Jealousy????? Who's jealous? I am. I am jealous of all the Dear Jane's that have their corner and borders on perfectly! I am jealous of those that have been quilted and have the scalloped borders on them. And I am jealous (but proud ) of all the Dear Jane's that are bound and ready to be admired. Maybe someday mine will be finished and I can say "Am I glad that's over". It's nearly one o'clock here in Western Iowa and I just need to curl my hair and then I am going to start sewing on DJ again. I have two more chunks of border to add then the borders will be done, kinda..I still need to add the outside border for the scallops but I don't have the fabric yet so it will be a few days again. I think I want to use a shirting fabric for the scallops and I want the background to match or blend with the muslin that I used for sashing. I best get busy so I'll be back to you later today with updates. (Note: the postcard was written by my grandmother to my grandfather in November 1910, they were married January 12, 1911) I would like to think this is their wedding picture but I don't have any proof of it. Charles W. and Mabel E. Fletcher Seaman
4:00 p.m.- All four triangle borders are on and the top is pressed. I still need to add the last border for the scallops but I have to buy the fabric. After I get that border on, I will take DJ to the machine quilter to baste it and then I can start hand quilting. I'm not even going to put a time limit on getting it finished as I know it will take me longer than I think it would, so when it's done, it's done.
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| Dear Jane, all triangle borders are on! This was a lttle better day than yesterday when I fussed so much with the corner blocks. I have decided to leave them for the time being. Perhaps in a few days, I may tackle a couple of them again and see if I can improve upon them but they may start looking better every day, we'll see. Gee, now I can start on another of my Phd Challenges, I think it will be the Quilted Village.....I'm on a roll!! Until next time, have a "Stitches" kind of evening. |
When I look at old pictures I think of my grandmother--and when she explained what their clothes were like, and how she got her hair to look like it did.
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Hey, you're doing great on your DJ. Maybe those corners will go on easier today!
ReplyDeleteSeeing your DJ makes me want to finish mine! Diana
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