Leslie,
I have been following your progress on the other thread as you created your blocks. It has been amazing what you've done! Thank you for your generous spirit as you've photographed and shared your colors, piecing, and QAYG method of putting your blocks together. You make me want to try this too! Your quilt is eyecandy at its finest!!! Congratulations on a job very well done! WOW!!!

My hats are off to you what a great job you did

Congratulations on finishing your Dear Jane quilt! you are very talented and your finished quilt looks very amazing!!

Yes Tweety, they are all different. There is a large thread on the Block of the Month section, plus all the individual weeks that you can have a look at. where people have been posting their blocks as they make them. I just did it quicker than the schedule.

THAT'S WORTH A STANDING OVATION! (I'm up - hands clapping) SO IMPRESSED! WOW! JUST AWESOME!

Beyond spectacular !! Its is incredible!! Take a bow... take several!!

wow what a heirloom !

What an amazing quilt you've done!!! Absolutely beautiful! I've seen some dear janes but yours trumps all! Thanks for sharing!!! This is one pattern I will now attempt. Congratulations!!! :lol: :thumbup: :lol: :thumbup:

What a beautiful homage to Jane! AMAZING!!!!

very beautiful.. the workmanship involved is making me speechless.....................

Wow, that is awesome. You did a wonderful job on that.

Whatever can you make now that will top this?
Running to my thesaurus for superlatives still won't find the words for my feelings when I look at your quilt. Stupendous.
I also like how you have done a trip around the world with the block colours.

Did you set a record making this quilt?

I'm speechless! That is a gorgeous, amazing quilt.

Good for you Susie,
There are still people joining the Main thread under the Block of the Month section. Most start at the point the others are at, and try to catch up with the earlier weeks as they go along. You will get bags of encouragement as you go along.

Thanks Barbara, as for setting records, I have no idea on that one. I have several UFO's that really should be finished, and I am collecting fabrics to make a Little Brown Bird quilt (mostly hand applique, and I can do that in front of the TV during the winter). Plus I have just bought a whole cloth quilt, something I have been wanting to try for years. I doubt if I will run out of things to do. LOL

You are phenomenal! All the blocks and assembly and hand quilted! What a work of love and art! Fabulous!

Wow, you shame me, but you also inspire me. This quilt is gorgeous and so dramatic. i like the unique coloration. Mine is more traditional and I'm going so slowly. Perhaps I'll bear down now and try to finish it.

You hit a home run on this one! Out of the park! Done in 6 months - be proud. I really like the corner that includes all the information. Hope you're keeping this one as a family treasure.

This is funny, Quilts, I got a lot of friendly 'encouragement' from my DB who lives next door while I was doing this one. He would pop in at least a couple of times a week to see how I was progressing and to check that I was getting it right. As I went along, he kept telling me that he wanted me to leave it to him (I am 9 years older, so he supposed that I will go first). During the making of this, I had occasion to rewrite my will, so I have left it to him, with the proviso that he hands it down to my daughter when his time comes.

BRAVO!!!!! :) :) :)

Wow.....beautiful job!

:thumbup: :mrgreen: You deserve all the praise and accolades for this STRIKING quilt!!! To have gotten this done so quickly and a SUPERB job well done on it!!!! I love the colors of the fabrics and the placement(trip around the world) of your blocks!!!! Fabulous job on your QUILT!!!!!

Lesley I am absolutely speechless!!! :shock:

Well actually, no I'm not! :mrgreen: What an absolutely stunningly gorgeous job you've done. I love the combination of the batiks with the cream background - it really IS 'past and present' as it is a wonderful fusion of traditional and modern. And I love the way you've placed the colour groups in the diamond setting. Jaw dropping - and hand quilted too! :-D :-D :-D

"Ditto" on all the above accolades. :)

Absolutely stunning! Nothing more to say. WOW!

Wonderful. I doubt, I'll ever have the patience for a Dear Jane. Two thumbs up! :thumbup: :thumbup:

Wow! That is incredible. You did a wonderful job!

Magnifique! In every language - absolutely wonderful. You have to "show" it.

Amazing job, my dear!!! Truly a masterpiece of quilting excellence!!! Congratulations...this is a treasure for the coming generations. I cannot give you enough praise!! :thumbup:

It's quilters like you that make me feel proud to even think I now a tiny bit about quilting in the big overall scheme of things. Awesome job on the quilt and the perservance of making it in such a short time.

WOW!!!! Lesley that is fabulous! I know you've been a great source of info for the other ladies as you've done this. Your Baby Jane is gorgeous! It is on my "someday" list!

Thanks Lesley! I will give it a try!

On another note.....Why not surprise your brother with his own and leave yours to your daughter?

I don't think I could do another one.... at least not yet, LOL.

I'm always amazed at quilters who tackle that pattern. lovely work and love the colors very much.

Cogratulations! That is truly and accomplishment and a beautiful one at that!

Absolutely STUNNNG....AMAZING.....BEAUTIFUL.....!!!!!! What a great job...you should be very proud! Sooooo many pieces! Love the layout as well! Special, special quilt...

Wow Lesley, it came out so beautiful! I watched as you were making it. It's absolutey gorgeous and I love how you put the label on the front. :thumbup:

Congrats. Your quilt is stunning. Love everything about it. Thanks for sharing.

This quilt is amazing, I am normally not a huge fan of the Dear Jane pattern but you really make it a "present" quilt and I love it!

IT IS AN ABSOLUTE BEAUTY
I HAVE SEVERAL FRIENDS WHO'VE DONE DEAR JANES, ALWAYS IN DARKER COLOURS

YOUR COLOUR SELECTION AND PLACEMENT IS EXTRAORDINARY
CONGRATULATIONS