Bonus Block - Good Morning World
Bit of a wonky sun, but that's how I feel some mornings.
Saturday 28 January 2017
Splendid Sampler Challenge - Block 94 - Skyscrapers
Block 94 - Skyscrapers
I live in the country with lots of tall trees around me. So this one will not be done. I might revisit at some stage and make them trees, but that is not this block.
Splendid Sampler Challenge - Block 91 - Gran's Button Jar
Block 91 - Gran's Button Jar
I am not doing this one at this time as I have hand stitched all the squares and a sewing machine ( a second one in the patterns for this challenge) just does not suit. There are enough others, that I don't think it will be missed.
Splendid Sampler Challenge - Block 88 - Love is the Answer
Block 88 - Love is the Answer
Nice and easy.
Splendid Sampler Challenge - Block 90 - Juggling
Block 90 - Juggling
I decided I didn't like the binding bit and so I just did the juggling balls.
Dear Jane A-3 Hunter's Moon
Dear Jane A-3 Hunter's Moon
Wow! I was having a really bad time with this one.Trying to get a circle was very hard... UNTIL ... a friend showed me her way of doing needle turning. I will try to explain, in brief. You cut the template out of Mylar, then cut your fabric with the 1/4 inch bigger. Put a gather stitch around and gather to the template. Starch and iron real well and take out the template. Applique as per normal. Looks fantastic.
Piece sizes:
Background: 4 -- 1 1/4 x 2 1/2 inch piece
Colour: 5 inch square
And here is the finished square
Sunday 22 January 2017
Dear Jane A-2 One-two Buckle My Shoe
Dear Jane A-2 One-two Buckle My Shoe
Finding out there are some issues with using a machine to sew pieces. Tension is an issue and the thread keeps coming out.
Piece sizes:
Background: 1 -- 1 1/2 inch squares
8 -- 1 1/8 inch squares
12 -- 1 1/8 inch squares
6 -- 1 1/4 x 2 inch pieces
12 -- 1 1/8 inch squares
6 -- 1 1/4 x 2 inch pieces
Colour: 1 -- 1 1/2 inch squares
6 -- 1 1/4 x 2 inch pieces
4 -- 1 1/8 inch square
6 -- 1 1/4 x 2 inch pieces
4 -- 1 1/8 inch square
And here is the finished square
Saturday 21 January 2017
Dear Jane A-1 Pinwheel Gone Awry
Dear Jane A-1 Pinwheel Gone Awry
Day one and got to work on the first pattern,
Piece sizes:
Background: 8 -- 1 5/8 inch squares
4 -- 2 inch squares
Colour: 4 -- 2 inch squares
4 -- 1 1/4 inch squares
And here is the finished square
2017 Dear Jane Project
So, 2017 I am going to start my Dear Jane quilt. I am going to give my measurements of pieces and some of the processes I have used in doing each of the blocks.
Each finished block will be 5 inches, including seam allowance. I will be using standard piecing when I can, needle turning when necessary and paper piecing if I have to to get the effect/.
I have spend the beginning of January pulling together the fabric I will be using. I an using a tone on tone white for the background. I have purchased 8 metres in hopes that it will be enough (with all the mistakes I will make).
There are 56 plain fabric triangles on the edges, so I was hoping to fine 56 fabrics for the blocks, I don't quite have that, but I can double up a bit on them as needed. My theme colour is navy blue with highlights of deep blue and lighter blues.
Here is a picture of them before I did the fabric frolic and got more of the dark navy patterns.
A bit about the Dear Jane Quilt. This is from a quilt done in 1863 by Jane A. Stickle. There is lots of information about this quilt and Jane on the internet. There are over 229 pieces in this quilt and I hope to get all of them, in time.
So, here I go.
Each finished block will be 5 inches, including seam allowance. I will be using standard piecing when I can, needle turning when necessary and paper piecing if I have to to get the effect/.
I have spend the beginning of January pulling together the fabric I will be using. I an using a tone on tone white for the background. I have purchased 8 metres in hopes that it will be enough (with all the mistakes I will make).
There are 56 plain fabric triangles on the edges, so I was hoping to fine 56 fabrics for the blocks, I don't quite have that, but I can double up a bit on them as needed. My theme colour is navy blue with highlights of deep blue and lighter blues.
Here is a picture of them before I did the fabric frolic and got more of the dark navy patterns.
A bit about the Dear Jane Quilt. This is from a quilt done in 1863 by Jane A. Stickle. There is lots of information about this quilt and Jane on the internet. There are over 229 pieces in this quilt and I hope to get all of them, in time.
So, here I go.
Wednesday 18 January 2017
Splendid Sampler Challenge - Block 89 - From Colorado to the Mid-West
Block 89 - From Colorado to the Mid-West
Thursday 12 January 2017
Dear Jane - Starting of a very large project
Dear Jane - Starting of a very large project
I found this lovely quilt on Pinterest. It intrigues me and I looked into it and found out history of Jane Stickle quilt from 1863.
I mentioned it to our Warby Quilters and several of them where interested also, We have formed a small group who are going to meet once a month and encourage each other to move through this project.
I am going to use this project to use some of the lovely fabrics that my mother donated to me when I visited her last May. I will be adding a few that I have found along the way and a nice white on white pattern, which I will get soon. Here is my starting stash for this quilt. I think It need another navy or two to even it out also.
I will try to blog my progress here and those of my friends if they let me. I will endeavor to record how I do each one and how they are all fitting together. The plan is to get it done in the next two years. And so the project begins
Tuesday 10 January 2017
Lap Rug for my Youngest
Lap Rug for my Youngest
Started and finished the top. I love these colors,
originally posted January 2017
Edit: Finally finished and delivered May 17th 2020
Wednesday 4 January 2017
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