Sewing curves demo
I often like to incorporate curves into my quilts. They can be a lot of fun and can give a quilt lots of visual interest. The quilt blocks above are from a pattern called “Eye See You” by Jen Kingwell and is available as an acrylic template set. Do a Google search to see where you can purchase it locally.
Cutting fabric for curves
The main tip that I have is to place the centre of the curve that you are sewing on the stretchiest part direction of the fabric. This would be at a 45 degree angle to the selvedge.
The stretch in the fabric is what will allow you to be manipulate into the curve.
I try to trace out my curves in such a way as to minimise waste while still getting the centre of the curve to be at roughly 45 degrees to the selvedge of the fabric.
Here is a video demonstration on how I machine piece curves. I hope you give them a try - with a bit of practice, they are really not that hard! Click on the little rectangle at the bottom of the video to expand the view of the video.
If you want to give curved piecing a try, you may be interested in the Like Clockwork cushion. Click here.
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