A Little Birdie Told Me... mon sheri waves {a quilt tutorial}

As promised I have a tutorial for you today!  I've always been interested in doing a quilt with the traditional Drunkard's Path block... but putting a twist on it.  Once I saw the Mon Sheri fabric I immediatly had my idea.  I decided to set the blocks on point and arrange the colors to create waves.

I hope you love this quilt as much as I do!  I've prepared a PDF tutorial for creating the quilt as well as a YouTube video.  The YouTube video goes through cutting your blocks and sewing them together using the Curve Master foot.  I saw this foot demonstrated at the Lancaster AQS show and was amazed at how easy it was!  Typically sewing curves requires a lot of pins and with this amazing foot it doesn't!  It was one of my best purchases of the show.

quilt details

fabric is Mon Sheri by Khristian A. Howell {avaialable in october}

pattern - Mon Sheri Waves

designed by me

quilted by ... {not quilted yet!}

started on 7/3/2010

top finished on 8/26/2010

quilt measures - 48" x 67.5"


Thanks again for joining along with me and my new column A Little Birdie Told Me.  I'll be back on September 10th!

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{ julie herman blogs at jaybird quilts }

Comments

[angela]

I LOVE your twist on the traditional set of these blocks. And great video of the foot!

[liveacolorfullife]

Hi, Julie. What a great variation on a traditional block! I have put off sewing this block because of the curves, but I'm going to locate this foot and print out your pattern. Thanks!

[traceyjay]

I love this Julie!

I will be needing to get one of those Drunkard Path dies!

it's beautiful.

[Mindy]

Great tutorial. That special foot looks great.

[KarrieLyne]

Shut the front door!!! Julie!!! That quilt is amazing, first off. Second off...I NEED that foot!!!
Love Love Love!!!! And you're so cute to boot, you and your barefeet! :)

[Cathy A]

Love, love, love it!!!

[Mary Ann]

Oh wow, kiddo, a fabulous, clever layout quilt and the video is so darn cute! I'll be looking for the foot although my Bernina tends to be picky about after market that isn't Bernina. Aha, I do have the little Bernina that has a snap on foot...score! (On another note the organized fabric behind you is intimidating...lol)

[Aniza]

Amazing vid tutorial and a great quick but pretty quilt, Julie! Love it.

[Mary on Lake Pulaski]

Loved the video Julie! And the quilt is so adorable! Thank you.

[Leena]

Definitely gonna get my Curve Master foot....I have been dying to start your quilt on Quilts & More involving the circles....
Thanks for sharing the tutorial, tips and tricks

[HeatherL]

Julie,
THANK YOU so much for including video of the curve master. I'd heard of it from a couple of quilters, but wasn't sure that it would be helpful----I haven't even bought the 1/4 inch foot for my machine, I just use marking tape. I have been successfully avoiding curves for a long time and thought I'd never do them because of all that ridiculous pinning. You just made curves a definite yes!!
Off to find myself a curve master....

[Holly K]

wow!!! I love this foot! I've just discovered circles/curves a bit ago. I found a way that works well for me with only using 1 pin at the end but this foot looks amazing! :) Your quilt is beautiful too!

[Candi]

That's a clever layout for the drunkards path blocks. The video was great - I may have to get that foot!

[Sandy Chandler]

Julie, that is a beautiful quilt and you did a great job demonstrating the Curve Master which I created to make curves EASY! To show my appreciation for your support, I will make a special offer to anyone who orders the Curve Master Presser Foot from my website between now, August 28 and September 30, 2010: Write in the comment section that it is because of your endorsement, and I will include the special Bent-Tip Tweezers at no charge!! That is an $8.00 value, as my gift in appreciation of your support and your readers acting on your video tip. Best wishes, Sandy - Creator of the Curve Master

[michelle balletti]

that was a fantastic video tutorial.....the piecing doesn't look as intimidating with the use of that foot!! Thanks for the hook-up!! looking forward to more posts!

[Jamie]

I did 4 curved sections for a bee block this weekend and this foot would have made it so much easier! Wow, that is so great. Off to buy one! Thanks for the tutorial.

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