We're talking about Dear Jane®, that is... the civil war-era quilt, made by Jane A. Blakely Stickle in 1863. Jane's quilt had received sca...
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Gestart in november 2004 (!), twee keer bijna een jaar in de hoek gelegen, en nu is hij af. Ik denk aan al die keren dat ik heb lopen zoeken in winkeltjes en op markten in de Drôme provençale. Ik denk ook aan de wapperende lappen stof aan de Franse waslijn. Dit is een quilt die me zeer na aan het hart staat. I started this quilt in 2004 (!), twice it lay for more than a year in a corner and now it is done. I think of all the shops and markets I visited in the Drôme provencal to find fabrics. I also think of the fabrics just washed in the French garden. This quilt is so very dear to me.
Someone on the facebook group, Humble Quilts- (Click HERE if you want to join) mentioned they stopped by the Bennington Museum to see Jane Stickle's sampler quilt while it was still on display. One day I'd love to see it in person! 24 years ago (wow!) I started to make this amazing sampler with only a book that had line drawings. As you can see I still embraced the humble quilts way, just as Jane Stickle did and many quilters before us. This was the first and last time I made a scalloped border. I'm so glad I did! One of the few quilts I made that does not have a pieced backing with a variety of prints. It took me one year to piece the top, machine pieced, hand appliqued, paper pieced when necessary, and 13 years to hand quilt it! I call mine a "Decade with Jane" Thanks for joining me along memory lane. If your guild is looking for a speaker/lecturer/trunk show please consider me. My favorite and most popular trunk show: Reruns- Quilts Inspired by the Past I have recreated many antique quilts, thankfully using modern technology and full lighting! The little quirks that I find in antique quilts are so charming. I couldn’t possibly bring home every antique that I fall in love with, so I am compelled to recreate my own. Being inspired by the quilters that have stitched before me, I know I will never run out of ideas. Reproducing these gems is the next best thing to owning the originals. I start with reproduction quilts from 1940's and work my way back through time to 1820's reproduction quilts. I've booked my first in person guild meeting for 2022! I'm so excited to get together outside of Zoom! If your guild is using Zoom or another online platform I can present that way as well. Thanks for visiting my blog today! Let's make it a wonderful day!
More quilts from the show in Utah! I still haven't shared all the pictures I took in Birmingham - I'll have to get back to that. Some of these quilts were displayed at the luncheons so I don't have the information on who made them.... This morning I went to the Farmer's Market and I was speaking to the lady selling honey. She said they move their bees to California for the winter! That sounds like quite an undertaking. I had no idea they did that. I was looking for their Chocolate Hazelnut honey, but they were all sold out.... I really love the texture made just by the machine quilting. Pretty spectacular. My brother-in-law and his wife teach English in China at a medical school. He sent a picture of this cart he saw in Beijing with a Colorado license plate on it! Pretty funny! My plan for today is to start quilting my Woodland Whimsy - hurray!! Happy Quilting 😁
A few weeks ago I was hopping from blog to blog, when somebody mentioned their excitement about entering their 'Dear Jane' quilt into a special exhibition of 'Dear Jane' quilts in Nantes, France. A little further investigation, and I discovered that the "Pour l'Amour du Fil" (For the Love of Thread) show was being organised by the magazine Quiltmania. Regular readers will know that I am currently working on my 'Nearly Insane' Quilt, which is of a similar genre to 'Dear Jane', so I was intrigued, especially at the thought of seeing over 100 'Dear Jane' quilts together. 'Dear Jane' 150th Quilt Exhibition, Nantes, France 2013 I regularly go to the quilt shows in the UK, but this was my first 'European' show, which involved a ferry crossing from England to France and a little trip in our camper van. The exhibit of the 'Dear Jane' quilts was A-M-A-Z-I-N-G. As you walked into the room, you could not help but gasp in amazement! Over 100 quilts, all the same, all different. There was a Hand- Dyed 'Dear Jane' Quilt Dear Jane Quilt (Hand-Dyed Fabrics) Paula Klein, Luxembourg There was an Indonesian fabric 'Dear Jane' Quilt Dear Jane Quilt (Indonesian Fabrics) Annie Tromp-Doornink, Netherlands There was a Low Volume 'Dear Jane' Quilt Dear Jane Quilt (Low Volume) Ineke Marijissen Van der Molen, Netherlands There was a Liberty Fabric 'Dear Jane' Quilt Dear Jane Quilt (Liberty Fabric) There was a Red and White Dear Jane Quilt Dear Jane Quilt (Red and White) Nathalie Pierre, France There were the traditional Civil War Fabric 'Dear Jane' Quilts Dear Jane Quilt (Civil War Reproduction Fabrics) Michel Galan France There were modern, bright with black background 'Dear Jane' Quilts Dear Jane Quilt (Modern Brights) Chantal Guyon, France There were modern, bright Batik 'Dear Jane' Quilts Dear Jane Quilt (Batik) Diane Rhode and Judy Doenias, USA And some really lovely, unique colour combinations Dear Jane Quilt (Greys, Reds) Rineke Imenshot, Netherlands Originally, Brenda Papadakis was due to attend to give a talk and run some 'Dear Jane' workshops, but due to a broken arm, was not able to travel to France from the USA. However, there were many of her ambassadors at the show, and it was fabulous. The impact of the display was so brilliant, thanks to the organisers and contributors for putting on such a brilliant exhibit. Never to be forgotten. They were all lovely. Do you have a favourite? Sharing the inspiration of this lovely event with Freemotion By the River and Quilt Story See more of my Quilting Adventure here
We're talking about Dear Jane®, that is... the civil war-era quilt, made by Jane A. Blakely Stickle in 1863. Jane's quilt had received sca...
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From September 3 through October 10, the quilt that inspires quilters all over the world will be on its yearly display at the Bennington Museum.
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My friend Nancy (she does most of the piecing for Bunny Hill) brought over her Dear Jane quilt this week to share with us. She’s an excellent quilter so we knew we were in for a treat. It took her a little over 4 years to complete all the blocks and assemble the quilt. She…
We're talking about Dear Jane®, that is... the civil war-era quilt, made by Jane A. Blakely Stickle in 1863. Jane's quilt had received sca...
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En nog meer Dear Jane's , mooie traditionele gemaakt zoals de originele dear Jane De prachtige rode van Betty een quilt in allerlei groentinten Blauw met geel De quilt van de winkel uit Deventer,1000 rozen heet de winkel volgens mij,helemaal gemaakt van Kaffe Fasset stofjes. Een Dear Jane met hexagon-punten. De prachtige quilt van Annelies gemaakt van stofjes uit de Provence. En tot slot de mini Dear Jane van Els van Bobbin. Groetjes Lia
Since the temps have been in the 90's, with full humidity, and my brain has turned to mush......I totally forgot that I hadn't finished posting about the Vermont Quilt Festival! Sheesh! Seriously......I was never meant to live in this kind of heat and sweaty mess! Ugh! One of the special exhibits at the show was 'Dear Jane Through the Years' honoring the 150th year since Jane Stickle finished her quilt in 1863. Author of the Dear Jane book, Brenda Papadakis gave a lecture tour of the quilt exhibit! Awesome! Here are most of the Dear Jane quilts......some were just too blurry to post. Notice how different border treatments and colors change the whole look sometimes! Fun! Enjoy! "No Pain, No Jane" by Cindy Garcia, Racine, Wisconsin. "Infinite Gratitude" by Deborah Semel Bingham, New York, New York. "This quilt was made in 2011 for Joanna Semel Rose in thanks for her exhibition, Infinite Variety: Three Centuries of Red and White Quilts. Thirty six quilters worked together for nine months, in time for her 81st birthday. We knew this was one quilt design she did not have in her vast collection!" "Kitschin' Jane" by Amy Ronis, New York, New York. "I wanted elements of humor, surprise and "kitsch" in my version of Jane. I viewed each block as an individual design challenge, and looked for "kitsch" worth images, prints and iconic midcentury designs - a passion of mine. Even Elvis makes two appearances in the quilt." "Not Perfect Jane" by Goldie Morrow, Rumney, New Hampshire. "I started the quilt in 2000, finished the center in 2006, and completed the borders and scalloped edge in 2012. I loved the challenge of making this quilt that took me 12 years to finish!" "Sentimental Journey" by Carol Archuleta, San Ramon, California. "I started the quilt with Brenda in 2003 and finished it in 2011. (Brenda shared some of her dear friend Rebecca's indigos with me.) Indigo fabrics used are 1800's repros, some no longer available. It was hand quilted, each scallop different, and made in loving memory of Rebecca, my mother Rose, and my husband Robert." "Nancy's Dear Jane" by Nancy Ritter, Oakley, California. "It has been a 4 1/2 year journey making Dear Jane and another year being hand quilted by the Amish. It was a great diversion through a long illness from which I have recovered." "In Our Time (aka Technicolor Jane)" by Judy Doenias and Diane Rode Schenck, New York, New York. "We started our quilt in 1999 as a class sample at The City Quilter in New York. We had no great plans and no goals in mind. We weren't certain we'd ever finish it! We chose colors we love! Fourteen years later, our classes are still going strong and Jane's quilt continues to amaze and inspire us!" "Empty Nest" by Linda Reid, Danville, CA. "After seeing a Dear Jane quilt at PIQF, I knew I wanted to make one. The opportunity came when a group was started by our local guild. I used an around the world color placement and extended the triangles into the scalloped edge. Empty Nest is my first hand quilting attempt and my legacy." .......JoAnne.....check this one out! :o) "The Spirit of Jane Stickle" a group quilt. "The Spirit of Jane was made by 225 members of the Dear Jane Internet group and quilted by an Amish mother and daughter. It was presented to Brenda at the first Dear Jane Gathering at VQF 2000." "Never Say Never" by Laura Fraga, San Ramon, CA. "I finished my first DJ Quilt in 2002. In 2009, I started a DJ mini group at my guild. I began a 2nd DJ so I could work along with the group. The best part of making a Dear Jane quilt is the friendships that have blossomed." "Newfangled Jane!" by Gwen Nishida, Irvine, CA. "Jane's masterpiece has been turned on it's traditional head with the bright, saturated colors and large prints of Kaffe Fassett. Inspired by a German quilt group, I took this journey one block at a time, learning techniques and having fun with color as I moved along." Machine quilted by Judi Madsen. "Birthday Jane" by Kerry Marksbury, San Diego, CA. "My journey with Jane started in April 2011 with 25 of the blocks given to me by quilting friends for my 50th birthday. In April 2011, I met Brenda and attended her class at Asilomar. It was completed in March 2013, in time for a third trip to Brenda's class." "In Time of Recollection" by Karan L. Flanscha, Cedar Falls, IA. "My Dear Jane quilt was the beginning of a wonderful journey. Every stitch in my quilt is by hand. I started the original Dear Jane support group, and helped Electric Quilt create the software. I have met friends from all over the world because of our mutual love of Jane Stickle's sampler quilt." "Mini Jane" by Barbara Larson, Chaska, MN. "I knew I wanted to make a Jane using Civil War colors, and I did not want a large quilt. At a Dear Jane retreat, Claire Baker shared her Dear Jane with 2" blocks. I loved it and knew that was how I would make her." 2" blocks!!!!!!!! "Happy Birthday, Jane" by Deb Kloss, Minneapolis, MN. "Happy Birthday Jane was made of blocks swapped over a five year period with members of the Dear Jane email list. These blocks were made in thirties prints and swapped in the month of April (Jane's birthday is April 8). I love them all! Quilted by Keri Schell." "Shipshewana Rose" by Edith Shanholt, Elkhart, IN. "Amish Buggies" by Nancy Hayes (deceased), Cedar Falls, IA. My next post will be the rest of the show! I hope everyone is tolerating this weather better than I am! I feel like a big sweaty mess! Let's all hope the weather turns on Sunday as predicted! :o) Stay cool!!! regan
My friend Nancy (she does most of the piecing for Bunny Hill) brought over her Dear Jane quilt this week to share with us. She’s an excellent quilter so we knew we were in for a treat. It took her a little over 4 years to complete all the blocks and assemble the quilt. She…
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This month was Dear Jane Night at our Alpine Quilt Group. It was really a lot of fun hearing about Jane's quilt and to see some of the completed Dear Jane Quilts and Dear Jane's that are in varying processes of completion. Some of the ladies also shared stories of a trip that several of them made back to Vermont to see Jane's Quilt. It was fun listening to their adventures. I've been following an online group of Dear Jane fanatics at that quilt for over a year now but I'm not actively current at the moment. Go check out Anina's blog, she creates wonderful tutorials on each block and it's so fun to follow along. Personally, I still only have 14 blocks done and over 150 more to go and that's not even counting the border blocks. After seeing the Dear Jane quilts tonight, I am inspired to keep going. One quilter in our group said that she's on the 30 year plan. I'm not too far behind her. lol! I'm sure you can guess which color of Dear Jane Quilt was my favorite... Look closely at this quilt. Can you guess what's different about this Dear Jane? I just love how this quilt looks. If you look closely you will see that each block is machine embroidered. Clever, huh? She used white thread on red fabric and red thread on white fabric and alternated the blocks. I absolutely love how this turned out. Even the borders are beautifully done. Someone asked how much thread she went through and she said that it only took 2 big spools of white and 2 big spools of red thread to make the blocks. I do have to apologize that I was 30 minutes late to quilting so I missed all of the show n' tell. I really hate missing show n' tell. I know it's the best part but I just had to make my blocks for the last month of our block exchanges. I totally forgot! Below you will see a quilt that my friend, Dianna made from the blocks we've been exchanging for the last 9 months. Don't you just love it? The center is actually a panel. I've been burning my candle at both ends and in the middle too! Heck, I'm not sure if I have any candle left. Ha! Ha! Ha! I'm really sorry I've not been blogging much lately either but I will try to do a few more posts this week or weekend. I've been reading as many blogs as I have time for and love every minute I can take to visit all of you. I hope you're having a great week so far. I'll be doing a Halloween post to show you all of the costume sewing I've been doing. I have one done, one nearly done, and two more to go maybe part of a third one too. I know! Call me CRAZY!! That's my name lately!!
A few weeks ago I was hopping from blog to blog, when somebody mentioned their excitement about entering their 'Dear Jane' quilt into a special exhibition of 'Dear Jane' quilts in Nantes, France. A little further investigation, and I discovered that the "Pour l'Amour du Fil" (For the Love of Thread) show was being organised by the magazine Quiltmania. Regular readers will know that I am currently working on my 'Nearly Insane' Quilt, which is of a similar genre to 'Dear Jane', so I was intrigued, especially at the thought of seeing over 100 'Dear Jane' quilts together. 'Dear Jane' 150th Quilt Exhibition, Nantes, France 2013 I regularly go to the quilt shows in the UK, but this was my first 'European' show, which involved a ferry crossing from England to France and a little trip in our camper van. The exhibit of the 'Dear Jane' quilts was A-M-A-Z-I-N-G. As you walked into the room, you could not help but gasp in amazement! Over 100 quilts, all the same, all different. There was a Hand- Dyed 'Dear Jane' Quilt Dear Jane Quilt (Hand-Dyed Fabrics) Paula Klein, Luxembourg There was an Indonesian fabric 'Dear Jane' Quilt Dear Jane Quilt (Indonesian Fabrics) Annie Tromp-Doornink, Netherlands There was a Low Volume 'Dear Jane' Quilt Dear Jane Quilt (Low Volume) Ineke Marijissen Van der Molen, Netherlands There was a Liberty Fabric 'Dear Jane' Quilt Dear Jane Quilt (Liberty Fabric) There was a Red and White Dear Jane Quilt Dear Jane Quilt (Red and White) Nathalie Pierre, France There were the traditional Civil War Fabric 'Dear Jane' Quilts Dear Jane Quilt (Civil War Reproduction Fabrics) Michel Galan France There were modern, bright with black background 'Dear Jane' Quilts Dear Jane Quilt (Modern Brights) Chantal Guyon, France There were modern, bright Batik 'Dear Jane' Quilts Dear Jane Quilt (Batik) Diane Rhode and Judy Doenias, USA And some really lovely, unique colour combinations Dear Jane Quilt (Greys, Reds) Rineke Imenshot, Netherlands Originally, Brenda Papadakis was due to attend to give a talk and run some 'Dear Jane' workshops, but due to a broken arm, was not able to travel to France from the USA. However, there were many of her ambassadors at the show, and it was fabulous. The impact of the display was so brilliant, thanks to the organisers and contributors for putting on such a brilliant exhibit. Never to be forgotten. They were all lovely. Do you have a favourite? Sharing the inspiration of this lovely event with Freemotion By the River and Quilt Story See more of my Quilting Adventure here
My friend Nancy (she does most of the piecing for Bunny Hill) brought over her Dear Jane quilt this week to share with us. She’s an excellent quilter so we knew we were in for a treat. It took her a little over 4 years to complete all the blocks and assemble the quilt. She…
Since the temps have been in the 90's, with full humidity, and my brain has turned to mush......I totally forgot that I hadn't finished posting about the Vermont Quilt Festival! Sheesh! Seriously......I was never meant to live in this kind of heat and sweaty mess! Ugh! One of the special exhibits at the show was 'Dear Jane Through the Years' honoring the 150th year since Jane Stickle finished her quilt in 1863. Author of the Dear Jane book, Brenda Papadakis gave a lecture tour of the quilt exhibit! Awesome! Here are most of the Dear Jane quilts......some were just too blurry to post. Notice how different border treatments and colors change the whole look sometimes! Fun! Enjoy! "No Pain, No Jane" by Cindy Garcia, Racine, Wisconsin. "Infinite Gratitude" by Deborah Semel Bingham, New York, New York. "This quilt was made in 2011 for Joanna Semel Rose in thanks for her exhibition, Infinite Variety: Three Centuries of Red and White Quilts. Thirty six quilters worked together for nine months, in time for her 81st birthday. We knew this was one quilt design she did not have in her vast collection!" "Kitschin' Jane" by Amy Ronis, New York, New York. "I wanted elements of humor, surprise and "kitsch" in my version of Jane. I viewed each block as an individual design challenge, and looked for "kitsch" worth images, prints and iconic midcentury designs - a passion of mine. Even Elvis makes two appearances in the quilt." "Not Perfect Jane" by Goldie Morrow, Rumney, New Hampshire. "I started the quilt in 2000, finished the center in 2006, and completed the borders and scalloped edge in 2012. I loved the challenge of making this quilt that took me 12 years to finish!" "Sentimental Journey" by Carol Archuleta, San Ramon, California. "I started the quilt with Brenda in 2003 and finished it in 2011. (Brenda shared some of her dear friend Rebecca's indigos with me.) Indigo fabrics used are 1800's repros, some no longer available. It was hand quilted, each scallop different, and made in loving memory of Rebecca, my mother Rose, and my husband Robert." "Nancy's Dear Jane" by Nancy Ritter, Oakley, California. "It has been a 4 1/2 year journey making Dear Jane and another year being hand quilted by the Amish. It was a great diversion through a long illness from which I have recovered." "In Our Time (aka Technicolor Jane)" by Judy Doenias and Diane Rode Schenck, New York, New York. "We started our quilt in 1999 as a class sample at The City Quilter in New York. We had no great plans and no goals in mind. We weren't certain we'd ever finish it! We chose colors we love! Fourteen years later, our classes are still going strong and Jane's quilt continues to amaze and inspire us!" "Empty Nest" by Linda Reid, Danville, CA. "After seeing a Dear Jane quilt at PIQF, I knew I wanted to make one. The opportunity came when a group was started by our local guild. I used an around the world color placement and extended the triangles into the scalloped edge. Empty Nest is my first hand quilting attempt and my legacy." .......JoAnne.....check this one out! :o) "The Spirit of Jane Stickle" a group quilt. "The Spirit of Jane was made by 225 members of the Dear Jane Internet group and quilted by an Amish mother and daughter. It was presented to Brenda at the first Dear Jane Gathering at VQF 2000." "Never Say Never" by Laura Fraga, San Ramon, CA. "I finished my first DJ Quilt in 2002. In 2009, I started a DJ mini group at my guild. I began a 2nd DJ so I could work along with the group. The best part of making a Dear Jane quilt is the friendships that have blossomed." "Newfangled Jane!" by Gwen Nishida, Irvine, CA. "Jane's masterpiece has been turned on it's traditional head with the bright, saturated colors and large prints of Kaffe Fassett. Inspired by a German quilt group, I took this journey one block at a time, learning techniques and having fun with color as I moved along." Machine quilted by Judi Madsen. "Birthday Jane" by Kerry Marksbury, San Diego, CA. "My journey with Jane started in April 2011 with 25 of the blocks given to me by quilting friends for my 50th birthday. In April 2011, I met Brenda and attended her class at Asilomar. It was completed in March 2013, in time for a third trip to Brenda's class." "In Time of Recollection" by Karan L. Flanscha, Cedar Falls, IA. "My Dear Jane quilt was the beginning of a wonderful journey. Every stitch in my quilt is by hand. I started the original Dear Jane support group, and helped Electric Quilt create the software. I have met friends from all over the world because of our mutual love of Jane Stickle's sampler quilt." "Mini Jane" by Barbara Larson, Chaska, MN. "I knew I wanted to make a Jane using Civil War colors, and I did not want a large quilt. At a Dear Jane retreat, Claire Baker shared her Dear Jane with 2" blocks. I loved it and knew that was how I would make her." 2" blocks!!!!!!!! "Happy Birthday, Jane" by Deb Kloss, Minneapolis, MN. "Happy Birthday Jane was made of blocks swapped over a five year period with members of the Dear Jane email list. These blocks were made in thirties prints and swapped in the month of April (Jane's birthday is April 8). I love them all! Quilted by Keri Schell." "Shipshewana Rose" by Edith Shanholt, Elkhart, IN. "Amish Buggies" by Nancy Hayes (deceased), Cedar Falls, IA. My next post will be the rest of the show! I hope everyone is tolerating this weather better than I am! I feel like a big sweaty mess! Let's all hope the weather turns on Sunday as predicted! :o) Stay cool!!! regan
We had to get up early and be on the bus at 7 am so we could be at the first shop by 8:30. We had 4 shops to hit and our first was at Prairie Pieces…
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Since the temps have been in the 90's, with full humidity, and my brain has turned to mush......I totally forgot that I hadn't finished posting about the Vermont Quilt Festival! Sheesh! Seriously......I was never meant to live in this kind of heat and sweaty mess! Ugh! One of the special exhibits at the show was 'Dear Jane Through the Years' honoring the 150th year since Jane Stickle finished her quilt in 1863. Author of the Dear Jane book, Brenda Papadakis gave a lecture tour of the quilt exhibit! Awesome! Here are most of the Dear Jane quilts......some were just too blurry to post. Notice how different border treatments and colors change the whole look sometimes! Fun! Enjoy! "No Pain, No Jane" by Cindy Garcia, Racine, Wisconsin. "Infinite Gratitude" by Deborah Semel Bingham, New York, New York. "This quilt was made in 2011 for Joanna Semel Rose in thanks for her exhibition, Infinite Variety: Three Centuries of Red and White Quilts. Thirty six quilters worked together for nine months, in time for her 81st birthday. We knew this was one quilt design she did not have in her vast collection!" "Kitschin' Jane" by Amy Ronis, New York, New York. "I wanted elements of humor, surprise and "kitsch" in my version of Jane. I viewed each block as an individual design challenge, and looked for "kitsch" worth images, prints and iconic midcentury designs - a passion of mine. Even Elvis makes two appearances in the quilt." "Not Perfect Jane" by Goldie Morrow, Rumney, New Hampshire. "I started the quilt in 2000, finished the center in 2006, and completed the borders and scalloped edge in 2012. I loved the challenge of making this quilt that took me 12 years to finish!" "Sentimental Journey" by Carol Archuleta, San Ramon, California. "I started the quilt with Brenda in 2003 and finished it in 2011. (Brenda shared some of her dear friend Rebecca's indigos with me.) Indigo fabrics used are 1800's repros, some no longer available. It was hand quilted, each scallop different, and made in loving memory of Rebecca, my mother Rose, and my husband Robert." "Nancy's Dear Jane" by Nancy Ritter, Oakley, California. "It has been a 4 1/2 year journey making Dear Jane and another year being hand quilted by the Amish. It was a great diversion through a long illness from which I have recovered." "In Our Time (aka Technicolor Jane)" by Judy Doenias and Diane Rode Schenck, New York, New York. "We started our quilt in 1999 as a class sample at The City Quilter in New York. We had no great plans and no goals in mind. We weren't certain we'd ever finish it! We chose colors we love! Fourteen years later, our classes are still going strong and Jane's quilt continues to amaze and inspire us!" "Empty Nest" by Linda Reid, Danville, CA. "After seeing a Dear Jane quilt at PIQF, I knew I wanted to make one. The opportunity came when a group was started by our local guild. I used an around the world color placement and extended the triangles into the scalloped edge. Empty Nest is my first hand quilting attempt and my legacy." .......JoAnne.....check this one out! :o) "The Spirit of Jane Stickle" a group quilt. "The Spirit of Jane was made by 225 members of the Dear Jane Internet group and quilted by an Amish mother and daughter. It was presented to Brenda at the first Dear Jane Gathering at VQF 2000." "Never Say Never" by Laura Fraga, San Ramon, CA. "I finished my first DJ Quilt in 2002. In 2009, I started a DJ mini group at my guild. I began a 2nd DJ so I could work along with the group. The best part of making a Dear Jane quilt is the friendships that have blossomed." "Newfangled Jane!" by Gwen Nishida, Irvine, CA. "Jane's masterpiece has been turned on it's traditional head with the bright, saturated colors and large prints of Kaffe Fassett. Inspired by a German quilt group, I took this journey one block at a time, learning techniques and having fun with color as I moved along." Machine quilted by Judi Madsen. "Birthday Jane" by Kerry Marksbury, San Diego, CA. "My journey with Jane started in April 2011 with 25 of the blocks given to me by quilting friends for my 50th birthday. In April 2011, I met Brenda and attended her class at Asilomar. It was completed in March 2013, in time for a third trip to Brenda's class." "In Time of Recollection" by Karan L. Flanscha, Cedar Falls, IA. "My Dear Jane quilt was the beginning of a wonderful journey. Every stitch in my quilt is by hand. I started the original Dear Jane support group, and helped Electric Quilt create the software. I have met friends from all over the world because of our mutual love of Jane Stickle's sampler quilt." "Mini Jane" by Barbara Larson, Chaska, MN. "I knew I wanted to make a Jane using Civil War colors, and I did not want a large quilt. At a Dear Jane retreat, Claire Baker shared her Dear Jane with 2" blocks. I loved it and knew that was how I would make her." 2" blocks!!!!!!!! "Happy Birthday, Jane" by Deb Kloss, Minneapolis, MN. "Happy Birthday Jane was made of blocks swapped over a five year period with members of the Dear Jane email list. These blocks were made in thirties prints and swapped in the month of April (Jane's birthday is April 8). I love them all! Quilted by Keri Schell." "Shipshewana Rose" by Edith Shanholt, Elkhart, IN. "Amish Buggies" by Nancy Hayes (deceased), Cedar Falls, IA. My next post will be the rest of the show! I hope everyone is tolerating this weather better than I am! I feel like a big sweaty mess! Let's all hope the weather turns on Sunday as predicted! :o) Stay cool!!! regan
Jane A. Blakely was born is Shaftsbury, Vermont on April 8, 1817 to Erastus and Sarah Blakely. In 1844, she married Walter P. Stickle in October 1844, and having no children of her own, the couple later assumed responsibility for three children. Sadly she became bedridden, but to “kill the time” she began to piece the quilt. The quilt features 169 ...
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Here is my dear jane. Each block is 4.5 inches big, and it is finally finished :) Well it was finished last month, but I didn't post pictures until today...
Pretty amazing in person. Really a sight to behold. Love that the orientation of the quilt is as thought it should be With the signature on the left! So inspired. Edit: Just found out that the quilt is rotated 1/4 turn each year. So that's why I'm lucky and the basket is facing the correct way! Yay!
We're still crazy about two formidable sampler quilts: the 1863 quilt by Jane A. Blakely Stickle, and the 1870's quilt by Salinda W. Rupp. ...
This weekend just past saw the Sunbury Stitchers and Quilters hold their quilt show, the theme of which was 'Old Days, New Ways', and what an enjoyable morning I had visiting the show. A group of friends - Sue, Tracee, Marg, Marina, Elyte, Robyn, Ann and Jo - and myself had a great time chatting, laughing, looking at quilts, enjoying a delicious devonshire tea, buying fabric, and generally having a lovely time. Afterwards it was off to the Olive Tree Hotel in Sunbury for some lunch. As Sue has done two extensive posts on the show, I have just included some of my favourite quilts here. I also have to thank Sue for providing these photos, as my camera appeared to have died while we there, after I had only taken 3 photos - most frustrating!! I always love a quilt with some stars... this quilt was just stunning - as Sue says on her blog, the photo does not do it justice... a tumbler quilt made by my friend Carolyn - I love the colours... a gorgeously colourful mini by my friend Annie... another favourite combination of colours... just love this mini, also by Annie - stars and houses, two of my favourite quilt blocks... this quilt was tiny, maybe 10" x 12", or 12" x 14"? a lovely clamshell quilt... this two-colour quilt looked amazing... another of Carolyn's quilts made from Irene Blanck's pattern 'Floral Beauty'... an amazing 'Dear Jane' quilt... and another of Carolyn's quilts - this was made in a Round Robin which I was also a part of... just love this quilt of Carolyn's... well, all of Carolyn's quilts really lol! Carolyn also arranged an amazing display representing the theme of Old Days, New Ways, and Sue has quite a few photos of this on her blog, it was really clever. I love this old fashioned pairing of cheddar and pink in a nine-patch quilt... another of Annie's quilts more lovely clamshells... ...and some fun and silliness at lunch afterward... thank you ladies for such a wonderful day, I really enjoyed it! xx
Pacific International Quilt Festival absolutely dazzled me this year. I really had to sort through my images and pare them down to a manageable size. Enjoy!”Grief” by Sandy Curran won t…
