I had no idea before i looked through the festival booklet that there was going to be an exhibit of dear jane quilts. Stickle 18171896 pieced cotton with linen backing 1863 jane stickle quilt august 31 through october 14 textile gallery the quilt that inspires quilters all over the world will be on its yearly display at the bennington museum from august 31 through october 14. There is a great deal of functionality available for. Thats definitely a quilt that gwen will cherish forever. When ruth levin of the bennington museum responded to my plea to visit the quilt, my grandson ben and i traveled to vermont in july of that year. Aug 18, 2015 this quilt has been in my mind since i saw the dear jane quilt exhibition in nantes, france in april 20. Nov 29, 2019 brought to the museum 60 years ago, the jane stickle quilt is only shown for a short time each year due to the fragility of the fabric. Brendas book, the dear jane software with twelve lessons for making the quilt, and.
I went to the museums website and brenda is giving a lecture on 92509 and a class on 926. The dear jane software by electric quilt company was my first quilting software purchase. The jane stickle quilt aka dear jane sewing discussion topic. Starting at the beginning with the dear jane quilt isle of. This is also the week when i have decided to launch my dear jane journey. Her quilt, now housed in the bennington museum in bennington, vermont, comprises 225 pieced squares, triangles, and corner kites. The dear jane quilt is a sampler quilt made up of 169 different 4. I purchased a copy and soon began drafting the little blocks in electric quilt. Dear jane quilt this quilt is affectionately know by its fans as dear jane, in honor of its maker, jane a. From there you can print patterns for your quilts or the blocks, read sewing instructions, print quilt labels, surf dear jane.
The museum is one of the finest art and history museums in new england and well known for the largest collection of. From august 31 through october 14, the quilt that inspires quilters around the world will be on its annual display at bennington museum. Whats new about jane stickle and her quilt bennington. I am really struggling with deciding how much fabric to buy. In 1863 during the civil war, a woman named jane a. Jane stickle and her 1863 quilt at the bennington museum. Because its likely to take me a looooooong time, i want to make sure i buy all the fabric from one bolt, to avoid any dye lot issues, or take the chance that the fabric isnt available if i run out. Aug 27, 2015 the quilt that inspires quilters all over the world will be on its yearly display at the bennington museum from august 29 through october 12. And if you do, it would make me tremendously happy if you would tell them that you have received help from me. Jane stickle was born jane blakely on april 8, 1817, in shaftsbury. Oct 19, 2007 scrap bag dear jane 12 the quilt show forum english united kingdom. Over the last ten years, judy and diane have taught several hundred students in the city quilters dear jane classroom. Many of the blocks contain pieces no larger than 14inch square.
From the show program about the red and white quilt below this quilt was made in 2011 for joanna semel. There is a book out that includes all the patterns for the quilt but no instructions the book was authored by brenda papadakis. We are very grateful to the bennington museum for kindly allowing todays quilter to share the interpretation panels for the quilt from recent exhibitions. The craftsmanship of the quilt has been mentioned in numerous quilting books, and is the topic of dear jane, the 225 patterns from the 1863 jane a. I only ask that you consider making a donation to the bennington museum, in bennington, vermont. Stickle quilt by brenda manges papadakis, this beautiful quilt has become a household name to many quilt lovers around the world. 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. For those of you who dont know what a dear jane quilt is, here is a very brief history. Starting at the beginning with the dear jane quilt isle. Eugene kosche of the bennington museum took me to janes burial site in shaftsbury. The quilt permanently resides at the bennington museum in vermont. It seems to have inspired a whole lot of quilters worldwide, and there are.
From there you can print patterns for your quilts or the blocks, read sewing. Bennington quiltfest sponsored by the quiet valley quilters. Mom and i are using shirtings, and heidi is using kona snowa neutral, highquality, muslintype background. Standalone software from the makers of electric quilt design software. Whats new about jane stickle and her quilt bennington museum. Bennington museum to display 1863 jane stickle quilt vtdigger. Sep 01, 2017 the craftsmanship of the quilt has been mentioned in numerous quilting books, and is the topic of dear jane, the 225 patterns from the 1863 jane a. As a result, a rather substantial dj community has developed in new york. All patterns are free though susan says i only ask that you consider making a donation to the bennington museum, in bennington, vermont. Stickle, completed in this quilt is displayed once a year at the bennington museum in bennington, vt. Additional links to the bennington museum where the quilt resides are also provided, as is a gallery of baby jane quilts.
This is probably more than you ever wanted to know, but heres my brain dump on the whole background fabric issue. Electric quiltr companys dear jane quilt design software. Jane rae explores the phenomenon that is the dear jane quilt. 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. I went to the museum s website and brenda is giving a lecture on 92509 and a class on 926. Brought to the museum 60 years ago, the jane stickle quilt is only shown for a short time each year, due to its fragility.
Participants will have an opportunity to see the quilt, following the. There is a book out that includes all the patterns for the quilt but no instructions. This is a new group for people who love hand sewing or wish to develop their hand sewing techniques in fact this group is for everyone we shall meet once a. It is part of the collection of the bennington museum in. Sep 20, 2016 the original dear jane quilt is on display at the bennington museum in vermont and people all over the world travel to see this quilting masterpiece. Dear jane addon for eq products the electric quilt. It is based on the 1863 original quilt by jane stickler that is now in the bennington museum in vermont. There is a great deal of functionality available for the design and construction of dear jane quilts as well.
Bennington museums jane stickle quilt an international. The jane stickle quilt aka dear jane sewing discussion. The wealth of resources make it easy to become immersed within the dear jane community. It is a reproduction of a quilt that was created by a woman named jane stickle in 1863. Im currently in the planning stages of a baby jane quilt. 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. Posts about dear jane quilt written by teresadownunder.
The coincidence will not be lost on the janiacs out there bennington museum is the home of the stickle quilt 1863, yes, the dear jane quilt, made famous by brenda papadakis the mother quilt. Jane stickles quilt, courtesy of the bennington museum the quilt that inspires quilters all over the world will be on its yearly display through october 14 at the bennington museum. As my followers will know, i have been slavishly completing my nearly insane quilt before i would allow myself to get started on my dear jane quilt. Rank, trend, driver, wins, st wins, manufacturer, points. Eq electric quilt design software dear jane quilt design. Bennington museums jane stickle quilt an international draw. Brought to the museum 60 years ago, the jane stickle. It was the best display of quilts i have ever seen. Dear jane quilt i love the story, the tradition and the fellowship of women who keep the quilt patterns alive. Stickle quilt may 2, 2015 teresadownunder 20 comments this quilt is a first for me in two ways. My mom, sister and i are all doing dear jane at the same time. The quilt, which makes an appearance at the bennington museum every year. Bennington quiltfest sponsored by the quiet valley. Brought to the museum 60 years ago, the jane stickle quilt is only shown for a short time each year due to the fragility of the fabric.
The two hundred twentyfive patterns from the 1863 jane a. Papadakis is the author of dear jane, a book which collects the 225 patterns from the quilt. The craftsmanship of the quilt has been mentioned in numerous quilting books, and is the topic of dear jane, the two hundred twentyfive. It is part of the collection of the bennington museum in vermont. Photo courtesy of the bennington museum, bennington, vermont. Have any of you been to the museum in bennington, vt. The pattern comprises over two hundred unique blocks, hundreds of different fabrics, and countless little inventions and design decisions that make it as much a portrait as an object. Please share my website with anyone who needs help with their blocks. The colours are fabulous and your quilting is the icing on the cake. Several years ago, electric quilt produced standalone. Dear jane by anya at hills creek quilter dear jane quilt. If theres a bucket list of quilts, this one is on mine.
Albans city people entering the 16th annual franklin county quilters guild show held april 5 and 6 at city hall seemed to share the tendency to just stare in awe at the dear jane quilt display the challenge for guild members this year was to create a quilted project using civil war reproduction fabrics, and preferably at least one dear jane pattern. Apr 27, 2015 the dear jane quilt is a sampler quilt made up of 169 different 4. One of the quilts i am working on, is called a dear jane quilt. Jane stickle quilt on display at the bennington museum. Dear jane quilti love the story, the tradition and the fellowship of women who keep the quilt patterns alive. The 150th anniversary of the jane stickle quilt exhibit opens next. May 11, 2010 the quilt is also featured in the dear jane quilt design software, available here. Bennington quiltfest home it is with our deepest regret that that the 27th annual bennington quiltfest for 2020 has been cancelled because of the covid19. The quilt that inspires quilters all over the world will be on its yearly display at the bennington museum from august 29 through october 12. Apparently, sunday 16th august was bennington battle day, a holiday observed in the state of vermont in the usa. 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. June 2017 quilter jeannie sanchez of boonville mo shares some of the history behind her latest quilting challenge dear jane.
I was fortunate enough to view it in person a couple of years ago a truly amazing work. The dear jane blocks are known by letters am and numbers 1. Mar 16, 2011 ive never seen such a beautiful dear jane quilt. The photo is by ken burris, shelburne, vermont, and is courtesy of the bennington museum and the vermont quilt festival. See more ideas about dear jane quilt, sampler quilts and quilts. The museum is one of the finest art and history museums in new england and well known for the largest collection of grandma moses paintings and memorabilia.
Jan 02, 2020 posts about dear jane quilt written by teresadownunder. Please join us for an even better than ever quiltfest in 2021 september 1819. Im so excited i could burst my husband says book it. Louis, missouri found the signed quilt and knowing jane was from vermont sent it to the bennington museum. See more ideas about dear jane quilt, quilts and sampler quilts. Dear jane addon for eq products the electric quilt company. It seems to have inspired a whole lot of quilters worldwide, and there are now many variations on it. Any time you are new to a type of software, there is a learning curve.
The jane stickle quilt, seen here, will be on display starting next week. Aug 16, 2017 june 2017 quilter jeannie sanchez of boonville mo shares some of the history behind her latest quilting challenge dear jane. Apr 10, 2014 the jane stickle quilt, which is now housed at the bennington museum, is what veteran quilter bonnie evans described as the most famous civil war quilts in existence, and is the inspiration behind an international phenomenon of complex quilt makers called janiacs. The jane stickle quilt made world famous by brenda papadakis book, dear jane, is well known among quilters, owned by bennington museum, and is generally on view from labor day through columbus day, every year. Dear jane the two hundred twentyfive patterns from the.
Today there are many people around the world who are making their own versions this quilt. Scrap bag dear jane 12 the quilt show forum english united kingdom. Love this dear jane quilt made with kaffe fassett fabrics. Luckily, the manual has lessons in a workbook style that allow you to view the process and follow along step by step. The dear allison quilt the breathtaking designs inspired sweet peas designer allison nash to create our very own sweet pea version of the quilt perfect for our machine embroidery lovers. Jane stickle created a quilt masterpiece in the nineteenth century. Participants will have an opportunity to see the quilt, following the presentation. Fabric requirements for dear jane quiltingboard forums. I guess thats where the actual mother dear jane quilt is. Stickle from shaftsbury, vt made the quilt below which is dated 1863. See the quilt on display at the bennington museum, vermont, usa visit.
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