Another Dear Jane “Insanity Revisited” block finished. That makes a total of 70 complete! Only 99 left to go I believe. At this point I do not plan on making this quilt again, I am enjoying it but I think two Dear Jane’s in two different color layouts will be enough because I have found other quilts to make with tiny blocks like these. One is called “Nearly Insane” by Liz Lois and she recently came up with a new book called “Just Plain Nuts”. Yes I agree I must be nuts to think of going on to more of these. 
Now if you look at the cover of these books you might be put off on the color of the quilt pictured on the Nearly Insane book. I was and I know some others were too. But you can see the Nearly Insane quilt finished at Hanne’s Quilt Corner and see what the quilt looks like in the two color selections that she chose; after seeing her quilt I decided I was going to make this one after all.
Another of my mugs – this little one that I keep a bunch of fabric pens in was purchased back in the 1980′s in North Platte, Nebraska - my husbands boyhood town. We go to this town to visit family every couple years on our way to the mountains of Montana, Wyoming & Idaho on vacations. On the edge of town there is a campground and right next to the campground is 
Fort Cody Trading Post. Fort Cody has been there since 1963, it is a free tourist attraction that children love and can wander through with amazement in their eyes and the feel that they have to find something to spend that hard earned dollar or five or ten that is burning a hole in their pocket! My husband spent the first 15 years of his life here in this town. Even after he moved away there has always been some family members that live there or near by. It has always been a stop that we make and even though the kids do not travel with us anymore we still make the stop at Fort Cody. It is a nice short walk from the campground that we stay at and it brings back silly memories of our daughters wandering through the store finding silly things to buy. I always find some candy to buy for myself or a little trinket of some sort. And now with grandchildren I am always looking for souvenirs for them.
Yesterday’s question was: When you sew strips together to make a long, continuous binding, you should assemble them end to end with a 1/4″ seam allowance? The answer is False Here is one of many sites that give a tutorial on how to make and attach binding.
Question: A product that can help keep loose dyes from settling on fabrics in the wash is:
A- Synthrapol
B- Orvus Paste
C- Retayne
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I love Hanne’s quilt..have admired it for some time. I’m just as addicted to the small blocks. Have you seen the Midget Blocks on Sentimental Stitches? They’re also on my list of to dos.
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Ok, maybe it’s because I just woke up, but you said “end to end with a 1/4? seam allowance? The answer is False…” Well, isn’t the answer TRUE? In the tutorial, she says “Trim corners leaving a 1/4″ seam allowance.”
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the answer on the seam binding was false as you should sew the pieces of the binding together at angles, the very end of the binding on the tutorial can be sewed together with a straight 1/4″ seam although some people now use a newer method that is called a “bumpless” binding. The way the question and answer is can be confusing.
I still have an old book that I bought at Fort Cody. Something to do with the Smithsonian Institute that was printed in 1918. And I remember buying some pottery. And is that where we got the coonskin hats???
Next time you guys come to Little Rock we need to drive down to Benton to a Flea Market that has a huge model circus that reminded me so much of the Buffalo Bill one at Fort Cody.
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Mel I believe you got the coonskin hats in Colorado at the little town of Silverton – the end of the line for the train ride – you remember that town?
Yeah, probably went through both areas on one vacation and got the chronology a little confused!
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I loved Hanne’s quilt so much that I’m making a Nearly Insane in the same two colors! I’m also making the Just Plain Nuts quilt as a bom from a shop in Missouri, I think. I think your DJ just glows it is so pretty.
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