Originally Posted by bearisgray
It seems like doing the Dear Jane thing is like having a baby (or a special project) - it's been done before - but when it's one's own creation it is way more special and unique than any of the others.
Brenda Papadakis calls all the other quilts inspired by the original "Baby Janes."
BP maybe got that part right.
i know people have a real sentimental attachment to their Jane quilts but its never been that way for me.
Jane is so well known in this area, its the birth place of the "Janiacs", and you can't go to a quilt show without seeing one, a guild having a raffle with one. etc - its just not special - everyone has one.
one of the guilds i'm in make a Jane quilt every year, so for me its like making a log cabin or a lone star (although harder) - it just another quilt pattern.