New Janiac joins the group

Hi, I'm Sandi and I blog at Piecemeal Quilts. On a recent post, LynCC commented and let me know about your group, and boy am I glad she did! Not only is there eye candy galore here, I'm hoping that the inspiration and shared struggle will keep me going on my Plain Jane. Yep - "Plain Jane" is the name I've given it because I'm doing it entirely in solids. I chose a cool colorway comprised of blues, greens, purples and grey with a white background. I have the EQ software so here's an illustration of what it should look like:


I started a little over a year ago with the understanding that I'd do three blocks a week. I planned it all out ('cause I'm a planner!) with charts and color placement and degree of difficulty. That lasted a little over a month, then I got to my first applique block. Mmm, applique, not so much. I tried skipping on to another pieced block, but other things happened and I sort of lost my quilting mojo. For eight months I wallowed in the bog of uninspiration, until finally I finished a quilt for my own bed. Finishes are invigorating, aren't they? At our next quilting day, I polished off two Jane blocks, and did another a week later. I also got moving on some other projects, and - woohoo! - the quilting mojo is back! Here's what I have for blocks so far:


Not a lot, just sixteen blocks, but I really like the colors and as long as I keep in mind that this is a (VERY) long term project, I think I'll stay on track. So... thanks for the inspiration, and the opportunity to share my Jane journey with you!

Thanks so much for starting this blog girls, it will definitely help me to keep this project moving along!

I started my DJ a few years ago, I have the software and have found it an excellent way to get and keep organised.

I'm doing my DJ in 1930's fabrics with a white background. I never really liked Civil War fabrics, but in the last few years I have come to like them so wish I started in them, but never mind, I still love the 1930's so I'll have a nice, bright Jane!

(Oh, and on another note, I have started the Farmer's Wife quilt in Civil War fabrics ... but that's a whole other story!!!)

So far, I've completed 46 blocks, which are all the beginner ones according to the software. I'm hand-piecing them all, which is my first ever hand-pieced project. I pretend I'm Jane, sitting at night stitching!!

Here are my most recent blocks, and hopefully I'll have another newly completed one to post soon!