This little beauty is called "Cheatin' Drunk" because you are getting all of the effect and more of a Drunkard's Path block WITHOUT SEWING ANY CURVES. Woohoo people!
With the popularity of the Drunkard's Path quilt and curved piecing, here's a super tutorial for all of you who love that look, but prefer not to sew curves.
Start with an amazing medallion print to achieve this spectacular result.
Pick out a fantastic medallian print and some coordinating fabrics.
The fabric I chose had a matching border print that worked perfectly for my quilt.
Cut out the medallions into even squares.
At this stage you will have a full circle print (sorry, I forgot to get a photo)
Do your best to centre the medallion as prints like these are often a bit wonky.
Cut the medallions into even quadrants.
Add sashing to the 2 'curved' edges of the medallion quadrant,
bringing it up to the desired size of your block.
Square it up.
You will notice on my quilt that some of my blocks were sashed in brown
and others in the black print.
This was a super fabric destash.
Layout your blocks into your favorite Drunkard's Path pattern.
Add outer borders as desired.
This is the most incredible curved quilt sewing only straight seams (happy dance)!
I hope you love working on this as much as I did. Today I have it on the pinning table.
Please watch my INSTAGRAM page for photos of the finished quilt.
Thanks for reading! Melanie
Very smart idea. I do not do circles either. I use French quarter
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Thank you! I'm so glad you like it.
DeleteWhat is the dimension of the print fabric when cut. And what is the dimension of the sashing when cut
ReplyDeleteAnd the final dimension of the block when the two are sewn together
Hello, The dimension of the print fabric when cut depends on the original medallion print fabric that you choose. It will be 1/4 of your square medallion print. You can add any sashing size you want to bring the finished block up to any size that you desire.
DeleteI think that is incredible. I dont believe I ever would have thought of doing that. Great idea!!
ReplyDeleteOh! Thanks so much, Melanie
DeleteWhat size did your fantastic quilt turn out?
ReplyDelete:) This quilt is approx. 50 x 70"
DeleteLove this quilt! I hope I can find a medallion pattern similar to yours, because the dark color is stunning! Any hints as to where to purchase fabric like yours, or the name of the print you used???
ReplyDeleteI wish I had more info for you. I bought the fabric as a kit from a market at the Heritage Park Festival of Quilts in Calgary a few years back. I love the fabric and never intended to use the pattern that was provided.
DeleteI love this quilt and would like to know where I can get the fabric for this. Yours is so stunning!
ReplyDeleteI bought the fabric in Calgary a few years back at the Festival of Quilts. I wish I had more info to share with you about it. It was packaged as a kit, so it was nice to have the borders coordinate. I purchased extra fabric for the black and brown sashing.
DeleteOn the drunkard's path quilt block...where would I find that medalion fabric?
ReplyDeleteI bought the fabric at the Heritage Park Festival of Quilts market in Calgary a few years back. Any circular print will work, but I don't know where you would get this exact fabric now.
DeleteTry googling "quilting medallion fabric". It is interesting what comes up. Not my colors but beautiful fabrics!
ReplyDeleteAwesome!
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ReplyDeleteYou have your pattern in a staggering descent order. How do you sew it together. Do you have a tutoral?
ReplyDeleteI described the process as I worked with this particular type of fabric print. This is all the information available.
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