{"id":1899,"date":"2016-11-05T03:04:21","date_gmt":"2016-11-05T03:04:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.eleanorlevie.com\/quilting-blog\/?p=1899"},"modified":"2016-11-19T04:58:44","modified_gmt":"2016-11-19T04:58:44","slug":"my-choice-nine-patch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.eleanorlevie.com\/quilting-blog\/?p=1899","title":{"rendered":"My Choice Nine Patch"},"content":{"rendered":"

“In the nineteenth century, quiltmaking was often the only socially acceptable way for a woman to express her political views.” This was the way that the Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum introduced their\u00a0call for entries\u00a0for the show that just opened at their new venue in Golden, Colorado:\u00a0Patchwork Pundits Take On Politics<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Now, this is a daring topic. When I visit quilt guilds around the country, the general understanding is that politics and religion are off the table. I have found that traditional quilters, who make up the majority of quilt guilds, tend to be politically conservative. Similarly, they strive to follow the rules of quilting, seeking\u00a0well balanced, well-executed, beautiful\u00a0patterns and palettes.<\/p>\n

Art quilters, on the other hand, are expected to embed their compositions with deeply held concepts and ideas—often progressive and sometimes provocative, and to choose techniques and materials that are in keeping with the ideas expressed.<\/p>\n

I was lucky enough to be juried into this exhibit at the RMQM, with a small quilt–only about 14″ square, that I made many years ago. It’s that most traditional of quilt blocks: the Nine Patch, but I threw in some curves, some imagery, and some unusual materials–including two pennies\u00a0minted in 1973, to represent\u00a0my two cents’ worth.<\/p>\n

\"Choice

Choice Nine-Patch<\/p><\/div>\n

My statement, in the form of verse, expresses my hope that Roe v. Wade doesn’t get reversed:<\/p>\n

Respectfully, this little Nine Patch references \u201cThe Nine,\u201d<\/p>\n

That highest court in all the land, the real Supremes, or SCOTUS.<\/p>\n

The one case they decided almost all can call to mind—<\/p>\n

The case that still stirs up debates that we can\u2019t help but notice.<\/p>\n

Check out the sac of little pearls–fish eggs, you know, Roe.<\/p>\n

Wade in, and then explore the depths of privacy and choice,<\/p>\n

Should women self-determine their own fates and families?<\/p>\n

My stance is clear, as I hereby give cloth and thread my voice.<\/p>\n

My little art quilt was made 14 years ago, but the struggle\u00a0for reproductive choice, as decided\u00a0by the Supreme Court in 1973, has never abated. Roe v. Wade hangs on by a thread. It seems to me to be the number one defining issue of this election, both for the presidency and for the Senate that advises and consents on the president’s judiciary nominations.<\/p>\n

In any case (except a Court case), this “patchwork pundit” is proud to have my politics hanging on the walls of the RMQM.<\/p>\n

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“In the nineteenth century, quiltmaking was often the only socially acceptable way for a woman to express her political views.” This was the way that the Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum introduced their\u00a0call for entries\u00a0for the show that just opened at their new venue in Golden, Colorado:\u00a0Patchwork Pundits Take On Politics Now, this is a daring […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":true,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[9,22,12],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1899","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-art-quilt","category-exhibitions","category-personally-speaking"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2Ej5z-uD","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.eleanorlevie.com\/quilting-blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1899","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.eleanorlevie.com\/quilting-blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.eleanorlevie.com\/quilting-blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.eleanorlevie.com\/quilting-blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.eleanorlevie.com\/quilting-blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1899"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.eleanorlevie.com\/quilting-blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1899\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1905,"href":"https:\/\/www.eleanorlevie.com\/quilting-blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1899\/revisions\/1905"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.eleanorlevie.com\/quilting-blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1899"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.eleanorlevie.com\/quilting-blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1899"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.eleanorlevie.com\/quilting-blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1899"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}