Curved quilt blocks

A curved block has at least one seam that bends: a quarter circle sewn into a square (Drunkard’s Path), a melon shape (Orange Peel), or blades round a circle (Dresden Plate, Grandmother’s Fan, Mariner’s Compass).

Curves are cut from templates at any size, because no straight ruler cuts an arc. They are not as hard to sew as they look: match the notches at the middle of each curve, pin with the inward curve on top, and sew slowly. Each block below says which pieces are templates and how the curve is pinned and pressed.