Small Start

This is my first post to this group.  I finally got around to starting my Traditional Dear Jane.  I have done 8 blocks so far.  My plan is to work concurrently on a 30's Dear Jane, since I'm nuts.  LOL Here are pictures of my blocks.  I hope I did this right.

-Beth

 A-1

 A-2

A-4

 A-5

 A-6

 A-8

 A-9

C-1

A few blocks for July

I was on a Jane rampage today, I got 8 blocks done.  Yep, 8.  Not sure how, but they just kept coming :)
C-4 took the longest, honestly I think I worked on that one for 2 hours. But it's my favorite.

A-7, A-5, C-2, C-4

D-4, D-3, D-1, D-2

A-5 and A-7

This block (A-7) I do not have much time to make this block. So I did the four petales with application to hand. Other people do two petals with traditional hand-application and the other two petals with application to inverted hand.

And this block (A-5) I developed the technique of paper piecing.
Have a nice day and thank you for your comments.

Yasmin

www.patchworkmipasion.blogspot.com

April blocks

I have 2 blocks completed this month, and have chosen the next ones I will attempt.

These are blocks A5 and A12.

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!

First finished blocks.....small progress

Well, after years of procrastination, I have finally begun. A friend who has all her blocks done and took a class from Brenda at Asilomar told me to put a one inch by five inch strip of muslin on the right hand side and a one inch by five and one/half strip on the bottom of each block as I went. But row A requires a 5 1/2 inch on the top also.....and block A-1 requires an additional 6 in. strip on the left hand side. So I precut l69 five by one inch strips, 169 + 26 five 1/2 by one inch strips, and two 6 inch strips. She said it was a tip to greatly facilitate putting them together by doing a little at a time. One other hint she gave me was to make sure I always use a really sharp or new needle. Sure keeps those tiny pieces from getting jammed at the beginning of a seam . I use headers usually and always chain piece.....but it is a good hint. Love working on these although my husband said this quilt certifies me as absolutely NUTS. Here are blocks A-1, A-2, A-5, A-6 ,A-7, A-8.

Jumping In!

Hi!  I'm finally getting a chance to jump in here and show some of the blocks that I have completed.  I have twelve blocks done so far (this one is A-2), and I'm excited to be joining in and making blocks along with this group!

 A-1

 C-3

 L-13

A-5

I'm making mine with all scrappy backgrounds.  Now I'm starting to think of a sashing color that will go well, I'm kind of on a little hunt.  I have no idea what direction I'm going to go with my sashing, but I'll know the right fabric when I see it :)

Enjoy the day!

~ Dawn

A-5 Cathie's Campfire

One more completed, this is A-5

Another block…….

I am rather keen with these blocks now and its all because of all you lovely ladies spurring me and the others on.

The blog is doing what Dawn and I wanted it to ….create excitement for us Janiacs.

I have done another block and found this one rather easy to do and I pieced the inside of it and then appliqued the outer part on after. This one is B-11 and so that means I got 2 more to go and I have then finished row B.

Here are some of the ones I have done….

  

A-5                          A-6                   A-7

  

A-8                    A-9                   A-10

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On the blog…..down the left hand side is a Janiacs Places to visit blog roll ……if your blog isn't there can you please let me know and I will add it to the list. We want everyone to know who is a member of this very important blog.

Happy sewing everyone…..

hugs to all

 

Hi There!

I started my DJ quilt last year and powered along for awhile, finishing 20 blocks.... Then I came to an abrupt halt.

I'm so glad Vicki and Dawn have started this blog to inspire and encourage us on this DJ journey. I hope it's just what I need to get my fabrics back out and start making blocks again. I have just photographed my finished A row blocks today. Above is A-1, 2, 7 and 6.
These 3 are A-4,5 and 8.
Thanks so much Vicki and Dawn for doing this... I love this quilt and I really enjoy putting the blocks together... It will be great to pick it back up again.
Teresa

Hello fellow Janiacs!!

Hello and a big thank you for the invitation to share our Dear Jane journey. I started mine last year and have completed rows A and B. I have joined the rows but not put them together yet - so just have 2 strips!! I won't put all of the blocks on here, but just the last few done this week....... This blog has inspired me to start up again!!

A-5

B-8

B-9

B-11

All my blocks are done in blue Liberty fabric, so on the hunt all the time for new designs. Anyway off to start row C!!

Till next time............happy sewing!!

Hey there!

This was a really terrific idea to start this blog. I began my own Janiac journey this August.  I just finished four Baby Janes today, and here is where my rainbow Jane stands:

I am simplifying the fussier blocks when it doesn't change the appearance. For example, if three white pieces are sewn together to make a corner, I just use one white piece. Or, rather than sew two pieces on either side of a melon, I just applique a melon onto a single square (or reverse applique, depending on the result desired).  I might be more fastidious about doing it EXACTLY like the book drafts if I were actually making this with reproduction fabrics. But I'm not, so I'm not.  ;D

Hmm. . . I just saw the note about having the blocks clickable, so here are the 4 I did this week:

A-4

A-5

A-7

B-4

10/25 P.S.:

I forgot we don't get normal emailed responses from blogs like this. For anyone who's wondering about my progress chart, I use the My Chart feature in my Dear Jane software.