The Lava Lamp
This triangle block makes me think of a lava lamp. So much so that I wanted to fussy cut to have no flower motifs in this one, since who ever heard […]
Triangles
The Triangulation
I stupidly started this triangle border assembly process with BR1 (the first triangle I did, and re-did, and re-did). All I had to do was stitch a solid red triangle […]
The Packed Suitcase
I worked on this triangle block during a weekend getaway in May. I’d traveled so light for retreat the previous month, bringing the smallest amount of fabric imaginable for three […]
The Hang Glider
There were so many possibilities for constructing this one! Since it wasn’t immediately obvious how to put it together, I went to all my usual sources to see how others […]
The Light
My 2024 quilting goal includes two Dear Jane blocks per month, and the first block of March took so long, it was going to be a rush job to finish […]
The Escape
I’d thought this was a relatively straightforward pieced block, but when I looked more closely, it had two appliqué pieces (the diamond and on-point square at the top). I just […]
The Temporary Template
One of the things I discovered with the previous block is how (not) to do appliqué that goes right up to a seam. I didn’t talk about it in the […]
The Dark and Stormy Night
I started this triangle block at in-person retreat, and finished it at an “at-home virtual retreat” a couple of days later. After the dramatically Covid-infested Spring Retreat, I opted to […]
The Balancing Act
In my blog planning software, I originally referred to this block as “Diamond on Pyramid on Chevron on Triangles on Trapezoid” … and the pieces in this block do indeed […]
The Non-Cheater
Lately I’ve been seeing a lot of Dear Jane quilts where the quilter had used more than two fabrics (one background and one flashy) per block. This is a concept […]
The Pattern Puzzle
Printing out the pattern pieces for these triangle blocks from the Dear Jane software is always an adventure. You have to remember to change the size setting before printing, because […]
The Broken Hearts
I’d been saving this heart block for February, thinking it would be appropriate for the month with Valentine’s Day. But I’m not exactly feeling the love for a block that […]