Curved Blocks are a Hit! - Bryan House Quilts

Members Make Curved Blocks

Make Modern Triangles members were excited to make curved blocks after months of triangle-making for the Aurora block of the month quilt. Mixing in curved seams was a fun challenge for me as a designer and a good curved piecing lesson for newbies.

Of course, members rose to the challenge. Plenty of oopsies but they didn’t give up. They hit that curved block outta the park! Watch the short slideshow below to see all the circle blocks that members made.

While they sewed many, many straight seams, members knew sewing curves were ahead. Each month they asked when the curved block would unveil itself with full instructions. Pressure! I was happy to deliver in Month 8.

CurveD BLOCKS Piecing TUTORIAL

To take the edge off (hehe), I added a curved blocks piecing tutorial for members inside the Make Modern Triangles Club. Using the pinning method gives me consistent results. While it takes time to pin the curves together, it’s worth it. Because that time could be spent on ripping and sewing a seam again and again. You KNOW how I KNOW so I stick to pins.

Sewing a curved seam using the pinning method

You know that Feeling When…

You accepted the challenge. Take that tada!

You know that feeling when you try freezer paper piecing and it works!

You know that feeling when you’ve got the month IN THE BAG. Tada ta-done.

When you can’t wait to put it all together! Erin is ready to go.

You know that feeling when…you’re ahead of schedule…tada! You finished it! And it looks great! Heather finished one of the bonus holiday quilts in the Make Modern Triangles Club, Merry Modern Trees. I love Heather’s modern yellow-green choice.

Finished quilt — Merry Modern Trees by Heather O.

And that feeling when the top is pieced. Another pretty, pieced Merry Modern Trees in modern colors. Love it!

Finished quilt top — Merry Modern Trees by Cindy N.

You know that feeling when… you want a preview and laid out the blocks…tada!

Quilt blocks layout for Solstice BOM — Jim is making the Solstice BOM

And the feeling when the blocks won’t fit on the design wall because you’ve made so much progress. TaDA!

I love that feeling when my blocks are working in a new design!

New quilt blocks for Thunderbird quilt — New quilt design by Rebecca Bryan (me!)

Catch everyone’s TADA moments and progress in the slideshow below…you know that feeling!

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