“Insanity Revisited” – Dear Jane

I wanted to really get this 7th row completed of “Insanity Revisited” before we left on our trip and I did!! All 7 rows are now sewed together.  I think I improved on my hand stitching so much over the last 4 years.  I can really tell a difference between the first Dear Jane and the second.  I had always done hand piecing but before the first Dear Jane I rarely worked on such little pieces of intricate size and shapes.  Now I can see that the first Dear Jane “Insanity” was merely practice to get this one closer to great!  When looked at closely I can still find plenty of mistakes and pieces not straight enough but It really is so much neater than the first one.   This quilt top as with the first Dear Jane are made totally by hand.

I intend to bring row 8 with me on the trip but I really do not know how much I will accomplish on it.  I am bringing along also all the pieces I need to make the “So Charming” quilt that I showed a photo of a week or two ago and it will be so much easier to work on in the motorhome than these tiny pieces.  We will wait and see what gets done in between hiking and sightseeing.  The photo for “So Charming” is found at this blog post.