Quilting block swaps Australia: January 2024

How to JOIN quilting block swaps Australia

Hello and thank you for visiting. This is a community group for all Australian quilters to join or just follow. Membership is FREE and you are partnered each month and we make each other a 12 inch quilt block based on our preferences which we swap. (12.5 inches raw edge to raw edge) The emphasis of the group is on friendship and sharing. To find out more or register to join email me on quiltingblocks@hotmail.com This purpose of this blog is to chat and showcase blocks and quilts made by members, kind of like a show and tell . Yours in stitching, Sue

Tuesday, January 2, 2024

January 2024 Jacob's Ladder blocks in grey and green for Jo-AnneF. 3rd photo shows the seam pressing directions for a flatter block.

What a rich history Jacob's Ladder quilt block has - such a diverse range of names, especially when a 3rd colour is introduced. AKA The Railroad, Trail of the Covered Wagon, Rocky Road to California, Road to the White House, The Broken Sugar Bowl, Road To California, Road To Arkansas, Sunny Lanes, The Underground Railroad.