I made this Christmas quilt for my son and daughter-in-law. I gave it to them early, so they could enjoy it this Holiday season.
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Christmas Jacob's Ladder |
The Jacob's Ladder block is not complicated.
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Jacob's Ladder Block |
I used a constant neutral throughout and combined it with many different Christmas prints.
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Fabrics (detail) |
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Fabrics (detail) |
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Fabrics (detail) |
Right in the center (you can just see it in the picture directly above--lower right corner) is a very light block that is made with leftover scraps from a Christmas shirt I made for my son--over 30 years ago!
Because I had extra squares (I ALWAYS have extras!), I pieced a panel for the back.
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Quilt Back with panel |
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Back panel (detail) |
I quilted it on my DSM, and it finished at 86" x 86".
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Flamingoes in Santa Hats! |
This was a fun quilt to make--I really enjoyed both the block pattern and the fabrics. Happy Holidays (a bit early)!
Nice quilt.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Cheryl. Thanks, too, for visiting.
DeleteLove, love, love this. So pretty!
ReplyDeleteThanks--it was a lot of fun to make.
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