Passing the Days: Day 30

30 days.  They say it takes 30 days to develop a new habit.  Maybe I should make better use of my next 30 days.  I have the feeling that this routine will still be with us.  There are some new habits I am going to be working on, mainly dealing with time management and organization.  I like the word organization much better than saying I am going to try and be neater.

Today's block is Jacob's Ladder.  I have seen this one around over the years but never made one until.  It has some possibilities I have enjoyed playing with today.  There are several variations of this block I think I will do later on as well.

Today, I just looked at all 29 blocks on my design wall and choose a color that has not appeared very much yet.  Two color quilts are such and eash and dramatic color scheme to work with.

I decided I did not want to cut out a bunch of 1 1/2" little squares and then sew them together so used the strip piecing method to make it go a little faster.  Once my strips were sewn together I just used my ruler to cut out 1 1/2" x 2 1/2" rectangles.

The I joined them together to make my four-patch units.

I like how well these units lay when I fan the seams rather than pressing to one side.

I do have to watch which direction all of these pieces face in odrer to get the ladder pattern to show up.

I have been slowly working through The Flock blocks that Joan Ford has been designing.  These have been a challenge to get the seams to match perfectly, but I keep getting better as I go.  I need to find a way to display the finished blocks while decide what to do with them.  They are a nice little break from my normal work projects.

To get your copy of the pdf pattern for today's block visit my
Passing the Days page.

I hope you have a blessed day and...
​Happy Quilting!