Jacob's Ladder
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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.
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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.
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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.
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.
#6
Originally Posted by 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.
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.
#7
Originally Posted by 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.
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.
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.
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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.
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.
#9
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!
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!
without sashing
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with sashing
[ATTACH=CONFIG]160044[/ATTACH]
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