Dear Jane Blocks and Camouflage Quilt

 I did manage to do a set in seam on this one! Maybe there is hope for my sewing skills - lol!

 Lots of appliqué to keep from piecing the curves.

 More applique . . .

and even more. Whoops, I see a tiny bit of red bleeding. May have to redo this block or at least try rinsing it again.

 This quilt was made for a special young man.

 I purchased the fabric on a Friday morning and made this quilt over the weekend.

 It was washed and to UPS by Monday afternoon.

 What a fun quilt to make and surprise a young man with some of his favorite interests on the quilt.

He was thrilled and I had the joy of making it for him! The pattern is Triple Treat Petite from Atkinson Designs book, Happy Hour. I resized the blocks to 12" for the size quilt I wanted to make. 

Dear Jane Again!

Here is one of the projects I've been working on recently - Dear Jane - 94 blocks complete!

 Most of these are from Row F. Sometimes it takes me about as long to figure out HOW I am going to sew these blocks as it does to actually do them.

 Now this one was simple!

 Did I mention that I really can't sew curves? Or set in seams? After 35 years??

 Pretty pitiful, isn't it. I am considering trying hand piecing again. I tried in the nineties and was unsuccessful, but I didn't do much hand appliqué then either. I use all different techniques because I really want them to look nice when I'm finished.

 I used the starch method on these tiny melons.

 I appliquéd the four red inset seams above because I can't sew set in seams well.

I appliquéd these little orange melons. This seems a little bright but I have some other oranges in the quilt so think it will blend well. My goal has been to make the quilt in colors/fabrics that Jane Stickle might have used originally before her quilt faded over the years, also personalizing it as I go. 

Happy Stitching and thanks for viewing my blog!