Starting Dear Jane

I am starting my Dear Jane quilt project again. This time I will make them the correct size. LOL
I am a member of the Dear Jane mail list and I decided to start by doing the BOW and TOW. Here are this weeks entries, which were due by today.

What do you do on a rainy day?

I had a pack of Moda charm squares from their "Chocolat" collection. I thought, why not make a small table runner with them. I used ever single charm and made the front back and binding. I used a fat eighth of cream for the stars.

Friday

Yesterday I passed my Longshoreman's Lashing test, not an easy feat for a woman edging 45 every minute. The next step to getting my casual card is GSST. That day is scheduled for October 8th, another sick day bites the dust. At least on that day I get paid $160.00 to watch movies. I have to say, my boss has been so understanding about me pursuing this second job. I still have potentially 3-4 more sick days I have to use before this is all over.

Today I slept in till 5:30. Ahhhhhhh!! I was able to have the house clean by 11:00. My mom came home from her check up at the doctor's office sick. WTF? She went to her appointment perfectly healthy and she came home a few hours later with the flu. I had to play nursemaid all day, which is not my calling. She is fine now, thank God. Weird!

Between playing nursemaid and running errands I was able to finish meandering a lap size quilt. This is the "Yellow Brick Road" quilt pattern made with Batiks. I am giving it to my neighbors for Christmas. I wanted to show how nice my wood extension table is. I bought it from a guy on the Internet that custom makes tables for any sewing machine. It even has a slide out to make it easy to change the bobbin.

I guess the is quilt #14.

Dear Jane Flop Equals New Table Runner

Last year I started a "Dear Jane" quilt. Now this is the kind of challenge I enjoy. Well, when they said the blocks shuld be 4 1/2" finished I cut them at 4 1/2". DOH!!! 41/2" finished = 5 inches before sewing together. Well, I am going to make my "Dear Jane" but won't be using these blocks. I sewed them all together using a 1" sashing and there you have it. My new table runner.

Quilt #13

My cousin needed help making samples for her quilt shop so she mailed me a jelly roll, a pattern and border fabric. I made this quilt in 2 afternoons! I will be sending it back to her Monday so she can quilt it and hang it in her shop.

I made the quilt top, Joy (Good friend from quilt class), my mom and I pin basted it, Janet (AKA: Teacher Extraordinaire) quilted it and Joy hand stitched the binding. This was all done in flannels. This was made for our other VERY good friend from quilt class. We made it especially for her husband who is going through some very intense chemo and radiation treatment. If you just read this, please take a moment to pray for him.

Quilt #12

As a dog lover I had to make this. I did a block a week and had so much fun picking out fabrics. Teacher Extraordinaire helped me figure out the lattice and I finished it on my vacation last month. SEW MUCH FUN!!