I’m going crazy waiting around and hoping the loan works out OK and we get through escrow with a house at the end of it. Being the OCD freak that I am, of course the only way I know to deal with this is to plan my little heart out. I’ve been staying up late every night playing with the interactive paint picking tools all the paint companies provide.
I’ve also started a couple of the more time consuming projects that I can get a jump on. First and foremost was this blanket I’ve been meaning to make for literally two years.
I made one just like it for my friend The Good Twin way back when she redesigned my portfolio website for me. Hers was a rich rust color in the same yarn, which is oh so affordable and yet surprisingly yummy Amore’ from TLC. It’s been a Michael’s/JoAnn’s staple forever, but I actually had trouble finding enough yarn when I finally got around to starting this, so I’m worried this yarn is going the way of the dodo.
The pattern is a very very simple lace pattern that makes a simple argyle effect with just increases and decreases. I’d probably find it boring in a less nubby yarn, but in Amore it’s just subtle. The Good Twin’s blanket was so great I really had a hard time giving it away.
Then, in accordance with my newly adopted quilting jones, I wanted to make a quilt for our new bedroom. I’m envisioning this as mainly decor, but I did want it to pitch in for function if necessary, so it’s going to be a full king-size quilt top. I mentioned a while ago that I wanted to make a traditional quilt out of untraditional fabrics, so I chose crepe backed satin, and I wanted to stick to a smoky gray/blue/purple monochromatic pattern, which turned out to be impossible. Apparently there isn’t much call for four shades of gray/blue crepe backed satin at the average fabric store.
I chose a quilt pattern that struck me as rather arts + craftsy, as in the architectural movement, so I chose this pattern: 
I really liked the center motif and thought it would work really well in an art deco inspired room.
So imagine my horror when I make up my very first quilt block, and this is what I see: 
Does that remind you of anything? Anything at all? Like, oh, I don’t know, a SYMBOL OF PURE EVIL??
I did substitute color selections, but you’d think that the pattern would warn against choosing colors that would make you look like a nazi. Throw a girl a footnote, would you?
I took a deep breath and hoped against hope that by the time the block was placed within it’s surroundings, I wouldn’t be making a Quilt of Hate. 
It’s good, right? You just see the motifs and not any swaztikas, right? Of course, now that I’ve pointed it out that’s probably all you’ll see. Cripes.
I suppose if I just can’t get past it and it looks like what Hitler would wrap around himself in the bunker, than I can always sell it on ebay. I hear psychos will pay a pretty penny for this kind of thing.
Okay, the quilting mishap is HYSTERICAL.And no, when it was finished, I didn't see "pure evil." I'm sure it would sell in a second on Ebay.:)-D.
Reese, you can rest easy. The Nazi symbol is the right facing swatzika (which is actually a very ancient symbol for well being) on point. Your quilt design is left facing so it is NOT the notorious symbol. This is what Wikipedia says about it: "It is a widely-used sacred symbol in Dharmic religions (Hinduism, Buddhism and Jainism). Hindus often decorate the swastika with a dot in each quadrant. In India, it is common enough to be a part of several Devanagari fonts. It is also a symbol in the modern unicode. It is often imprinted on religious texts, marriage invitations, decorations etc. It is used to mark religious flags in Jainism and to mark Buddhist temples in Asia.Archaeological evidence of swastika shaped ornaments goes back to the Neolithic period."I really like the colors. Quite pretty and the final layout has secondary patterns showing up. Nice quilt.
Your predicament sent me back to my quilting books as I distinctly recalled a swastika reference. Here it is from American Quilts, Quilting, and Patchwork: The complete book of history and technique by Adelaide Hechtlinger circa 1974.Swastika: Frontier woman ingeniously converted this ancient symbol of good luck into a quilt pattern which is made simply from two triangles. Sometimes it is called Fly Foot. The swastika, an ancient symbol believed to represent the sun, was a popular device brought over from Germany. The Whirling Swastika appeared on Pennsylvania-German barns and is locally referred to as 'Hexfiess', or 'witches' feet', painted on barns to ward off evil spirits. While these figures no doubt originally possessed symbolic meaning, today they are merely ornamentalWhile this does not directly address the 'appearance' of a swastika in your quilt, I thought you might find some comfort in the fact that it is a long standing quilting motif – intentional or otherwise. One last thought – there is a quilting tool that creates a kaleidoscope effect which allows you to take one complete block and see how it would look as part of a complete quilt comprised of many blocks of the same design. It's such a neat tool that I am almost compelled to call it a toy.Happy Quilting!
Your quilt is quite lovely. Don't worry about the swastikas, as Patrica pointed out they are the wrong direction and work well enough into the larger pattern that one wouldn't see them unless they were pointed out.