Olympics

[E.M. T.]

Anybody else admiring all that patchwork patterning at Sochi?? Sure are some nifty designs !!

[Jill B.]

ditto

[Robin G.]

Is there anyone out there in our quilting community with connections in the textile manufacturing world who could find out if there plans to sell cotton yardage of that fabulous diamond-patterned design? It is absolutely gorgeous and I would buy lots of yards. The Sochi Olympic committee could make a mint with all the quilters around the world if they were to license it for manufacture and distribution.

[E.M. T.]

We Can hope someone is paying attention !

[Lois B.]

Wonder where/how TQS's attention was drawn to those designs. Perhaps that's the place to start if we were to try to research how to find it.

[E.M. T.]

After re-reading the daily blog entry on Feb. 1...I see where it looks like a retail merchandiser...Bosco...in
Russia designed and produced clothing, etc. What struck me was the concept ...it just seemed unusual .
We sure don't hear much about quilting in that part of the world. Though there was a beautiful slide show
from there a long time ago... :roll:

[Lois B.]

I checked out the Sochi Olympic website selling souvenirs and found items with the coveted designs. They don't ship outside Russia. Took a picture of the screen but not sure how to get it here. I will try. It's on my clipboard maybe I can just paste it. Here goes.

That didn't work.



Neither did downloading it from Dropbox. Sorry.

Surprise. I did work after all. Perhaps we can use it for inspiration and get a closer look this way.

[Robin G.]

I just decided to go to the source so I contacted Bosco to see if they had plans to license fabrics. I won't hold my breath getting a reply.

[Robin G.]

Check this out. http://www.graphicart-news.com/the-o.../#.Uvh0zH-9KSN

Enjoy!

[Lorna B.]

Thanks for sharing, Nancy. It's great to get the story behind the design and what they represent.

Lorna

[E.M. T.]

Thanks. Nancy !! Beautiful designs !! Makes this quilters' heart go pitty-pat ! :lol: Does make me wonder if they
knew the reach of such a fabric design??

[Catherine S.]

Beautiful! Love their idea to display their regional art into the fabric. I too wish it was available for purchase. I would prefer yardage of each individual pattern to place in a quilt as I would like. I do love they their quilt, but just imagine what we could all come up with if we had the individual patterns.

[Catherine S.]

Beautiful! Love their idea to display their regional art into the fabric. I too wish it was available for purchase. I would prefer yardage of each individual pattern to place in a quilt as I would like. I do love they their quilt, but just imagine what we could all come up with if we had the individual patterns.

Drool! Be still my beating heart....

[Catherine S.]

No one in my circle of friends and family seems to be as excited as I am about the diamond quilt theme. I jumped up and down when I saw it! It is FAB!

Funny thing, for me, I just bought fabric and pattern for a diamond quilt! Think I mentioned it elsewhere. Also taking Craftsy class with Jan Krentz on diamonds. well worth it!

[Catherine S.]

I also love the snowboarding team's patchwork jackets. Check out this article about it here---> http://onboardmag.com/news/scene-new...-uniforms.html

I have dozens and dozens of thrifted men's shirts, so a similar fabric like this one would be much easier to replicate.

Enjoy,
Nancy