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Winter Games Curling Foundation Pattern

2/10/2018

 
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The opening exercises for the winter Olympics was last night and I am already hooked.  I was up way too late on Wednesday evening watching curling -- the chess like game of the Olympics according to one of the commentators.  Curling was a gym class in high school so I thought I understood the game -- but we pretty much just threw the stone down the ice and hoped for the best.

It took me quite a few attempts to get a curling image I actually liked that was reasonably easy to foundation piece.  Here is my ending pattern.  

Please feel free to download it for tracing if you wish to replicate my block.
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In the free video tutorial I take you though sectioning and drafting this block.  I also made a mistake and selected the wrong block type (EasyDraw rather than EasyDraw plus Applique).  I will also share will you my trick for fixing that problem.

My Attempt at Winter Sports

On a personal note, while on vacation earlier this week, I made it out cross country skiing.  Yes that is frost on my eyebrows and eyelashes.  The weather was a little frigid.  I think I will stick with skating at the indoor rinks in Minneapolis.
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Lori Smanski
2/10/2018 08:34:59 am

nice video. cool block. I am confused though. is this the only way to get the block?

Kari Schell
2/11/2018 02:54:45 pm

Lori -- At this point the only way to get the block is to redraft it in EQ. I am debating turning this into a pattern at some point -- just not sure of the timing.

Susan Jordan
2/10/2018 11:46:51 am

Do you need to have embroidery capabilities to complete the thread art machine embroidered hearts.

Kari Schell
2/11/2018 02:56:32 pm

Susan -- Yes you do need a sewing machine or embroidery machine with embroidery capability to complete the embroidered blocks. The quilt can be assembled with a standard sewing machine.

Susan the Farm Quilter
2/10/2018 01:10:12 pm

Love your curling block! I'll have to give it a go. Are you going to make enough blocks from the Winter Olympics to make a quilt? Hmmm, could make a reversible quilt by making Summer Olympics blocks for the back!! Love your hearts...they would translate well to quilting!

Kari Schell
2/11/2018 02:57:58 pm

Susan -- I will be presenting a small quilted wallhanging option for these blocks. But nowhere near the number of blocks presented with the Summer Games quilt.

Jack Burman
2/10/2018 06:46:24 pm

In trying to replicate Kari Shell's Curling block in her Winter Olympics tutorial, I do not find in my EQ8 Fabric Library any of the fabric patterns she used. Is my library not up to date?

Kari Schell
2/11/2018 03:00:23 pm

Thanks for asking. A week ago someone suggested I try out this new collection from Benartex called Winter Games. You can find the collection here. http://www.benartex.com/contempo/fabric-gallery.html/?collection=1877&navision_type_collection=28


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