Dear jane blocks

There are so many of these blocks that i find truly interesting and might consider making again, just bigger! lol There are also several that I would not attempt for all the tea in China!

The one above is called Snow Crystal. The one to the right is called On Target.

A few Dear Jane blocks

This is the last block I made. I was so excited to get it finished; it was a real challenge but turned out beautifully.

It is called Chieko's Calla Lily.

October 22

If I weren't so tired I would be doing a happy dance right now! I just finished stitching all those 4.5" Dear Jane blocks together - 169, to be exact! They were NOT all perfectly the same size so that may the process SO much fun! As I stitched them together, I was reminded of all those who had made blocks. There were more who dropped from the group than I had remembered. Unfortunately, I discarded all the background on it and can't remember the core group. I will probably take a short break from this project before starting on the 56 border/corner triangles. It is just so exciting to see the light at the end of the tunnel on this project. I can't even remember exactly what year this project was started. Six ladies from the Quilts On Review started this as a swap. I took someone's place several months into it. I just know that I have been working several years and would like to see a finished quilt before I am too old to enjoy it!

The Mosaic project is done!

OK. I applied the grout to the mosaic tray project yesterday afternoon. It is finished; I am so excited. I love the way it turned out and can't wait to make something else.

Where has the time gone?

Here it is already into the second week of October and t0day is the first day I have taken to post. Since we have been busy working on the landscaping, keeping up with the regular laundry and other household chores, and doing all the regular church and community activities, I have been quite busy. Well, not too busy to work on a few sewing projects though. Today I prepared a quilt top and backing to baste tomorrow at regular sewing group, I made 4 water bottle carriers, and 2 Dear Jane blocks! Whew! But it sure does feel good to get so much done. And besides that, I started a broken dish mosaic on a silver tray today! I bought an old tarnished silver tray at a flea market during the summer. I have been saving various broken dishes and pottery vases that got broke throughout the past few years with this idea in mind. I got the pieces positioned and stuck down. Once enough time has passed, I can clean it up and apply the grout.

I am so excited! I only have 10 more 4.5" blocks to make for the Dear Jane. I am seriously thinking about adding the 1/2" sashing and joining the blocks together before starting the border triangles. But then again, who knows what other projects will need to be done before then. I guess time will tell!

Hopefully, I will not wait so long before adding another installment.