15 February 2014 ~ 5 Comments

Memories of Sochi Quilt Design

Isn’t it amazing that the Russian Olympics are utilizing Patchwork so heavily in their banners and uniforms? I just love seeing our craft get this worldwide publicity!

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Maybe it’s the jury duty with lots of downtime… (Class note:  Class will be meeting this Tuesday the 18th and Wednesday the 19th during a break in my Jury Duty Service…. ) but I have been sketching this motif in my jury notebook and trying to come up with a design that will honor and keep alive our memories of Sochi. Then I started to wonder about what the motifs represent. Then I found this link:
http://www.graphicart-news.com/the-olympic-patchwork-quilt-sochi-2014/#.UwBgMZm9LCR
It explains that the patchwork represent the many regions of Russia. Very interesting!
So at last I came up with a design I like… It’s simple once you know the trick!

Memories of Sochi Design

Classmembers could pull out some of our old swaps and others should scour your stash and grab up some Fat Quarters. This design is about 64″ X 78″.  If you wish to make a larger quilt, it would be simple to add more panels or make the panels longer.  I’ll be posting a pattern soon. (I’m working on it!). Check back in the next few days!

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