Curved piecing

First, let’s talk about the tools, block pieces, and pinning the curves.

[Updated on February 3, 2020.] Many of you loved my quilt pattern “Victorian Fans“. I made this curved paper piecing tutorial with step-by-step photos to show you how to put together those beautiful blocks. You can feature your favorite prints on the bottom of the fans, then use a contrasting, darker fabric for the tips. …

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

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

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…

There are oh so many ways to play with curves. I’ve been concentrating on improv curves for years, but I also love the precision of pattern made curves like Drunkard’s Path and Double W…

Thank you for all of your comments regarding both the foundation paper pieced Colorwheel Mini Quilt and the Making Waves Pillow Cover ....

Get ready to take your curved patchwork to a new level by piecing with full circles in your next quilting project! Visit the blog at weallsew.com to learn more.

My improv pieced curve quilt is finished. In my bid to practice sewing pieced curves, I got out a bunch of 5" squares that I had left over from a previous project and took to them with my rotary cutter. It was a little scary at the beginning, but I'm so glad that I made it... and finished it. I learned a lot about curved piecing along the way - the right ways of doing it, and the wrong. After watching a bunch of YouTube videos, it seems that I sewed my curves together the 'wrong' way. I had…

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!