Tuesday triangle May 29

Good day, and thanks for visiting my blog.
A busy time with graduation and parties and visitors, so just a short share.  I am plugging along wiht my blocks and triangles for my Dear Jane quilt, in indigo fabrics.

This is on the left side, as the quilt is usually shown, second down from the top.  Odd shapes but it can be entirely paper pieced.

Please see dearjane.com for more explanation of the 1863 quilt I am slowly reproducing in blue and white.

Linking up with Connie at Freemotion by the River and Let's Bee Social, Silly Mama quilts.

I have a page on Facebook: keep up with my infrequent quilt posts at https://www.facebook.com/pages/Viridian61/347674418583948?ref=hl

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Tuesday quilt block May 22

Good day to you, and welcome to my blog of quilty things.
I am continuing on my Jane Stickle project in indigo and white.  I check out every fabric store I can, and on-line too, for more indigo and white fabrics with that look of circa 1900 about them.  I am getting to know the reproduction fabric lines!
I manage  2-3 blocks or triangles a week now.  But soon I will have company, a graduation party, and birthday parties to plan for.   For now, I will share a block with you.

This is M-11 also known at Rickshaw, for what reason I don't know.  Carefully paper pieced, with each fabric piece cut oversized, sewn down and flipped, then trimmed.

Please see dearjane.com for more explanation of the 1863 quilt I am slowly reproducing in blue and white.

Linking up with Connie at Freemotion by the River and Let's Bee Social, Silly Mama quilts.

I have a page on Facebook: keep up with my infrequent quilt posts at https://www.facebook.com/pages/Viridian61/347674418583948?ref=hl

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Friday quilt block May 18

May is moving right along! Spring is here, and the trees have leafed out fully.

Still waiting on contractors to come and repair the water damage in our finished basement.  This gives me time to do more blocks and triangles on my Jane Stickle quilt.

This is L2.  I see I still need to trim this up!  What projects have you been working on?

Please see dearjane.com for more explanation of the 1863 quilt I am slowly reproducing in blue and white.

Linking up with Can I get a Whoop Whoop, Finished or Not at Busy Hands quilts, and Finish it up Friday at Crazy mom quilts.  Possibly also Oh Scrap on Sunday (if I remember to link!).

I have a page on Facebook: keep up with my infrequent quilt posts at https://www.facebook.com/pages/Viridian61/347674418583948?ref=hl

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Tuesday Triangle May 15

Waiting on insurance and contractors to call/visit and look at our now dry basement.  What to do?  Make blocks or triangles as I am waiting.

This is a Dear Jane triangle from the top row of the quilt as it is usually shown, 9th from the left.  I added seam lines and paper pieced the whole thing.  I have been busy, finding time to get into my quilting space before they pack it all up because of new carpet and painting.

Linking up with Connie at Freemotion by the River and Let's Bee Social, Silly Mama quilts.

I have a page on Facebook: keep up with my infrequent quilt posts at https://www.facebook.com/pages/Viridian61/347674418583948?ref=hl

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Friday triangle May 11

Hello and welcome to Friday, almost the weekend!
I continued my 'Jane' sewing in the now-dry finished basement/craft room.  Soon I will have to pack up though, as we are getting new carpet and some new drywall after the mini flood.  Must sew while I can!  Here is one of my most recent triangles:

This is a triangle on the right side of the quilt as it is normally pictured, 5th down from the top.  Paper pieced, and applique of the one melon.

Please see dearjane.com for more explanation of the 1863 quilt I am slowly reproducing in blue and white.

Linking up with Can I get a Whoop Whoop, Finished or Not at Busy Hands quilts, and Finish it up Friday at Crazy mom quilts.  Possibly also Oh Scrap on Sunday (if I remember to link!).

I have a page on Facebook: keep up with my infrequent quilt posts at https://www.facebook.com/pages/Viridian61/347674418583948?ref=hl

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Tuesday quilt block May 8

Hello and welcome!
It's time for something quilty on this blog.  If you read my last entry you know that we had a water leak in our finished basement, where my quilt stuff resides.  No quilty stuff got  wet or was damaged, but I have not been able to get down there as the room was being dried out and the water line fixed.  It was hard, not doing sewing!
Yesterday, finally dry, I went in and cleaned off my sewing table and cut and sewed pieces for this next block.  Ahh! So much better!  Even one 4.5 inch block.

An alternate block, not one that appears in Jane Stickle's quilt, but a flying geese block that plays well with the other blocks.
Still ahead: packing up everything for removal, because we need new carpet, and some drywall work.
Prepping some hand applique now!

Linking up with Connie at Freemotion by the River and Let's Bee Social, Silly Mama quilts.

I have a page on Facebook: keep up with my infrequent quilt posts at https://www.facebook.com/pages/Viridian61/347674418583948?ref=hl

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Tuesday quilt block May 1

Good day and welcome!  I am continuing with my practice of posting something quilty every Tuesday, and most Fridays too.  After today there may be a hiatus however.  A pipe burst in our finished basement and there is water in one portion!  Luckily not in my quilting corner but while the room dries out and the contractors fix it, I don't think I'll be doing much cutting, sewing, or quilting.

Before the deluge, here is one block I got done for my current indigo and white project:

  See http://dearjane.com/  for the 1863 quilt I am slowly reproducing.

This block is called the Arrowhead and is technically not a Dear Jane block, used by Jane in her 1863 quilt.  However it plays well with the other blocks, looking similar to blocks she did use.  Paper pieced for that sharp, corners-meeting look.

Linking up with Connie at Freemotion by the River and Let's Bee Social, Silly Mama quilts.

I have a page on Facebook: keep up with my infrequent quilt posts at https://www.facebook.com/pages/Viridian61/347674418583948?ref=hl

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