Yesterday was a productive day. I got row E (#5) sewed onto to what I had already finished of my second dear jane quilt “Insanity Revisited” – that means I only have 8 more rows— 104 more 4 1/2 inch blocks to make!! These are all hand pieced just like the first Dear Jane top that I finished last year was. If you click on the picture you can see it close up and the detail of the batiks used.
Also I got the wall hanging of the flying geese finished – the top that is – I hand quilt all my quilts right now and intend for awhile to keep doing that unless I get desperate and can’t seem to get caught up on tops – then we will see maybe I will teach myself how to do a little machine quilting. Here is the geese wall hanging:
This is going to be it for quilt tops for awhile now – I have to concentrate on getting some quilting done. The quilt on the frame which is a little smaller than a twin size is coming along nicely and I am about 2/3′rds done with it. I hope to have it off of the frame by February 22nd so that I can get my first Dear Jane quilt “Insanity” on the frame. I started that quilt 4 years ago on February 23rd my oldest daughter’s birthday so I would like to symbolically get it on the frame on that date. I have the backing and batting ready to go to get the Double Wedding Ring quilt basted together today if I have a chance. This quilt is the one with all the applique that I pictured a week or so ago, the double wedding ring in the center is miniature in size, I haven’t come up with a name for it yet. I will be using my lap size hoop to quilt this one. I now have 5 quilt tops to quilt – you can see why some quilting has to now be the priority in my life 
Other than quilting I will be working on my Dear Jane quilt blocks and see how I can progress with that one. Upcoming months will be busy with quilting.
Yesterday’s question was “Quilting was an important skill learned by nearly all pioneer women in the USA from revolutionary times. Why were quilts so commonly sewn in Early America?”
The answer was: It was considered wasteful not to use every scrap of fabric.
Question #2: The technique of “piecing” best describes which step of the quilting process?
A- Sewing the edges of the quilt into a smooth finish.
B- Cutting up waste pieces of fabric to be used as the middle, stuffing layer.
C-Sewing small pieces of fabric into a larger design.
D- Sewing layers of fabric on top of each other, for thickness.
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