Week Sixteen: E10

Applique. Blunt points but fairly smooth. Not exactly happy but still smarting from E9 so I'm going to call this a victory.

I finally found the correct dimensions for the kite block and will need to reprint my pattern. The corner kites are 8 x 8 if you are making 4.5 inch blocks.



E-10 Five and Dime

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Week Sixteen: E9

This is the second block I have done in the wrong colour. Didn't notice until I had finished E10, which is also purple, and thought to myself. "How can two block the same colour be consecutive numbers?" Ugh! I knew this quilt would be a challenge but its not the wee pieces or tackling new techniques that is killing me. It's these constant, blatant, stare you in the face but you still can't see them stupid mistakes I keep making. I just know I am going to be basting this finished quilt top and almost ready to start quilting and suddenly notice I have a row upside down or I mixed up the trip around the world colour pattern.

To add insult to injury when I scan the block it looks severely wonky in the bottom row. No matter how closely I inspect this block in person it is not wonky but try squaring it up while scanning and you will go mad.

Tomorrow I will go over it with a ruler to see if it is wonky and if yes then I will redo it in the correct colour. If the ruler proves my eye to be correct I will leave it purple and switch it with another purple block. Probably F3 as the other purple E row block is already finished.

E-9 Quilt Jail

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Week Sixteen: Preparation

Week Sixteen

My first kite (corner block) I am very excited! Two easy, two intermediate and two advanced blocks this week. I admit the star in the kite has me very worried. I am never going to get those points pointy. The triangle block is going to be a huge pain. Lots of applique to prep and placement is going to give me a headache.

I am also hoping to squeeze in D5. The poor lost orphan who was forgotten on the schedule. It may have to wait 'til next week. This week looks like a doozy.
































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Week Fifteen: E2

Applique block with a pieced border. I finished the applique, pulled out the paper, pressed it and then showed it off to my husband. But then, I don't know, something struck me as odd. I mean, ok, one point goes off center a wee bit and one is a bit mushy but the other two were great. I couldn't figure out what was bothering me. The next day I pick it up to scan it into the computer. I also grabbed two other blocks I hadn't scanned yet. And again something was bothering me. I look at all the blocks on the table and boom it hits me. E2 is way to small. Like an inch or half an inch at least. I was angry and disappointed and pretty baffled by that much shrinkage. Sure, you expect a bit while doing applique but I thought I had cut a large enough background to compensate. I shed a tear or two and decided to put it aside and add borders to make up the difference when I was feeling less incompetent.

After a busy weekend of no sewing I sat down on Monday to organize my block patterns and write the preparation post for week sixteen. As I turn the page in my binder to week sixteen poor old E2 catches my eye on the week fifteen plan. It seems I don't need to fix E2 I need to finish E2 as I had not yet added the block's framing border. This mistake was staring me in the face for days and I just never saw it.

E-2 Merry May

Will I ever stop making such ridiculous mistakes?









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The Artist at Work

Isabelle in the Park with Chalk

Credits:

• Summer Blues Backyard Page Kit Plus by Carole Harden
• Four Plus More Quick Click by Carole Harden

My Girl

Getting so Big

Credits:

• Whispered Dreams Page Kit Plus by Lauren Bavin

Week Fifteen: D12

Inset seams. I cheated and used applique. I used two fabrics for the yellow sections. While I was bagging my finished blocks I noticed D5 is missing. I checked the block and did not remember making it. Checked my schedule and sure enough poor ol' D5 did not get included. I am going to have to squeeze it in this weekend or put it on next week. Need to make more foundation paper before I can print.

D-12 Crossed Swords

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Beauty Blossoms

Sarah

Credits:

• Beauty Blossoms Page Kit Plus by Carole Harden

Week Fifteen: E3

Not at all difficult. Foundation pieced.

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You're Adorable

You're Adorable

Credits:

• Just Because Page Kit by Christine Gundersen

Week Fifteen: E4

Inset seams but not to bad as they aren`t 90 degree seams.

E4 Buffalo Tree Topper

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Week Fifteen: D7

Very easy block. One colour in two fabrics.

D7 Meeting Place

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Street Art

Chalk in the Park

 

 

 

Technically this is path in the park art but that doesn't lend as much "cred" to the artist.

 

Credits:

• Sweet Melody Mega Kit by DSP Designers

Week Fifteen: Milestone reached

Fiftieth square! My fingers must have known this was a special square because I actually achieved three pointy points. You can`t see the points very well because I put all of them in the center but trust me three of those babies are pointy. Just as important - no fraying and no mountains.

E-1 Aunt Exie's Phlox

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Week Fifteen: Preparation

Week Fifteen

The Dear Jane reboot officially starts!

E1 and E2 are applique blocks but with fairly large (for Dear Jane) pieces so hopefully I will achieve pointy points. E4 and D12 both have inset seams. E4 should be doable but I will probably applique the inset squares on D12 as those are small squares and I just don`t think I`ll be able to inset them. D7 and E3 and straightforward foundation piecing.

As I was finding and gathering all my resources I noticed one of my go to blogs for tips on these blocks has been taken down. I have no clue why the lady in charge did that but she did go back and delete some of the information from all her posts that were over a month old so I guess I should have expected weird behaviour. Unfortunate because that blog was a great resource and now the only consisted information I have is ThatQuilt. Don`t get me - wrong its a great site and I always consult it first but it`s always nice to have a second opinion even if its just the same instructions worded differently.

 I have taken the blog off of my link list.




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Week Fourteen: Catch Up

Today I finished D8 and RS11 from week 14. I had already printed everything out and done most of the pre prep.

D8 Dee Dee's Delight


I was really happy and frankly surprised at how well my applique went on D8.  I actually have a couple pointy points, not much fraying, and no mountains. The diamonds on this block are reverse applique.

RS11 Hills of Jerusalem

My only difficulty with the triangle is I couldn't remember how the units were assembled to make up the block. I kept mixing up two rows as they were mislabelled. To be fair the labelling probably made sense to me in April.




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Taking It All In

Isabelle

Credits:

• Family Stories Page Kit Plus by Meryl Bartho
• Family Stories 2 Page Kit Plus by Meryl Bartho

Week Fourteen: Blog Catch Up

I pieced this square in April but did not post about it. I still had two blocks unfinished when I fell behind and will finish them tomorrow.


D9 Uncle Richard



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Schedule 2.0

I did a little evaluation and decided I could not make up 21 weeks worth of work to get back on my original schedule so I proudly present the revised schedule for my Dear Jane quilt. Yesterday I finished the leftover squares from week 14 so tomorrow I will start week 15. I will scan and blog and post asap.

 

 

Week of	#				Blocks				Triangles		Kites
Beginner (green)				Intermediate (black)				Advanced (red)
1-Jan-13	1	A6	A8	B4	C1	B13	C3
8-Jan-13	2	A1	A5	B1	B2	B3	B10
15-Jan-13	3	B12	A3					BR1	TR1	TR3
22-Jan-13	4	Break  and Catch Up
29-Jan-13	5	A7	A9	A11	A2	A4	B11
5-Feb-13	6	A10	C12	B9	B8	B7	A13
12-Feb-13	7	A12	B5	B6				RS1	BR4
19-Feb-13	8	Break  and Catch Up
26-Feb-13	9	C9	C6	D3	C2			TR5	TR2
5-Mar-13	10	C4	C5	C8				TR9	BR2
12-Mar-13	11	C10	C13	C11	D1	D2	D4
19-Mar-13	12	C7	D13	E5				RS4	TR8	RS8
26-Mar-13	13	Break  and Catch Up
16-Apr-13	14	D6	D10	D11	D8	D9		RS11
10-Sep-13	15	E1	E2	E3	E4	D7	D12
17-Sep-13	16	E9	E10	E12	E13			RS7			TRC
24-Sep-13	17	Break  and Catch Up
1-Oct-13	18	E6	E8	E7	E11			TR10
8-Oct-13	19	F3	F4	F6	F7	F10		TR6
15-Oct-13	20	F13	G3	G4				TR12	TR13
22-Oct-13	21	F5	F9	F12	F8	G13
29-Oct-13	22	Break  and Catch Up
5-Nov-13	23	F2	G1	F1	G2	G8		TR4
12-Nov-13	24	F11	G7	G10	G6	G9	H1
19-Nov-13	25	G5	G11	G12				BR11	BR12	BR13
26-Nov-13	26	Break  and Catch Up
3-Dec-13	27	H2	H3	H13				BR3	BR5
10-Dec-13	28	H7	H10	H12				BR6			TLC
17-Dec-13	29	I1	I2	I3	H4	H5	H6
24-Dec-13	30	H11	H9					LS11	LS12
31-Dec-13	31	Break  and Catch Up
7-Jan-14	32	H8	I4	I8	I5	I6		BR7
14-Jan-14	33	I7	I9	I12	I13	I11		BR8
21-Jan-14	34	I10	J1	J2	J5			LS1	BR9
28-Jan-14	35	J8	J9	J10	J11			BR10			BRC
4-Feb-14	36	Break  and Catch Up
11-Feb-14	37	K2	J6					LS3	LS5	RS12
18-Feb-14	38	J3	J7	J13				LS4
25-Feb-14	39	J4	J12	K1	K3			LS13
4-Mar-14	40	K4	K5	K6	K7	K8	K9
11-Mar-14	41	Break  and Catch Up
18-Mar-14	42	L1	K11	K12	K13			TR7	TR11
25-Mar-14	43	K10	L3	L4							BLC
1-Apr-14	44	L5	L7	L6	L8			LS10
8-Apr-14	45	L9	L11	L13				LS7	LS8	RS13
15-Apr-14	46	Break  and Catch Up
22-Apr-14	47	L2	L12	L10				RS10
29-Apr-14	48							LS9	LS2	LS6
6-May-14	49	M5						LS2	LS6	RS2
13-May-14	50	M8	M9					RS5	RS3
20-May-14	51	Break  and Catch Up
27-May-14	52	M2	M6	M1	M3	M13		RS9
3-Jun-14	53	M4	M10	M7	M11	M12		RS6
10-Jun-14		Add Borders and finishing
17-Jun-14		Square up sandwich
24-Jun-14		Quilt as Desired