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Bug Jars Quilt - Make a Bug Jar Quilt Block

By Janet Wickell, About.com

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Bug Jar Quilt Block Layout with Sashing

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Bug Jars with narrow sashing sewn between the quilt blocks.

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Adding Sashing to Bug Jar Quilt Blocks

Here are two examples of Bug Jar quilt blocks sewn with sashing between them. Sashing helps make the blocks appear to be sitting on a shelf.

You could eliminate the vertical sashing and use only long strips between rows of quilt blocks that are sewn side by side.

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