Hope2quilt

Hello, I am trying to put together a small quilt with the Jacob's Ladder blocks. I noticed in the pictures I have found, that the blocks were sewn together without stipping (clueless what else to call it) in between. They are continuous blocks. I am new at quiliting but have sewn for years. Would it look dumb to set them together with the stripping in between? None of my blocks have the same material in them.

Murphy

No not dumb; just preference (smile). Lay a few out with stripping in between to see how you like it. Send us pics.

sueisallaboutquilts

I love that pattern!! It's one of my favorites. Hope to see a pic!

ktbb

I think the word you're looking for is "sashing" - strips between blocks to set them off. Sashing helps each block stand out and whether you use it is your choice. With no sashing each block merges into the next one and so is not as noticable.

Hope2quilt

Murphy - that is a good idea. I will try that first.

Susan- I am not sure that I a picture worthy yet with my work. I really like the pattern by I am struggling with the triangles (the split block) matching. I seem to be off center with those. The small squares are perfect.

MomtoBostonTerriers

Hope2quilt, Just keep at it and before long you will master those triangles! I, too, am a new quilter. I am now working on a scrappy quilt that has 15 inch blocks. In each block are 137 pieces -- what was I THINKING of?! Many of those pieces are finished 1 inch squares, and ugh, I have made such a mess of them. However, I've noticed that as the project has continued, my seams are matching MUCH better. It was a struggle at first, but I decided that mis-matched seams were better than no seams at all (better than quiting), so I persisted. Now I see a big improvement between the first and the last set of blocks. Don't get discouraged, you will get better with practice.

pdcakm

matching those triangles can be very hard in the beginning. here is one tutorial i found from this board - http://www.waukinvnetcorp.com/myquiltgenie/mgq_hst.php

if you do a search for half square triangles you will find a lot of other information on making them easier.

keep quilting and show us your work. there are no quilting police here and many who will help.

and don't forget, a very consistant 1/4" seam allowance is vital to matching pieces.

MadQuilter

You probably mean sashing, and no, in a traditional Jacob's Ladder there is no sashing. The placement of the dark/light triangles creates the appearance of the "ladder".

This does not mean that you can't do your own variation WITH sashing. It just means that your ladders have a landing.

Jacob's ladder is one of my favorites. Mine is a variation too.

dunster

MadQuilter - that is a GORGEOUS quilt.

I was also wondering what would be the difference with that design with/without sashing - worked this up in EQ7. The actual look would depend, of course, on your color scheme, but I like it with sashing!

Hope2quilt

Dunster - that is really cool both ways. My blocks are all different colors. I have one put together but I have a lot cut out waiting. I love doing this! There are so many toys!