Quilting Summer Games

My Summer Games quilt is finished.  I completed the binding in my hotel room in Denver and showed the quilt to those at the Electric Quilt Academy during my lecture on Friday night.  And now I would like to share it with you.

By the way, I am totally sold on the 3 day immersion program for expanding your Electric Quilt skills.  I taught the beginner class. My students were awesome and by the end were confidently drafting blocks in Easy Draw, importing fabrics from the internet and even creating a Row by Row quilt.

It was also great having Electric Quilt staff in the classroom to answer questions and assist students as well.

Back to the Summer Games quilt.

Summer Games Quilt by Kari Schell

This week I thought I would share close ups of the quilted sporting blocks.  When quilting these blocks, I tried to come up with textures that would complement the design.  I outlined many of the shapes.  Most of the work was done freehand.  This technique works equally well on longarm machines and domestic sewing machines.  There are some wobbles as a result -- but I don't think it detracts from the overall look of the quilt.

Archery Quilt Block with Straight Line Quilting by Kari Schell

Badminton Quilt Block with Echoed Fan Background Quilting

Basketball Quilt Block with Wavy Line Quilting by Kari Schell

Boxing Quilt Block with Stitching around Boxing Mitts and Wavy lines between the Boxing Rings

Cycling Quilt Block. Repeated the Wheel Quilting Design in the Background. Block by Kari Schell

Diving Block with Wavy Line Quilting by Kari Schell

Equestrian Block with Loop Quilting in the Background by Kari Schell

Fencing Quilt Block with Jagged Line Quilting by Kari Schell

Golf Quilt Block with Clamshell Quilting \ and Grass Quilting by Kari Schell

Gymnastics Quilt Block with Straight Line Quilting by Kari Schell

Sailing Quilt Block with Spiral Quilting and Continuous Curves in the Waves by Kari Schell

Volleyball Quilt Block with Elongated Loop Quilting by Kari Schell

Swimming Quilt Block with Wavy Line and Spiral Quilting by Kari Schell

Table Tennis Quilt Block with Flames Quilting by Kari Schell

Tennis Quilt Block with Echoed Circles Quilting by Kari Schell

Volleyball Quilt Block with Stitch in the Ditch by Kari Schell

If you would like the piecing instructions for any of these blocks, they are available in my store.

Next week I will share how I created some of the specialized quilting designs for the other blocks.

Northwoods Loon Class at Gruebers

Just a reminder I will be teaching a class on paper piecing the Northwoods Loon quilt on September 24th at Grueber's Quilt Shop in St. Cloud MN.   That is next Saturday. 

I would love to see you there.  

Make sure to call them to register for this class.

Northwoods Loon Quilt by Kari Schell. Pattern Available.

Featured Product - Come Said the Wind 

Come Said the Wind Wall Quilt by Kari Schell

Come Said the Wind Small Quilt by Kari Schell

The leaves will be turning shortly -- and it is time to display my Come Said the Wind quilts.  

For my followers, I am offering a sale on the bundled version of Come Said the Wind which includes the two quilting designs.  The bundle is on sale for $15  (that's 50% off the non-bundled prices).  No digital longarm system -- there are also pdfs of the quilting designs that may be copied and resized.  Best of all you can get started today with downloads of everything.

Piecing Pattern: 
The poem in the quilt was written by George Cooper, an American poet who lived from  1838 – 1927.  The large wall hanging finishes to 33”□, while the small one finishes 15” x 12”.  To make construction easier, many sections in the quilt use over-sized piecing along with specialty rulers. If you cannot find the specialty ruler, instructions are provided for use of traditional rulers. Purchase pattern only here.

Maple Leaf Border Design:  This pattern could be used as a border design or an edge to edge pantograph. 

Maple Leaf Triangle and Point to Point Design:  This pattern could be used as a triangle design or a point to point design to fill a series of setting triangles.  It was specifically designed to complement the Come Said the Wind piecing pattern.  It works great in both miniature and larger triangles.

Purchase BUNDLE here for immediate download.

Happy quilting.

Kari

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