Curved piecing

Some of the links below are affiliate links, meaning, at no additional cost to you, I may earn a small commission from the sale if you click through and purchase. Are you scared of sewing with curves? Have no fear! Today I am sharing a few tips and tricks that have been helpful for me. Give this post a read and try out the Sunroom Quilt Pattern. The quilt pattern above is The Natural Harmony Quilt Pattern . 1. Sew slow. It's tempting to put the pedal to the metal when you're comfortable…

One of my favorite techniques to teach is piecing curves. Curves are magical—they look complicated to do, but they’re really not. So many quilters are intimidated by curves but if you can sew a ¼” seam you can sew beautiful curves. Seriously. All you need are some tips, a bit of patience and practic

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Sewing curved pieces or strips usually scares off most quilters but with these simple key concepts the results are amazing every time.

use a glue stick to baste curved fabric pieces together before sewing perfect curves. Learn how to sew curves perfectly every time with this easy quilting tutorial filled with quilting tips & tricks! A curved piecing quilting project is a great next challenge for your patchwork & quilting sewing ideas!

I'm sure there are many ways to do this but a friend asked me to show how I do it. So Caroll, here you go. You'll need two strips of fabric about 1.5" to 2" longer and wider than you want them to be in the end, depending on the deepness of your curves. Step 1: Lay one strip right side up on your cutting mat along one of the vertical lines. The light strip with writing is the bottom piece and I like it to be a little longer than the top piece so that I can see it when I overlap it with the…

Break away from the traditional quilting rules with improvisational curved piecing! Embrace spontaneity and explore free-form curves and circles.

Curved piecing can be a daunting task, but one well worth the effort! I've recently decided to immerse myself in tutorials for sewing curves–and there are some excellent resources!

Karla Alexander is one of my favorite quilt artists. I have gotten to know her thru Greenbaum's Quilted Forest. She does fabulous patterns and she has some wonderful rulers to go with her patterns. One of her patterns is called Inferno ...I've been waiting for just the right time to start this lovely quilt and last weekend was it. I went to a 3 day quilt retreat on the Oregon Coast...oh, what fun it was. I stayed up till the wee hours of the morning sewing and having great conversation with…

I'm sure there are many ways to do this but a friend asked me to show how I do it. So Caroll, here you go. You'll need two strips of fabric about 1.5" to 2" longer and wider than you want them to be in the end, depending on the deepness of your curves. Step 1: Lay one strip right side up on your cutting mat along one of the vertical lines. The light strip with writing is the bottom piece and I like it to be a little longer than the top piece so that I can see it when I overlap it with the…