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Jacob's Ladder Quilting Block
The Jacob's Ladder Quilt Block is a classic, and there are many variations of
it. It also has other names, such as the Underground Railroad.
What distinguishes a Jacob's Ladder Quilt block is the four large
half square triangle quilt blocks that are placed so as to give strong
diagonal movement in the block. Most of the variations of this block are
in the smaller squares and have to do with whether or not they are subdivided
and where the dark squares in the smaller 4-patches are placed. You can
continue the movement in the same direction, or you can turn them so the
movement is in the opposite direction.
This version of the Jacob's Ladder is easy block to construct, as it is made
from all
half square triangles, or
4-patches. When you place the squares, be sure the middle block is
placed as shown, so that the 4-patch continues the strong diagonal movement
established by the large half square triangles.
Notice how the diagonal movement of this block is accentuated by using a sharper
contrast in value in the block on the left compared to the other blocks on this
page.
This block is often placed in sampler quilts. Here is a visual of this
block with a few other 9-patch blocks.
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