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Wow, that is terrific Michelle! For border, I'd go with a very
narrow (1/2" or 3/4") black separator band, then a wider border pieced of red, purple, white scraps as in the blocks. Maybe just more four patches, or nine patches. PAT in VA/USA Michelle in Borden wrote: I made one back in March. Another list I'm on had a St Patrick's Day mystery quilt and said scrappy was OK. Boy is it loud. It's in my webshots album, this link should work http://community.webshots.com/photo/...09985796OrKScm But DD thinks it's cool and someday, I'll border and quilt it, when I decide on a border colour or pattern. Any suggestions? Michelle in Borden |
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melinda wrote: Pat in Virginia wrote: Focus on Design Feature has been on vacation this summer. Time to bring it back!! For the newbies, Focus on Design is my every-once-in-awhile posting to start discussion on a specific pattern or style. Let's keep to the designated topic, please. This is not the time to discuss chocolate (really!!) nor is it the time to wander off into social issues or movie stars. Save all that for another thread, thankyouverymuch!! Okay, now let's open the discussion on a popular traditional block, Jacob's Ladder Block. I have made this block in graphic solids. The triangles and background squares are white or black, alternating between blocks. The 'chain' squares are the colors of m&m's candy! I need to add borders, and finish this twin size project. It is bold and cheery. Has anyone else made a Jacob's Ladder quilt? Need a block diagram? Here is one version: http://www.quilterscache.com/J_L/JacobsLadderBlock.html TTFN, PAT in VA/USA The quilt I made out of scraps, that's ended up being DS's, was supposed to be a Jacob's Ladder or similar. The triangles got turned around in some places though, it turned out okay the picture is on the website, link below. The current hand pieced project is also based on Jacob's Ladder, a little better planned than the first quilt :-) -- Melinda http://cust.idl.com.au/athol I like how Melindas version uses one dark square in the Block. It gives it a shimmery quality. There are many more possibilities with this block than I would have guessed looking only at the pattern. Mary Ann |
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Some time ago I was in a scrappy Jacob's Ladder swap. We used any red
and Kona Snow for the blocks. I made a small quilt with four of the blocks for a Christmas auction. You can see it he http://photos.yahoo.com/majn1960 The rest of the blocks are in a top, awaiting quilting inspiration. I'll try to post that one later on. It is not a traditional setting and does not want to be quilted traditionally either. Mary |
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I would love to see a picture of one done very scrappy. Making a quilt with
just two or three fabrics would take more discipline that I possess. Polly "Patti" wrote in message ... It's just up your alley, Roberta. Just the thing for scraps - well, the way you handle rather than the shambles I might make of them g . In message , Roberta Zollner writes Haven't made one! Now I ask myself why not! Would look great in light/dark scraps... Would be quick to assemble... Roberta in D, Queen of the Scrap Heap -- Best Regards pat on the hill |
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I used that block for my starting row of the mini-row robin. I used bright
pink and deep brown. Except I used the page http://www.quilterscache.com/V_Z/WagonTracksBlock.html but it is the same block. I must have been insane! The total block size was 3" finished. Can't wait to see what others added to it. Tricia http://photos.yahoo.com/momiixii "Pat in Virginia" wrote in message news9o_e.6761$GK2.367@lakeread07... Focus on Design Feature has been on vacation this summer. Time to bring it back!! For the newbies, Focus on Design is my every-once-in-awhile posting to start discussion on a specific pattern or style. Let's keep to the designated topic, please. This is not the time to discuss chocolate (really!!) nor is it the time to wander off into social issues or movie stars. Save all that for another thread, thankyouverymuch!! Okay, now let's open the discussion on a popular traditional block, Jacob's Ladder Block. I have made this block in graphic solids. The triangles and background squares are white or black, alternating between blocks. The 'chain' squares are the colors of m&m's candy! I need to add borders, and finish this twin size project. It is bold and cheery. Has anyone else made a Jacob's Ladder quilt? Need a block diagram? Here is one version: http://www.quilterscache.com/J_L/JacobsLadderBlock.html TTFN, PAT in VA/USA |
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Oh Polly. I really will have to make you that monochrome miniature I
keep promising for you g This block might be just *the* one! .. In message et, Polly Esther writes I would love to see a picture of one done very scrappy. Making a quilt with just two or three fabrics would take more discipline that I possess. Polly -- Best Regards pat on the hill |
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In article D9o_e.6761$GK2.367@lakeread07,
Pat in Virginia wrote: Focus on Design Feature has been on vacation this summer. Time to bring it back!! For the newbies, Focus on Design is my every-once-in-awhile posting to start discussion on a specific pattern or style. Let's keep to the designated topic, please. This is not the time to discuss chocolate (really!!) nor is it the time to wander off into social issues or movie stars. Save all that for another thread, thankyouverymuch!! Okay, now let's open the discussion on a popular traditional block, Jacob's Ladder Block. I have made this block in graphic solids. The triangles and background squares are white or black, alternating between blocks. The 'chain' squares are the colors of m&m's candy! I need to add borders, and finish this twin size project. It is bold and cheery. Has anyone else made a Jacob's Ladder quilt? Need a block diagram? Here is one version: http://www.quilterscache.com/J_L/JacobsLadderBlock.html TTFN, PAT in VA/USA I've never made a quilt in this pattern, Pat, though I do like it. Hmmm.... Anyway, I did once make one block of it, just to use on my very first quilting project, a tote bag. I made it in pinks and whites, and that tote bag has been used to death -- literally! G It's in shreds now, and I'm trying to get up the will to pitch it. -- Sandy in Henderson, near Las Vegas my ISP is earthlink.net -- put sfoster1(at) in front http://home.earthlink.net/~sfoster1 AKA Dame Sandy, Minister of Education |
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You're right...the same basic units go into Jewel Box and Jacob's ladder...a
Jewel box is basically two half-square triangles with two four-patch units [usually combined in sets of four]: + / /+ Jacob's Ladder is: + / + / + / + / + Where the + is a four-patch and the / is a half-square triangle. Check out quilters' cache: she has Jacob's Ladder he http://www.quilterscache.com/J_L/JacobsLadderBlock.html And Jewel box he http://www.quilterscache.com/J_L/JewelBoxBlock.html There's one example of a Jewel box quilt on my site: http://members.shaw.ca/whiskerwerx/g...bjewel_jpg.htm That same quilt with its ultimate recipient in a refuge camp in Bosnia is pictured he http://sunshinequilts.hypermart.net/..._ship2_pg4.htm -- Kim Graham http://members.shaw.ca/kigraham Nanaimo, BC, Canada THE WORD IN PATCHWORK "Pat in Virginia" wrote in message news:Xbv_e.6784$GK2.4447@lakeread07... Thanks for the lovely pictures Kim. My Jacob's Ladder is very similar to your Jewel Box, so maybe I gave it the wrong name. The blocks are similar. Mainly the color placement changes the look. PAT KI Graham wrote: Jacob's Ladder is one of the blocks in my Bible Block Sampler. Here are some examples in a sampler setting: http://members.shaw.ca/whiskerwerx/g...lers/index.htm Here are some examples in a straight setting http://members.shaw.ca/whiskerwerx/g...ocks/index.htm [Jacob's Ladder 1 and Jacob's Ladder 2] and here's the same block set with "Road to Damascus" http://members.shaw.ca/whiskerwerx/g...manuel_jpg.htm I've also just finished another Jacob's Ladder in brights and a bright cars print on white set with sashing strips in black for one of my nephews: I'll probably add it to my page at some point soon. |
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Both of the Jacob's Ladder quilts on my site are done with a variety of
fabrics, although it's a very controlled scrap look: Jacob's Ladder 1 was made with blocks others made and sent to me; Jacob's Ladder 2 was made from stash-- 101 fabrics in total! http://members.shaw.ca/whiskerwerx/g...ocks/index.htm It was great fun to do...since then a friend has also made one in the same way: we went through my stash of fat quarters and larger scraps. I sort those pieces of fabric by colour [roughly following a colour wheel arrangement] into a CD stand from Ikea: we simply went from colour to colour, pulling two shades or tones from each slot until we had 49 sets of fabric. It makes a very striking finished quilt. -- Kim Graham http://members.shaw.ca/kigraham Nanaimo, BC, Canada THE WORD IN PATCHWORK "Polly Esther" wrote in message nk.net... I would love to see a picture of one done very scrappy. Making a quilt with just two or three fabrics would take more discipline that I possess. Polly |
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The discussion has given me the push I needed to add the photo of my latest
quilt to my gallery: Vroom! is a different scrappy take on Jacob's Ladder destined for my 10 year old nephew: http://members.shaw.ca/whiskerwerx/g...jacobvroom.htm If anyone is interested, I can probably mount the pages from my powerpoint presentation on Jacob's ladder....I run it while I demo quick-piecing this block starting with a stack of 5" squares. -- Kim Graham http://members.shaw.ca/kigraham Nanaimo, BC, Canada THE WORD IN PATCHWORK "Pat in Virginia" wrote in message news9o_e.6761$GK2.367@lakeread07... Okay, now let's open the discussion on a popular traditional block, Jacob's Ladder Block. I have made this block in graphic solids. The triangles and background squares are white or black, alternating between blocks. The 'chain' squares are the colors of m&m's candy! I need to add borders, and finish this twin size project. It is bold and cheery. Has anyone else made a Jacob's Ladder quilt? Need a block diagram? Here is one version: http://www.quilterscache.com/J_L/JacobsLadderBlock.html TTFN, PAT in VA/USA |
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