The top is finally done - with triangles, all 52 of them!

My DH held it up and I took the picture --- one or both of us must have been shaking (or laughing)! Sorry for the blurry, but I am celebrating. This Dear Jane leftover triangle top is finished. Now for a name? Crazy Jane's Edgy Friends comes to mind. Any other suggestions? 

I've still to sandwich and quilt, but this is a major dent in my UFO pile. I'm still arguing with myself whether to put it on the EQ 16 or do it on my DM because I've planned some intricate quilting in the background spaces to pull this rather odd arrangement into some sort of order. Now I have to go buy some thread...

Crazy Jane - Ten More Triangles

Here are ten more Dear Jane triangles. Knowing myself, I'm not going to start or work on anything else until these are finished. There are six left to do. Most are pieced, paper-pieced, and/or appliqued. They don't take very long so I've no idea why I want to procrastinate. When they are done, they will join the others (52 total) and several plain triangles, two blocks from the Dear Jane quilt, and a few borders to make a large, squarish quilt, squarish because the edges are shaped like this \__/\__/ with a bit less of an angle. They should lots of fun to bind - but I'd better stop thinking about that or I'll do some more procrastination!

Two more Triangles

There are only 13 triangles left, and I've cut the fabric for each, including those that are appliqued, pieced, foundation paper-pieced, and those that have a combination of several techniques. No photo. I did several loads of laundry today, cleaned bathrooms, and went up and down stairs until I don't want to see another one --- but I did get one more triangle paper-pieced and appliqued.

More triangles

Good week for sewing -- DH on the golf course and lots of time to make 6 more triangles. We also took a day trip to Tucson and have checked out a few other places in the area. Next year we hope to come back. 


It is raining here today. Bob is at the Ping factory and I am enjoying the quail that come up under our window every day to get their quota of something from the ground. Today their little top knots that normally bob with every step are soaking wet and look as if they put gel on them. I couldn't get close but if you look close you might see one in this photo.

Crazy Jane progress

I've finished five, nearly six, of these Dear Jane triangles, part of the border of the original pattern, but I'm making another quilt from them. They are 5" wide at the bottom and 8" to the point (finished size). You can easily figure out why I am calling this one "Crazy Jane" or something like that! In case you are not familiar, DJ has no directions. Quilters share online various ideas about how to make them, but what works for one person, might not for another. All I have are printouts from my DJ program, and I went and did them 4.5" instead of 5" so have to redraft all the patterns by hand. I didn't put the DJ program on my laptop and don't have a printer here anyway. I have 30 more to make, some hopefully will be easier than these five.

Arizona is okay, but typical for me, by day 10 of any holiday, I'm starting to think about home. The weather helps keep me here. It seems Scottsdale / Phoenix has had the nicest weather in the USA all week. DH is golfing and we have done some sights. Food is good and Scottsdale is so clean -- no trash anywhere.
 

Thwarted for a day or two

My sewing plans for this month away from home have been altered (pun intended). The person who offered his condo will be in it until tomorrow, instead of leaving yesterday as originally planned. Car problems. So my sewing machine is there, but we are still in a lovely hotel. DH is golfing and I am writing and emailing and walking and thinking a great deal about finishing UFOs and starting new projects. 

I brought one UFO with me. It will likely be called Crazy Jane because I've so assessed myself for wanting to do this. When I made my Dear Jane quilt, I didn't do the traditional pattern. Instead, I added plain blocks and left off the triangles. When I was told I could not be a Dear Jane goddess unless I did all the blocks, I went to work on a plan to use them in a second quilt. My design is the top picture, and the progress is shown in the next one. Note that I laid the wide border strip of triangles close to the center in the photo, but it will need a plain border between the two, as shown in the drawing because it does not fit exactly (at least to my recall). 

This project is all that I brought with me and do not expect to finish it, but at least make a few more of those complicated triangle blocks. Who knows, it might be more fun than I anticipate. One thing that I am enjoying is 70+ weather, no wind and the Barnes and Noble book store across the street! Oh, and my hubby first spied a wonderful quilt shop in Carefree and was signaling to turn before I even spotted it. He even came in and had a good look around before opening his book in front of the in-store fireplace (more heat so not needed but nice anyway).