Sewing Techniques for Accurate Curved Piecing ~ Giveaway

Sewing Techniques for Accurate Curved Piecing by Angela Pingel

Oh boy, curved piecing. Is everyone already shaking in fear in front of your screens? Whenever I mention sewing curves, I feel like I get the same reaction as when I mention paper piecing: "Oh no no no no, there is no way I could do that! Looks so pretty though...sigh..."

I'll come clean. That was basically my reaction when I thought about attempting to sew curves. After some research and practice though, I'm feeling more confident. And I owe much of that to my dear friend Angela Pingel's book A Quilter's Mixology. You might remember me blogging about the book last year, and even making a quilt from her Petal Pusher pattern.

Angela has just released a companion video through Interweave called Sewing Techniques for Accurate Curved Piecing: Basics and Beyond (DVD and Video Download). Today I'm here to share a bit about it with you.

I am a visual learner - I love LOTS of pictures or learning a technique straight from the expert. I love this video. Angela walks us through examples of Modern, Traditional, and Improvisational curved piecing.

She starts off talking about cutting your curved pieces. The only downfall of this part is I guarantee you will instantly want to go out and buy an Accuquilt Die Cutter and a new collection of Bloc Loc rulers. I know they are now on my wish list!

Angela spends time going over how to pin the various types of curves you will encounter in quilting, and then shows the process of sewing the curves on the machine. Seeing this in action is a serious confidence booster.

She makes blocks, stitches together larger sections, and then shows the finished quilt or project.

I love seeing how different a quilt can look based on block size and color placement. The next two pictures below are the same block:

For those of you that love Improvisational Curved Piecing but don't know where to start, Angela walks you through the steps to create really stunning pieces as well.

There is a LOT of information packed into this video. It was so enjoyable and helpful, I hope you will check it out!

Feb 1: Lynne Goldsworthy

http://lilysquilts.blogspot.com/

Feb 2: Jennifer Mathis

http://ellisonlane.com/

Feb 3: Faith Jones http://www.freshlemonsquilts.com/ - Me! Feb 4: Amy Gibson

http://www.stitcherydickorydock.com/

Feb 5: Lee Heinrich

http://www.freshlypieced.com/

Feb 6: Amy Smart

http://www.diaryofaquilter.com/

Angela and Interweave are giving away one copy of the DVD to a lucky winner. This giveaway is open to USA only (sorry international readers!). To enter to win a copy, leave a comment on this post. I'll pick a winner Thursday, along with the winners of my February Great Big Giveaway Day. It's a busy week here on the blog! :)

++ Closing comments and will pick the winner shortly! ++