Following a Drunkard’s Path: A Quilt Block

Let your imagination run wild with the Drunkard’s Path design. These curvy little units are like quilt‑building puzzle pieces—mix them, match them, spin them around. You can use a single block for a pillow top or small mat. With a few more squares, you might make a table runner or an entire quilt. In some quilts, the pattern is explored as a sampler with the units in each block arranged differently. Any Drunkard’s Path project is a fun adventure. Relax with your favorite beverage and imagine the paths that you might takealong the way!

Materials

• Cotton fabric: ¼ yd each of blue and white
• Sewing thread: white
• Handsewing needle
• Sheet of paper
• Sheet of template plastic
• Cutting mat and rotary cutter
• Scissors: fabric, paper, and plastic
• Iron and ironing surface

**Block Size:**12½" × 12½" (31.8 × 31.8 cm) including seam allowances.

Each block is four rows of four 3" × 3" (7.6 × 7.6 cm) square units, for a total of 16, plus ¼" (6 mm) seam allowances on the outer edges.