Intro to Curves Piecing - Totally Groovy Quilt Along
This post is part of the Totally Groovy Quilt Along. Click here to see all of the posts and learn more about the Quilt Along. This is week four of the Totally Groovy Quilt Along. So far many people have said the quilt is coming together much easier than expected! Check out some of the recent pictures of quilts in progress from the
flickr group.
1. Groove quilt top, 2. progress so far, 3. Wednesday WIP 002 edited, 4. A Groovy Kind Of Love, 5. getting groovy, 6. Totally Groovy QAL- progress
Intro To Curve Piecing
Last week we talked about
cutting our fabric, and today I would like to introduce curve piecing. We will be learning how to piece curves with pins, without pins, and with a curve master foot. So for the next few weeks stop on by here at Pile O' Fabric to enter the Groovy Giveaway and for a link to the wonderful tutorials. I decided to do a little curve piecing experimentation. I cut out a few extra curves to play with, which I strongly encourage you to do as well. On each piece I tried out a different method.
I was having a little trouble pinning, an now after Jacquie's tutorial I know exactly why! Pin from the center folks, duh Alyssa!
I also tried piecing with no pins. Very thrilling, to say the least!
And with my curve master presser foot!
My curves could definetely be better, but It wasn't to difficult and quite fun actually!
Piecing Curves with Pins : TUTORIAL
Our very first
curves piecing tutorial today, is by the amazing Jacquie Gering. Jacquie is the co-author of
Quilting Modern, and blog's at
Tallgrass Prairie Studio. I have been following Jacquie since I began quilting, before Pile O' Fabric, and I have learned so much from her, she has been a great inspiration to me.
If you haven't already seen
Quilting Modern I highly recomend it. Jacquie and
Katie introduce improvisational techniques that I have never seen, but are so important and will really change your quilting for the better. I want to thank Jacquie so much for offering to take the time to prepare this this tutorial for us Groovy Quilters. If you will be going to
QuiltCon you can catch one of Jacquie's wonderful classes. She will be teaching a class on Machine Piecing Hexagons! So before you head over to the tutorial I'd like to introduce today's Groovy Sponsor and Giveaway.
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Enter to Win
Here's how, using the Rafflecopter widget below, follow the step by step instructions. First step is to add a comment to this post and tell me what methods of curves you have tried, if none tell me which you plan to try. This giveaway will end Thursday, August 30th, at 12 a.m. EST. Mr. Random will choose a winner and I will announce their name on the
Giveaway Winners page, later that Thursday. * Note * This giveaway is open to EVERYONE near and far! If you're a "no reply" or an anonymous commenter, remember to include your email address in your comment so that if you win I can contact you!
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a ENTER NOW with Rafflecopter widgetSo now head on over to
Tallgrass Prairie Studio for a wonderful
Curves Tutorial. While you are there it would be wonderful if you would show Jacquie some comment love!
Alyssa
Alyssa Williams
Creator of Pile O' Fabric
Alyssa Lichner is a graphic designer turned avid sewist. She writes modern quilting tutorials and shares techniques and inspiration on her blog, Pile O’ Fabric. Alyssa has a passion for exploring different techniques and applying them to modern designs. She is thankful to have the opportunity to share these techniques, through her tutorials, patterns, and classes with quilters around the world. She always encourages her readers and students to challenge themselves to try new things and to approach quilting with a fearless attitude.