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Needing some tips about Dear Jane
OMG!!!!
I clicked on the link to "the one that got Trish hooked." The woman whose DJ that is is Cindy in Racine, WI, which is 10 miles north of where I live. At church last Sunday a friend (and avid library user) said she'd gone to a program given by a quiltmaker. "She was great," my friend said. "You should get her to come to the library." And my friend gave me a card with the quiltmaker's name. You guessed it -- it is the same Cindy! Who would have thought it -- an RCTQer from Australia and a (non- quilting) friend from Winthrop Harbor 'introducing' me to someone in the same week!!! Cosmic. Just cosmic. Nann Polly, this is the one that got me hooked: http://home-and-garden.webshots.com/...KiPeNl?start=0 I think it's just gorgeous, the way she has used the coloured backgrounds to accent her prints! I hope mine will be as pretty! -- Trish Brown {|:-} Newcastle, NSW, Australia |
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Hi Trish,
I just saw this thread - I love to hear of other people starting the DJ "journey"! I started mine about 2 1/2 years ago. I was a newbie quilter too. I found the software indespensible and Quilted Diamonds 2 as well (I'm doing the piecing by hand). I chose 1800 reproduction fabrics but am trying to find bright ones. I don't really understand why they make drab civil war fabric - I'm betting that the fabrics faded over time but that they started off bright and shiney! 1930s fabric will look great! I buy fat eights and that seems to be more than enough. 5 inch squares wouldn't be enough for most blocks I think. You may want to check out the djretreats group - they have a BOW that is very motivating and you can do your own if you want but still log in to keep on track. The ladies in the group are really nice and very knowledgeable. Have fun! Stephanie Polly, this is the one that got me hooked: http://home-and-garden.webshots.com/...KiPeNl?start=0 I think it's just gorgeous, the way she has used the coloured backgrounds to accent her prints! I hope mine will be as pretty! -- Trish Brown {|:-} Newcastle, NSW, Australia |
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Steph wrote:
Hi Trish, I just saw this thread - I love to hear of other people starting the DJ "journey"! I started mine about 2 1/2 years ago. I was a newbie quilter too. I found the software indespensible and Quilted Diamonds 2 as well (I'm doing the piecing by hand). I chose 1800 reproduction fabrics but am trying to find bright ones. I don't really understand why they make drab civil war fabric - I'm betting that the fabrics faded over time but that they started off bright and shiney! 1930s fabric will look great! I buy fat eights and that seems to be more than enough. 5 inch squares wouldn't be enough for most blocks I think. You may want to check out the djretreats group - they have a BOW that is very motivating and you can do your own if you want but still log in to keep on track. The ladies in the group are really nice and very knowledgeable. Have fun! Stephanie G'day Stephanie! I've found that a charm pack containing two of each print seems to be enough for some blocks. Not others, though. I'm so in love with the 1930s prints, especially the greens. The Jane A. Stickle blocks seem to show them off to perfection, I think. Thanks for the suggestion of the djretreates group: I'll be sure and look in. Have you finished your quilt, or are you still toiling away at it??? -- Trish Brown {|:-} Newcastle, NSW, Australia |
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Hi Trish,
Oh - I'm far from finished I have about 90 blocks done and 4 triangles. The hand sewing is slow-going but I really enjoy it. I work on it at home, but I also make up baggies (with cut fabric and a picture of the finished block) and sew when I'm traveling or at doc appointments, etc. I once worked on a very large cross-stitch that took me 10 years to finish. It was worth the wait - it's lovely and framed and hanging in my bedroom. I think that this is another project of love like that one! Good luck and keep us posted on your progress!! Stephanie G'day Stephanie! I've found that a charm pack containing two of each print seems to be enough for some blocks. Not others, though. I'm so in love with the 1930s prints, especially the greens. The Jane A. Stickle blocks seem to show them off to perfection, I think. Thanks for the suggestion of the djretreates group: I'll be sure and look in. Have you finished your quilt, or are you still toiling away at it??? -- Trish Brown {|:-} Newcastle, NSW, Australia |
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Steph wrote:
Hi Trish, Oh - I'm far from finished I have about 90 blocks done and 4 triangles. The hand sewing is slow-going but I really enjoy it. I work on it at home, but I also make up baggies (with cut fabric and a picture of the finished block) and sew when I'm traveling or at doc appointments, etc. I once worked on a very large cross-stitch that took me 10 years to finish. It was worth the wait - it's lovely and framed and hanging in my bedroom. I think that this is another project of love like that one! Good luck and keep us posted on your progress!! Stephanie 90 blocks done is quite an achievement! Well done! Yes, another friend has suggested making up plastic sleeves and keeping each block separately. I'm going to do that as well. What was your 'very large cross-stitch? I've been working on 'Celtic Christmas' for nearly ten years. The stitching is all done except for the gold metallic and then I have to add the beads. The great irony is that it only took me three weeks to work exactly half of the lady, including the border and her head and hands over one. The remainder (ie the easy bit) has taken - rather longer... One day she will be finished and will hang over my bed. One day. -- Trish Brown {|:-} Newcastle, NSW, Australia |
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