Dear jane quilt software

There are whole groups of women called janiacs who follow jane stickles original pattern. Design your quilts in electric quilt 8, the industrys leader in quilt design software. We have rereleased brenda papadakis dear jane software as a download specifically for eq8. The colours are fabulous and your quilting is the icing on the cake. Dear teresa, your quilt will be beautiful front and back. This graduated out to the edges with deep gold stars on a dark navy background. The family turned their home into a hospital during the battle and they lived in the cellar. We are the only uk supplier of quilting software that provides a 7 days a week free help and how to support service until 9. Dear jane addon for eq products the electric quilt company. While you are there, you will discover a wealth of information about making the quilt and the dear jane community. Lots of eye candy to enjoy see more ideas about dear jane quilt, quilts and sampler quilts. Dont forget that is very important to save it with a new name.

Mar 16, 2011 ive never seen such a beautiful dear jane quilt. Get all the patterns to start making your own dear jane quilt. Plus, several more quilt variations to inspire you to make your own dear jane quilt. Djjournal 3 styles celebrate the completion of each dear jane block by printing and filling out a dear jane journal page. Stickle quilt by brenda manges papadakis, this beautiful quilt has become a household name to many quilt lovers around the world. This unusual organization provides a way for modern quilters to reproduce the effects of the original quilt if they desire, or depart into their own color experiments. Stickle quilt is available right in your eq8 software.

See all formats and editions hide other formats and editions. One hundred sixtynine blocks, 52 triangles, 4 corner kites and 5602 pieces later she had a quilt that, to this day, still leaves quilters in awe. Electric quilt just released the dear jane addon for eq. This offer will be good through september 2007 and the program will begin in. In the center of the quilt were light yellow stars with a medium blue background. Aug 19, 2014 take a tour of the dear jane software. Karan flanscha took me to a quilt show at the grout museum. Dear jane tools by brenda papadakis designed for creating dear jane quilts. Not sure how anyone could make this one without foundation piecing. Now i do have the dear jane classic quilt open on my screen and i did that by opening the master project and then i saved it with a new name.

Sashing instructions for dear jane blocks i knew i would dread the job of cutting and sewing all the sashing strips to my jane blocks if i waited until all the blocks were finished. Block of the month programs a block of the month program is a fun way to create a quilt without getting overwhelmed by the amount of work it may seem that you have to do. Leave it set to classic dear jane quilt and click finish. From there you can print patterns for your quilts or the blocks, read sewing. Dear jane the two hundred twentyfive patterns from the. The eq software is the easiest approach you can print out paper piecing patterns. Luckily, the manual has lessons in a workbook style that allow you to view the process and follow along step by step. Stickle quilt, this software will help you see how other quilters have made their own beautiful dear jane quilts and even design your own on your computer screen.

I will also share a really cool new feature from the addon software in my eq8 video tutorial. Thats definitely a quilt that gwen will cherish forever. Sep 3, 2017 find inspiration here when deciding to make your own version of dear jane quilt. As i have been playing with the new software this week, i have also been reflecting on my dear jane journey.

Start with a quilt variation provided with this addon. Stickle started creating the quilt during the civil war, completed over 169 blocks in 1863. John glascock, the owner, was kind enough to give me permission to reproduce susannas wonderful work and share its history. Or, audition your own fabrics to see what your version of the quilt will look like. This months sponsor is the electric quilt company eq and they have. One difference is in the size of the blocks the jane stickle quilt block size is 4.

So i decided in the beginning that i would sash the blocks a few rows at a time once i completed them. The dear jane cds fabric library is organized in two ways, by color and by dear jane look alike in each row of the quilt. Stickle quilt, this software will help you see how other quilters have made their own beautiful dear jane quilts and. Sep 07, 2012 the original dear jane quilt was sewn by jane a. If you own eq6 and eq mini, you too can upgrade to eq8 and purchase. Stickle quilt, this software will help you see how other quilters have made their own beautiful dear jane quilts and even design your own on your. I purchased a copy and soon began drafting the little blocks in electric quilt. The two hundred twentyfive patterns from the 1863 jane. Please note in february 1999, when i finished my dear jane quilt, in time of friendship, i put my scallop directions on my first web site. There i saw and fell in love with this old blue and red quilt top.

Here is a quick start guide to printing patterns from the dear jane quilt and finding the block tips from other quilters who have sewn one or more dear jane quilts themselves. Apr 18, 2020 electric quilt just released the dear jane addon for eq. Electric quilt printing the center blocks in the dear jane. I also decided to add an inch in depth to my scallops to make the quilt just a tad bigger. Dear jane quilt software manual paperback january 1, 2003 by andrea poulimenos editor, tutu haynessmart photographer 3. Dear jane tools by brenda papadakis soft expressions. I wanted to put together lots of different blocks for variety. In this post i will share a part of that journey and a few of my dear jane quilts. In dear jane, a twentieth century quilting teacher meets a nineteenth century quiltmaker. I once made a friendship star quilt with yellow stars and blue starry prints in the background. Dear jane quilt design software from the electric quilt company includes all the blocks in the 1863 jane stickle sampler quilt.

Any time you are new to a type of software, there is a learning curve. Blakely stickle began twenty years ago, when i saw the quilt in donna bisters and richard clevelands book, plain and fancy. In 1863 during the civil war, a woman named jane a. The jane stickle quilt also features a distinctive scalloped border of cone shaped blocks. Eq electric quilt design software dear jane quilt design. As a math teacher, i was immediately hypnotized by the geometric designs in janes blocks and triangles. This months sponsor is the electric quilt company eq and they have generously donated 2 copies of the dear jane software. Find a copy of the book see our resources and sponsors, assemble your tools, choose and post your fabric palette, encourage your friends to join in. Linda franz scallops page 1 print on fabric, quilt print on. This cd is your passport to a growing quilting community based on reproducing the extraordinary classic 1863 dear jane quilt from the civil war. One hundred sixtynine blocks, 52 triangles, 4 corner kites and 5602 pieces.

Purchase the software here and use our code of eq8dj20 to get the software for 20% off retail. The two hundred twentyfive patterns from the 1863 jane a. I knew nothing about jane or her quilt when i conceived the idea for my quilt. Dear jane scallops and the binding quiltingboard forums. Each program varies in length, but you will receive one quilt block each month during your program. From there you can print patterns for your quilts or the blocks, read sewing instructions. Find software and rulers all dedicated to this wonderful quilt and quilter. Dear jane block of the month opportunity the quilt. Standalone software from the makers of electric quilt design software. See more ideas about dear jane quilt, quilt blocks and quilts. Many people enjoy recreating the dear jane quilt in 1800s reproduction fabrics. The jane stickle quilt was made during the civil war, the farmers wife quilts in the 1930s.

Dear jane quilt design software at everything quilts. Since then, they have become infamous among dear jane friends. Each tool was developed by an expert quilt teacher. Nov 24, 2010 here is a quick start guide to printing patterns from the dear jane quilt and finding the block tips from other quilters who have sewn one or more dear jane quilts themselves. Stickle, but most of all her quilt from 1893 was remade and edited by brenda manges papadakis, who wrote the book and gave lectures. From there you can print patterns for your quilts or the blocks, read sewing instructions, print quilt labels, surf dear jane. Brenda manges papadakis has recreated the 225 patterns from the celebrated jane a. Your journal, telling about your life and times, will become as treasured by future generations as your quilt. Order online at or ask for it at your local quilt shop. Sep 29, 2010 sashing instructions for dear jane blocks i knew i would dread the job of cutting and sewing all the sashing strips to my jane blocks if i waited until all the blocks were finished. Inspired by brenda manges papadakis book dear jane.

Every quilter needs to make at least one dear jane quilt in their lifetime. Dear jane quilt design software from electric quilt co. The book is required and the dear jane software is recommend. Electric quiltr companys dear jane quilt design software. Ez quilting tools by wrights are acrylic tools specially designed to aid in rotary cutting. Brendas book, the dear jane software with twelve lessons for making the quilt, and acrylic templates are all available on her website. In this video, you will learn how to print the center blocks of the dear jane quilt. Stickle quilt, this addon for eq8 software gives you all 225 blocks and the full quilt layout designed by jane a. We have rereleased brenda papadakis dear jane software as a download.