Friday 16 May 2014

Kathy's Dear Jane

I thought it would be fun to join this festival. This is the Dear Jane that I hand pieced and hand quilted.

I used the English paper method for almost all of the blocks. I went back and appliquéd five of the small circles that I was unhappy with.

This quilt was a true adventure. It took about two years to achieve.

 Here are some photos.








The back of the quilt looks like this.This was when I was adding the three layers together.

Have an amazing blog hop. Here is the festival address:
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42 comments:

  1. Deb @ Frugal Little Bungalow16 May 2014 at 16:17

    What a masterpiece and all by hand...such a treasure of time and talent and beauty! :)

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  2. Di16 May 2014 at 16:26

    Such dedication! Your quilt is gorgeous, Kathy.

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  3. Quilting Tangent16 May 2014 at 17:48

    WONDERFUL! I thought Dear Jane needed more punch of color, the rainbow is just what was needed. 24Tangent "at" gmail "dot" com

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  4. Karen - Quilts...etc.16 May 2014 at 20:00

    beautiful - love Dear Jane's

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  5. Quilting Babcia16 May 2014 at 20:09

    Fabulous! Every DJ is so original - love to see them!

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  6. PersimonDreams16 May 2014 at 21:34

    WOW!

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  7. erin16 May 2014 at 23:55

    drooling...

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  8. Dolly17 May 2014 at 03:24

    This is an amazing achievement. It looks beautiful.......and very difficult to photgraph in a way that truly gives your work the justice it deserves !

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  9. AlidaP17 May 2014 at 05:49

    Just too gorgeous!! I am speechless... such an inspiring work! thanks for sharing

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  10. Gretchen17 May 2014 at 07:13

    This is the prettiest Dear Jane I've ever seen! So gorgeous! Congratulations!

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  11. Kathy ... aka Nana17 May 2014 at 22:41

    What a delightful Dear Jane! I love the fabrics you chose ... so bright and cheerful. I imagine that working on this was a delight!

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  12. Deb18 May 2014 at 11:33

    So amazingly beautiful.

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  13. CitricSugar18 May 2014 at 18:39

    Gorgeous Dear Jane - I love how the colours radiate out!

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  14. audrey19 May 2014 at 09:03

    Wow!!! Fabulous work.:)

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  15. Jo19 May 2014 at 13:58

    Love the back piece

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    1. Kathy19 May 2014 at 14:31

      Thanks, i couldn't find any fabric that I thought suited the dear jane, so I used up all the plains to make up the back. It looks quite nice when it is folded over when we use it.

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  16. Wendy21 May 2014 at 13:12

    wow. that is an amazing, gorgeous quilt, but to hear that you not only hand quilted it, but hand pieced it too!!?! So impressed!

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  17. Shannon21 May 2014 at 20:46

    So very very gorgeous!!!

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  18. Angela FlowersMoore21 May 2014 at 21:01

    The colors are beautiful, so sunny and bright,

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  19. SuperMom - NoCape!21 May 2014 at 22:31

    Your quilt is exquisite! I'm sure it will be treasures for many years to come.

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  20. make.share.give23 May 2014 at 03:02

    Amazing! My viewer's choice nomination!

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  21. Deb A23 May 2014 at 21:09

    Oh my Goodness! DJ is on my to do list someday. Your's is beautiful.

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    1. Kathy23 May 2014 at 21:24

      Thanks. Please vote for it.

      http://amyscreativeside.com/2014/05/16/bloggers-quilt-festival-hand-quilted-quilts-3/

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  22. Anonymous24 May 2014 at 00:41

    As another hand quilter, I can appreciate stitching through all those seams, from the backing. I do it, too! Beautiful quilt!!! Wow!

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  23. Vicki24 May 2014 at 05:48

    What a treasure! I have voted for your beautiful piece at the festival.

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  24. Donna24 May 2014 at 17:43

    This is amazing! Beautifully done... and I, too, love the bright colors. Great job. Voting for you as soon as I leave this site!

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  25. Benta AtSLIKstitches24 May 2014 at 22:20

    Oh Wow! love it

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  26. Unknown25 May 2014 at 03:11

    Impressive and beautiful, too! A real treasure...you get my vote!

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  27. Lori25 May 2014 at 13:35

    Very impressive. Two years by hand is amazing. Is there any close up shots of your quilting?

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    1. Kathy25 May 2014 at 14:43

      Being a bit obsessive, there is a whole link available where I show how each block was quilted.
      http://kathys-quilt-corner.blogspot.com/p/dear-jane.html
      or just use the button at the top of the page.

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  28. QuiltingShaz in Sunny South Africa25 May 2014 at 14:32

    One STUNNING quilt, I know cause I saw it and touched it :-). Looks even nicer now that it's quilted too.

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    1. Kathy25 May 2014 at 14:41

      Thanks. I should bring it so that you can see what it looks like finished. I like the wild binding I created for the edge.

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  29. Cille25 May 2014 at 18:04

    Congratulaions on the nomination ;)

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  30. Wens26 May 2014 at 02:42

    Amazing quilt! That would take me a lifetime, the scalloped edge, the back, everything is perfect! You must be really proud! Mind blowing :)

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  31. nancy27 May 2014 at 14:15

    Wonderful quilt. You did a super job making this quilt. Very nice.

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  32. Betty1 June 2014 at 13:07

    stunning! your perseverance, the colours are beautiful and then you quilted it by hand! I can only stand back in awe ....

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  33. Laura B1 June 2014 at 14:53

    An awesome quilt! Congratulations on your win.

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  34. Nic3 June 2014 at 07:47

    It's beautiful. You must be very proud of it

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  35. Anonymous10 December 2015 at 09:43

    Hi Kathy,
    We loved your gorgeous rainbow coloured Dear Jane so we included it and a link back to your blog in an article we wrote on intricate sampler quilts over on Quilting Focus.
    https://quiltingfocus.com/2015/12/dear-jane-quilts/
    Hope you enjoy reading the article!

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  36. Karin29 June 2017 at 14:51

    Ist der schön!!!! Wonderful!!!!!
    LG Karin

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