Product Description
Dear Jane - 25th Anniversary Edition. The 225 Patterns from the 1863 Jane A. Stickle Quilt. Book by Brenda Manges Papadakis
Calling all Janiacs!
“Everyone comes to Jane in their own time,” says author, Brenda Manges Papadakis. Your time is now! Connect with the global community of Janiacs and get started on your own Dear Jane masterpiece today!
Before the first edition of this book, a reproduction of the Dear Jane quilt had never been completed. Today, a plethora of information exists to help you make your own. Use this book as a guide to starting your Jane Journey using Brenda’s “bag of tricks” and get inspired by browsing all 5,602 historic pieces of the iconic quilt.
About Jane
In 1863 during the Civil War, a woman named Jane A. Stickle decided to make a sampler quilt. 169 blocks, 52 triangles, 4 corner kites, and 5,602 pieces later… she had a quilt that, to this day, still leaves quilters in awe. Read more about Jane A. Stickle
Jane’s quilt center was 13 rows by 13 columns. The Dear Jane blocks are known by letters (A-M) and numbers (1-13). See diagram below :
Book Details
Page count: 160 pages
Size: 8½” x 11″
Style: Softcover, perfect binding, full-color content
Publisher: Martingale
ISBN: 9781683561637
Published: October 2021
IMPORTANT: Please note that this book does not contain the block instructions nor how to make them.
It is a companion book that gathers and documents all 225 blocks. It is NOT a pattern book.
Browse the Gallery
See inspiring finished Dear Jane quilts on display in our Dear Jane quilt gallery.
About the Author
A class at the University of Tennessee, Southern Appalachian Folk Culture, was Brenda Manges Papadakis’ introduction to quiltmaking. After writing a research paper on quilting, Brenda knew she wanted to make a quilt.” Since the early nineteen seventies,” she says, ‘I’ve been doing just that. Most of all, I enjoy the drafting and designing.”This preference reflects Brenda’s background as a mathematician. She holds a B.S. in Mathematics Education, and an M.S. in Special Education, both from the University of Tennessee. A teacher for twenty-three years, she has taught a wide range of students, including the mentally challenged and those gifted in mathematics and science.
Brenda’s extensive teaching experience enhances her popular quilting classes, which she began in 1991. She specializes in Amish and Japanese quiltmaking and designs, as well as Baltimore Applique. Her quilt teaching credits include workshops in Japan, where she developed a group of Baby Jane enthusiasts. Her present relationship with Jane A. Blakely Stickle has resulted in a fascination for miniature patterns, and an abiding interest in women’s history.
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