Wednesday quilt block

And i am getting back into the swing of things, Dear Jane wise.
Here is C-6, in indigo and white.

I prepped this block for applique a year ago!  Other projects have intervened.
I appliqued a white circle first, then the cross piece on top.  I really must count my blocks.  I am planning a quilt of  11 by 11 blocks, rather than the full 13 by 13 blocks.  I can avoid the really difficult blocks that way!

Linking up with Let's Bee Social, Midweek Makers, Can I get a Whoop Whoop, Nina-Marie,  Finished or Not at Busy Hands quilts, Oh Scrap at Quilting is more Fun than Housework.

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 Triangles

Welcome to my blog, mostly covering my on going obsession with 4.5 inch blocks in the style of Jane Stickle!  Only this Tuesday, let me share some Dear Jane triangles:

In addition to my Indigo quilt project, I also have (on hiatus) a pink and white quilt I am making for my daughter.  Fortunately she is willing to wait.  These triangles finish at 5 inches by 8 inches.

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

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

It's Tuesday and time for an update on what I have been doing.
Wouldn't you know - more blocks in the style of Jane Stickle, in indigo and white.

(It's indigo, not black fabric.) This is A5 or Cathie's Campfire.  I've done so many of these blocks, more than once, that I even know their names without looking them up!

Edited to add: Linking up with Connie at Freemotion by the River and Let's Bee Social.

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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And so it begins (again)

Well I just can't help myself.
I have started a new project in the style of Jane Stickle, this time in indigo blue fabrics and white.
May I remind my readers that I have a Jane project with Civil War reproduction fabrics, still in progress.  And a Jane project for my daughter, in reproduction double pink fabrics and white, with about 100 blocks done.

But I was reading a book about classic antique indigo and white quilts and I was inspired.  So it begins:

With some simple blocks.  On Facebook, there is a Jane group starting a run through the blocks in order, one a week, starting with A1.  So I had to play some catch up.

A1 and A2.  The fabric appears black but is really a dark indigo.

I hope to find a place to link up - and share with the world my Jane obsession!

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: Almost finished

Here is a small quilt, mostly quilted and bound. I am still doing some detail quilting (by machine) in the center of each of the blocks.

These blocks are partly from an exchange of Jane Stickle blocks, exchanged with ladies on a list serv, from some years ago.  I added to these blocks with more 4.5 inch Dear Jane blocks and other classic designs.  It was about time to get this done and off my UFO list.  Almost there!

I am linking up with Connie at Freemotion by the River and Quilt Story as I do most weeks I have blocks to share. Both blog hops have pictures of pretty quilt blocks and other projects.

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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E is for Electric Quilt

...And specifically, the Electric Quilt Company, and the software they produce.

This is software for designing quilts, and I love it.  (Yes there is a significant market for this product - there are many quilters, around the world now.) There are many traditional blocks and variations in their block libraries, and one can choose blocks and play around with how they will look in different settings - without pulling out graph paper, like in "the old days."  When you have chosen a block, there are accurate cutting instructions: either by rotary cutting, templates, or paper-piecing.  There are plenty of helps, which are actually helpful!

I first starting using Electric Quilt software when starting my quilt in the style of Jane Stickle.  Such tiny blocks (4.5 inches) and mostly designs original to Jane!  I purchased the Dear Jane (R) software for myself for Christmas one year and spent that vacation going through the tutorials.  I would not have finished the blocks and triangles without it. Worth every penny.

No, I am not selling for the company!  :-)
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Tuesday Quilt block February 4

And time to get started again!  There is only so much bordering of blocks and assembling into a whole that one can take.  I guess some quilters are just set to make UFO's (un-finished objects.)  And making individual Dear Jane blocks is like eating potato chips - so hard to stop with just one.

So, the story.  I uncovered a set of 18 blocks that were part of an exchange.  Each of us made 6 copies of a block, and sent them out, and received 6 different blocks from other quilters.  I joined 3 groups, it seems. This exchange was from several years ago so it is hard to remember the details.  Anyhow, seeing the blocks again, all in bright and pretty 30's reproduction fabrics, was inspirational.  Here is the start of a project, 18 blocks, why not continue?  So this past Superbowl weekend I did.  And why not start at the beginning, Top left of Jane's quilt, A-1, Pinwheel Gone Awry:

And so many quilter falls off the path to finishing their main quilt project of the year, and is off making 4.5 inch blocks, again.

I am linking up with Connie at Freemotion by the River and Quilt Story as I do most weeks I have blocks to share. Both blog hops have of pictures of pretty quilt blocks and other projects. I am also joining Work in Progress Wednesday - some colorful and interesting projects there!

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Tuesday Quilt block Sept. 17

Well, I have been away from this blog for some time! Life got busy and quilting fell to the wayside.  I had a little time 2 weeks ago to work on my quilt in the manner of Jane Stickle and you what? I found that one block had disappeared.  I made it again, in red.

So I am sharing it today for my off and on again Tuesday quilt block.

 

In the book on this quilt, this is known as Chattanooga Charlie.  To quilt historians, it is know as Old Maid's puzzle, or as Crosses and Losses.

 

I am linking up with Connie at Freemotion by the River and Quilt Story as I do most weeks I have blocks to share. Both blog hops have of pictures of pretty quilt blocks and other projects. I also hope to join Work in Progress Wednesday - if I remember to hook up!

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Tuesday Quilt blocks Aug. 6

Welcome back to my little blog after I spent a week away. I had some work to do under a deadline, and that was followed by a short business trip related to that deadline work.

But now I am back and ready to catch you up on my Dear Jane quilt project.  The blocks are done and I have started bordering them.  Cut the sashing fabric 1 inch wide and the proper length.  The sashing will be 1/2 inch wide when done. 

Next, I have sewn the bordered blocks together in units of 9. I have kept the center similar to Jane's Mother quilt, and some sort of color order, but after that the blocks are a bit random.  They are not in the same places as in Jane's quilt, which leads to a bit of 'cognitive dissonance', as the psychologists say.  It's that sense of What...??? before your brain reorganizes what it is seeing.

Anyway, this is what the center looks like now:

 

The top portion is sewn together, the lower blocks on the right and left are just laid out.

 

I am linking up with Connie at Freemotion by the River and Quilt Story as I do most weeks I have blocks to share. Both blog hops have of pictures of pretty quilt blocks and other projects. I also hope to join Work in Progress Wednesday - if I remember to hook up!

 

I am on Facebook too: just search for Viridian61.

 

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Tuesday Quilt block July 23 Tutorial on a Corner

I have finished all blocks, triangles, and corners. Below is my last corner, the lower right corner or signature corner. This is what it looked like after appliqueing the 6 melons.

Now what to do about the star in the corner? Jane appliqued 5 little triangle shapes, surrounding the center pentagon.  I decided to add lines and paper piece the star, even though it gets complicated. Yes I avoid applique of small melons and triangles when I can.

Tutorial step one: add lines and convert to paper piecing.  Below is how I did it.

Mark which areas are background fabric, and which are focus fabric.  Cut shapes a little larger than you think you will need.  When done with paper piecing, add lower left piece to central piece, then lower right piece. 

Add top piece last of all:

You see I had issues with the background fabric!  Sew this last seam.  Then attach this piece to the rest of your corner piece.

I am linking up with Connie at Freemotion by the River and Quilt Story as I do most weeks I have blocks to share. Both blog hops have of pictures of pretty quilt blocks and other projects. I also hope to join Work in Progress Wednesday - if I remember to hook up!

I am on Facebook too: just search for Viridian61.

 

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Tuesday Quilt block July 16

And the very last triangle is done! And no it wasn't Olympic torch, as I stated in my last blog post, but Northern Lights, on of the tris on the left hand side of the Quilt, as it is usually shown.

 

My applique skills have gotten much better over the course of this quilt!  My early blocks with lopsided melons are embarrassing to look at, but I am keeping them anyway.

 

Next week: I'll share the last corner piece.  then, as I continue, pictures of the Jane Stickle blocks coming together.

 

I am linking up with Connie at Freemotion by the River and Quilt Story as I do most weeks I have blocks to share. Both blog hops have of pictures of pretty quilt blocks and other projects. I also hope to join Work in Progress Wednesday - if I remember to hook up!

I am on Facebook too: just search for Viridian61.

 

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Tuesday Quilt Block July 2

Well, June was consumed with a long family vacation (great fun, except for the airplane issues!), then recovering from the said vacation.  So I have been away from this blog for some time.

But, time to return with a Tuesday Quilt block.  This is one of the last triangles of my Dear Jane quilt. 

 

This triangle is called Candy Dish.  It can be made almost entirely by paper piecing.

 

I am at the end, and the hard triangles (of course!) have been left until the very end.  I must say I balked at one of the hard ones, and substituted this one instead.  So my quilt will have two copies of this triangle.  Honestly, I don't think anyone will notice!

 

One last triangle - Olympic torch to do.  Then assembling all the blocks.  But it is 2013 - exactly 150 years since Jane did her quilt, so I really want to get at least the top done this year.

 

I am linking up with Connie at Freemotion by the River and Quilt Story as I do most weeks I have blocks to share. Both blog hops have of pictures of pretty quilt blocks and other projects. I also hope to join Work in Progress Wednesday - if I remember to hook up!

I am on Facebook too: just search for Viridian61.

 

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Tuesday Quilt block May 14

The last few weeks have been busy for me, but this week is easier.
 It's Tuesday, so time for a quilt block.

 

This is a block in the style of Jane Stickle, made for my daughter's quilt.  Hers is all reproduction pink fabrics and a white background.  Love those double pinks!  This, I believe, is Rick's Volleyball net, but I don't have time to look it up.

 

I am linking up with Connie at Freemotion by the River and Quilt Story as I do most weeks I have blocks to share. Both blog hops have of pictures of pretty quilt blocks and other projects.

I am on Facebook too: just search for Viridian61.

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Tuesday Quilt Block May 7

It's Tuesday and time for a quilt block - a triangle, actually.

This is one of the triangles I left until last because it involves so much applique.

 

 

I finished this back in March and I don't remember its name or number - I am sure it is on the left hand side of the Jane Stickle quilt.  I do like the fabric I picked out  and the way it turned out.

 

I am linking up with Connie at Freemotion by the River and Quilt Story as I do most weeks I have blocks to share. Both blog hops have of pictures of pretty quilt blocks and other projects.

I am on Facebook too: just search for Viridian61.

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Tuesday Quilt block April 30

And next in the sequence is a triangle for the border of my Jane Stickle quilt. This one is LS4 - Virginia's kite.

Ah, I see one piece is a little wonky - it must have slid a little while I was appliqueing.  Oh well, better basting in the future.

I used a very bold and beautiful turkey red print for this triangle. I am very close to finishing the piecing of blocks and triangles for this quilt.

I am linking up with Connie at Freemotion by the River and Quilt Story as I do most weeks I have blocks to share. Both blog hops have of pictures of pretty quilt blocks and other projects.

I am on Facebook too: just search for Viridian61.

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T is for Tuesday Quilt Block and Tutorial

Perfect: T falls on a Tuesday. I am going to present my way of doing the Dear Jane kite TRC Longwood. This is the one with the 5-pointed stars. To applique them or reverse applique them, and get lousy, lumpy points either way? Well here is another way.

Prepare your main block using the method you like best, and cut a piece of your background fabric the right size (include seam allowances.)

Then: visualize the center as odd-shaped pieces of focus fabric appliqued onto a background fabric base, leaving  a bit of the background fabric exposed.  Here are my A, B, C etc. pieces traced onto freezer paper, for my favorite method of freezer paper underneath applique.

 

The next picture will help you visualize this.

 

 

Two green pieces appliqued on, the third is waiting.  The star is beginning to form.  Next, piece this  unit into the center of your main block.

 

 

Ah, impossibly sharp star points.

Now on to the star in the corner, which I treated in almost the same way.

 

 

I added some lines and pieced one star point.  For the bottom, I appliqued oddly-shaped pieces of background fabric onto my focus fabric.  Trace these from the diagram in the Dear Jane book.  (You can still see my freezer paper in place). Sew these two pieces together and you have a pretty star!

 

Remove any freezer paper, trim away focus fabric, and finish the corner kite using the directions by Anina. See the end of her post.

 

I am linking up with Connie at Freemotion by the River and Quilt Story as I do most weeks I have blocks to share. Both blog hops have of pictures of pretty quilt blocks and other projects.

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N is for New Quilt Block

It is Tuesday and time for sharing, as I usually do, a quilt block. It is also time for N in the A to Z blogging challenge.  So let me find a New quilt block, from one of my New projects.

These are foundation pieced patterns from the Dear Jane quilt.  OK, this part isn't New.  I should point out though that instead of finishing at 4.5 inches square, these little beauties will finish at 3 inches square.  The one on the left will be finished up as a Christmas ornament and given to a friend.  The one on the right is part of a New project to make 3 inch blocks in real feedsack fabric from the 30's and '40's.  I have about 50 of these 3 inch blocks finished now.

I am linking up with Connie at Freemotion by the River and Quilt Story as I do most weeks I have blocks to share. Both blog hops have of pictures of pretty quilt blocks and other projects.

I am on Facebook too: just search for Viridian61.

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B is for (Quilt) Block

As I do every Tuesday, I am sharing a quilt block, or in this case a triangle, from my current project.  The name of this block, appropriately, is Button hook.

(That top diamond is a bit wonky!)

For those bloggers who are part of the A to Z challenge, I am working on a big quilt project - a Dear Jane or Jane Stickle quilt.  An image of the original quilt is HERE.  The sampler blocks in the center finish at 4.5 inches, and the triangles in the border are 5 inches across and 8 inches tall.  I am very close to being done. Just one or two more triangles and a corner block.

I am linking up with Connie at Freemotion by the River and Quilt Story as I do most weeks I have blocks to share. Both blog hops have of pictures of pretty quilt blocks and other projects.

I am on Facebook too: just search for Viridian61.

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Tuesday Quilt block March 26

Good morning, or good afternoon! It is Tuesday and time for my weekly quilt block.

This is a triangle in the style of Jane Stickle.  It is on the left hand side as the quilt is viewed and is called Button Hook.  Not too difficult - I had overlooked it, and left it to one of the last triangles to piece.  You may note that I pieced the diamond on the top, rather than appliqueing it on.  the fabric is one of my favorite turkey reds - I collect these as they printed.

I am linking up with Connie at Freemotion by the River and Quilt Story as I do most weeks I have blocks to share. Both blog hops have of pictures of pretty quilt blocks and other projects.

I am on Facebook too: just search for Viridian61.

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Tuesday Quilt block March 19

Well. Better late than never. Computer problems before work would not let me post, but we are all better now.
And... I have a corner kite for you today!

This is the top left corner my version of Jane Stickle's quilt.  All my corners will be in green reproduction fabric.  One could applique the octagons on the back ground fabric, or use English paper piecing.  No, I am one who adds lines and small pieces to sew straight seams!  I did applique the lone octagon.

I am linking up with Connie at Freemotion by the River and Quilt Story as I do most weeks I have blocks to share. Both blog hops have of pictures of pretty quilt blocks and other projects.

I am on Facebook too: just search for Viridian61.

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