I'm such a joker!
The other dies are the Diamond to make Tumbling Blocks and this one.
I'll keep practicing with one curve before tackling three curves. This is my challenge for 2023.
Thanks again, Cathy, I just can't say this enough. May blessings fall upon you too.
I manage to make some wee sewing as leader-enders.
Last week, we had our Artisanat meeting. I came home with some gifted scrap bags. Someone sewed triangles of the same fabric together. I am slowly taking them apart to turn them into something else. I do this during my lunch break at work.
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| Done and pressed |
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| Waiting to be press |
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| Still plenty for my lunches next week |
There are a lot of two colours HSTs also. Of all sizes, it seems.
I received another panel sewn to a piece of cheap batting. I used the first one as the backing for Stars in Blue. I guess the person liked what I did with her panel and decided to give me the pink one too. Shall I make a Stars in Pink?
Today I am sewing with the Artisanat ladies. We were commissioned to make adult bibs for some residences. 60 bibs were called. More about this in my next post.
Have a lovely day.
;^)
Joining
Angela at So Scrappy
Frédérique at Patchwork and Quilts
Cynthia for Oh Scrap!
Sarah for Can I Get a Whoop Whoop?
13 comments:
I have one of those DP dies that I need to give a try. Your blocks are looking good. What size is your finished piece? Maybe I'll play with my DP die for 2023 as well! Have a great weekend.
Bravo, ce sont des courbes très réussies ! J'aime bien ce tissu avec les épis de maïs et le coq ;)
Hellooooo, so good to catch up and see your lovely work.... so much going on as usual and how wonderful to get those dies. I found pinning drunkards path from the other side was easier...(Ie the thin side on top) not sure why but may be worth trying.
Take care....xx
Hugz
It was totally my pleasure to gift you with those dies, Chantal! I’ve been so blessed with scrap donations from friends and fellow quilters and felt a need to pay it forward! xo. I love seeing your sewing (and painting!!). xo
what generosity - you will get the hang of curves in fact there are videos that show how to do that block with no pins at all! all you need is a pair of tweezers to hold the ends together when you get to it. If you want the link let me know
I'm one of those crazy people that sew curves without pins. Maybe one on the end or in the middle so I know if everything starts to shift. Curves should get easier with practice. Good luck with this!
Nice going, tackling the curved seams! I have the Drunkard's Path die, and I made a whole stack of blocks. (I wonder where they are. I should go look for them.) I used two pins, one in the middle and one at the end, and used the sewing machine needle to hold the beginning. It works okay with a treadle, I can go really slow. Good luck, practice really does make it easier. How kind of you to make bibs for the adults.
Such generosity.Hope you had fun sewing with friends. xx
I have a devil of a time with curves in general and particularly Drunkard's Path, so I avoid them to the greatest extent possible. Recently I came across a tip from somewhere, where instead of pinning, the quilter glue basted the curve. I would like to try that and see if it makes it any easier--sure seems like it might, especially if you made pin dots of glue right along the seam line. Washable glue of course!
Oh I feel your curved sewing pain and pinning! But it looks like you've gotten the hang of it.
sweet little leader/enders.
Thank you for making charity bibs such a great idea
I have sewn a few drunkards path quilts, and curved blocks, and the tip I got from class was to sew with the concave cut piece on top. Going slowly and easing the bias cut of the concave piece onto the convex one will help those curves lay flat and even. Using a tweezer or orange stick helps too.
Lunchtime sewing? How very industrious of you, Chantal!!
Curves are definitely a challenge. The more you make the better you will get. (really!) Try just pinning the 2 sides and one in the middle. Then slowly ease it around without tugging on it. My die is probably only 4" finished since it is part of a cube add on. I think Tracy is on to something too... concave on top.
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