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November 30, 2006
Pie sale
Hand pieced, 21 pieces. Lots of very small curves.
These blocks, they provide nice blog entry titles. :)
If I can manage to put down the Dear Jane blocks for an evening, I might get to the halfway point in the Unst Stole edging tonight....
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November 27, 2006
Jane at Thanksgiving
Carolyn has gently pointed out that I'm slacking again with the progress posts. The long weekend was productive on the Dear Jane front--you can now trace my path through the house by the trail of discarded tiny freezer paper templates. Above is Widow's Pane. Hand pieced under the influence between lulls in eating at Thanksgiving.
Dee Dee's Delight. Appliqued. Lots of pointy tips--argh!
Jane's Tears. My first go at reverse applique--I'll definitely be using this technique more often! (I vaguely remember a cheesy Star Trek episode playing in the background. Velour uniform alert.)
Bennington Cross. Hand pieced. My first border triangle--it took several episodes of Law and Order to get through this one.
The Unst Stole received attention this weekend, too, but edging progress is not especially exciting in photograph. I'll post something when I'm at the halfway point, sometime this week.
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November 23, 2006
Patriot's Lantern
Hand pieced, 37 pieces.
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November 21, 2006
Dear Jane backlog
I've been neglectful. Dear Jane blocks have multiplied in the last few weeks, but I haven't posted them. All are hand-pieced. The hexagon bit in the one above (Papa's Star) nearly kicked my ass, but I managed to survive.
And, thanks to Jennifer, I now have a new, improved (bigger) design wall.
Brandon's Star
Sweet Tater Pie
Quilt Jail
Justin's Comet
Mirror Image
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November 17, 2006
Edgy
Started the edging for the Unst stole during a four-hour delay in the Fort Lauderdale airport on the way home. Continued during an insane day-long Full Metal Alchemist marathon before returning to work (sniff). Slow going and a bit terrifying at first (is this when the yarn is finally going to snap?), but most enjoyable now. It even has a spider insertion.
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November 08, 2006
Ben's Bowtie
Hand pieced at the beach between swims. Mine may be the sandiest Dear Jane ever....
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November 06, 2006
Dear Jane goes to Cayman
Hand appliqued on the flight from New York to Fort Lauderdale (en route to Grand Cayman....)
Day 2 of vacation here on the island. Resort wi-fi by the ocean is just one of the lovely perks here.
And these are a few of my favorite things:
The second border of the Unst stole is almost done. The edging should be a bit more manageable for travel knitting! :)
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