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5 top tips for effor tless cur ved piecing Christine Baker The finished Drunkard’s Path block I’ve been quilting for over 15 years and up until recently had never tackled curved piecing. I guess I was always afraid that it would be too hard or that it would take too long to cut out the pieces. After I purchased my Accuquilt cutting machine, and saw the dies available to make blocks with curved piecing, I decided to give it a try and was pleasantly surprised by how easy it was! As I got comfortable with the technique I came up with the following 5 top tips for effortless curved piecing. The best thing to do if you’re just trying curved piecing for the first time is to select a block with large pieces that have gentle curves and to follow these top tips for effortless curved piecing. Photos by Christine Baker. 26 QUILTsocial .com | issue 5