On the layout board is the first of two identical Drunkard's Path quilts being made for a pair of little girls. It's so much fun making pretty quilts! My garage lighting isn't the best for pictures but Lecien Retro 30's Child Smile 2016 fabrics never disappoint in color or pattern.
Nicely ironed and starched fabrics work like a breeze with the AccuQuilt large Drunkards Path die - but hand cutting with templates would work just as well. The most important part for me is the ability to trim after sewing. No matter how many times I have sewn curves - they never come out consistent. So, rather than fight a losing battle - I trim to a smaller, but consistent size.
This loosey goosey method will not work when following a rigid pattern. But success is within your reach if you have a consistent sized block and make the layout any way you like. I chose to trim all blocks to 7" x 7" - putting the ruler on the 6.5" marks of the curve (shown by the red arrows).
That way all curves will match when everything is sewn together.
Below is a very rough layout of how I made this 49 block / 7 blocks across by 7 rows down quilt which measures 46" x 46" finished.
Ready to iron and trim the blocks for quilt #2 and then assemble with white minky on the back, lavender binding for one, pink for the other - and matching threads!
Materials:
Lecien Retro 30's Child Smile
Hawthorne Supply Co. binding in candy stripe/ Begonia & Lilac
White dimple dot minky from Hawthorne Supply Co.
Warm & White batting
Aurifil 50wt. #2425 (pink) & #2526 (lavender)
AccuQuilt large Drunkards Path 7" Finished Die (#55034)
February 2021
