{"id":40378,"date":"2018-05-09T07:16:53","date_gmt":"2018-05-09T14:16:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/?p=40378"},"modified":"2018-05-06T16:23:59","modified_gmt":"2018-05-06T23:23:59","slug":"octagon-nine-patch-ready-for-quilting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/2018\/05\/octagon-nine-patch-ready-for-quilting\/","title":{"rendered":"Octagon Nine Patch: Ready for Quilting"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Octagon<\/a>
Octagon Nine Patch Top<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

I finished the top and back over the weekend. I started this project in 2015 and am really glad to be done with it.<\/p>\n

It is a nice quilt and I will send it off to friends after showing it around.<\/p>\n

\"Octagon<\/a>
Octagon Nine Patch top detail<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

I made an effort to use cool colors on the border to pick up some of the cool colors in the Nine Patches. I think some of the darks in the border are too dark, but live and learn. This is not a pattern I will be repeating.<\/p>\n

I tried to make the piece look like it was woven and I think, if you get close, you will see that impression. At least I hope you will. I couldn’t completely keep like colors away from each other, but I did my best. I am pleased with the way the whole thing came out.<\/p>\n

\"Octagon<\/a>
Octagon Nine Patch back<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

I was fortunate to find a piece of Kaffe in my backing pile that fit the quilt widthwise. I only had to make a strip to cover the rest of the vertical. I was thrilled. Not only was the Kaffe the perfect size, but the colors make it look like it was made for this quilt. Yay!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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