Soccer Summer Games Block 16

Soccer Paper Pieced Block by Kari Schell

Block 16 is Soccer.  In most parts of the world this sport is known as Football.

Click here to purchase and download the block pattern for paper piecing.  Pattern includes over-sized cutting instructions and piecing diagram.  Please make sure to verify that you are printing actual size (no scaling).  In your options you may need to uncheck "print to page".
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Drafting the Soccer Block in Electric Quilt

Soccer Block Drafted in Electric Quilt

Select Block>New Block>Easy Draw block.

Import above image for tracing in the Tracing tab.

Easy Draw Drawing Board Set-Up:
Width/Height:  12 x 12

Snapping Options:  Snap to Nodes and Snap to Lines and Arcs of Drawing.

Use your Line tool and draft the five major sections.  The lines should pass through the points of the black pentagons (marked with arrows in the diagram).

Zoom in and make sure the center nodes are all snapped together.

Add to Sketchbook.

Save.

Sectioning the Soccer Block in Electric Quilt

Keep Snapping Options the same.

Use the Line tool and draw the remaining lines for each segment.

Color.

Add to Sketchbook.

Save.

Tracing the Soccer Block in Electric Quilt

Happy quilting.

Kari

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