tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8153120810861642199.post5916720559866525885..comments2024-03-28T21:24:39.901-05:00Comments on A Sentimental Quilter: The Other Quilt Show with THAT QuiltKathleen Tracyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14793289458143493332noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8153120810861642199.post-29639248799311450052011-07-28T10:24:13.336-05:002011-07-28T10:24:13.336-05:00Annette - I am also making my DJ blocks with diffe...Annette - I am also making my DJ blocks with different background prints for a scrappy look. See some of my blocks -<br /><br />http://sentimentalquilter.blogspot.com/2010/03/quilting-journey.html<br /><br />I think I will use plain muslin for the sashing but think I will decide for sure when I get there!Kathleen Tracyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14793289458143493332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8153120810861642199.post-7092866994782076622011-07-27T10:06:12.293-05:002011-07-27T10:06:12.293-05:00Hi, My name is Annette and I just bought the DJ so...Hi, My name is Annette and I just bought the DJ software and have a great selection of Civil War Era fabrics BUT would like some suggestions. I really want a "scrappy" look and I am thinking that rather than using one fabric for the blocks backgrounds I will use lighter fabrics all different for the background so it doesn't look so "planned." What would anyone suggest about the sashing pieces? It is hard to see online. What about piece as you go verses waiting until the whole top is finished? I am open to any suggestions. Thank you, AnnetteAnnettenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8153120810861642199.post-4485199289627967142010-04-30T15:04:36.731-05:002010-04-30T15:04:36.731-05:00Hi Kathleen -
Thanks for the wonderful quilt photo...Hi Kathleen -<br />Thanks for the wonderful quilt photos - I'm originally from Illinois where I was a member of several guilds. This looks like it was a wonderful show - my kind of traditional quilts.<br /><br />I keep trying not to start a Dear Jane. This version is really striking. Her rich colors are just great. Good luck with yours - you are in good company!Barbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08619642267222624728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8153120810861642199.post-53621230636580130902009-11-26T09:07:34.791-06:002009-11-26T09:07:34.791-06:00Lori,
Good for you! I love hand quilting and wish...Lori,<br /><br />Good for you! I love hand quilting and wish I were at the point where all I had to do was the quilting on it. I am going to hand piece as much of it as I can and many of the blocks will definitely be a challenge for me. Don't tell anyone but I already made my first DJ block the other day! I just couldn't wait to start--it really went together well and I know I'm going to learn a lot. Patience for one . . .Kathleen Tracyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14793289458143493332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8153120810861642199.post-64605523709123664062009-11-26T08:32:05.975-06:002009-11-26T08:32:05.975-06:00I'm so happy to have found your blog! I loved ...I'm so happy to have found your blog! I loved piecing my DJ quilt but it is taking me years to hand quilt it! If you are a slow hand quilter, or just don't really enjoy it, I recommend sending it out to be hand quilted:)Lorihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12460244411628464458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8153120810861642199.post-66401974681715856162009-11-23T15:28:33.105-06:002009-11-23T15:28:33.105-06:00It is a beautiful quilt, and I have started mine a...It is a beautiful quilt, and I have started mine a few years ago. There are many many people who have finished one, and so many of them have started another one, or done a Nearly Insane, Sylvia's Sampler, or something similar.I would recommend going to the website dearjane.com and reading all the tips, etc. <br /><br />The things I didn't know before I started - Jane is using a trip around the world setting. Her colors go in a round. I didn't notice that up front, not that it is that important. The other thing is that the fabric measurement for the background in the book is wrong - people have said you need much more. I'm doing a scrappy background so that doesn't matter that much either.<br /><br />I find that when I make one, I want to make another one, etc., so I can crank out several in a week. But when I stop, I tend to stop for a long time. I guess the lesson here is "just do it". A little bit a day goes a long way. Oh and I probably have bought enough fabric to make several of these quilts. <br /><br />I started with the easy blocks and worked my way up to the harder ones. I also try to make similar ones at once. There is also this blog with directions:<br />http://thatquilt.blogspot.com/Shelina (formerly known as Shasta)https://www.blogger.com/profile/03290945204269323129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8153120810861642199.post-84949892443052960452009-11-21T09:05:17.342-06:002009-11-21T09:05:17.342-06:00Kathie, you go first and tell me all about it,
LO...Kathie, you go first and tell me all about it, <br />LOL. I have to wait until Spring or Summer before I actually begin. <br />After I posted that I started to get scared because I just ANNOUNCED that I was going to do it! Now I can't go back. I think it would be good for me to discipline myself to improve my paper piecing, hand piecing and applique skills (which are all pretty weak right now). How could anyone NOT become a better quilter after trying that quilt?Kathleen Tracyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14793289458143493332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8153120810861642199.post-65096784892494594792009-11-21T02:42:36.396-06:002009-11-21T02:42:36.396-06:00well I may just join you this is a quilt I have al...well I may just join you this is a quilt I have always wanted to make too!<br />Kathieantique quilterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15379983489980682690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8153120810861642199.post-10346812150814349482009-11-20T20:28:36.780-06:002009-11-20T20:28:36.780-06:00The Dear Jane is wonderful. I can see why it is a...The Dear Jane is wonderful. I can see why it is a winner.Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01816001950084090576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8153120810861642199.post-13478232175822272272009-11-20T19:36:52.799-06:002009-11-20T19:36:52.799-06:00woo-hoo, much more my style! Love the quilts. Th...woo-hoo, much more my style! Love the quilts. Thanks for sharing them.Jocelynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02714577523744715551noreply@blogger.com