Weightlifting Summer Games Block 6

Weightlifting Paper Pieced Block by Kari Schell

Block #6 in the Summer Games Quilt is Weightlifting.  This is an easier one.  After the Swimming block, I thought you might appreciate a bit of a break.

Weightlifting, is an athletic discipline in which the athlete attempts a maximum-weight single lift of a barbell loaded with weight plates.

The two competition lifts in order are the snatch and the clean and jerk. Each weightlifter receives three attempts in each, and the combined total of the highest two successful lifts determines the overall result. 

Click here to download the block pattern for paper piecing.  (The 24 hour free download period has ended.)  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 Weightlifting Block Using Electric Quilt

Weightlifting Electric Quilt Block

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.

Trace the block.

Add to Sketchbook.

​Save.

Weightlifting Electric Quilt Drawing

Happy quilting.

Kari

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