Rainbow Jane Quilt
In Progress


I originally wanted to start this quilt as a hand-sewn project that I could carry with me while traveling on public transportation in Colombia. This has proven to not be feasible so have resorted to working on it intermittently and amongst other projects.

I received the first of my fabric and instruction BOM packet on August 23, 2011 from Twiddletails .

Follow along with me as I gain insight into the various quilting techniques offered with this project. Laugh with me, jest with me, and cry with me, as I am sure there will be lots of the same.
RBJane    

Lessons:
here
Anina's Tutorials:
here


October 21, 2011

I did it. I finally finished my first Rainbow Jane block - "A-1". I had read the book., well sort of; maybe I, in reality, scanned the book. I had opened and played with the software, learning how to find and download the foundation pieces for the individual blocks. Now I have to read and learn how to update the progress photo to the right.

A-1 "Pinwheel Gone Awry":
:A-1 28 little pieces

But the more that I looked at it, comparing it to the Dear Jane book, the more I thought "There is something not right here. I reviewed the foundation piecing that I did. Correct. I reviewed the way that I sewed the pieces together. Correct. I looked at the book again. It is reversed. No matter how I look at it or turn it, it is still reversed. I wonder if "Jane" will notice? No matter, because it is what it is and it will remain so. Some culture, I don't remember which, stated that only God could be perfect, so an imperfection was always put into the handiwork. Good! I am sure that this won't be the only one.
This is how it starts off. B7W outlines of the blocks and triangles ...
Progress

This has the first block in it.
A-1 progress

February 22, 2014

Well, I never said that I was going to be fast! Far from it in fact, but I will get it done one of these years.

Today I finished my second block - "A-2". No matter how I tried, I could not get all the points to come together correctly. Oh the differences are minute, but oh so visible to me.


A-2 "One-Two Buckle My Shoe":
A-2  40 little pieces
The sad part is, I have a new computer that won't allow the software to be used, and I am going to have to relearn everything that I had learned earlier.

I am compiling all the lessons that I have received here and another good resource can be found on Anina's site here. Look for the tutorials on the right side, scrolling down.
2nd Block completed and placed:
A-2 template

Total little pieces to date:
A-1
A-2
28 pieces
40 pieces
Total:
68 pieces
2 blocks, 0 Triangles



March 2, 2014
One of the things that I have discovered about the instructions received from the Rainbow Jane BsOM is that they instructions are not quite as good as I had hoped. The book has no how-to instructions and the software even less. So I am thinking that I will be using Anina's tutorials and perhaps writing about my own trials. The foundation pieces are pretty straight forward, which the two that I have done have been. This group of blocks, however have other techniques in it as well. And further, the question is, do I spend the $$ just to try and put Parallels and XP onto an external drive on my Air or do I continue to try and get the old computer to work for me?After many frustrating hours and try, try again, I decided to not put the old software onto the external drive (It didn't work - maybe not compatable with the advanced software that this Air has). I might splurge for new software at a later date but for now, I will continue to use the old computer to print off the templates and foundation paper.

In the meanwhile, tonight I whipped up C-1. This was a paper pieced log cabin with the middle on point. I sure like how the points all come together with the paper piecing.
 
C-1 "Trooper Green's Badge"
C-1 13 little pieces
Wow, this is twice over what I accomplished the first 2 years of my quit-making an in less than 1 month, too.       
  
3rd Block completed and placed:
C-1 template





Total little pieces to date:
A-1
A-2
C-1
28 pieces
40 pieces
13 pieces
Total:
81 pieces
3 blocks, 0 Triangles



March 19, 2014
And so another block is completed. This time B-1 an orange block. This one was an appliqué block and circular to boot. Definitely not one of my favourites. As I browsed through the various blocks offered this first section, there are many to challenge my "dislikes". LOL I know how I want to quilt this and will have to draw it out to remember.

B-1 "Batchelor Buttons"
B-1 only 5 pieces n this one

I have also started on the first triangle. It also is a fiddly small paper piecing. When I get the machine out again I will finish it up post haste and get it uploaded. The more done, the more impressed I am with myself.
4th block completed ...

  B-1template
wow, a little more colorful to say the least.

Total little pieces to date:.

A-1
A-2
B-1
C-1
28 pieces
40 pieces
5 pieces
13 pieces
Total:
86 pieces
 4 blocks, 0 Triangles