Make an "Old Mill Path" Quilt with Jenny Doan of Missouri Star (Video Tutorial)
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- Опубліковано 27 сер 2024
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Jenny Doan demonstrates how to make another beautiful variation of the drunkards path using 10 inch squares of precut fabric (layer cakes) The inspiration for this quilt came from an antique1929 pattern by the name of The Mill Wheel. This quilt is made quick and easy with the Missouri Star Drunkards Path template.
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Missouri Star Quilt Co. provides free quick and easy sewing, quilting, and craft tutorials because we love to create. We offer these free online quilting classes to teach and inspire everyone-even the beginner. Precut fabric is used in most of our projects, and we have lots of tips and tricks to make quilting fast and simple. Be sure to watch all the way to the end of the video to get some pro tips from Jenny on cutting fabric with a ruler and rotary cutter.
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Oh my goodness! I LOVE this quilt design. 1929 is the year my mother was born, so that caught my eye. And I LOVE old-design quilts so much. Of course now I need one of those rulers. Woohoo! Excited!
I bought the template about a year ago but have been intimidated to try it 😂 but this will be the pattern I follow. I can do this! Thanks for all you do, Jenny!❤
Thank You, Jenny!!!
Thanks Jenny. Thinking about the utility of the quilts from time gone by, particularly from the 1920’s. The Great Depression defied a generation, my Grandparents and Parents. Memories not forgotten, but significants lost on me at the time. Sleeping under quilts sewn by hand from scraps, backed with pieced flower sacks, quilted by oh so many hands. Now more of an art form than a utilitarian garment, quilting is my legacy to give to the next generation. Nothing says warmth and love like a hand made quilt. Getting the drinkers path templates, it’s a utilitarian ruler😉. Best Regards, and happy quilting?
thank. you for that close up 6:30 !
You are a doll! I feel more confident about quilting, because you are so layed back about it.! Thank you, lady.
I’m super excited now....I just ordered the drunkards path template and I have a stack of layer cakes waiting for the perfect pattern and this one will be a Quilt of Valor with a patriotic layer cake I have!!!!!! Thanks Jenny for bringing this 1929 pattern to new life!
How sweet to give you all the old newspaper clippings. Fantastic modern adaptation Jenny.
Made this quilt from scraps. I was skeptical at first that I could do the curved seams accurately. I bought the template and it was so easy. A few blocks in I did not need to pin. Went so fast and I was amazed how well it turned out. Thanks Jenny.
This quilt is stunning and the fabric is gorgeous! Love the story about the woman finding all those old newspaper patterns. What was old is new again! Thank heavens for our innovations in the quilting world. Imagine what quilter's from 1929 would be saying if they saw what we use today! I've been wanting to make a drunkard path quilt for awhile so I have been eyeing your ruler and now another use! Thanks again MSQC and looking forward to more "old patterns made new again"!!
I am fortunate to still have my grandmother with us. She was born in the early 20s and has been sewing since she was 5 or 6. So, I can't speak for the entire era but I know one who thinks all our rulers and gadgets are a waste of money, lol! 1929 was the beginning of the Great Depression so they are very careful with their money and resources. I, on the other hand, buy every gadget that catches my eye and she shakes her head at me
I LOVE that there is so little waste! Such a pretty quilt!
Thanks, Stitchgirl78! It's such a fun quilt!
I like. Old mill path quilt 👌😀❤️
Love this quilt
The best tutorial I have ever seen on how to sew curves together. Now I'm actually going to do it and no more wishing I could do it.
Cynthia, we're so glad to hear that! Thanks for taking the time to message us!
The best teacher ever! I love her personality!
I have been avoiding curved piecing and the drunkards path in particular. Jenny this is a wonderful tip on sewing those curved pieces. Thank you so very much.
So cool !!
I love that you are giving new life to this historic design. Please share more of the ones you found.
Thank you Jenny for this vid. I hope you do more of those 1929 blocks!!!
The close up of stitching the curves was Brilliant Jenny. I feel like I could do them now. Thank you for all that you do
Since I got my Drunkards Path ruler from you last week, I've been having so much fun! And now here's another way to use it. Thanks Jenny!
We just love rulers and templates that have more than one use, Mary. Makes them an investment in a tool rather than a one-time use, and you know how much we hate waste!
Love this pattern. Thanks for showing it. I was terrified of curves when I did my first Drunkard's Path quilt, but, as you showed in the close ups, they really aren't that hard after all. And it gives you such a sense of accomplishment when you can show it to someone. They woo and awe and say "Oh, I could never do curves like that." And you just smile because you know the secret...until you feel generous and teach them how to do it, too. LOL
Keep on teaching, Kathleen... AFTER you get the amazed look, of course!
The pattern your friend found came from the Kansas City Star newspaper which published the patterns from 1928 through 1961. Barbara Beckman published a book on them. I found a treasure trove of them in a trunk and treasure them. Nice adaptation, as usual you are the best. Jodi Moses
Thanks, Jodi! We'd surely love to see some of your work with those patterns, sometime. Feel free to post them on social with #msqcshowandtell when you get the chance!
Love the detailed part showing how to sew the curves. It gives me the confidence to try this. I have the template and a pack of 10 inch squares, so I am without excuses.
Oh my you have stolen my heart with this "Old" pattern, I jut have to make this..Thanks again, Jenny for a superb tutorial...
This is such a sweet block. Those patterns were a real find! And that ruler is brilliant!
Thank you for the close up Jenny! Waiting oh so impatiently for my drunkard’s path small to arrive, so that I can start on the ‘Wandering Star’ quilt. :) . Now I have another pattern for grandson #5. He loves playing ‘football’ (soccer)!!
I'm from India and I m a fan of all Ur tutorials
I would love to see more of those ... 1929 patterns ... maybe on a Jenny & Misty live chat ... I liked the kitchen table chat it was fun ... like we got to come hang out with you all .. love from Calif
Such a natural teacher and so easy to follow as you are so engaging, thank you!
Fantastic!!!!! I always sew curves without pins, gives you more freedom to move the fabric.
I LOVE seeing this old 1929 pattern!! Great pattern! And I really love all of the closeup camera work as of late that allows us to see the needle view up close!!
You easily convince me I can sew any quilt top!!!! You, literally, kept me quilting! I’ve some UFQs I must finish & then... Thanks, Mrs. Doan!!! One of my blessings! Maybe, sometime, I could learn the best way to piece the backing! Could sure use some tips for that! 😉
awesome pattern! Great way to use up scraps!!!!
Love seeing the old made modern again. Please share more of the newspaper patterns in your videos.
I absolutely love every tutorial that Jenny does! Almost every time I think, man it would be so awesome if they had a different camera angle! Something closer to the sewing machine. Yesssss my wish came true! Lol thank you for always being so generous with your knowledge, Jenny.
Love it! I love all those old style patterns. Reminds me of my Country mom. Now I wish I had kept all those patterns. Love watching you sew. Your a riot☺❤💜💙💛
Ohh can't wait to try this! Thanks for sharing!
Thank you for showing the closeups of the curves being stitched. You made it very understandable!
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I love this quilt and the one you made with the star between the blocks, Wandering Star, both made with the small drunkard’s path template. I love everything you do but this one really caught me. I am going to make it next. I already have the 10” squares waiting to be cut! Can’t wait to get started on this! I so appreciate the amazing videos showing how to do it. Don’t need a pattern, just watch! So much easier than reading a pattern! You are amazing. Thanks Jenny and team! Love you all!
That is one of the sweetest blocks I have seen. Thanks. I have a layer cake that will be perfect.
I made this one and used 2 layer cakes. It turned out great. Thanks for this tutorial. Without it, curves would have been the bane of my existence lol
Another GREAT curved pattern! I really enjoy watching you cut...not often I see another left-handed person cutting quilt pieces.
Love love that close up camera! so many times the angle in videos doesn’t show as well. Makes me reconsider the ruler.
We'll let our camera guys know the closeups are popular, Terri!
Great tutorial, lovely fabric, and wonderful pattern. If I didn't have 900 other UFOs and projects in-line already, I'd go for this.👌📏✂️
Thanks Jenny - I’m a gadget Gerty so have more rulers than I’ve ever used - I need one of those drunkards path rulers - makes cutting so much easier - been quilting since the “quilting revival” in the 1980’s so know how to use paper/cardboard templates but the rulers cut down on cutting time and are more accurate - I’ve made my last few quilts from your tutorials and I am so pleased I found the Missouri Star 🌟 I live in Port Elizabeth South Africa and the internet is a perfect link for us quilters - happy stitching 🧵 Dianne
Dianne Shaddock I totally agree. I live in Upstate New York, USA and loved hearing from a quilter in South Africa!
This definitely makes me want to consider sewing curves. Thanks again Jenny!!
Not just I enjoyed the tutorial but I simply love how nice you are!
I really like this block.I found it very hard to cut with my regular rotary cutter. I would suggest if anybody else has trouble to buy a very small rotary cutter and that helps a lot. Thank you for the great tutorial love all of them making that exact quilt...😍👍🏻
I have the rotating cutting board by Fisker’s and I LOVE it for so many projects.
EXCITED!!!! got the ruler for christmas can not wait to dive in!!!!!!
Wow!! I really need to get that drunkards ruler! Love this and thank you for the close up!
I’m so happy that I purchased the ruler from you a short time ago - onward to the sewing machine!
Oh Jenny, with all your extra tutorial tips on curved piecing, I think I have the confidence to try this pattern as my first curve-pieced quilt. Thank you for sharing such an awesome teaching technique!
~Diana from Hamilton (ON, Canada) :-)
Happy to share, Diana, and hope you have fun with your first pieced curves!
Fabulous. Another one added to my to make list.
If you don’t want to pin the circles glue baste them with Elmers school glue before sewing. It washes out when you wash the quilt too. That way there is no seam ripping if a mistake is made. Once the glue is dry, which you can heat set to dry, it won’t hurt your machine. It turns out perfect every time. Love this pattern!
My small drunkards path arrived this afternoon! I can start.....
Yay, Sheila! Happy quilting!
I love this and actually I was just thinking of this last night, “what if”... and then I wake up to see your tutorial! I love it, Jenny! Thank you for continuously sharing your gift. I look forward to every Friday!
wow! this is EXTRA fantastic! i ADORE the secondary "circles" pattern that emerges... Curves are my arch nemesis...but I think i'll give this one a try. Thanks Jenny!
You might be surprised how easy those curves can be once you've seen it done!
What a fabulous quilt pattern! I have just the layer cake in mind! Nice tutorial, thank you!
I just MIGHT have to get this template and try this quilt. Love it! Watching you this morning has made me think that maybe, just maybe, I could make the curves work. I've always been afraid to try them. Thanks for this video.
Give those curves a try! You might be surprised at how easy they can be after you've seen how it's done a few times.
Love this Jenny! You’re so clever. Gotta get this ruler to make this for my relaxation week after Christmas.
LOVED the close up on those curves!!! Super helpful!!! Looks like I'm going to need a drunkard's path ruler soon so I can start sewing some curves! Great tutorial as usual :)
Yessss for the closeups
The close up was great..can u do more of these on other quilt piecing?
Love the close up angle! I've only done one quilt with curves like this and I had so many pins in it to try and make it work. This makes me want to try again and make some variation of this, or another, quilt.
I just had 2 different what if moments. I need the rulers or to make some templates now 😂
Thanks Jenny for the awesome tutorial
SAME!!!
When I made this I pressed to the dark side so that when I put the blocks together the seams nested. If you press them all in, your blocks won't nest. That curve is on the bias so it is just as happy going in, as it is going out. :)
ALSO, pie shape on the bottom!
Love antiques
Beautiful quilt ..love it....and thanks for the generous tips ...awesome tutorial!
I love this quilt! And I already bought the ruler from you, so I'm ready to start. Sometimes these old patterns are like new again!
So, I saw this on my FB page and I instantly loved the quilt. And I think, “ oh, she’s used the drunkard’s path template and done a four patch. How cute!” Then, I watch the video and you FOLDED IT. AARRGH! So brilliant and easy! I also really appreciate the curved sewing closeup, cuz I’m trying a winding ways pattern and I hate it! But, maybe curves are conquerable. I hope so. I want to try this pattern! Thanks, Jenny and MSQC!
Yes, thank you for the close up as I am angleeeee challenged also. Bless you. I have the ruler and I must try this one. Great pattern!
Great video and instructions. This one I want to try. Have to love the old patterns.🧵🧵🇨🇦
Love this idea!
Beautiful patterns!!!!
Wow thank you Jenny lovely
Just got the ruler and can’t wait to try this. Think I’m going to play with what corners I do (switch them up to give a solid circle rather than a patchwork). Will share if it works!
If it had not been for the close-ups as you sew the curves, I would not have understood it. I am a "if I see it, I can do it" type of person. Thank-you, Jenny.
What a great tutorial! The close shot of you sewing those curves sent me straight to your website to order that template set and a layer cake. How smart to figure out this old pattern making it easy for us to make such a complicated looking quilt. That Drunkards Path template has been on my wish list for a while but I wasn’t sure about sewing curves. Now I think I can do it. Thank you Jenny and video crew!
I too stitch with the concave part on top, and with great success. Just for fun I’ll try it the other way. I also find that you can press that seam either away or towards the “pie” shaped piece with equal success.
Loving this quilt Jenny, thank you
This is a really cool block! It looks like a cosmos full of stars! I love when we get to see patterns from years ago and remake them using modern techniques. Oh, what those women could have accomplished with modern technology!
The ”curve master foot” also works really well for curved piecing. The first time I used it, I set a complete circle into another one! I couldn’t believe how well it worked. Unfortunately, mine broke so now I need to replace it. The good news is that the company stands by its product and will replace the foot if it breaks. I just keep forgetting to do so. My mind has left me and I don’t know where it went. 😂
It is amazing what they did, and we build on the work of those who quilted before us! Also, if you find your mind, let us know, ours might be there with it...
Thanks
Thanks Jenny for sharing how to sew the curves! I have a pattern with all different sizes and shapes. Your ruler would have sure made that quilt easier.
Just ordered this template last week. Yea!
Love this quilt and just purchased that ruler recently!
Wow looks so easy
Please show more of thse old block patterns from the 20s
great quilt will try it.thank you
In the old days they waisted nothing. Love the tiny amount of fabric waste. Beautiful design!
So nice to hear you use the correct language: convex and concave! To avoid confusion, remember that you go "into" a cave. I've been practicing curved piecing without pins and find that it's better to put the concave piece on top to avoid any little folds. It really works! pinning is good, but, when you're doing a lot of the Drunkard's Path blocks, pinning gets too time consuming.
I really really like this pattern! I got the drunkards path ruler recently though II haven’t had a chance to use it yet. This is definitely one for the to do list.
What a great quilt! This one has me wondering what it would look like with 2 colors, black and white maybe or all different corners but same centers. Just wondering! Endless possibilities! Thanks Jenny!
Try some out and let us know how they turn out!
I love this quilt!! I actually bought the template and it came a few days ago. I can’t wait to use it for this quilt!! 😁
That clipping was published in the book: "101 Patchwork Patterns" by Ruby McKim. That GREAT book is hard to get now but some used copies are still around. It was my FIRST quilt book. In 9th grade I looked at it before I fell asleep and just knew I could pick ONE PATTERN to make. Folks that choice TOOK ME A YEAR to decide! Could not make up my mind. Finally, I just said: "I will make 'SUSANNAH' because my name is Susan! I did make it. I should have used contrast fabric however! And I used alternate plain baby blue gingham squares and I hand quilted (on a wooden floor frame) navy spiderwebs in them (So gastly ugly!). Well, MY FIRST QUILT.
Another good one 😎👍🇦🇺
Hi Ginny love this pattern just purchased the ruler cant wait to make this quilt! Thx so much for making this tutorial :-)))))
Yay, Kathy! Be sure to let us know how it turns out.
Amazing tutorial Jenny! Really makes me feel like I could take the Drunkards Path :)
Maravilloso close up!!
genius!!! I love it!!!!
Our quilt guild does a lot of quilts of valor, this is another great idea for for that theme. Thanks for the tutorial and the inspiration to do more to honor those that have served us!
I’m not a curve sewer either but I will be trying this. Thanks.