Originally Posted by STAR
ok Klue some more questions because I am dunb and not sure i got it right. the original she used the same for the background but then different for the sashing and outside border and scallops?? or is this all the same fabric. I see in the listing that is can be different, if I want it to, but I am just trying ti igure what I want to get and how much. thanx again
the original jane doesn't have total sashing. some blocks have sashing and then other blocks are just right next to each other.
the best any one can come up with is she made do with what she had and then put sashing around some of the smaller blocks to try and bring them more in line with each other.
even with doing that the block sizes vary from 3.5 inches up to about 5 inches.
when people started to make their own janes it was decided to make all the blocks a uniform size and 4.5 inches was the size that was used in the book.
the 4.5 size block along with the 5x8 triangle looks really nice with 0.5 inch sashing so when EQ came out with the software they put in the ability to do sashing all over instead of the random way used in the original jane.
there are basically 2 types of "janiacs" the purest - who does everything just like jane did or tries really hard to stay on that jane purist line and then there's people who make their own way - these people make a jane but change it to suit their style and artistic desires.
so if you're trying to make something as close as possible to the original you really wouldn't use complete sashing all around the quilt - just some of the smaller blocks have sashing.
if you want to have sashing every where most people have used their background fabric as the sashing too.
i have seen sashing with different colored cornerstones which is what i'll be doing - so my sashing is indigo and then depending on the striped colored sections my cornerstones will either be red or white - but i'm not trying to make my quilt like the original.