DEAR JANE QUILT - (where Janiacs go to post!)

[carole]

Just finished 100!! Whoo Hoo!!!!

Carole

[shelly322002]

wow carole!! i see smoke rising from your machine, all the way from this side of the pond!!!

well done!!!!! that's such an achievement!!

i haven't touched mine for a few weeks now
i'm going to be sooooooo far behind my forum buddies, it's not true!!

ohh well... after the wedding, i will get my nose to the grind stone again!!!

[grammiequilts]

Wow I didn't know this thread was here,,,,:Love everyones blocks,,,I feel inspired to start mine, I will be doing it in fabric from the 1860's collection of Comfort for a cause by Moda. I also have a box of CW scraps I will use, I am not sure about a backround fabric so I am still looking ...this will be a challenge, Carole I will have a hard time catching up to you. Still in the planning stage,,,Thanks for all the advice and hints

[shelly322002]

yeeeaahhh!!! i hope you do join us!!!
i haven't got that far yet, so you sew along with me... i've only done 17... i was hoping to have done double that by now!!
never mind!! i'll get there!!!
i will back on track with mine hopefully after my daughter's wedding which is in a couple of weeks... then i can sew sew sew!!!

isn't carole a true inspiration!!! she's doing wonderful work!!!
i'm looking forwards to seeing some of your blocks on here!!
we can cheer each other along!!!

enjoy!!!!
love jacquie xxxxx

[carole]

Oh I am so glad that you are going to join us. I have 120 blocks done so far. Let's see I think I and on j4. If that is the one I took a break today be ause that one looked really hard with set in seams. Tomorrow is another day and I will do it then. That one may take me all day to get it done right. Sigh. Well I am off to watch my grandson play baseball.

Carole

[purrfect-lady]

JACQUIE - your triangles are cool! They'd fit into MY quilt quite nicely! hint hint!

CAROLE - You'll be done with the square blocks before long. Hands off Jacquie's triangles!

JUDI - welcome!! I love the fabrics you have chosen. I just started with scraps so figure I'll continue with them. My background is off-white. But I think bright batiks on black would be stunning! But that meant I'd have to buy all new fabric and I was having problems justifying that with the size stash that I have.

I'm ashamed to say that I still haven't returned to my DJ. I got sidetracked by my king-sized log cabin (long promised to my DH) and lots of life stuff. But I will! I think I left off with about 55 blocks finished. I've been skipping around, doing the easiest ones first. Guess that will be a piper I'll have to pay when I get to the hard ones!

[carole]

Wanted to bring this back to the top. Haven't heard anything from you Janiacs. Where are you and how far have you gotten. I think I I have about 130 plus done, but I am on my way home now. It seems when gals get home they pause in working on these blocks. Hmmmm that may happen to me too until I get everything unpacked lol
So how is everyone doing and where are you.

Carole

[zfatcat]

That's great Carol. I don't know if I would be that committed enough to make all those little blocks. Kudos to you for sticking with it. Lori

[carole]

Thanks Lori. I now have 138 blocks done and I got her out and started back working on her. It is interesting and not boring each block is different, some easy and some hard. Needless to say it is a challenge, will see if I continue in this vain.

Carole

[shelly322002]

well done carole!!

i've unfortunately had to 'shelve' poor jane for now i'm very sad a bout that...
i WILL pick her back up at some point though after i get all of these other projects under control!!
i do love my finished 'DJ' blocks and smile at them every time i pass them by...
all in good time my 'pretty's'!!!