Fencing Summer Games Block 4

Fencing Paper Pieced Block by Kari Schell

Fencing has been contested at every Summer Olympic Games since the birth of the modern Olympic movement at the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens.

There are three forms of Olympic fencing:

• Foil — a light thrusting weapon; the valid target is restricted to the torso; double touches are not allowed.
• Épée — a heavy thrusting weapon; the valid target area covers the entire body; double touches are allowed.
• Sabre — a light cutting and thrusting weapon; the valid target area includes almost everything above the waist (excluding the back of the head and the hands); double touches are not allowed.

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Drafting Fencing Block Using Electric Quilt

Fencing Electric Quilt Diagram

Select Block>New Block>Easy Draw Block.

Import the above image for tracing in the Tracing Image tab.

Drawing board set-up in the Easy Draw tab is:

• Block Width/Height:  12 x 12  
• Snaps:  24 x 24
• Snapping Options:  Only Snap to Grid should be turned on.

Using the Line tool, divide block into major sections (see image below).

Add to Sketchbook.

Sectioning the Block in Electric Quilt

Change snapping options to only Snap to Lines and Arcs of Drawing.

Trace each section.  Add to Sketchbook after each section is drawn.  Sometimes the lines will bend or shift a bit.  If that happens just go back to the previous drawing in the Sketchbook and restart from that point.

Draft Each Section in Electric Quilt

​Happy quilting.

Kari

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