Here is the"local" Dear Jane thread. There is a vitural section of the Dear Jane quilt threads. Go to the bottom of any page and click on "Topic Lists." Scroll down until you came to the Dear Jane section. It's near the end.
http://www.quiltingboard.com/virtual...jsp?vsnum=1009
This is an active group that started over a year ago and is still going strong. New quilters are starting their Baby Janes every day, so you won't be alone. There are hundreds of tips & tricks to be found. These gals are so very supportive & really nice, too.
I hand pieced my baby - Jane's Journey and am hand quilting it now. I started it way back when - didn't work consistently on mine, so when I found this group, they were the encouragement I needed to finish her. It's too hot now for me to quilt - nearly 90º yesterday - but I will finish her.
Don't let the number of pages get to you - start at the end & work backward.
Have fun. One suggestion would be to buy the software that is available for it. I didn't & wish, now, that I had it. Some of the ladies that are finishing up and are tons of help are Lacelady (Lesley), Sandpat (Patti) & Butterflyspain (Elle). Another dozen or so are also actively participating and chatting & You'll get to know all of them!