Sunday 8 May 2016

Dear Jane Quilt - the Halfway Edition!

Dear Jane Quilt - the Halfway Edition! Frances Meredith
Dear Jane Quilt - the Halfway Edition!
As promised here is the latest update on my Dear Jane quilt progress.  I haven't pulled out the blocks since the last update in February and it is like meeting up with old friends.
Dear Jane Quilt - the Halfway Edition! Frances Meredith
Dear Jane Quilt - the Halfway Edition!
I don't lay them out in their correct order because it is so incomplete, but the Electric Quilt image below gives an idea of how it is going to go together.  The eagle eyed will notice that their placement is not the same as the original Jane Stickle quilt either.  That is the plan.
Dear Jane Quilt - the Halfway Edition! Electric Quilt Software
Dear Jane Quilt - the Halfway Edition! Electric Quilt Software
The white blanks are slowly filling up and some of the lines are nearly complete - it's just like playing BINGO! If you pop back to the post in October 2015 you can really see the progress I have made in the last six months. On the sidebar you can see this image updated regularly, but I like to capture a snapshot in these progress posts for a sense of progression.

Dear Jane Quilt - the Halfway Edition!
Dear Jane Quilt - the Halfway Edition!
From the pretty piles of blocks above and the statistics in the table below you can see that I have yet to do a PURPLE block, which will hopefully pull the final colour scheme together.  You can also see that I have added those little extras to the data below - the sashing, the cornerstones and the alternate triangles.  It all has to be done and then I have to think about putting it together and removing those tiny bits of paper.


Blocks

Triangle

Red

13/29


4/8


Purple


0/12


0/8


Blue


12/20


4/8


Green


8/28


4/8


Yellow


16/36


4/12


Orange


40/44


8/12


TOTAL


89/169 (52%)


16/56 (42%)
Sashing
17/312
(5%)
Cornerstones
28/144
(20%)
Triangles
5/56
(8%)

I have spotted other bloggers out there working steadily at their Dear Jane quilt. UKCityCrafter is building up a lovely collection of Dear Jane blocks in blue and white, the contrast is going to be stunning when it is put together. 

8 comments:

  1. I just discovered your blog and love your idea of drawing lots. I think if I left the triangles to last I would never get them done! Once I finish a few of my other long-term projects, I'm going to start a rainbow version of this one!

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  2. They look amazing all together! The blue and red really stand out, and I'm curious to see the purple in action. Working on the "plain" parts can be tedious, this I'm learning from experience... but I think it's lovely to have a long-term project to work with. I look forward to the next milestone in your journey!

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  3. You are making great progress, Frances, and the blocks look beautiful together. I don't know if it would be more satisfying to see the stacks of blocks grow (4th photo) or to see them laid out (2nd photo). I admire your patience.
    --Nancy. (ndmessier @ aol.com, joyforgrace.blogspot.com)

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  4. Amazing progress to reach the halfway mark, how long have you been working on this beauty?

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  5. Great job all around! I particularly like the picture with the blocks stacked up.

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  6. I am in awe!!! You are so inspiring!!!

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  7. Oh my! You really do see the incredible progress when they are all laid out. It must be fun playing with them. I had great fun playing with my little potholder blocks, so much so that I wasn't sure I wanted to put them together!

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  8. Congrats on reaching 50%!!!!! Dear Jane is a project I hope to do some day (I've had the book and software for over a decade) and you are definitely my inspiration for "someday"

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