Dear Jane Progress

[karen f.]

Hurray Margarita! You've really stuck with it.

[karen f.]

It has been a long time, but Dear Jane is all ankered along the sashings, and border triangles.
Now for next step, quilting the blocks. Starting today 8/22/13.
Two blocks done today. (I wonder how long it will take me?)

Margarita

[Norma H.]

Congratulations so far. Can't wait to see pictures

[Sharon E.]

Just saw all the comments on Dear Jane. Rita, you won't go mad, just know it will take you years, not days to finish. Mine took 3 years, but I also had a goal to finish it. I completed it when our son came home from Afghan. but it wasn't quilted. It, for some reason, it a very rewarding quilt to accomplish. Margarita I am so impressed you are on the finish line. I am bragging here, my DJ is in a quilt exhibit at our State Capitol here in Colorado for 10 weeks. Haven't had a chance to go visit her yet but will in September.

[Rita C.]

Margarita, the best of luck with the quilting - you are amazing and I am so looking forward to seeing it completed.

Sharon, congratulations on completing yours, I would love to see it - do you have a photo you can post?

[Sharon E.]

Rita if you go to my profile there is a picture posted. I made it with Civil War reproduction fabrics and muslin. If you decide you want to make yours with civil war fabrics let me know and I will send you mine. No block is the same with fabric or design. I did use some of the same fabric on the pie shapes. There are also quite a few sites with hints on the different block construction. Now I believe there is a DVD with the pattern, but not sure. I did a lot of paper piecing.

[Rita C.]

Wow Sharon, it is truly fabulous! It looks like you did white sashing in between the blocks, oh my! I love the colours you have used. It really is a labour of love isn't it. I guess one could do it a block at a time over a long period. I imagine that I would do paper piecing as much as possible and starch the livin' daylights out of the fabrics too! If anybody else wants to have a look at Sharon's quilt here is a direct link:

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[E.M. T.]

Magnificent !! I've never seen one that wasn't !! :!: And I've never forgotten the first one I ever saw.....
Red and white...by a young woman who had never made a quilt before...done all by hand !! :shock:
Of course, it was festooned in a multitude of ribbons !! I don't think I'm gonna
get there in this lifetime !!

[Renata L.]

So beautiful, Sharon and I love the border--never seen anything like that. Three years? Wow, definitely love and commitment! Congratulations, Margarita, on approaching the finish line, look forward to seeing yours!

[Margo C.]

Sharon, yours is beautiful and quite an accomplishment!

Margarita, I totally love yours and can't wait to see it all finished!