Making tulips using the Drunkard’s Path method to make a spring quilt by Jackie White March 6, 2017 written by Jackie White March 6, 2017 921 Tulips are my all-time favorite flower. When combined with Northcott’s beautiful Artisan Spirit Shimmer Echoes collection, this wall hanging will bring a smile to anyone. It measures 16” x 32” and would look great on a wall, dresser cover, bed or table runner. Tulips are most often appliqued or appear to be square when made into a quilt block. Using the Drunkard’s Path method to make these cheerful tulips, adds a softer shape to these spring flowers. Tulips quilted wall hanging made from Northcott Artisan Spirit Shimmer Echoes collection materials fabric ¼yd of each: brown 20259M-39 for one pot dark green 20259M-63 for the second pot green 20254M-67 for stems 1yd gray 20254M-92 for background and binding ⅛yd of each for the flowers: pink 20256M-27 orange 20255M-590 blue 20256M-42 burgundy 20258M-28 other CLOVER 464/12 – Bias Tape Maker Download 2 templates: flower flower pot Flower tulip template. Click on the picture to download the PDF. Flower pot template, Click on the picture to download the PDF. Northcott fabric collection – Artisan Spirit Shimmer Echoes Instructions for making the flower blocks Cut four 2½” x 2½” squares from the gray fabric. Cut one 2½” x 2½” square from each of the four flower fabrics of pink, orange, blue, and burgundy. Cut four 2½” x 4½” rectangles from the gray fabric. With right sides together, sew the gray 2½” square to the colored square flower fabric. Press. Repeat this step three times with the gray fabric squares and the square flower fabrics. Sew the new 2½” x 4½” block to the gray 2½” x 4½” rectangle. Repeat this step for the remaining three blocks. The following picture shows the completed center blocks. Sewing the center blocks for the tulip flower Using the flower tulip templates provided, make three Drunkard’s Path blocks from each of the designated flower fabrics of pink, orange, blue, and burgundy. From each flower fabric, cut three quarter circle pieces, for a total of 12 quarter circles. The L shape piece is from the gray fabric. Cut a total of 12 L shape pieces from the gray fabric. Check out my tip on how to make a Drunkard’s Path block. Cut the shapes out for the Drunkard’s Path blocks. Sew the three Drunkard’s Path blocks together with one center block to make the larger tulip block as pictured in the following image, and press. Trim to an 8½” square. Repeat this step to make all four flowers. Sew the blocks together to make the tulip. Using the Drunkard’s Path method, the tulips are taking a lovely shape! Stay tuned as we make the cute flower pots and stems to put our tulips into using Northcott’s Artisan Spirit Shimmer Echoes fabric collection! This is part 1 of 5 in this series. Go to part 2: Artisan Spirit Shimmer Echoes makes potted tulips beautiful for spring Print this page or save as a PDF 0qs145artisan spirit shimmer echoesdrunkard s pathnorthcott FacebookTwitterPinterestLinkedinRedditWhatsappTelegramEmail Jackie White I am a quilter who loves quilting outside the box especially when it comes to 3D and embellishments. My work has been published in books and magazines and I currently sit on the Board of Directors for the Canadian Quilters’ Association. When I am not in my studio, I am working as a Social Media Manager. previous post QUILTsocial Giveaway 144: Walking Foot Quilting Designs by Melissa Marginet next post FREE! QUILTsocial Magazine Issue 8 Now Available! 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Reply Laurie Palozzi March 7, 2017 - 6:44 am I love these cute blocks – just what I needed to get me in the mood for spring! Thanks for the great instructions and pictures. Reply Laura March 6, 2017 - 12:26 pm I’ve never seen this method for tulips before and it’s so effective! Thanks for sharing this project with those beautiful fabrics. Reply Linda W March 6, 2017 - 10:52 am Thanks for the tutorial. Tulips are my favorite too Reply Peggy March 6, 2017 - 10:45 am Cute – thanks for the tutorial. Reply Sandy Allen March 6, 2017 - 10:33 am I love tulips but never would have thought of making them using a drunkard’s path block. Thanks for the inspirations! Reply Daisy Rae March 6, 2017 - 2:00 am What a great idea and just in time for spring. Reply Elizabeth Matthiesen March 6, 2017 - 1:07 am Gorgeous fabric, love the shimmer. Thanks so much for all these tutorials, a good way to learn the art of quilting and it is an art. 🙂 Reply Leave a Comment Cancel Reply Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Δ This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.