Dear Jane E11 and E12

Here is Dear Jane block E11 or Wagon Wheel. This was all very simple applique although I now have to carefully cut away the layers. I applied the circle of background fabric on top of the green fabric. And then I applied the rounded star on top of the circle. No fussy melon pieces for me. Then I prepared another circle of background fabric around a mylar circle, cut it in four and applied those to the corner.

And this is Dear Jane block E12 or Mary Ruth's Corset. I assume the corset is the small pieces in the middle. Here I just used old timey strip piecing techniques. I sewed three strips together...turquoise surrounded on each side by the background fabric. I then cut four three patch strips from that strip. These I sewed together so they were offset on the diagonal. This was then trimmed and surrounded by two strips of turquoise fabric to complete the center square. Then I made the flying geese using flip triangles. All easy techniques to make a complex looking block...my favorite.

So now I have 23 more Dear Jane blocks to make...that is, I'm 86 percent finished with the blocks. At that point I'll make a plan for the border.