New Alternate Dear Jane Block

 I have not used my sewing machine in a long time and was happy to see it spring to life. And despite how simple this block was to make, I did have to get the seam ripper out and fix it. As I worked on the block I reflected on all the life skills we learn in kindergarten that improve life...except for napping in class.

Quilt Archeology

 

Here are the Alternate Universe Dear Jane blocks. They include a set of owls...offspring of the Alternate Universe. These will be a separate quilt or should we say these will be stored separately and fantasized as a separate project. I eliminated some pieced blocks that didn't add much, and I can see a few that may disappear in the future. 

In the same shoe-box sized bin were these blocks from the 2019 Rainbow Scrappy Challenge. It looks like I didn't make all of the blocks but added some others. 

And yes there were three more projects in the same bin...a restart of a kitten quilt plus a start of mini kittens. Plus there was the beginning of a Patience Corner quilt inspired by Lynn Dykstra at Klein Meisje Quilts.

I also went through a larger bin that was a start to another seahorse quilt...a smaller size with a redesign. This bin was mostly batik scraps and hunks so those can go back to the fabric mother ship and the quilt project can be moved to smaller accommodations.

And for those of you wondering about freeloading entities assigned to aggravate me, here is the Princess Puppy Buddy. He is also a Support Puppy who helps me with my psychological angst. He sits on me and I tell him that I feel the weight of the world on me, but I don't think he takes the hint.

Portland Protest Frog in Alternate Dear Jane Universe

Long, long time ago in a different state, I made the Dear Jane (top, no borders) quilt. I made it using Kaffe Fassett fabric. And along the way I discovered that Dear Jane had an alternate universe set of blocks on the back that were never published. As I put away the Stonefield OOSOOMUFO (Out of Sight, Out of Mind UFO), I pulled out the Alternate Universe Dear Jane quilt blocks. They also finish at 4.5 inches and I have used mostly Kaffe Fassett fabric for these too. 

Looking at the images I still have ahead of me, I was very shocked to see a Portland Protest  Frog (an inflatable costume that creates its own alternate universe). And now, living across  the country in Oregon instead of Virginia, I knew what this image meant, so I made the block.

Here is the Portland Protest Frog with some of the other blocks from the Alternate Dear Jane Universe. I think I may have to move this to LSWHWILTOITMOE UFO (Let's See What Happens When I Leave This Out In The Middle Of Everything UFO) status.

Stonefield Block Party

 I started the Stonefield Quilt by Susan Smith by making the blocks month by month. About half way through I found myself moving ahead and making the blocks I could sew by machine or simpler appliqué blocks. This, of course, left me with piles of little bits at the end. This star within a wreath was the last block I needed to finish Month Whatever It Was.

Here is that block hanging out with all of its friends from the same month.

And here are the remainders from another month. The original flowers are supposed to be layers of wavy edged ovals laid on top of each other. Taking some "artistic" license, I made them cat fabric flowers instead. 

These are the blocks for that month, whatever that was. One might expect me to take all the Stonefield blocks and put them up as a sort of Stonefield "all the blocks finished" photo, but instead I celebrated by stuffing them all in a box (still by month) and felt the sweet relief of a SAOWAMUFO (Spread All Over, What a Mess UFO) turning into a OOSOOMUFO (Out of Sight, Out of Mind UFO).