Stone Pharaoh.5

This rendition is shorter than all the others, and I like it. Click the "Stone Pharaoh" label below to see the earlier editions. 

Stone Pharaoh

And, the stone pharaoh broke free of the ancient mountain that held him prisoner for so long.
He was bigger than life.
Much bigger.
Yet, far, far overhead,
the giant date palms rose higher still.
Spinning . . .
Their fronds rising to the sun, while the colors of the twentieth century glittered on the banks of the Nile . . .
Small. Quiet. Alive.
Feeding the reigning date palms
in the ancient land of the stone pharaoh.

Sadie Rose: Top Left Corner Kite

Sadie Rose - Top Left Corner Kite

___ pieces

6 fussy cuts???

I won't know the piece count until I decide how I'm making the rest of the block.

I had fun stitching my favorite textile critters and a few flowers into this block.

I think the English paper piecing reduced the number of pieces, because I left out the eight triangles.

Goshen: Bottom Left Corner Kite

Goshen - Bottom Left Corner Kite

74 pieces

2 fussy cuts

I made this block in 2012 and blogged about it on June 27, 2013.

I made a few minor tweaks to the draft: (1) the lines for the two "butterflies" were pivoted to create right angles; (2) at the narrow tip of the kite, I added a few seams to frame the fussy cut square, because I prefer piecing to appliqué.

I was running out of background fabric, so I bought a white damask-like fabric for the background for the borders. I hope this white fabric does not make the square blocks and sashing look dingy.

The rest of this block is made with four different green fabrics. The shading helped define the concentric stars and add depth. The two fussy cuts are made from the same fabric.

Simple Simon

M10 - Simple Simon is an early hand-pieced block.

Now all my Dear Jane blocks are posted on my blog! Next I want to get all the photos onto my iPad so I have them with me when I attend the Dear Jane event at the Vermont Quilt Festival this weekend! It's the 150-year anniversary of Jane's quilt and they have a special exhibit and an event! Here's the description of the exhibit:

Special Exhibits

Celebrating Jane Stickle

MILLER NORTH

Thirty quilts made "In the manner of Jane A. Stickle" will celebrate the 150th anniversary of her 1863 Civil War sampler. The quilts are assembled by Brenda Papadakis, author of Dear Jane, The Two Hundred Twenty-five Patterns from the Jane A. Stickle Quilt.

Dear Jane: detail by Chris White

Each quilt varies in color and design and reflects the maker's interpretation of Jane's quilt. You will be inspired to make your own after visiting this exhibit.

Curator: Brenda Papdakis, San Antonio, TX

Box Kite

L8 - Box Kite is an early hand-pieced block.