TAST 2015 Stitch #10 Running Stitch and Dear Jane Blocks

Dear Jane block A6 is called Dad's Plaids except I did not use any plaids to make this block. I am very afraid of directional prints and prints with lines on them. Big no-no for me. This is a complicated block with applique melons and melon shaped reverse applique.

A7 Uncle Homer. This one must be one of the few simple blocks in the quilt.  Not many are as nice to put together as this one.  I am sure Uncle Homer was a good old mellow fellow and I made the block in yellow!

I have decided to make the triangle blocks along with the center squares. That way I wont cheat myself in the end and make do with just the center squares.  The original/Mother Dear Jane is made from 169 squares and 56  triangles(these include 4 corner blocks). And I want to make the whole quilt and not skip the border blocks.  My plan is to make one triangle for every 3 squares that I make. So here goes.... Top left triangles 1&2. Ta-Da....

More next week. I am late this week. Hope to catch up by Tuesday.

TAST 2015 Stitch #9 Counching Stitch and Dear Jane Blocks A3-5

I stitched a cat couching on a couch using a couching stitch.  First plan was to make the cat couch on a Coach bag, on a couch using a couching stitch. But I guess I am happy with what I have done. Followed my motto of keeping everything simple. (smiley) (can't make a smiley on this keyboard :-) )

I finished three more blocks of Dear Jane quilt.  Made two variations of block A3 called Hunter's Moon.  I wasn't sure how the dark color will go with the rest of the blocks.  I think I will save it until the end and see how it will fit in with the rest.  Here is my first block A3

Second A3 block using lighter colors: Hunter's Moon (2)

Block #4 of Dear Jane called Courtney's Stethoscope. This is one of my favorite fabrics as I used it for my daughter's baby quilt 14 years ago. How time flies...

Block #5 Cathie's Campfire

That's it this week.  Next week more embroidery and Dear Jane blocks.(finger's crossed).

TAST 2015 Stitch #8 Chain Stitch and Dear Jane

Started on Dear Jane quilt journey last weekend (sept 5-7).  These blocks are 5" squares.  Two are done and now there are only 167 squares left to make.  There are also 52 triangle shaped pieced border blocks to tackle. I think this quilt will take at least five years to make (fingers crossed). 

The green one is block A1 called Pinwheel Gone Awry and the pink/purple is A2 called One Two Buckle My Shoe. A1 is my first paper pieced block. I am enjoying paper piecing. I am sure you can guess whats coming next.  Good guess... A4! Still trying to figure out how to make A3.  

TAST 2015 Stitch #7 Detached Chain Stitch

TAST 2015 Stitch #6 Chevron Stitch

TAST 2015 Stitch #5 Herringbone Stitch

TAST 2015 Week 4 Cretan Stitch

Cretan Stitch

TAST 2015 Week#3 Feather Stitch

TAST 2015 Feather stitch and ocean scene.

TAST 2015 Stitch #2 Buttonhole Stitch

Second week of TAST highlighted Buttonhole stitch.  Here is my addition to the stitch sampler. I used inktense pencils to give some background color to the scene and used buttonhole stitches almost everywhere.

TAST 2015

I have joined an online embroidery challenge called Take a Stitch Tuesday (TAST) offered by Sharon B. of Pintangle.  I am very excited to be added to her Facebook page and now I get to share my embroidery with other like minded embroiderers from all over the world. I had come across Sharon's blog a few years ago but was too late to join her challenge back then.  I am glad I get to do it this time around. 

Stitch #1 Fly Stitch