A Drunkard’s Path is easy enough to explain, once the start is made! And this is not a temperance lecture either. It is a set of instructions and cutting patterns for one of the most attractive old-time quilts in the list.
Colors should be sharply contrasted, that is the light really light, and the dark quite dark. Then they piece together into two separate blocks A and B, each 8 inches square, and these set together as shown into any desired size. These do not allow for seams, so cut them ¼ inch larger all around. The light center of B may be cut in one piece instead of four as shown. Borders in strips of both colors used are especially good on a quilt of startling design such as this.
Material Estimate: This quilt takes equal amounts of light and dark, but they do not cut to as perfect advantage as they appear, so would allow 4½ yards of light and 4½ yards of dark. 55 blocks of A, 55 blocks of B, 10 blocks wide by 11 blocks long or 80 inches by 88 inches.
A Maple Leaf or any other Leaf design would quilt nicely on the large white spaces, with a Feather Circle in the large centers.
Other great patterns from 101 Patchwork Patterns:
101 Patchwork Patterns by Ruby Kim. Original copyright 1931 McKim Studios.