Dear Jane a9 – Cabin Fever

The Deets!
  • Originally Completed: May 1, 2022
  • Technique: Paper Pieced
  • Number of Pieces: 41
  • Blocks Completed to Date: 9
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(get your Dear Jane book coil bound, cost +/- $5 at Staples…trust me, it makes things easier)

Cabin Fever was a fun block, I love to paper piece and this is really honing my skills these are such small pieces, triangles are the trickier part making sure you have adequate seam allowance on all those points…take your time squaring up for the 1/4″ seam allowance…see how small this is – yikes I haven’t ever worked with such small pieces before, have you?

I’m sure you felt like having a little cabin fever during our pandemic, I know I did, especially when walking with my daughter and the play grounds were taped off – closed. Cabin Fever was very close indeed. Keeping our spirits up was a task all on it’s own.

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this ^^ round table is actually an antique piano stool, circa 1890s (wish I played) I use it as my stool to sew on, it swivels, has claw feet with glass balls, and just the most perfect backdrop for these little blocks. The scissors are 4″ Gingher Scissors in the Cheetah theme – they used to come out with a theme each year – check out this awesome photo to give you an idea.

This one seems a little wonky, that is from me IRONING and not pressing these little pieces in place, I also love to finger press to get the pressing part started, this way you can encourage the seam to lay a certain way before adding the heat!

Find me over here…
I host a podcast over here…

(it’s about eating, reading and creating…)

Here’s a great AudioDrama, that I narrate…

(it’s a Mystery, it’s a true story…)

Hashtags # on instagram I follow for this quilt project:

#ValsDearJane

#DearJane 

#DearJaneQuilt #DearJaneQuilts

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 #BabyJaneQuilt #JaneStickleQuilt #JaneStickle

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My Dear Jane Inspo…

(these are my go-tos when I’m researching blocks, techniques, and just to get inspo)

Dear Jane a8 – Florence Nightingale

The Deets!
  • Originally Completed: May 1, 2022
  • Technique: Paper Pieced
  • Number of Pieces: 11
  • Blocks Completed to Date: 8
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(get your Dear Jane book coil bound, cost +/- $5 at Staples…trust me, it makes things easier)

Florence Nightingale was a pretty easy block, whipped up the paper pieced sections in no time! When you paper piece, you’ll need to separate it into sub-sections – these are easier to work with.

The history behind the Florence Nightingale is pretty incredible, she was essentially the first ‘nurse’ at the time in the late 1800’s and was also referred to as “The Lady with the Lamp’ as she did her rounds at night. She developed the first school for nurses in the world, in London. Wow, I love hearing about 1 women making a difference.

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DearJane-a8-FlorenceNightingale

this ^^ round table is actually an antique piano stool, circa 1890s (wish I played) I use it as my stool to sew on, it swivels, has claw feet with glass balls, and just the most perfect backdrop for these little blocks. The scissors are 4″ Gingher Scissors in the Cheetah theme – they used to come out with a theme each year – check out this awesome photo to give you an idea.

The eggs in this fabric are so pretty with their slight speckle.

Find me over here…
I host a podcast over here…

(it’s about eating, reading and creating…)

Here’s a great AudioDrama, that I narrate…

(it’s a Mystery, it’s a true story…)

Hashtags # on instagram I follow for this quilt project:

#ValsDearJane

#DearJane 

#DearJaneQuilt #DearJaneQuilts

#QuiltsOfInstagram #QuiltersOfInstagram 

#ScrapQuilts #SamplerQuilts #QuiltLove #QuiltLife

#create #quilter #ThisIsMyHappyPlace

 #BabyJaneQuilt #JaneStickleQuilt #JaneStickle

#fpp #SampleQuiltBlocks

(am I missing any? leave me a note in the comments)

My Dear Jane Inspo…

(these are my go-tos when I’m researching blocks, techniques, and just to get inspo)

Dear Jane a7 – Dad’s Plaids

The Deets!
  • Originally Completed: April 30, 2022
  • Technique: Applique
  • Number of Pieces: 5
  • Blocks Completed to Date: 7
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(get your Dear Jane book coil bound, cost +/- $5 at Staples…trust me, it makes things easier)

When I think of the name Dad’s Plaids, it takes me back to when I was a kid, say around 10 staying at my Grandma LaPorte’s house. She was my grandpa’s second wife – the only one we knew as my Grandma (Valerie – yes who I was named after) died when my mom was just 16 years old. In Grandma LaPorte’s house, she had a spare room in her basement – which had a plaid quilt on the bed, small-ish squares all sewn together in rows, on a single bed for my Uncle Tom (who I haven’t seen likely since I was 10 years old). I remember thinking this quilt was perfect for a man, an uncle.

I didn’t have a plaid that suited this block, so I chose fabric #7.

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DearJane-a7-DadsPlaids

this ^^ round table is actually an antique piano stool, circa 1890s (wish I played) I use it as my stool to sew on, it swivels, has claw feet with glass balls, and just the most perfect backdrop for these little blocks. The scissors are 4″ Gingher Scissors in the Cheetah theme – they used to come out with a theme each year – check out this awesome photo to give you an idea.

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Not entirely happy with my needle turn appliqué (moving forward I’ve changed this method to raw edge appliqué). I pressed each block so the center diagonal line was apparent to line up each of these pieces’ points with it.

It seems in the picture there is more seam allowance on the outside corner and inside corners..however, once it’s squared up to 5″ there’s not much room left.

Find me over here…
I host a podcast over here…

(it’s about eating, reading and creating…)

Here’s a great AudioDrama…

(it’s a Mystery, it’s a true story…)

Hashtags # on instagram I follow for this quilt project:

#ValsDearJane

#DearJane 

#DearJaneQuilt #DearJaneQuilts

#QuiltsOfInstagram #QuiltersOfInstagram 

#ScrapQuilts #SamplerQuilts #QuiltLove #QuiltLife

#create #quilter #ThisIsMyHappyPlace

 #BabyJaneQuilt #JaneStickleQuilt #JaneStickle

#fpp #SampleQuiltBlocks

(am I missing any? leave me a note in the comments)

My Dear Jane Inspo…

(these are my go-tos when I’m researching blocks, techniques, and just to get inspo)