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“I have given skill to all the skillful, so that they may make all that I have commanded you. “ Exodus 31:6


“O Thou who art the all pervading glory of the world, we bless Thee for the power of beauty to gladden our hearts.
We praise Thee that even the least of us may feel a thrill of the creative joy when we give form and substance to our thoughts and, beholding our handiwork, find it good and fair. “.
Walter Rauschenbusch


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"Come, and listen, all you who fear God; let me tell you what He has done for me.
I cried out to Him with my mouth; His praise was on my tongue.
If I had cherished sin in my heart, the LORD woud not have listened and heard my voice in prayer.
Praise be to God, Who has not rejected my prayer or withheld His love from me!" Psalm 66:16-20
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Monday, June 13, 2011

Working with Jacob

Best galpal, Wanda Gayle, sent me a project that she had grown tired of.  She did SO MUCH of the tedious work, ........ piecing the blocks and cutting out tons of applique pieces.


In this layout, the ladders formed echoing diamonds.

I trimmed down the blocks today and lay them out on my sewing room floor.  I have the windows covered to keep out the heat from the sun, so these colors are not true.  I tried several layouts, finding each one had it's merits.......
With this layout, the ladders formed echoing X's.

I even found a layout that replicated a zigzag pattern !
But, ultimately, I went back to the original layout, which forms 4 X's.........although I did wind up piecing them into color blocks.
4 X's, separated into blocks of yellow, tan, red, and green

I'm going to do a little bit of studying before I decide where to go from here.  The original pattern, called Jacob's Garden, has a 2 1/2 inch sawtooth border, followed up by an eight inch black border which is filled with appliqued floral vines growing from baskets in all 4 corners. 
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  1. UnknownJune 13, 2011 at 8:36 PM

    I think the first arrangement of Jacob's ladder has a second name--Delectable Mountains (a place name from Pilgram's Progress) --I have an antique coverlet, made by my childrens great grandmother in the Jacob's Ladder design--its wonderful--but then all of your quilts are!

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  2. Wanda - Scraphappy Blended QuilterJune 15, 2011 at 6:45 PM

    Your flower header is lovely today!
    Looking forward to the next installment of Jacob's garden :)

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  3. Maggie AnnJune 16, 2011 at 5:06 PM

    Hello Dolly, Thanks for visiting my blog. I feel the same as you said...how can you not buy something that is so sweet and no one seems to want it? I think I can explain the border paper for wall paper. The young woman who owned it said her Grandfather built it for her. So...her Grandma may have helped I'm thinking. But then again maybe Grandfather did most of it, because the curtains are all so pretty but scotch taped on in places. I loved it anyway, old or not. the young lady (I guess her age at about 25?) said she was tired carrying her dear doll house from apt. to apt. You know the rest of the story.

    Good for you getting some Grace L. Hill books out to read. I love them so. Let me know which you are reading & if you like it.

    Your quilts are so beautiful! God has blessed you with a wonderful talent. =) Have a nice day!

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  4. Maggie AnnJune 16, 2011 at 5:08 PM

    P.s. Is the houseplant in your header called 'Moses in the Cradle'? My husband's Aunt used to have that and it was a treat to see the baby in the cradle. Or am I thinking of another plant??

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