Jane's Addicted - Introduction

Hi all, so happy to have found this blog... Just a few shots to share "where I'm at..."

My blog is called Jane's Addicted - a name I'm guessing everyone here will understand. Here's the link if you're interested. http://janesaddicted.blogspot.com/

I enjoy seeing everyone's process & lots of pictures. Hope to start sewing again soon...

some triangles, pieced and blank...

random blocks...

the center and surrounding star blocks...

diamonds all in blue.

Another Janiac

Where Do I Begin?
When Did I Begin?
I was so excited when I discovered this blog! What fun! I've been working on my DJQ so long that I don't remember what year I started -- LOL! I just know it was the late 1990s! I am humbled by speedy quiltmakers.

Lots of Changes
To date, I have made all my square blocks...15 of them were made twice or thrice because I changed my colors midstream. You can read about all my fretting over colors here. I started making my first blocks on the machine but that did not last long. I just could not get enough control and clearly, I prefer handwork. I kept 4 of the early machine-sewn blocks but all the rest were done by hand. You can see my stats, etc. on the Dear Jane page of my blog.

Today and Tomorrow
Lately, I've been joining my blocks -- rows A through G, so far. I'm trying to decide if I want to make the triangles or not. If I do, then I've got lots to figure out because I'm running out of the background fabric. (The early editions of the book listed the wrong amount.)

I look forward to following everyone's progress. It's always fun to see the different variations on Jane Stickle's quilt.
Minka

Just joined

Let me introduve myself first! My name is Marianna and I blog @http://craftluv.blogspot.com/

 

I joined this blog recently as I really need encouragement to keep stitching those triangles! I am not having so much fun with them and they bore me a lot. But I do want them to be finished and add them to my center piece! So far I have done half of the top border and some single ones in the other borders. I have stitched my center piece together, so need to add those borders and the scallop outside border to be finished, at least to get it basted and quilted!The above picture is of my center blocks piece.
I will make a picture of my triangles when my first border is done. My progress is also on my blog.
Happy stitching to you all!

Introduction

Hello everyone,

I signed up for the challenge a while ago and was waiting to have some DJ related post to introduce myself. But because I have been busy doing lots of other things, I have felt like a fraud since... In the last 2 days, I have taken a few Dear Jane stitches on L12 that I cut a long time ago so I thought it was great time I came out of lurking on the blog and make myself known to you fellow Janiacs.
I started my Dear Jane journey in 2004 and completed my first few blocks during Dear Jane classes run by the Dear Jane Queen, Brenda who travelled to Europe (a remote Danish island) for the occasion. I met with friends from Sweden there and we pieced and applique our first few blocks together in September 2004. Since then, my Dear Jane journey has been going through period of "intense" blocks making (about 1 block a week) to long period of rest, this is where I have been for a long while now. So I am hoping this blog will help me focus on my Dear Jane again to eventually get it finished!
I am using batik fabrics in a Trip around the World arrangement for my blocks with a dark blue (Sapphire) background.
I am posting a picture of my virtual wall below so you can see where I am at.

Most of my blocks are posted on my webshots and some are also on Flickr.
I have made 111 blocks and 5 triangles to date so there is still a relatively long way to go.
I have been sewing the sashing as I pieced the blocks and assembling the row as I go along so at least once my blocks are finished, the top should get together *relatively* fast.
Well I hope to keep up with you in the New Year, even though Baby #3 will make an appearance very soon, maybe I am optimistic, time will tell!

Celine