My wife has been a quilter for many years and loves a pattern book. Stickle quilt by brenda manges papadakis, this beautiful quilt has become a household name to many quilt lovers around the world. Unfollow dear jane quilt book to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. An international online group of quilters has dedicated themselves to creating their own versions of this stunning sampler quilt.
I purchased a copy and soon began drafting the little blocks in electric quilt. Stickle started creating the quilt during the civil war, completed over 169 blocks in 1863. As a math teacher, i was immediately hypnotized by the geometric designs in janes blocks and triangles. Standalone software from the makers of electric quilt design software. I have recently noticed an increase in discussions in blogs and quilting gatherings of the original jane stickle quilt as this is the time of year that it is on display at the bennington museum in vermont. Fabulous colour, piecing and that quilting exquisite. This will help the blocks lay flatter, and while quilting. As in the bestselling book, dear jane, dear hannah is based on a fascination with remarkable pieced and appliqued antique quilts. The pattern comprises over two hundred unique blocks, hundreds of different fabrics, and countless little inventions and design decisions that make it as much a portrait as an object. Show off your favorite photos and videos to the world, securely and privately show content to your friends and family, or blog the photos and videos you take with a cameraphone. Dear jane quilt design software at everything quilts. You can order the cd and get patterns from them, but i drafted them from the books. That is, i trimmed the seam allowances so that they were graduated.
We are going to be making a dear allison quilt with a different quilt block released each week. Jasc09 janes tears july 21, 2016 teresadownunder 3 comments. Cleveland and now you can create your own dear jane. See more ideas about dear jane quilt, quilts, quilt blocks. Included are a series of letters from brenda to jane drawing us into the historical context.
It contains all of the 225 patterns of the historic jane stickle 1863 quilt as well as a series of letters to jane about life and times in the nineteenth century, with emphasis on the civil war and the womens movement. Over 45 links to janiac web pages, blogs and online photo albums. There will be 169 different square blocks and 56 triangle b. Dear jane brenda papadakis is the author of the dear jane book which has sold a staggering 140,000 copies. The following are photos i took of the quilts at the exhibit. Dear jane quilt this quilt is affectionately know by its fans as dear jane, in honor of its maker, jane a. What the book does not have are instructions for making each block. One of the quilts i am working on, is called a dear jane quilt.
Dear hannah, in the style of jane a stickle and susanna culp 1848. I discovered the quilt while visiting my sister, diane, for christmas in 2000. Fabric requirements for dear jane quiltingboard forums. The good news is that it has won some prizes including, best piecing, best sampler quilt and a first prize in the bed quilt category. There is nothing like a deadline to get things done and as a push i had entered my dear jane quilt into the 2018 quilt uk show at malvern this weekend. This item ez quilting ez international 8823760 dear jane tool. In 1863 jane stickle of shaftsbury, vermont finished a sampler quilt with 225 different blocks. This was bought as a gift to combine two of our hobbies, she quilts, i study the american civil. In 1996 brenda papadakis published a book of patterns taken from janes quilt. It is a reproduction of a quilt that was created by a woman named jane stickle in 1863.
The craftsmanship of the quilt has been mentioned in numerous quilting books, and is the topic of dear jane, the two hundred twentyfive. In 1863 during the civil war, a woman named jane a. My 2008 dear jane holiday block swap quilt jane stickle created a quilt masterpiece in the nineteenth century. Home shop manufacturer designer collection gallery about contact site map. Jane stickle quilt on display at the bennington museum. From there you can print patterns for your quilts or the blocks, read sewing instructions, print quilt labels, surf dear jane. Stickle quilt may 2, 2015 teresadownunder 20 comments. Dear jane is the trademark of brenda papadakis and is used here with permission. Enter your email and stay on top of the latest promotions, news and announcements. While brenda is mostly accurate in drafting janes designs, i have made changes to make them more like janes, and also plan to redesign a couple to satisfy my aesthetic desires. My dear jane quilt quilting and blackwork by valerie.
Blakely stickle began twenty years ago, when i saw the quilt in donna bisters and richard clevelands book, plain and fancy. I was able to find instructions and hints for making each block on the cd that i purchased separately for making this quilt. See more ideas about dear jane quilt, quilts and sampler. It is a quilt which compels one to notice it, to contemplate it, to be awed by it. One hundred sixtynine blocks, 52 triangles, 4 corner kites and 5602 pieces. Paper pieces has joined forces with brenda papadakis to bring you an easier way to recreate this stunning quilt. Stickle quilt, this software will help you see how other quilters have made their own beautiful dear jane quilts and even design your own on your computer screen. We have been meeting for over ten years with the primary intent to encourage each other on the completion of a quilt or quilts inspired by the jane stickle quilt hanging in the bennington museum in vermont. From the show program about the red and white quilt below this quilt was made in 2011 for joanna semel rose in thanks for her exhibition, infinite variety. Because its likely to take me a looooooong time, i want to make sure i buy all the fabric from one bolt, to avoid any dye lot issues, or take the chance that the fabric isnt available if i run out. Reviewed in the united kingdom on 16 february 2014.
Ez quilting 882670181a hexagon shapes acrylic template white. Dear allison quilt block of the week in the 4x4 5x5 or 6x6 hoop machine embroidery design. While this quilt is designed for an experienced quilter, i expected some instructions. Flickr is almost certainly the best online photo management and sharing application in the world. Brenda papadakis curated the dear jane exhibit at this years vermont quilt festival where approximately 33 quilts hung. Stickle 18171896 pieced cotton with linen backing 1863 jane stickle quilt august 31 through october 14 textile gallery the quilt that inspires quilters all over the world will be on its yearly display at the bennington museum from august 31 through october 14.
I wonder why i so badly need to make one oddly, my quilting buddy who now lives at the exact opposite end of the country has been infected independently of me and mentioned it yesterday in a phone call. The quilt was made popular through a book entitled dear jane written by brenda manges papadakis. Sharon in colorado usa the administrator has disabled public write access. English paper piecing dear jane blocks sewhappyquilting. I am really struggling with deciding how much fabric to buy. Included are 144 block patterns, set off with 48 unique border triangles, and 4 corner blocks. See more ideas about dear jane quilt, sampler quilts and quilts. Ez quilting ez international 8823760 dear jane tool. This quilt is considered to be a work of art and a masterpiece of quilting.
Brenda has lovingly recreated the 225 patterns from the jane a. That will get me through the blocks ive been putting off and maybe this quilt will be done in my life time. Stickle quilt, this software will help you see how other quilters have made their own beautiful dear jane quilts and even design your own on your. I dont always follow directions as im not good at foundation quilting and have never done needle turn applique. Click here for more information about all things dear jane. It is available through the dear jane site or through amazon. I would never have thought to do it in kaffe fasset fabrics i always thought it would need to be done in small prints proves how much i know. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.
If you love quilting and enjoy reading about the history of quilts youll want to buy this book. A very lovely book detailing the sewing of a quilt in 1863. The two hundred twentyfive patterns from the 1863 jane a. Several years ago, electric quilt produced standalone. I left dear jane alone for quite a few months but have been inspired this winter to work on it. It was made in new england, by jane blakely stickle. This cd is your passport to a growing quilting community based on reproducing the extraordinary classic 1863 dear jane quilt from the civil war. The legacy continues as thousands of dear jane enthusiasts find more historical patterns linking past and present. Dear jane block of the month patchwork quilting fabric. Im currently in the planning stages of a baby jane quilt. There is a book out that includes all the patterns for the quilt but no instructions the book was authored by brenda papadakis. Quilt lovers and civil war buffs alike will enjoy dear jane.
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