Quilts can be super expensive, and the Jane Stickle quilt is no exception. Here’s what I’m budgeting for mine:
| Item | Vendor | Cost | # | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dear Jane Add-on for EQ | The Electric Quilt Company | $49.95 | 1 | $45.95 |
| Kona Cotton Solid Charcoal | Fat Quarter Shop | $5.79/yd | 15 | $86.85 |
| Kona Cotton Solid Tomato | Fat Quarter Shop | $5.79/yd | 1 | $5.79 |
| Kona Cotton Solid Orange | Keepsake Quilting | $6.75/yd | 1 | $6.75 |
| Kona Cotton Solid Corn Yellow | Keepsake Quilting | $6.75/yd | 1 | $6.75 |
| Kona Cotton Solid Clover | Keepsake Quilting | $6.75/yd | 1 | $6.75 |
| Kona Cotton Solid Pacific | Keepsake Quilting | $6.75/yd | 1 | $6.75 |
| Kona Cotton Solid Bright Periwinkle | Missouri Star Quilt Co | $6.76/yd | 1 | $6.76 |
| Kona Cotton Solid Valentine | Missouri Star Quilt Co | $6.76/yd | 1 | $6.76 |
| Hobbs Tuscany Wool Batting (Queen) | Keepsake Quilting | $42.98 | 1 | $42.98 |
| Backing from Kona Charcoal (above) | – | – | – | |
| Ann Kelle Remix Bright (Binding) | PinkChihuahuaFabric | $11.48/yd | 2 | $22.96 |
| Quilting | ~$0.08/in2 | 6561 | $524.88 | |
| Total: | $769.93 | |||
This, of course, is a pretty significant sum. When starting projects like this, I think it’s important to look at the costs before getting started. With many quilts, I’ve just jumped in and bought a whole bunch of fabric (a lot of which ended up being extra and is now sitting in my stash), and didn’t consider the whole costs before getting started. After finish everything, I found out that I spent about $1000 on a quilt. It’s a beautiful quilt, and will be a keepsake for sure, but I don’t want to unintentionally spend that amount of money.
I’m always on the lookout for sales, and currently buying one or two colors at a time. For example, Fat Quarter shop is running a sale for 20% off Kona solids during August 2021. I’ve picked up the bolt of Kona Charcoal, and the yard of Kona Tomato for the first set of blocks.
I’ve chosen the Tuscany 100% wool batting from Hobbs for this quilt. I’ve read that it has high loft, and being wool is great all year. I’ve seen some people using double batting to give extreme loft and make the quilting stand out, but that might be too heavy. The batting can handle quilting up to 4 inches apart, so I don’t think my initial plan of having only the borders and sashing quilted will work. I may have to do some stitch in the ditch through the blocks to help everything stay together, or find someone who has some great ideas for fully custom custom quilting. I’ve marked an approximate average for what I’ve seen for custom quilting, and it will definitely be expensive, but I want the quilting to be just as spectacular as the piecing.
The sizing of the quilt is also a little interesting. In the Dear Jane book, Brenda Manges Papadakis notes the quilt is 80.25 inches square, so I think I’ll call it a generous throw.
With a quilt as beautiful and historic as the Jane Stickle, I want to put as much intention into it as possible. Based upon my understanding of history, she must have really carefully planned the quilt, because there are so many different fabrics within the quilt and they could be relatively hard to come by. I want to honor her efforts by being intentional with every aspect of the quilt. Even though it’s possible to buy a different fat eighth for every block- all at once even- I want to put the effort in and make sure I’m doing it thoughtfully.