The Best-Laid Plans
This post is going to get all technical, because this block had a whopping 37 pieces and no clear path to put it all together. It seemed like there ought […]
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 Meandering Path
This block travelled a lot. I started it at home, then took it with me to bowling, then it went to the ER (and even hung out briefly in the […]
The Forward Motion
Real life often intervenes and it can be hard to find time to work on quilting projects. But the beauty of portable projects like these hand-stitched Dear Jane blocks is that […]
The Long View
Now that the center 5×5 section of the quilt is sashed together, I had originally planned to start putting together my first triangle row, but I don’t have quite enough […]
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 Mild Drama
I ended up choosing this block out of order, because my August sashing goal took up so much of the month. I needed a quick block, and this one fit the bill. […]
The Uncertain Center
This was supposed to be the big reveal, where the 5×5 grid of blocks in the center all came together. It was supposed to go much more smoothly than it […]
The Uninteresting Block
This may be the least interesting block in the world. I’m wanting to publish this blog article tonight, but I’m also realizing that I don’t really have much to say about […]
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 Gap
You may notice a gap between these two sections of sashed together blocks … there is actually another column of three blocks that is supposed to go between these two […]
The Diamond in the Rough
After the last few complicated blocks, it was a relief to do something with simple rotary cutting and easy piecing. This was originally going to be a July block for […]