Originally Posted by marciacp
Originally Posted by karenfae
Just this morning I managed to finished my second dear jane top - of course it still needs to be quilted and I won't get around to doing that for awhile - here is a photo --
edited: more photos on my blog
Karen,
I am in awe of this quilt. It is absolutely stunning.
How many different reds would you say you have in
this quilt? I know in some of the 30's Dear Janes,
there are upwards of 230 different fabrics. Do you
have any idea how many different reds you used?
If I ever make one, it will have to be red and cream -
I LOVE THIS QUILT!
Merry Christmas,
Marcia
Marcia this is just a two color quilt - I made it with a red batik (a Princess Mirah batik I believe it was called) so it has a look of more than one red though. The background fabric was called "buttercream"
To get an idea though of how many colors it takes if you want each block or triangle different there are 52 pieced triangles I believe and 169 pieced blocks plus 4 corners so each of these would use a color plus a background.