Dear Jane, Block H12,

Such a cute little block, had to choose a pink for this one.

Hand appliqué.

I marked the hearts out on a plain block slightly larger so I could trim later.

Dear Jane, Block I-6, Viewer's choice

Had fun with a large print again

Cut the centre 4 pieces along one line to get the kalidiscope effect

Pieced the 4 centre pieces together making sure the lines align to get full kalidiscope effect.

Then cut a piece of freeze paper for the centre.

Cut the neutral background block larger than finished block to allow trimming later

Folded the background to give guide lines and pinned the star to background

Then appliquéd the centre, followed by the little melons at the corners and then trimmed the block to the 5x5

Dear Jane, Block E-5, Rising Sun

A real fun block, gets a bit thick in the middle after foundation paper piercing the two halves and joining them up.

I trimmed the seam quite narrow in the centre as the circular sun would cover the centre after appliqué.

Dear Jane, Block G-12, Gloriae

Here I used some Japanese fabric, I used foundation paper piecing for the surround and the cut the centre as 5 parts, appliquéd them on.

Quite striking I think 

Dear Jane, Block RS7 Fedelia's Hearts

I liked this one as soon as I saw it and knew it had to be red.

Symbolising our family, Keith and I and our 3 daughters

First I foundation paper pieced the top, I kept the lower part slightly larger than pattern so I could trim after appliqué, I then marked out where the hearts should go, double checking with my dear Jane triangle to ensure the hearts would be inside the seam.

Then appliquéd from top to bottom.

I kept the paper in to get nice shapes and then cut them out from the back afterwards.

After that I trimmed the triangle.