Dear Jane Quilt - Border Triangle Block LR5 Olympic Torch

Dear Jane Quilt - Border Triangle Block  LR5 Olympic Torch

It is less than 200 hundred days until the 2016 Olympic Games at Rio de Janeiro start on 5th August.  This is the Dear Jane version of the Olympic Torch (LR5) and you can see the official 2016 torch design on the Olympic website.  I imagine there were a lot of people involved in the design of the symbolic item and craftspeople using innovative techniques, so I thought I would share some of the processes I used for making my Olympic Torch.


Dear Jane Quilt - Border Triangle Block  LR5 Olympic Torch

Here you can see a bit of the process I use to construct my blocks using the English Paper Piecing technique.  I usually cut out the blocks in batches, so when I finally pull out my bag of bits, I need to match up the paper shapes to the fabric shapes. 

Dear Jane Quilt - Border Triangle Block  LR5 Olympic Torch

 I usually tack the fabric on all the bits first and then lay them out in their correct positions to start constructing the block as you see it at the top of the page.  LR5 Olympic Torch had some thin, pointy bits to manage, but it always seems to work out alright at the end.

Techniques: English Paper Piecing
Pieces: 24 pieces