Janie Sue

Today, I want to show you a very special quilt....

The fabrics used to make "Janie Sue" are all from one line of fabric by Heather Bailey called Nicey Jane. There are lots of green leaves....

and sweet pink accents....

among the yellow and blue blooms.

The fun wonky blocks were made by the members of the Nittany Block Party,

an online quilting bee that I was a part of in 2010.

I procrastinated on putting the blocks all together for some silly reason. 

Each of the 12 members made two blocks using Nicey Jane fabric strips, that I mailed to them, coupled with some Kona white. There were few rules other than making liberated log cabins that would finish up at 12 inches square. I added a few more to make the collection into the thirty blocks needed to make a twin size quilt.

The backing is a favorite print from the fabric line called Church Flowers.

It reminds me of a vintage sheet. I decided that I wanted to use the tangerine print 

as a binding long after most stores were sold out. I was so tickled to find it patiently

waiting for me at the Sew to Speak Shoppe when I visited in September!

Originally, I had planned to just set the blocks together with white sashing.

That seemed a little too safe though, and I ended up inserting leftover Jane strips 

here and there  to add a little more color and wonkiness.

The quilting is an all over pantograph design quilted by Mindy Peterson,  a member of 
 The Blue Valley Quilter's Guild that I belong to. She did a fabulous job! 

I love how the design looks like custom quilting but at a more affordable price!

This little Janie Sue will have to grow a bit before she's ready for a "Big Girl" bed.

But when that day comes, I've got a quilt with her name on it!

Disclaimer: The reason it seems that I have been making a bunch of quilts lately (as some of you have observed) is that I've had a kick in the pants to finish up some of my UFO's to use in a trunk show and presentation next week

for the Des Moines Modern Quilt Guild. Deadlines are good for me!