ami Posted November 17, 2011 Report Share Posted November 17, 2011 Has anyone used one of these for Drunkard's Path or any curved piecing? It is supposed to make joining curved pieces a "breeze" & without pinning..... Is it True??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dawnlam Posted November 17, 2011 Report Share Posted November 17, 2011 I have one and used it for a half circle pattern I thought it worked really well!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oma Posted November 17, 2011 Report Share Posted November 17, 2011 I have one and it does work well. Using their technique of holding the top fabric up I can do the same thing without the foot and using no pins. Here's a video showing the Curve Master foot technique: Here's a video showing how to do the same thing without the foot: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miss jacque Posted November 17, 2011 Report Share Posted November 17, 2011 I love mine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donna sco Posted November 17, 2011 Report Share Posted November 17, 2011 Once I discovered that it works differently if you are working with pieces with seam allowances as opposed to when you lay two fabrics on top of each other and cut a curvy line. Then there is no seam allowance and when you finish sewing one side will be shorter than the other but that is correct when sewing without seam allowances. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
witha'K'quilting Posted November 17, 2011 Report Share Posted November 17, 2011 yep...i like it too. works great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeggyB Posted November 17, 2011 Report Share Posted November 17, 2011 another idea I saw at Houston Quilt Festival use "magic tape" (it is in the quilt notion section of JoAnn's) it is double stick 1/4 inch tape that washes out. the demo showed clipping the tape (but not the fabric) for the curves, putting on one fabric, take off the tape paper, match ends of the 2nd fabric and pull each side to stretch the bias into a smooth fit on the curve. The lady said she does this watching tv and then takes a bunch to the sewing machine to sew. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kloar Posted November 17, 2011 Report Share Posted November 17, 2011 Been using mine for years- works great! The tweezers that come with the foot are a great help too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Busy Quilting Posted November 17, 2011 Report Share Posted November 17, 2011 I just use a regular foot and usually only three pins, Sewn many a curve this way! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aktbone Posted November 19, 2011 Report Share Posted November 19, 2011 I constructed this quilt about 3 years ago. When deciding on a LA machine I brought it to a quilt shop to try out her TL. Just did a meandering. Finally got the binding on it last night. I used the Curve Master foot and it was a dream. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheri Butler Posted November 19, 2011 Report Share Posted November 19, 2011 I LOVE mine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RitaR Posted November 20, 2011 Report Share Posted November 20, 2011 I have one somewhere.. tried it many times.. found it doesn't work any better than how I do it, (much the same way) and went back to using my regular foot and three pins.. marked the centers of each. It also doesn't involve changing feet, etc. It does work very well, I just don't need it. I may find it one day, and will sell it then. Good Luck on All curves... they are pretty! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LindaB Posted November 21, 2011 Report Share Posted November 21, 2011 Oma, thanks for the link to those 2 videos..... another gadget one just has to have ... :-) Love your quilt Tonalyn ... :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WestieMom Posted November 21, 2011 Report Share Posted November 21, 2011 I think I need one! I've always hesitated tackling curves and this looks so easy...no pins. Thanks for posting the videos Oma! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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