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Tool School: Trace ‘n Create Carefree Curves

Create curved designs from squares and rectangles with no curved piecing using our Carefree Curves quilt template. Designed by Nancy Zieman Productions to give a quilter endless creative options! 

What is it?

Quilting construction is all about fabric cut in geometric shapes and applied in a specific order to present our pre-selected pattern. Squares, rectangles, triangles and curves.

They are all important and can be applied in any combination to mimic our creative vision. Using these basic shapes we can create an endless array of quilt designs. Some are fairly simple and are easy to assemble. Some are more complex and difficult to assemble. And some are just crazy.

Those would be the designs that include curves. We need to be truly motivated if we want to do curves. So, how do we do that, how do we make quilt blocks with curves or circles? Old school requires joining opposing curves cut from a template.

That’s not only labor intensive but requires a great deal of skill and persistence to make sure all the seams lie flat and that both the edges and the seams line up evenly on adjoining blocks. Don’t forget about seam allowances, they have to be perfect too. It’s an intimidating prospect, the making quilt blocks with curves. Many of us would rather just do squares and triangles.

But there is help and it makes all of this a breeze instead of a nightmare with the Carefree Curves quilt templates. Now we can form perfect circles and curves without all of the hassle of cutting and stitching opposing curved seams. Using these templates along with fusible interfacing we can easily do any number of quilt block designs with curves and circles and without all of the frustration.

All of those projects that you always wanted to do but thought impossible are now possible.

Trace ‘n Create: Carefree Curves
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What does it do?

Carefree Curves is a set of three templates that enables you to form the following shapes effortlessly so you can spend most of your time just being creative.


How do I share it?

The Carefree Curves template set is the perfect foundation for several shop classes. Select a few of the most appealing traditional quilt designs that each template supports and ask your favorite teachers to present them in the classroom.

Some cool samples of each will generate a lot of interest and fill the classes. When all three classes are complete your students will have new found confidence and enthusiasm in their ability to create any number of quilt designs with curves or circles. A quick demo at the quilt guild will open a whole new world of curves and circles for those folks too.


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