{"id":2554,"date":"2009-07-15T11:12:13","date_gmt":"2009-07-15T18:12:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/?p=2554"},"modified":"2016-11-04T11:11:41","modified_gmt":"2016-11-04T18:11:41","slug":"tarts-progressing-slowly","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/2009\/07\/tarts-progressing-slowly\/","title":{"rendered":"Tarts Progressing Slowly"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Tarts,<\/a>
Tarts, July 12, 2009 #1<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

I was determined to get at least one of the blocks done this weekend.<\/p>\n

I took the easy way out and worked on the smaller block. No block is easy, regardless of how small.<\/p>\n

Every block requires a background which I must choose while considering the surrounding blocks. I was determined to use that purple\/blue dotty swirl (see bottom middle next to the frothy drink). I love that fabric and think the quilt needs another piece of it somewhere. I cut it, confidently put it up on the design wall and stood back to look.<\/p>\n

Blech.<\/p>\n

Failure. It bled into the background of the frothy drink and just didn’t stand up to the blocks around it.<\/p>\n

Sigh. Back to the drawing board for a new background. After consulting with myself, I decided that the area could stand a purple backround, yet it would have to be a different purple.<\/p>\n

\"Tarts,<\/a>
Tarts, July 12, 2009 #2<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

I looked at the background of the grey teapot and decided that I should bring that color down to the bottom of the quilt. I found a piece of a similar violetty-purple. It isn’t the exact same fabric and it is more subtle. I was pretty happy that my second choice seemed to be a good one.<\/p>\n

It does add a seventh instance of purple to the quilt. I think that I am ok in terms of the “Odd Rule,” which I understand to be a design element or principle, which says that an odd number of related elements make the piece more interesting.\u00a0 My mother, an artist, reminds me of this all the time. I have to balance design principles for art with design principles for quilts. I believe, that there is, at least, a slight difference.<\/p>\n

\"Tarts,<\/a>
Tarts, 2005<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Here is what the Tarts looked like at the start of the design process.\u00a0 This is really a Here to There<\/a> type moment.<\/p>\n

It has really come a long way and TOTALLY changed direction. Notice I took out all the coffee-themed fabric. I bought that fabric all for this quilt. I have tons of it and now ask myself what I am going to do with it. Backs and tote bags, I guess. I also had a melon shape thing going at the time. There are a lot more classic quilt elements – more Flying Geese, Square in a Square, lots of sashing. The blue and pink Flying Geese that have survived the design process this long are really a remnant of the original idea I had. Time to move on!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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