Sewing Curves in the Grand Convergence Experiment

Sewing curves presents some interesting challenges, especially when the pieces have curves going both "in and "out."

These relatively gentle curves are somewhat easier than sewing tighter curves or circles. The Ricky Tims way is to simply sew, and not worry about keeping a 1/4 inch seam allowance.

Ricky also believes in ironing the strips to get them to lay flat. The key word here is iron - not press, like most quilters.

Instead of trying to describe with words how to stitch these pieces together, there is a short video showing you exactly how to sew them.

Watch the video on YouTube

Penny Halgren
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The Grand Convergence Experiment

A Grand Experiment with an Ugly Quilt ?

Quilting daughter, Stephanie, is home. And with her came this quilt top.

Like all quilters, Stephanie has tops that have not been finished for various reasons.

This one was supposed to be a reverse Irish Chain quilt, and she declared that it has two problems.

First, it doesn't look like an Irish Chain at all. And second, it's boring. She says it needs some spark.

It hung on the design wall for several days, just waiting for some inspiration. And sure enough, the inspiration came.

Stephanie was glancing through Ricky Tims' Convergence Quilts book, and got an idea - a great idea for a Grand Experiment.

She asked - "How about if we cut up this quilt and make a convergence quilt with it?"

Sounded like a great plan to me. So, we decided to do it.

Because Ricky has agreed to be interviewed in our October Eavesdrop on a Telephone Conversation, Stephanie thought it would be a good idea to share this project with quilters so they will have something to talk about with Ricky....or some questions to ask.

So, here is the plan.

We will post progress of the Grand Convergence Experiment right here on this blog.

In addition, detailed step-by-step instructions will be posted in the member's area of TheQuiltingCoach.com

If you are interested in following Ricky's specific instructions, and see his convergence quilts, you may want to invest in his book, Ricky Tims' Convergence Quilts.

In the meantime, Happy Quilting!

Penny Halgren