Deviate Quilt

March 24, 2022

Kiley Ferons

The Deviate quilt pattern is specifically written to help you try something new! The unknown can often seem scary or daunting. Before I had ever tried curves, I was afraid and didn’t know where to start. But with some practice, I now find it easy and patterns with curves don’t scare me! The same is true of Foundation Paper Piecing (FPP).

What is Foundation Paper Piecing?

If you’ve never tried it before, you might be wondering what exactly FPP is! There are two kinds of “paper piecing”. There is English Paper Piecing (EPP) and Foundation paper Piecing (FPP). EPP is where you use templates to cut out shapes (hexagons and diamonds are most popular) and sew all the shapes together by hand. FPP is where you print a pattern on a paper and sew directly on the paper. This allows you to use angles and shapes that you wouldn’t normally be able to achieve with traditional piecing.

The Deviate Quilt Block

I wrote the Deviate Quilt pattern specifically to teach you how to do FPP and to help erase some of the mystery and trepidation you might have about it. This quilt is block based- meaning you make the same block over and over again and then sew all the blocks together. In this case, you will need to print the template for the block as many times as the number of blocks you are making.

You can print your templates on regular printer paper or special FPP paper. Both work just fine. I prefer the special FPP paper because it is thinner, tears easier when you are done, and leaves behind less mess.

Some other helpful tools I like to use are:

Washable Glue Stick
Add A Quarter Ruler
Carol Doaks Foundation Paper Piecing Paper
Rotary Cutter
Regular quilter’s ruler

FPP Tutorial for the Deviate Block

You’ll find lots of helpful videos on my instagram @kileysquiltroom. Most of those are sped up or clipped. I also made a full-length tutorial you can watch on youtube. It is a 9 minute video of my step-by-step instructions for how to do FPP and how to make the Deviate quilt block.

Deviate Tutorial Video Link

But, if you just want some pictures to help you through the process, You can view those here:

Glue the first piece to the back of the template, making sure to cover the section.

Crease the line between sections 1 and 2

Fold on the crease and trim 1/4″ seam allowance. Add the next piece under the first, lining up the straight edge.

Sew on the line between section 1 and 2.

Fold on the next line between sections 1 & 2, and section 3. Trim fabric and add the next piece underneath with straight edges aligned.

Sew on the line between sections 1 & 2 and section 3.

Continue doing the same folding paper, trimming fabric, and sewing on the next line.

Once the first half of your block is complete, trim it.

Make your second half of the block using the same instructions and steps..

Put your two halves together by offsetting the points by 1/4″.

The Deviate Quilt Top

The Deviate Quilt is written for both yardage, FQ, or scrappy variations. I made a yardage version in dark teals and a scrappy version out of a range of corals and teals I had in my scrap bin. I really cannot decide which one I like best. Maybe you can choose?

Tester's Variations

As with each pattern that I release, I rely on the eyes of many testers to help me make my patterns ready to publish. I cannot thank them enough for taking the time to test this pattern out and for making so many creative and beautiful versions of the Deviate quilt! Check them out!