The Uncomplicated Block
Since I want to sash together the 5×5 grid of blocks in the center of the quilt next, I’ve been focusing on completing those blocks lately. And I guess Jane […]
Blocks
The Full Circle
Now we’ve come full circle and I’m already back to curved piecing again. Is it too soon, after the storm cloud that was block G5? At least it seems like […]
The Storm Cloud
Perhaps the giant cloud in the middle of this block should have been an omen, but I ignored it. The Dear Jane blogs I consulted all said to use appliqué, […]
The Soul Patch
Since I finished the previous block on the second day of the month, I felt like I had a good shot to finish a second block in July. Most of […]
The Perspective
“I want to figure out a new dark fabric for this one!” I said to myself in Spring of 2021. But more than a year later, I still had no […]
The Outside In
With the pandemic not as wound down as I’d like, our few vacations have been short trips to places within driving distance. So, in May, I ambitiously packed supplies for […]
The April Fool
March is historically not a great month for our family, and this one was no exception – a stressful and draining 31 days for sure. So, I wanted a Dear Jane block […]
The Quadrants
This is another one of those blocks where there are as many possible construction methods as there are quilters. The Dear Jane software has you making the four quadrants of […]
The Rock and the Roll
Sometimes I can’t figure out why blocks are marked as advanced difficulty. Often it’s because it has set-in seams, but there weren’t any here. Nor did it have particularly tiny […]
The Interior Design
As soon as I saw this block, I thought that it looked like the kind of stylized table and chairs that are used in room plans by interior designers. Which is appropriate, […]
The Trick or Treat
The month of October was a productive one for my quilting projects. I had finished one Dear Jane block fairly early in the month, and cut out the pieces for […]
The Barn Door
This block reminds me of a barn door, especially in this particular white on red color scheme. It’s a nice simple block; just what I needed after the previous complicated […]