More Jane

I'm starting to work faster on Jane. I think it's cause I've finished some projects. I still have one more swap to go, and a baby quilt to make. Thanks to Helen, I have pattern I'm going to use. Or at least a look, i will be resizing the blocks as they are too huge for a baby quilt.

K-7 Rose of Sharing (04/26/09)



F-4 OId Windmill (04/26/09)



L-4 St. George's Cross (04/26/09)



H-7 Bennington Star (04/29/09)



I have one block ready to hand stitch too.

Dear Jane, I have not forgotten you...

I'm just really bad at taking photos when I finish your blocks.

Here's the latest:

B-2 Sweet Tater Pie (04/18/09)


B-12 Starflower (03/25/09)


H-6 Pie Sale (04/25/09)


B-3 Mirror Image (04/19/09)


C-11 Soldiers and Sailors Monument (04/19/09)


I'm hoping to finish up some other projects so that I can work on this more faithfully. And I still want to learn to knit socks too. So I have one swap quilt to make for Lisa, and a baby quilt to make for a coworker (baby due in June) and then I'll have some more time for this GIANT project. I'm not sure if I mentioned it here before, but my goal is to have the Dear Jane done for my quilt guild's show next May 2010. Here's hoping!

And I haven't forgotten about the tutorial for labels, I'm just waiting to finish something so I can take photos while I work.

Doll Quilt Received!!!

Yippee! I got my doll quilt from Terrie! I love it so much! The colours are great! The fabrics are great! the quilting!

Check it out for yourself







I love, love, love the rainbow thread she used. I need some like this!! And check out those leaves!

Thanks again Terrie! Love it!

DQS6 Done!

I finished my quiltie for the Doll Quilt Swap 6. Yippee! And I made myself a twin!



I really like these ones. I hope my person likes the brightness of them. I think I might bring mine to work to brighten up my cubicle!

I used a block from the Everyday Best quilt in Piece O' Cake Designs' Quilts with a Spin. It's a beautiful book. The cover photos on Amazon don't do it justice at all.



I decided to machine quilt with rainbow thread as well as hand quilt with a light yellow and a coral embroidery floss . I use three strands of DMC floss for the quilting. I really want to try the #8 DMC perle cotton but the needlework shop in Ottawa closed a few weeks ago. Very sad. I will have to find a source online.



And a peek a the label. Haha bet you thought it would have the recipient's name on it eh? Nope I did put their name on my label, so years from now I'll remember who I made it for. If there is any interest, I was thinking of doing a tutorial on how I do my labels. Let me know if this is something you'd like to see.

I hope everyone else is having fun working on their quilt!

DQS6

I'm on holidays until next Tuesday (the 14th) and my big plans include fabric, thread, sewing machine....etc.

I've almost finished my quilt for my Guild's challenge. I'm hesitant to show a picture yet cause it's a secret. The votes are done without people knowing who made what.

And I've been working on my Doll Quilt for DQS6. Finally!

I photocopied the paper-piecing pattern back on March 9th, and just yesterday started working on it. Loving the results so far. Using lots of fun scraps. And as (almost) always, making one to keep for me too.

Here's are my sneeky peekies.





I also plan to work on my Dear Jane. And a mini quilt for Lisa for a swap we are doing.