I finished sewing the 10th row onto the body of the quilt and it is looking good I think! 
There are over 2,000 pieces in it at this point and around 250 hours of hand piecing I think – I have it written down. This second Dear Jane is actually being done faster than the first one was – I checked in my journal to see how long it had taken me on the first one at the end of 10 rows and it was about 50 hours longer — guess I am used to dealing with this bitty pieces.
Me with 10 rows of Dear Jane, "Insanity Revisited"
I think I mentioned to you all that I am a scrap quilter, well even though I have plenty of fabric for this quilt I can’t stop myself from saving my scraps. You see from the photo that some of the pieces are smaller than a quarter! I tend to save scraps and use them up for the tiny pieces as you will see from these photos.
Some of the pieces in this quilt are more the size of a dime than a quarter - but a quarter was what was handy.
a pile of scraps leftover that I couldn't use for this 1st block on row 11 - they were not needed or too small 
the scraps I did use plus a larger piece that was already cut and left over from previous blocks.
So as you can see if you save small pieces from your leftovers when you are making Dear Jane it is very likely that you can use them up, especially if you are doing a two color Dear Jane like this one is.
It was a wonderful day outside today – it got up to a big 68 degrees!!! I hadn’t planned on doing a garden this summer because we will be gone for part of it but then I thought well maybe a little bit that could be ready by the end of June? Mike tilled up a small piece of land for me down by the wood pile that is in the sun all the time. I need to rake it out a little this week and get it ready. Right now I have some seeds for carrots, beets, and sweet peas. I might get some leaf lettuce and radishes too. Maybe a tomato plant if it is really big and has blossoms on it already – not sure on that. We might be getting some rain this week, so my gardening plans might have to wait until next week if it gets muddy.
March 7th, 2010 at 8:26 pm
The quilt is going to be amazing!
March 7th, 2010 at 9:37 pm
I just love it! I can’t wait to get back to my Jane.
March 7th, 2010 at 10:12 pm
Wow! It is absolutely stunning.
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March 7th, 2010 at 10:56 pm
Wow, you are really a patient person. I think after about the first 10 blocks I would have called it quits. Very beautiful in the pictures and I’m sure more so in real life.
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March 7th, 2010 at 11:00 pm
I love it I know that it feels good to have so much done.
March 8th, 2010 at 5:33 am
Insanity Revisited is looking fabulous!
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March 8th, 2010 at 6:08 am
Ok Karen, that is soooo pretty, red is a “good” color LOL. Do you worry about straight of grain when you use your little scraps?
Crispy
March 8th, 2010 at 6:09 am
I have always wanted to do a Dear Jane. But I know it’s years away if I do. Wow! You have done two! I love the two color version, especially in red. Great job!
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March 8th, 2010 at 6:13 am
It looks great!
March 8th, 2010 at 6:26 am
Your Dear Jane is GORGEOUS! I admire anyone who attempts that one!
Just lovely!
Blessings to you
March 8th, 2010 at 6:45 am
Oh wow….it’s looking so good Karen! Very, very pretty! I have a tendency to save little bitty pieces of fabric too, but I think it takes longer to use those little pieces because I’m always digging around trying to find a bigger piece….lol
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March 8th, 2010 at 7:05 am
Your quilt is looking great! And yes, no scrap is too small to save for a DJ quilt…
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March 8th, 2010 at 8:48 am
We really are “cut from the same cloth” (pun intended). I have more tiny scraps than you can imagine. Never know when they will be just what is needed. Your quilt continues to look amazing!
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March 8th, 2010 at 11:28 am
Wow! Your DJ is looking fabulous. I just love the colors you chose.
March 8th, 2010 at 12:06 pm
Lovely! Congratulations.
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March 8th, 2010 at 12:30 pm
I love the red and white. You are just zooming along! Are you keeping both of your DJ quilts?
March 8th, 2010 at 1:58 pm
It is really growing. The red and white is such a lovely combination.
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March 8th, 2010 at 2:47 pm
thanks everyone!
No I do not worry about bias or anything like that when using scraps – I just use them
The first DJ is going to my oldest daughter the one I am working on now goes to the younger daughter
That will be it with DJ’s I doubt I will make another, there are too many other patterns out there that I want to make!
March 8th, 2010 at 5:21 pm
I wasn’t at all sure I would like DJ in two colors but you have definitely changed my mind – it’s very dramatic and really shows the small pieces. Just beautiful! blessings, marlene
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March 13th, 2010 at 9:14 pm
Hi Karen. I love the Insanity quilt in this colorway. Simply beautiful!
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