{"id":13493,"date":"2012-05-23T06:48:25","date_gmt":"2012-05-23T13:48:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/?p=13493"},"modified":"2024-09-03T12:48:56","modified_gmt":"2024-09-03T19:48:56","slug":"from-zeus-athena","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/2012\/05\/from-zeus-athena\/","title":{"rendered":"From Zeus, Athena"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_13495\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13495\" style=\"width: 297px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/PICT1670sm.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13495\" title=\"Wonky 9 Patch - Full, unsewn\" src=\"http:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/PICT1670sm-297x300.jpg\" alt=\"Wonky 9 Patch - Full, unsewn\" width=\"297\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/PICT1670sm-297x300.jpg 297w, https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/PICT1670sm.jpg 930w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 297px) 85vw, 297px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-13495\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Wonky 9 Patch &#8211; Full, unsewn<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>I do not believe in the concept of Quilt in a Day. I love Eleanor Burns, I love various quick techniques and the rotary cutter, but I simply do not believe I can make a well designed quilt with great piecing and wonderful quilting in a day.It is not possible for me.<\/p>\n<p>I do believe I can get a lot done in one day, though, and this quilt is proof.<\/p>\n<p>Short story: the top is finished except for the quilting border; back is nearly finished. I do not want this project to linger. I want to finish the back and get it to the quilter. I want to be done with my part before the weekend. We will see. I don&#8217;t want it to become an albatross.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_13496\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13496\" style=\"width: 224px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/2012-04-07-15.09.52_wm-sm.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13496\" title=\"Kathleen's Wonky 9 Patch\" src=\"http:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/2012-04-07-15.09.52_wm-sm-224x300.jpg\" alt=\"Kathleen's Wonky 9 Patch\" width=\"224\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/2012-04-07-15.09.52_wm-sm-224x300.jpg 224w, https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/2012-04-07-15.09.52_wm-sm.jpg 338w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 224px) 85vw, 224px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-13496\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Kathleen&#8217;s Wonky 9 Patch<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Inspiration is a funny thing. You never know when it will strike or what will spur it on. The combination of Kathleen&#8217;s quilt, the Pinterest photo and the oranges that I bought some weeks ago from the quilt shop <a href=\"http:\/\/imquilternity.blogspot.com\/2012\/04\/new-better-photos.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">From Here to Quilternity<\/a> all coalesced into one big blob of inspiration and I sewed.<\/p>\n<p>And inspiration breeds inspiration.<\/p>\n<p>Susan, of the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.historyquilter.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">History Quilter<\/a> podcast commented on Twitter (yes, I am there, too. You can follow me &#8211; @artquiltmaker) that the orange part of the quilt looked like mosaics. As you know, I love <a href=\"http:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/tag\/mosaics\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">mosaics and tile<\/a> and try to take inspiration from them where I can. Susan is absolutely right and her comment has been on my mind all day.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>what would a quilt look like if I did the same idea, but made the blocks and, thus, the pieces smaller?<\/li>\n<li>how would this design look with no plain blocks?<\/li>\n<li>is this a great way to explore monochromatic color schemes?<\/li>\n<li>etc.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>My mind is whirling with possibilities. Simply whirling. If I had more time, I would explore all of these possibilities. Perhaps someday.<\/p>\n<div style=\"padding-bottom: 2px; line-height: 0px;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/pinterest.com\/pin\/219128338089457775\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/media-cache6.pinterest.com\/upload\/171207223303870692_4lZHhomu_c.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"363\" height=\"543\" border=\"0\"><\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"float: left; padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px;\">\n<p style=\"font-size: 10px; color: #76838b;\">Source: <a style=\"text-decoration: underline; font-size: 10px; color: #76838b;\" href=\"http:\/\/blue-t0paz.tumblr.com\/post\/10659728994\">blue-t0paz.tumblr.com<\/a> via <a style=\"text-decoration: underline; font-size: 10px; color: #76838b;\" href=\"http:\/\/pinterest.com\/jlapac\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jaye<\/a> on <a style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #76838b;\" href=\"http:\/\/pinterest.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pinterest<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Long story: I really got a bug in my ear on Thursday night. I happened to look at a Pinterest photo (above, the door and the orange textiles) I had pinned some weeks ago and that photo, along with <a href=\"http:\/\/californiadoodlesanddesigns.blogspot.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kathleen<\/a>&#8216;s quilt made got me started.<\/p>\n<p>Did I need another project? No.<\/p>\n<p>Did I care? Obviously not. The muse must be satisfied.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_13494\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13494\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/PICT1672sm.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13494\" title=\"Wonky 9 Patch - detail\" src=\"http:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/PICT1672sm-300x236.jpg\" alt=\"Wonky 9 Patch - detail\" width=\"300\" height=\"236\" srcset=\"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/PICT1672sm-300x236.jpg 300w, https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/PICT1672sm.jpg 984w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 85vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-13494\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Wonky 9 Patch &#8211; detail<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>I spent Friday late afternoon and evening cutting 9.5&#8243; squares from the fat quarter group from the From Here to Quilternity quilt shop. I had to press and cut other pieces according to my &#8216;new fabric regime&#8217;, but it went well. The next day I began sewing.<\/p>\n<p>Kathleen had done a demo for making these blocks and she reminded me that this is <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ohfransson.com\/oh_fransson\/2010\/02\/crazy-ninepatch-lattice-quilt.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">an Oh! Fransson pattern<\/a>. I had forgotten.<\/p>\n<p>When I looked at the pattern, I knew exactly what to do. I referred to it for sizes, but I also just went my own way. I have done this kind of piecing before with the <a href=\"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/2007\/08\/slash-stars\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Slash Stars<\/a>. The thing that makes this quilt, IMO is the setting. Brilliant.<\/p>\n<p>I also, like Kathleen, made the quilt a bit bigger. It has to be wrapped around a boy, so it needed to be bigger. If I had had more of the blue fabric, I would have added two more rows to the bottom, but I didn&#8217;t.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_13513\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13513\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/FreshSqueezedFQPackAllLarge.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13513\" title=\"Fresh Squeezed FQ Pack\" src=\"http:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/FreshSqueezedFQPackAllLarge-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"Fresh Squeezed FQ Pack\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/FreshSqueezedFQPackAllLarge-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/FreshSqueezedFQPackAllLarge.jpg 639w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 85vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-13513\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Fresh Squeezed FQ Pack<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The only tiny quibble I have with the pattern (perhaps it is just a tutorial?) is the movement of the pieces. You can&#8217;t just move one piece each time. You need to move 2 at one point, three at another. I think this needs to be a bit clearer, BUT I should also read the directions all the way through before starting a project. \ud83d\ude09 I looked at my pieces and moved them according to what I thought was best, so it worked out.<\/p>\n<p>I am pretty pleased with my blue plain squares. This sort of blue was my plan all along. I had planned to buy a solid, but didn&#8217;t have a Kona color card and wanted to make sure I had the right color. Blah. Blah. Blah.<\/p>\n<p>On a whim, I delved into the fabric closet and came up with the blue fabric above, which is an old commercial hand dye. It is probably a Hoffman, but I don&#8217;t know for sure. I love it because it complements the orange perfectly. I like Kathleen&#8217;s grey background (the photo above does not do it justice); I am not so fond of the white (I know, Modern quilt blasphemy) in EH&#8217;s version. Then again, I am a color girl, someone in love with color, so I didn&#8217;t expect anything less.<\/p>\n<p>Now I am in love with orange and blue. Stay tuned for the ramifications. \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n<p>The title of this post has to do with how Athena was born. Zeus got a massive headache and then Athena sprang, fully formed, from his forehead. Can&#8217;t imagine the scar. \ud83d\ude09 That is how I feel about this quilt. I didn&#8217;t do much of the work &#8211; EH designed the quilt, Kathleen made it and showed it at a guild meeting; I took up the baton and ran with the idea.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I do not believe in the concept of Quilt in a Day. I love Eleanor Burns, I love various quick techniques and the rotary cutter, but I simply do not believe I can make a well designed quilt with great piecing and wonderful quilting in a day.It is not possible for me. I do believe &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/2012\/05\/from-zeus-athena\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;From Zeus, Athena&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[401],"tags":[310,46,175],"class_list":["post-13493","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-401","tag-color","tag-quick-projects","tag-wonky-9-patch"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13493","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13493"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13493\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":63946,"href":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13493\/revisions\/63946"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13493"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13493"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13493"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}