Dearest Boy update

This is my Dearest Boy block for this week.  I appliqued all the pieces, as Karen suggested.  I love it!!!  I wish my points were a tiny bit "pointier", but on the whole, I spent a ton of time on it and did ok.

Please see these bloggers below...in various stages of working on this quilt.

Karen:  Log Cabin Quilter

Cathy:  Big Lake Quilter
Julie:  Juliekquilts (me)
Carole: Wheels on the Warrandyte bus
Doreen:  Aunt Reen's Place




Have a super day!!!


Julie

Dear Jane update!!

 "Dear Jane:  You certainly were an imaginative lady!!  I am so delighted to be emulating you; sewing your quilt.  However, what do you think of this block?  I made a itty bitty change in it!!  In almost every Dear Jane quilt I have seen, these petals are crowded to the point of almost being cut off.  So I hope it agreeable with you if I added circles instead of petals!!"  Those little red areas in the corners will be hidden in the seam allowance.  So it is all good!

 So much for my letter to Jane.  Here is her original block.  I love them both!!


Chantal had a great question about why I was sewing my blocks together as I go.  Well, I have been making this quilt for a number of years.  It was suggested to me that I sew them together as I go, way back then.  Since the colors are those of the original, and basically a subtle trip around the world, I thought this was a good idea, because I wouldn't have to worry about spreading out colors.    So...at least I have not lost any blocks on the way, LOL!!





Some brave and intrepid quilters are joining in on our Dear Jane journey.  My goal is just make one block a week.  Anytime is fine, there are no rules, just fun, fun, fun, and the goal of eventually get this quilt to the finished pile!!


Here are the participants so far:

Binsa:  https://cobblestonebridgequiltsnthings.blogspot.com/
Lcrrkhs:  http://lcrrkhs.blogspot.com/    What is your first name darling lady?
Carole:  http://wheelsonthewarrandytebus.blogspot.com/

and me!!  I hope if you have ever started this, or even are thinking about it...maybe you have the book...just join in!!  I will link to these blogs every week, so you can enjoy their progress.

 Here are some of these....

And here are some of these!!  Just adding a few here and there....samplers are super fun!!



I am linking to Kathy, for some slow stitching...my dear Jane block is all stitched by hand.

https://kathysquilts.blogspot.com/


Hugs to all from Julie

Just thinking!

 I was dreaming the other night, and I dreamt of this.  Plaid angels!  So I have been playing with this pattern.  I just drew out the angels and have been prepping some pieces.  This is great fun!

I have been making more stars.  I only have two more cut out, so I guess that will be how big the quilt will be.




Hope each of you is having a great day!



Julie

Dear Jane update

 My goal,  for every Sunday, is to add a Dear Jane block to my quilt.  Before I know it...the center will be done!!!  I made the brown block, last on the right bottom row, and then sewed it to the row.

 Here it is in all wonderful imperfection!!  It is darn cute in person.  In studying the Dear Jane (Stickle) quilt, her blocks were not at all perfect.  Yet, in the whole, it is such a fun and perfect quilt!!!

 I sewed a star block every morning before work this week.  The blue one with brown points on the  bottom center is actually a pocket from a shirt, from the thrift store.  I love it, and will leave a secret message in the pocket for whomever gets this quilt!!

Not everything has to be complex for me to love it.  These blocks are just lickety split fast to make...I love them, and am using up lots of scraps.




About the Dear Jane...if you can let me know everyone who is interested in working on theirs, I will link to you each week, and you can link to me too...so we can encourage each other!!!








Julie

Happy Independence Day!!!!

Happy Independence Day to all here in America...let freedom ring!!

Taking stock

 I have been thinking  (oh no, watch out!!)  What do I REALLY want to get done!?  I really would like to finish my Dear Jane quilt.  I know many of you have started this, and stalled out.  If we had a sew along, like one block a week, could we do that?  Or should it be all out effort on it?  Anyone interested in finishing their Dear Jane with me?

 My friend Lori sent me some blocks.  I just absolutely love finishing things that may have lost their initial luster, for some reason, from other people sewing rooms!  As I was loving my tiny flower quilt syesterday, it struck me to make another little flower quilt from Lori's block!  Eureka!!

 I have been steadily working on these star blocks.  Mostly made from plaids, and some additional scraps as well.

 Super fun and no stress whatsoever!

I am not sure if you can see the final blue lines, for quilting, in the border  I have been working on it, hand quilting it as the news is on, every night.  Most nights, I mean...

I really dislike the news.  I mostly tune it out, honestly. Do you??  Or are you a news junkie?  Or probably somewhere in between??  I am tired of the politics of it all, for sure!!


********************************Friends!********************************



Please see this blog!



https://doitrightquilter.com/

This lady is Nanette, and she is a wonder!  I was e-mailing with her about applique, and she said, "Just call me!"  So I did, and what a fun and lively conversation we had.  I learned A LOT.  Mostly that I really didn't know much about applique, really doing it correctly, I mean.  So I am enthused and so excited about starting another applique project, after I finish the Dearest Boy quilt.  I really appreciate her sharing her expertise!!!


Another dear friend is Karen; here:


https://Karen-logcabinquilter.blogspot.com/

Karen started a quilt; an applique wonder!!  Please go and see what she is up to...WOW!!!  It is gorgeous!  She does the kind of applique I aspire to do.  Karen is making the Dearest Boy quilt, too.  Karen has helped me also with trying to get better with my applique.  Between these ladies, and all of you experts, I am getting better!!






Have a super day!

Julie

Quilts!

 I was just playing with pinning a few quilts up in the dining room.

 I love flowers...flowers just speak to me, real and otherwise, even applique ones!!  Here are a few of my flower quilts.  See my antique wall paper?

 And hearts!!!  A few of my heart quilts.  Two of these were given to me by my friend Lyn.  Thank you, Lyn!  I have given away dozens of heart quilts over the years.

 A favorite!

 And another favorite!!!

I am working on the binding for this quilt.  Rosie is modeling for you; she does this for free, mostly, just a little recognition and food!  (And national media coverage....NOT!)

And a lot of house cleaning got done in a whirlwind today.  YAHOO!!!




Julie