Dear Jane History & My Journey
The Jane Stickle quilt was made during the American Civil War. She signed her quilt "In War Time 1863." Jane created a masterpiece consisting of 169 4.5" (approx.) square blocks surrounded by fifty-two 8"x5" triangles and four corner triangles. She pieced and appliquéd her blocks giving a variety for the viewer to behold.
In the early 1990s Brenda Papadakis started this journey for us by drafting the small intricate blocks and triangles. Today, 145 years later, quilters are recreating the Jane Stickle quilt as their personal statement of Joy and Friendship and sometimes Sorrow. Please visit the Dear Jane® website. There you will see a picture of the quilt with numerous links for tips, pictures, and information regarding the Dear Jane Mail List.
I started my Dear Jane® journey on December 20, 1998, with the help of my DJ friends. I am using P&B Textiles "Centennial Cream" for my background and sashes. My color scheme to is do the trip-around-the-world (TATW) pattern like Jane's quilt. I plan to use more greens, blues, and purples outside the TATW pattern. As blocks and triangles are made, I will post them to my web site. Thank you for visiting and I hope you enjoy sharing my Dear Jane® journey.
My Dear Jane Progress as of 08/23/2008
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couple of years ago I taught a DJ class & designed different sewing
accessories and special projects to add interest to my Journey With Jane
class. I adapted a 6" pattern of K7 - Rose of Sharing to make the
pincushion. Click on the picture for instructions on how to make one for
yourself!
Keep your needles stitching & a song in your heart...Sharon