Thanks Teen! I am enjoying this after stalking this thread for the past year or so. I have learned so much reading it and it's nice to put it into practice. But I think my family will be happy when it's more complete - I have almost every fabric out for my little 1.5 x 1.5 squares!

Oh wow IrishMom!! That's amazing. Even an underwater world! And those beach houses look like the ones I've seen here while on holidays.

What a fun small world, IMom!

Hello! Just found this thread, and I amazed by the gorgeous work you have all posted! I have my first Jen quilt in progress...it’s my fill-in project when I need a break from whatever I am stitching. Glitter is fun, and because it is totally random scrappiness, I just grab fabric from a pile that I have starched, and make a block.
Now To go back through this post from day one.......

Jill....your blocks are gorgeous! Perfect block to just do randomly...love the colors so far. Enjoy the thread reading.. some fun stuff.lol..

jillmc, I've found when making blocks like this I improve my color sense

I sat down with the Dear Jen pattern last night and was thoroughly intimidated by Blocks #1 and #2. If you made this quilt, did you do your blocks in sequence or did you hop around? I'm thinking of hopping right now so I don't get discouraged. I plan to machine piece what I can and hand applique what I can't (like Block #1).

I’m not doing the Dear Jen but I will share that when I made my Sylvia Bridal Sampler, I saved the most challenging for the end. For asymmetrical quilts, I prefer to complete by sections so I typically jump around...it’s a good plan to stay motivated so you do what makes this project enjoyable. Dear Jen is really a row quilt type so you can definitely jump around easily... A pattern is a guide....not the law... looking forward to seeing your blocks....go for it!

Thanks for your advice, Teen, about Dear Jen. I hopped around with Sylvia's Bridal Sampler, Loyal Union Sampler, and the Splendid Sampler, too! Guess I will just give myself permission to dive in and do the easy ones first. I have already made several strips of blocks from my guild block of the month which we're doing virtually.

I would start with some easy ones Mkotch but wouldn't save all the hard ones for the end. You might end up with an UFO. When I made a really hard one (Sylvia Bridal) I treated myself on some easy ones LOL.
I'm not doing the Dear Jen and don't intend to.