Dear Jane, Farm Wife
04-11-2018, 07:58 AM
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Grace, create your Jane Stickle (Dear Jane) with the help of this blog. I used it all through the process of making mine and found it very helpful. I was in no rush and found it a wonderful journey. Just do a block whenever you feel like it!
http://thatquilt.blogspot.com/2009/01/1.html
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04-11-2018, 04:31 PM
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quilts do get more beautiful than your quilt. Part of me says dive in and another part does not know where to begin. I think I will finish my UFO's to get my skills up and back again. Give those to my kids and grandkids. Then do this one for me. God be willing
04-12-2018, 01:56 AM
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I was obsessed with Dear Jane some years ago and made 4 variations - not all the blocks, but most, and all the triangles. It was a wonderful experience and taught me a lot. I met quite a few Janiacs that I am still in touch with, too. I also have made Sylvia's Bridal Sampler variations a few times and it has been fun. You could also try "Simply Insane" and "Just Plain Nuts" by Liz Lois but the books are out of print, I think. There are many of these samplers out there - just dive in, make a few blocks, and see where they lead you.
04-12-2018, 03:05 AM
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There are so many quilts I want to make, I just don't think I could happily commit that much time to a single quilt right now. Unless you plan to make it a very long term project, while doing other projects, I'd wait.
04-12-2018, 05:11 AM
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Originally Posted by Mkotch
I was obsessed with Dear Jane some years ago and made 4 variations - not all the blocks, but most, and all the triangles. It was a wonderful experience and taught me a lot. I met quite a few Janiacs that I am still in touch with, too. I also have made Sylvia's Bridal Sampler variations a few times and it has been fun. You could also try "Simply Insane" and "Just Plain Nuts" by Liz Lois but the books are out of print, I think. There are many of these samplers out there - just dive in, make a few blocks, and see where they lead you.
04-12-2018, 07:29 AM
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Wow, Kitsie...great job. I have a few blocks done of the Farmer’s Wife...it definitely is challenging enough for me as I learn paper piecing. I do a few blocks in between other projects so I don’t consider it a UFO...someday I’ll get a quilt out of it. 
04-12-2018, 08:06 AM
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jmoore, please learn the "fold and sew" method for paper piecing if you don't already use it! Thanks for you comment! If I do another sampler like "Jane" I think it may be "Sylvia's Bridal".
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