::sigh:: Isn’t this quilt so beautiful? I’ve had this on my Pinterest. I’m participating in the Rainbow Charm Swap on

Hello! I haven't posted in so long. I thought I'd dust the old blog off today. I know a lot of people are on Instagram and other soci...

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

"Dear Jane": una trapunta di quilt senza tempo che ha conquistato quilters in tutto il mondo attraverso il libro di Brenda Papadakis.

I am drawn to Dear Jane quilts at quilt shows because they are so awesome and because I am trying to finish mine! I saw two at the Denver Quilt Show (first two pictured here) and two at HMQS. It's amazing how different they all are. This one is called Friendship in Every Stitch and was made by Mae Elliott. It was hand appliquéd and hand pieced, then long arm quilted by Valerie Campbell. I took some close ups of the quilting because that will be my next step, after I get it all pieced together, and I wanted some ideas. This star block is one I've completed, but I'm thinking of making it over because I don't like the fabrics I chose for it. But look at that tiny star in the middle! I will dread that if I decide to re-do it. I think I will wait until the quilt is on the design wall and see if it still bothers me.... This quilt was pretty heavily quilted on the long arm. It looks great but I'm thinking of not quilting mine quite so heavily. This one is called Dear Jane Goes Batty with Batiks and was made by Patricia Lamfers. It was machine pieced and machine and long arm quilted. You can see it has different sized blocks amongst the five inch blocks and a different border. Dear Jane by Jean Ludeman She used background fabric around the border triangles which is different but effective. I am planning on using cornerstones, as she did, in the sashing. Very nice quilting in this one too. Ladies in Red by Crystal North and quilted by Wren Woodland Crystal digitized the DJ patterns and stitched them out on her embroidery machine. It turned out very pretty but I'm guessing it's a stiff quilt. I don't machine embroider so I don't know, but that looks like a LOT of thread! I haven't made my 12 DJ blocks for May yet. I better get busy!!

Dear Jane Quilt - the Halfway Edition! As promised here is the latest update on my Dear Jane quilt progress. I haven't pulled out the blocks since the last update in February and it is like meeting up with old friends. Dear Jane Quilt - the Halfway Edition! I don't lay them out in their correct order because it is so incomplete, but the Electric Quilt image below gives an idea of how it is going to go together. The eagle eyed will notice that their placement is not the same as the original Jane Stickle quilt either. That is the plan. Dear Jane Quilt - the Halfway Edition! Electric Quilt Software The white blanks are slowly filling up and some of the lines are nearly complete - it's just like playing BINGO! If you pop back to the post in October 2015 you can really see the progress I have made in the last six months. On the sidebar you can see this image updated regularly, but I like to capture a snapshot in these progress posts for a sense of progression.  Dear Jane Quilt - the Halfway Edition! From the pretty piles of blocks above and the statistics in the table below you can see that I have yet to do a PURPLE block, which will hopefully pull the final colour scheme together. You can also see that I have added those little extras to the data below - the sashing, the cornerstones and the alternate triangles. It all has to be done and then I have to think about putting it together and removing those tiny bits of paper. Blocks Triangle Red 13/29 4/8 Purple 0/12 0/8 Blue 12/20 4/8 Green 8/28 4/8 Yellow 16/36 4/12 Orange 40/44 8/12 TOTAL 89/169 (52%) 16/56 (42%) Sashing 17/312 (5%) Cornerstones 28/144 (20%) Triangles 5/56 (8%) I have spotted other bloggers out there working steadily at their Dear Jane quilt. UKCityCrafter is building up a lovely collection of Dear Jane blocks in blue and white, the contrast is going to be stunning when it is put together.

I am drawn to Dear Jane quilts at quilt shows because they are so awesome and because I am trying to finish mine! I saw two at the Denve...

First of all, I want to apologize for the post that went out yesterday if you subscribe by email or just happened to look at my blog. I had the post written, and it was in my drafts folder. Then I added and changed a few things and hit the publish button. When I went to look at it on line, I noticed that it already had 11 comments. I had posted that same post about a year ago, but somehow it was back in my drafts folder. I'm not sure how that happened. I take photos with either my iPhone or iPad and then email them to my blog where they save as a draft post. I intend to get back in here and write something to go along with the photos and then post. That doesn't always happen, and that's how I ended up with 57 posts in my Drafts folder. I've cleaned that out only kept a few things that I really want to post. NOW...….Dear Jane Last November we celebrated our 20th year getting together for the Jane Stickle Quilt Retreat up in Shipshewana. I have only been going 18 of those years, but I've made friendships that will last a lifetime. We had a very large crowd last November (I think around 130), so we had a separate night for just Dear Jane show and tell. Here are the quilts that I showed: My Dear Jane quilt. There are 169 blocks that finish at 4 1/2, 52 triangles and 4 corners. I worked on this quilt off and on for about 10 years. I had it long arm quilted. There was an internet Dear Jane list, and we had a signature block swap. Some of the blocks have hand sewn beads and buttons and embroidery. The blocks in this quilt are from a Spring Fling swap. I bought the center applique block at Rebeccar Harrer Arts and Antiques in Shipshewana. When I first became part of the Dear Jane list and retreat, whenever someone said the word swap, I asked where I should sign up. This quilt is made up of swap blocks from some of the girls that come to the retreat. I'm not sure what I was thinking with that bright yellow sashing, but it definitely brightened up all of the dark blocks. These blocks are from a Christmas Jane swap. All of the blocks in these quilts are taken from the Dear Jane book. The feathered star in the center of this quilt was a block that I made for a round robin I was in. I think I changed my mind on the fabrics for the round robin and used the feathered star for the center of this quilt. At some point, a second Dear Jane list formed. I'm not sure now what the reason was for that. But, I signed up for this list, too. They had a Christmas signature swap, and this is the quilt I made. I love arranging the signature blocks in a colorwash pattern. All of the blocks have Christmas fabric on the corners. This is a photo of all of us that were at the November retreat that have completed the Dear Jane quilt. I'm the only one in the photo wearing red (I didn't get the memo!) I've made enough swap blocks that I could have made a second Dear Jane quilt. There are some in our group that have made 5 or 6 Dear Janes. I've thought about making a second smaller quilt. I think there is kind of a withdrawal when you finish a huge project like this. After this I moved on to the Nearly Insane quilt and finished it. You can see that quilt by looking under my header at the My Quilts tab. Thanks for stopping by for a visit. Hope you are finding some time to stitch today!

This quilt is a first for me in two ways: it is my first foundation piecing quilt and it is my first QAYG quilt too. Both techniques were a bit intimidating to me but both have turned out to be qui…

Dear Jane is coming along right on schedule. Five Months = Five Rows Complete, Top Row Triangles finished and Eight Right Side Triangles done. How is your Dear Jane coming along?

::sigh:: Isn’t this quilt so beautiful? I’ve had this on my Pinterest. I’m participating in the Rainbow Charm Swap on

Dear Jane Quilt - Slow Stitching Sunday I am pretty laid back when it comes to timescales I take to make a English Paper Pieced quilt - I am in no hurry. However, once it is no longer portable I tend to get less time to work on it and it seems to take for ever to come together. I am at that stage now with my Dear Jane quilt. I have at last got all the Dear Jane square blocks together, along with the sashing and the cornerstones and I am now finally working on the border triangles. Also I would like to welcome Laura Bender who is my 300th Follower on my blog! Time to join up with Kathy at Slow Stitching Sunday.

Made by Alexandra Lake, Shrewsbury, UK

Dear Jane Quilt - Block M13 Lynette's Diamond Oh my - I absolutely love this Dear Jane block, M13 Lynette's Diamond. Yes, it is all applique and I am super-chuffed at the result. In the book this is the last 4.5" square block if you were doing it in order. If you didn't quite get that far, you are missing a treat. Techniques: Applique Pieces: 6 pieces

Modern Dear Jane Quilt This page is to provide updates and keep myself honest on my Modern Dear Jane Quilt progress. I started on October 15, 2012, and my goal is to make 5 blocks a week until I have my dream quilt - a Dear Jane - completely finished. Help me stay on track, ok?! :-) I have been in love with Dear Jane quilts for years now, and I love them all equally - from the original Dear Jane, to 1930s Dear Janes, to the Rainbow Jane, and on down the line. Really, there's nothing particularly "modern" about my version of "That Quilt" aside from the fabric. About the fabric: Some of you have asked how I chose my fabric. I started a Dear Jane once before and found that the most difficult thing for me at that point (I didn't have a large stash to pull from then) was finding and choosing fabric. When I decided to start again, I initially planned on doing just a 2-fabric quilt to eliminate the difficulty of fabric choosing on every block. The background I chose is a white with some blue dot, and the main fabric is a solid blue. I quickly discovered, though, that I wanted a little pop of red, so I've been adding that little touch with scraps from my stash. The fabric choosing has been greatly simplified, though, by doing it this way. Now all of my focus can be on the sewing - which is difficult enough as it is! Maybe on the next one I'll branch out to different fabrics for each block, but I really like how this 3-color quilt is turning out. Please link and pin away! Thank you for sharing my work with your followers. You keep me motivated to take up the next block ! :-) Happy stitching, Kelly Read each blog post here Week 11 Week 10 Week 9 Week 8 Week 7 Week 6 Week 5 Week 4 Week 3 Week 2 Week 1 Finished Blocks

Hola Xiquetes!!! ...y otro Dear Jane acabado. Ahora solo falta acolcharlo. Es precioso!!!! Es el Dear Jane de Joana. ...

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Met grote quilts vind ik het makkelijk met een schema te werken. Zo werkte ik bij de Dear Jane al met een kleurenschema voor de blokken dat rechts op de foto te zien is. Nu werk ik met een quiltschema. Ik zorg wel steeds dat ik iets voor lig op schema, zodat ik , als dat nodig is, een dag niets kan doen. I like to work with a scheme while working on a large quilt. I already used a color scheme for my Dear Jane as you can see on the right in the first picture. This time I use a quilt scheme. The trick is to work a bit in advance. That way you can always take a day off.

Saw the original Jane Stickle quilt last week in Bennington, Vermont. It was awesome, and so inspiring. Jane Stickle quilt Read and post comments | Send to a friend

I had to think a little on this one. The block could definitely be pieced traditionally but I have found that, because these blocks are so small, foundation piecing is the most accurate way to go on most of them. Trace or print the block diagram onto foundation paper, number, and cut out as in the photo. I use freezer paper for my foundation piecing. If you don't, you will have to trace the center sections onto freezer paper for the applique. Foundation piece the numbered sections and trim the seam allowances to 1/4". Cut a 4" square out of your main fabric. Iron the freezer paper cutout of the block's center section onto the right side of this square. Iron the small half-melon sections onto the right side of your background fabric and cut out, leaving a scant 1/4" seam allowance along the curved edge and at least 1/2" on the straight side. We are going to use the edge of the center freezer paper as a guide for our applique. Place a melon freezer paper side up on top of the background fabric square. Carefully line up the curved edge of the melon freezer paper with the curved edge of the center section freezer paper (as they were before you cut them out) and baste through all layers. A light table is very handy for doing this because it allows you to see through the fabric. You could also hold the fabric up against a bright window. Repeat for the opposite melon. Applique the melons onto the main fabric square along the curved edges, turning under the fabric as you go and using the center freezer paper shape as a guide for your curve. Repeat on the other side, remove the freezer paper from the melons, and press. Repeat for the other two melons. Trim the block to 2 3/4", making sure to center everything. At this point you can trim away some of the extra fabric bulk, but I didn't because I was worried about the square losing its shape. Sew the foundation pieced sections to the sides of the center square, lining up the seams carefully. (I used the same technique on block B-7.)

My Dear Jane top is done! Unbelievably, I did it! My Dear Jane Journey began with my first post May 30, 2010. That was 7 1/2 years ago. Back then I decided to keep track of the time and the number of pieces. Later on I quit. I made the blocks mostly in order and sewed the rows together as I went along. I would recommend that. It was so nice to just add the next row when it was completed. Here is a photo from my first week. At that point I had logged 4 hours and 40 minutes with 194 pieces. By June 20th, nearly a month later, I had two rows and two blocks done with a total of 22 1/2 hours and 586 pieces. April 5, 2011 ( almost a year later), I had 4 rows and 3 blocks done: 47 hours 52 minutes 1,202 pieces January 15th 2014 (3 years later and nearly 1 1/2 rows added): 65 hours 33 min and 1,629 pieces. I must have really worked hard on it in 2014 because it had about doubled in size 6 months later. June 20, 2014: no time was logged but I was up to 2,431 pieces. The end of 2014 I was nearly done with row 10 out of 13 rows. The photo below is a beginning and end of year comparison photo. In 2015 I only made 6 blocks all year! Only 10 blocks were completed in 2016. So, for 2017 I had only two rows left. I participated in Patchwork Times group where you make a list of 12 projects to finish and number them 1-12. She draws out a new number each month and that is the one you work on. I wisely put Dear Jane into two months with the goal to complete one row a month. It worked and now I am finally done! I chose not to piece the triangles as is traditional. I don't like how busy they make the quilt. I think it is busy enough as it is; that is why I chose to do colors on the diagonal. It gives your eyes a place to settle and travel. I also chose to point the colored triangles toward the quilt instead of away from it. I feel like they point the eye back to the middle rather than moving the eye off the quilt. I am joining the following Linky Parties: BOM's Away Monday Making WOW - Wips on Wednesday Moving it Forward Freemotion by the River Bambi's Show N Tell Monday

This is the first Dear Jane quilt I have quilted and although I always appreciate Betty's good workmanship, I am not in a hurry to do ...

I made block J5 on Wednesday, trying to get a few more blocks made before my Dear Jane group met on Thursday. I sewed the central square an...

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

So glad you are done! 70 hours later and a ton of thread later you are finished! Hooray! Here's the quilt in Gwen's (owner of the DJ) own words: "Hello to Judi's fans! Judi asked for my "story" about this quilt. Truth is, I can't remember why I decided to do a Dear Jane. Crazy, right? I had never undertaken such a large project in my quilting history prior to making this commitment, nor had I ever enjoyed applique up to that point. However, the single greatest factor in motivating me to work on and complete this quilt is that Anina provided fabulous block tutorials two days per week so I just followed along. Top that with Kaffe Fassett's colorful fabrics and I had all the stimulation I needed to keep going week after week, from December 2008 to March 2010. 225 blocks and 4,948 little pieces of fabric later, we add Judi's amazing talent and magic to the fray and, well, here we are. I couldn't be happier with the overall result. If you are inclined to do a DJ, just start with one block --- an easy one, maybe the nine-patch --- then move on to the next easiest one. Just keep going. You'll be surprised at how much fun it is. Click here for more inspiration. And the best part about doing the DJ is that I'm now a huge fan of applique. Have you seen Kim McLean's appliqued quilt designs? I'm almost done with Flower Pots. Next???!!!" Isn't this quilt incredible? I love it. However - after spending 70 hours doing stitch in the ditch - I don't think I will be piecing this quilt any time soon - sorry - maybe when the kids are grown and out of the house. It will have to be on my "bucket" list for now. At first I wasn't sure what I was going to do on this quilt, but it hit me "like a ton of bricks" when I started quilting and I decided that each block needed to be individualized because of how much work went into each block. That is why I just did a straight stitch in the sash, it sets off each block perfectly I think. The bottoms of the large triangles were 5 inches - so 4 equal straight lines to set these off. I used a gold metallic thread for these. Quilting around the curves were fun - just a little bit of marking with a purple marker - and some figuring around the corners and there you go - I love it! Probably my most favorite quilting picture I have ever taken! Do you see how the curved border has curved diamonds? I absolutely love it! I enjoyed quilting this DJ, but I am so glad to have it finished! Yay!

I set myself a goal of trying to finish the 169 square blocks of my Dear Jane quilt before the end of 2013. The blocks are finished, and I am only a few days late! In fact, I made 170 blocks, not 1…

Cut out 4 background squares and 4 pattern squares 3 1/4 inch make up two blocks Draw circle on freeze paper Iron freeze paper to top block Cut out centre and then reverse appliqué

Patchwork en Santander: Dear Jane, Civil War Quilts, le Quilt Mystère (Yoko Saito), Hilltop Houses, Hexagon. Hexágonos. Telas de reproducción.

THIS ITEM IS NOT AVAILABLE TO INTERNATIONAL CUSTOMERS UNLESS YOU PAY FULL SHIPPING PRICE (etsy does NOT calculate international shipments correctly so you will be invoiced for additional shipping) Dear Jane (Complete Piece Pack for the Dear Jane Project) by Brenda Papadakis This is the complete piece pack for the Dear Jane Quilt-Along. This allows you to save 12% buying the complete pack compared to buying the piece packs separately. Start and finish your Dear Jane journey all with one complete pack. The Complete Piece Pack contains ALL the pre-cut English Paper Pieces for the entire project. No waiting and no need for any other piece packs. You get everything but the fabric. It will be time to visit your favorite quilt shop after you purchase this! Finished quilt measures approximately 85 x 85 inches (216 x 216 cm) Dear Jane book is required but sold separately. Complete Piece Pack Includes: Blocks for Rows A - M Blocks for each Border Blocks for each Corner Acrylic Template set for Dear Jane Project is sold separately. 9 piece set with 3/8in seam allowance.

This is the first Dear Jane quilt I have quilted and although I always appreciate Betty's good workmanship, I am not in a hurry to do another one real soon. Betty told me she didn't want a lot of quilting - I wondered how on earth I could quilt this without doing a lot of quilting! I remember seeing a Dear Jane quilt years ago at MQS that had been quilted with an all over large stipple. That was not my idea of a good solution to quilting a Dear Jane quilt. I ended up doing a lot of SID, more than I wanted to and no background quilting. That kept it from looking heavily quilted. This is Betty's SECOND Dear Jane quilt. Some people are just gluttons for punishment! It has been very windy here in Kansas lately but it looks like the weather may be nice just in time for MQS.

OK, here I am and I'll try to make a little tutorial to show you how I asseble my finished blocks with the QAYG method. 1. Step Take two blocks. Be sure they are 5". 2. Step Cut two sashing strips, one 1" and one 1 1/4". 3. Step Add the 1 1/4" sashing to the back of your block pinning in place, then add the 1" sashing to the front of your block and pin in place. 4. Step Sew all this sandwich together using a 1/4" seam allowance. 5. Step Flip the front sashing and press, put the second block right sight on top of the sashing, lining up the raw edges. Pin in place and stitch again using 1/4" seam allowance. 6. Step Press your sashing. Now your blocks are toghter on the front. 7. Step Flip over your blocks to the back, turn under your sashing and make sure it is 1/2" wide. Slip stitch the sashing into position. DONE!! Now join all your blocks together like this and join the rows with a long sashing that measures the complete lengh of you row.

I love seeing quilts that I've made or that I'm working on in quilt shows. Here are some that I found in Paducah. Dear Jane by Pat...

Hi all! I'm still hard at work on my Dear Jane Quilt, and it's coming right along - watching my little stack of blocks grow is keeping me motivated. And, honestly, since each block is so different, I'm not getting bored making these little guys! Here are this week's 5: B11 (still have some basting thread showing...) B2 B5 C3 C6 The overall progress so far! Happy stitching! Kelly