Have you heard the buzz about the new quilting book A New Spin On Drunkard's Path?
Disclosure/Disclaimer:
Chris Dodsley of made by ChrissieD is a friend of John Kubiniec. John provided mbCD with an electronic copy of A New Spin on Drunkard's Path and a set of DP templates in return for this book review. The giveaway winner's book (hard or electronic copy) is provided by C&T Publishing and John will provide the giveaway DP templates. The Maribel FQ collection used to make mbCD's sample Bowties quilt was provided by Windham Fabrics. All items were provided at no cost to mbCD. In all other respects, this post is for informational purposes only, all opinions are mbCD's own and no payment or commission is received on click-throughs to links shared.
A New Spin On Drunkard's Path is a brand new quilting book. Written by my friend and fellow NYC Metro MOD Quilt Guild buddy, John Kubiniec @Big Rig Quilting, he's asked me take a look and share my thoughts with you today.
When I started pouring through the book I loved it so much that I had to go a step further and make up one of the quilts - I'll share that with you in a bit but first you'll want to know something about the book and John - oh and there'll be a giveaway too :D
The Book
back cover - A New Spin On Drunkard's Path
Here, in short, is my low down on A New Spin On Drunkard's Path:
* 12 projects you can mix and match and enjoy playing with
* well written with great photography and attention to detail
*simply and beautifully laid out
* patterns look complex but can be created in strips which is a doddle if you use chain piecing.
* material listings include backing, binding and even batting quantities
* cutting is divided into strips and subcuts making it fast
* alongside a photo of a 'real' quilt finish, for each pattern there are layout diagrams in a couple of colourways and border suggestions.
* only 2 templates required for all projects in book - traceable from book or available to purchase separately.
The Author
I could tell you lots about John - quilter, pattern designer, Bernina Ambassador, teacher, author, etc, etc, but he tells his own story much better than I can here on his website. I first met John when I took his Transparency quilt class at The City Quilter in Manhattan in 2012. Taught over 3 classes, I only attended the first class as I rushed back to England to be with my Dad when he died - I explained my absence in an email to John and he sent me a very personal reply; our friendship began right there.
John's connection with Drunkard's Path quilts began right before I moved to the States. In 2011, there was an amazing red and white quilt show Infinite Variety: Three Centuries of Red & White Quilts held at The Armoury. I'll forever be disappointed that I didn't see the show, but John did see it and this particular photo he took on the first day has continued to influence his work ever since, leading to the publication of his book A New Spin On Drunkard's Path.
As soon as I opened the book I enjoyed reading about John's visit to the show and how the book has developed in his classes and with input and feedback from students over the years and it struck a chord. It's a long time since I made a Drunkard's Path quilt - I made one early on, I think it was only the third quilt I'd made.
My Drunkard's Path Quilts
This is my quilt below, and you can see more pics in this post here. I love sewing curves, using as few pins as possible - ranging from 3 pins down to none. Believe me the more curves you sew the easier it gets; put in 20 mins practice and you can become an expert, not a word of a lie. Don't let fear of curves put you off checking out this book!
I didn't get past the first quilt in John's book before I was itching to get to the sewing machine and make one - the Bowties Quilt. This is the same layout used in the stunning red and white quilt on the book cover - basically a drunkard's path block with half square triangle corners.
Windham Fabrics sent me a bundle of Maribel collection FQs by Annabel Wrigley of Little Pincushion Studio to play with and I was keen to see how John's Bowties Quilt would look made up as a scrappy quilt.
Here's the result, I'm happy dancing with love for this quilt and judging by the response I've had on Facebook and Instagram I'm pretty sure you all love it too. You can read more about my Maribel Bowties Quilt process and finish here in this post. The post also includes another Drunkard's Path layout I'm playing around with since reading John's book.
The Giveaway
Up to 8 chances to win a copy of
A New Spin On Drunkard's Path Book and
Perfect Patchwork Large DP Templates
C&T Publishing is offering a free copy giveaway of A New Spin On Drunkard's Path book - note, a hard copy will be sent to domestic US winners while an electronic copy will be sent to winners outside the US. Additionally, John Kubiniec will personally send a set of Marti Michell Perfect Patchwork Large DP Templates to the giveaway winner.
Here are 8 chances to win A New Spin On Drunkard's Path and DP Templates - you need to leave a separate comment here on my blog for each chance to win:
1: Leave a comment below telling me if you love or hate sewing curves and why.
2: Follow the made by ChrissieD blog via email or blog reader such as Bloglovin' then leave a comment below letting me know where you're following via. Existing followers can join in too :D
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If you're a WordPress, Google+, no-reply or anonymous commenter, or maybe you're just not sure, please add your email address to each comment. If I can't find you I'll immediately draw another winner.
This giveaway is open to everyone, anywhere in the world, but note again that only US domestic winners will receive a hard copy of the book, winners outside the US will receive an electronic copy instead. The draw closes on Saturday, 8 October at 10.00 am (EST). A winner will be chosen from the comments using a random number generator, contacted via email and shared at the bottom of this post.
Best of luck!
For more chances to win visit all the blogs on the Blog Tour
A New Spin Blog Tour schedule - 26 Sept to 7 Oct 2016:
Day 1 - Monday, 26 September
Jennifer Dick @42 Quilts
C&T Publishing
Day 2 - Tuesday, 27 September
Sara Lawson @Sew Sweetness
Heather Kojan @Heather Kojan Quilts
Day 3 - Wednesday, 28 September
Bill Volckening @Willy Wonky Quilts
McCall's Quilting
Day 4 - Thursday, 29 September
Terri Lucas @Terificreations
Bonnie Hunter @Quiltville
Day 5 - Friday, 30 September
Chris Dodsley @made by ChrissieD - YOU ARE HERE!
LoveBug Studios
Day 6 - Saturday, 1 October
Kathy Patterson @Hill Street Quilts
Teresa Coates @crinkle dreams
Day 7 - Sunday, 2 October
Carl Hentsch @3 Dog Design Company
Day 8 - Monday, 3 October
Generation Q Magazine
Lisa Calle
Day 9 - Tuesday, 4 October
Linzi Upton @The Quilt Quine
Nicole Daksiewicz @Modern Handcraft
Day 10 - Wednesday, 5 October
Marti Michell @From Marti Michell
Debby Brown @Debby Brown Quilts
Day 11 - Friday, 6 October
Melody Crust
Kim Niedzwiecki @my go-go life
Day 12 - Friday, 7 October
Patrick Lose @Patrick Lose Studios
John Kubiniec @Big Rig Quilting
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Disclosure/Disclaimer:
Chris Dodsley of made by ChrissieD is a friend of John Kubiniec. John provided mbCD with an electronic copy of A New Spin on Drunkard's Path and a set of DP templates in return for this book review. The giveaway winner's book (hard or electronic copy) is provided by C&T Publishing and John will provide the giveaway DP templates. The Maribel FQ collection used to make mbCD's sample Bowties quilt was provided by Windham Fabrics. All items were provided at no cost to mbCD. In all other respects, this post is for informational purposes only, all opinions are mbCD's own and no payment or commission is received on click-throughs to links shared.
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