Jacob's Ladder quilt block
Five four-patches and four large half-square triangles on a nine-patch layout. The small dark squares form chains that run corner to corner across the quilt.
The Jacob's Ladder is pieced on a 6 × 6 grid, so a 12" block has 2" grid squares.
Also called Underground Railroad and Wagon Tracks.
Cutting for 6", 7½", 9", 12" blocks
| Fabric | Pieces | Cut | 6" block | 7½" block | 9" block | 12" block |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| background | Squares | 10 | 1½" | 1¾" | 2" | 2½" |
| main | Squares | 10 | 1½" | 1¾" | 2" | 2½" |
| main | Half-square triangles | 2 | 2⅞" | 3⅜" | 3⅞" | 4⅞" |
| background | Half-square triangles | 2 | 2⅞" | 3⅜" | 3⅞" | 4⅞" |
Cut sizes include ¼" seam allowances.
How to sew a 12" Jacob's Ladder block
Make 4 half-square triangles, 4" finished. Pair a 4⅞" main square with a 4⅞" background square right sides together. Draw a line corner to corner, sew ¼" on both sides of it, cut on the line and press. Each pair makes 2.
Lay out the units as drawn and sew them into 3 rows. Press the seams of each row the opposite way from the one before so they nest, then sew the rows together. The block measures 12" finished, 12½" with seam allowance.
Quilts made with the Jacob's Ladder block
Jacob's Ladder quilt patternTo paint it on a board, the Jacob's Ladder barn quilt pattern has the measurements for 2, 4 and 8 ft boards and the paint for each color.
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