Some Good Catching Up Progress

Woowoo! I got 10 babies finished up this week that were lurking in my hand-stitch tote. Heather thinks this set is rather Transformer-ish. Too bad that top green one isn't bigger for the head.  ;D

Here are the individuals. The top one - well, I bust  up laughing when I read a note I'd put in the book when I bought it 2 years ago. Scott was sitting next to me while I was perusing it, and when he saw the G-5 block, he said: "This is what it would look like if a quilt farted."

Men!  ::snort::

G-5

G-7

G-8

H-4

I-4

I-5

 

I-7

LS-11

TLC

TRC

'G'....oing well.

Here are the next 5 blue babies!!

My star is a bit off, but I am NOT doing it again. The centre is more like a rectangle than a square and it is white not blue!!! AND that was paper pieced!!!

G-6

G-7

G-8

G-9

G-10

Dear Jane sees the light again.

When I started my Dear Jane blocks I kept a journal of how each block worked out and any problems I encountered.  Looking at my comments, there seem to be some glitches in my work, and I may redo some.  My journal commenced in June 2008, and I progressed along until I had to pack up my sewing room as we were moving house.  I havent made any more blocks since then - nearly 3 years.

I am using fabrics from my stash, random ones, as long as the colours work in to my plan.  The backgrounds are also scrappy.

A1

A7

C9

G7

J4

These are the first 5 of 30 something blocks completed.  I will take pics of the other completed ones and add them as I can.

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!!!

Welcome and finally G7... a bit wonky.

Hello, WELCOME to the Janiac's Blog...

If your a Visitor and want to join us on our journey 

of doing a baby Dear Jane quilt please leave us a comment,

if your curious and having a browse...thankyou for visiting

you will see some amazing blocks in a variety of colors

and if your a member, FABULOUS...

were on a journey together and were gonna have fun.

 I noticed some of you ladies are off and running,

I have seen that two of you are 

onto your second Baby Dear Jane... wow... 

 I am amazed, they look wonderful...

****** WELL DONE *****

 Here is my first block...starting at the centre this time with G-7

I have started my Dear Jane quilt again...

The first time I started I liked browns, pinks and greens, not anymore...

I am now doing it as close to Jane's fabric colors as I can

with Fig Tree Fabrics, my favorite range.

 May have to do this block again...

very fiddly, so its a bit wonky...will see.

 Hugs Dawn x x x

 As Sweet as Cinnamon