The Unfussy Cut
After a recent block where fussy cutting proved to be a challenge, I was a little worried about the challenge this block would present. It had the same issue as […]
Side Projects
The Many Milestones
With a virtual mini-retreat earlier this month, I’ve stacked up all kinds of completed blocks to blog about. And yet, here it is the last day of November, and I’m […]
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 Spatula
When my Mom’s friend Val passed away, Mom went to her estate sale and bought her spatula. It was a pretty nice spatula, with a little lip on it that […]
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 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 Hand-Crafted Treasures
I started work on this triangle while I was visiting family last month. I hadn’t seen my Mom in about a year, and many of the aunts, uncles, and cousins […]