Hi Janiacs...

First I want to thank Vicki and Dawn for starting Janiac's Unite.  This blog is exactly what I was looking for to inspire me to start my Dear Jane quilt.  I have been collecting civil war fabrics for a couple years now, buying a bundle of fat 1/8s or fat 1/4s as I go.  This weekend I spent a little time organizing my fabrics so they are easily accessible.  

Today, I attempted my very first DJ block, G7, right in the center.  I decided to work from the center so I can attempt to plan the color distribution, we'll see how this goes. I'm pretty happy with how it turned out, I quickly learned, these blocks are time suckers, it took me about 2 hours to do this block, I could have been more efficient but I stopped to play with the dog a couple times.. But here it is, my very first DJ block.

I am storing my completed DJ blocks in plastic sleeves in a binder so I can keep track of them.

Now that I have my first block done, I'm hoping I can be a little more productive with these blocks, but it seems like each one will have it's own gotchas and catches.  This quilt certainly is going to be a journey.  But it will be fun doing it with all you Janiac's!!!