Well I took the Leap!
#31
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Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: Glenmoore, PA
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Originally Posted by ejpkam
I started my "dear Jane" quilt today :) I am hand piecing and hand quilting.. not sure if i will do the tedious little sashing in middle tho... My DH ran out to WalMart and bought me the biggest thing of freezer paper they had for it Ha ha. I will be making "dear jane" while waiting for my son in his speech, occupational, and physical therapy for his sensoray disorder. He gets 3 hrs of therapy a week at once so alot can get done! I started it today piecing it today at his session and I got a few weird looks but... I soo do not care cause while they are on their phones and looking at books and magazines at I will have something to show for my time lol.
#32
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Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: Enid, OK
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Originally Posted by ejpkam
I started my "dear Jane" quilt today :) I am hand piecing and hand quilting.. not sure if i will do the tedious little sashing in middle tho... My DH ran out to WalMart and bought me the biggest thing of freezer paper they had for it Ha ha. I will be making "dear jane" while waiting for my son in his speech, occupational, and physical therapy for his sensoray disorder. He gets 3 hrs of therapy a week at once so alot can get done! I started it today piecing it today at his session and I got a few weird looks but... I soo do not care cause while they are on their phones and looking at books and magazines at I will have something to show for my time lol.
#33
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Join Date: Sep 2007
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Congrats to you! I enjoyed working on mine in bunches and bunches of waiting rooms. It sure is a conversation starter :D. Do check out the Cyber sew for Jane if you need some help, inspiration or someone to whine to about a few of those little blocks..LOL! Feel free to post your blocks on the block threads for the cyber sew!
I'm showing my Jane this weekend...I feel like a nervous Mom!
I'm showing my Jane this weekend...I feel like a nervous Mom!
#34
Originally Posted by sandpat
Congrats to you! I enjoyed working on mine in bunches and bunches of waiting rooms. It sure is a conversation starter :D. Do check out the Cyber sew for Jane if you need some help, inspiration or someone to whine to about a few of those little blocks..LOL! Feel free to post your blocks on the block threads for the cyber sew!
I'm showing my Jane this weekend...I feel like a nervous Mom!
I'm showing my Jane this weekend...I feel like a nervous Mom!
#35
I have a quilt top that is being embroidered and that's my "take along project". It's been everywhere from doctors' offices, to the hospital when I stayed with my SIL, on vacation and when taking a day trip. I even work on it in the car. It's been a work in progress for years now and one day I hope to have it finished. I'll be keeping your son in my prayers that his therapy goes well. Good luck with your quilt and hope you'll post pictures as you go along.
#36
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Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: New Mexico
Posts: 225
Wow I kept wondering what a Dear Jane Quilt was and so I happened to click on the info someone posted and saw the pic of the quilt and WOW not only is it beautiful I saw one yesterday at the quilt show in Portales just like it and fell in love with it........never knew it was called a Dear Jane Quilt. The pics here are awesome but seeing it yesterday was awesome too...........also took a mini session at the quilt show on how to make circles that is now what it is called but it is about making a block that has a circle in it and sewing on a curve I have SEW many ideas for doing it that I hope to get one block made this weekend to see how it works. The lady, Linda Custer, put on a very good demonstration. I LOVE QUILT SHOWS!!!!
#37
Good for you. I always have to keep my hands busy. Couldn't tell you how many years I spent on the sidelines knitting/drawing/calculating yardage for my nex quilt. I agre we need to have something to show for our time.
#38
Originally Posted by ejpkam
I started my "dear Jane" quilt today :) I am hand piecing and hand quilting.. not sure if i will do the tedious little sashing in middle tho... My DH ran out to WalMart and bought me the biggest thing of freezer paper they had for it Ha ha. I will be making "dear jane" while waiting for my son in his speech, occupational, and physical therapy for his sensoray disorder. He gets 3 hrs of therapy a week at once so alot can get done! I started it today piecing it today at his session and I got a few weird looks but... I soo do not care cause while they are on their phones and looking at books and magazines at I will have something to show for my time lol.
#39
Most people who give you "looks" in this kind of a situation are just curious. Some of them, I believe, are probably jealous they don't have a project to work on.......
Good luck, I can't wait to see the results.
(And having been a Sp. Ed. PreK teacher hope the therapy sessions with your child are helpful....)
Good luck, I can't wait to see the results.
(And having been a Sp. Ed. PreK teacher hope the therapy sessions with your child are helpful....)
#40
Originally Posted by Lacelady
Good for you. As I am now sleeping under mine, I know you have a way to go yet, but perseverance will get you there. You might want to check out the thread we have on the board:
http://www.quiltingboard.com/virtual...jsp?vsnum=1009
http://www.quiltingboard.com/virtual...jsp?vsnum=1009
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