I’m experimenting with quarter circles as part of a quilt I’m making for Savor Each Stitch Book Bee chapter on Emphasis. Quarter circles can be sewn in many ways: (1) pin it; (2) glue it; (3) wing it.

PIN IT

I use silk pins. I pin the larger piece (L looking shape) on top of the smaller piece (pie piece).

• Stitch it slowly, guiding it along the quarter-inch mark;
• Press toward the large piece unless you want the pie piece to take center stage.

GLUE BASTE IT

I use applique glue. It’s very thin and washes out. You don’t need very much glue.

• Glue one side of the pie piece, easing it to the middle
• Glue the other side of the pie, easing it to the outside edge
• Sew it, using a quarter-inch seam allowance.

WING IT IMPROV STYLE

• Layer one piece of fabric on top of another piece of fabric.
• Cut a curve.
• Take one of the concave and one of the convex pieces and pin them.
• Sew just like with the perfect pieces (the first method above).
• Trim to the size you want.

I like the glue basting method because I can glue a group of them, then chain sew them. With the Pin It method, I am limited by the number of silk pins I have — which isn’t many.

By the way, I used a template from All Things Acrylic which I recently received in a Quilty Box:

More quarter circles to make,

Wanda