Log cabin quilting
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I'm working on my first log cabin quilt. Wow, all the precise measurements and the necessity to keep squaring each square to exact measurement otherwise they won't fit together. None of the instructions books I have mention this. Any comments?
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if you use a foundation it is easier(you don't have to worry so much about each round- you just square each finished block)- but adding log after log can get tedious...they are worth all the work in the end though- there is just something very special about log-cabin quilts!
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I'm with you! Also working on my first log cabin and tedious doesn't even cover it. Don't think I'll ever do another one. It's coming along but it's definitely a fairly slow processs. Plus I've run out of one of my fabrics so I need to do a search and see where I can get that as well as calculate how much I need of my other to see if I have enough of that as well. I'm only using 2 fabrics. And I don't think I'll ever do black on black piecing ever again in my lifetime!
#7
I just make the outside logs wider. I am working on one where I cuts the strips 1 1/2 wide. The last rotation is cut 2 inches---then trimmed to perfection.
I still take care with the middle ones but not to drive myself crazy.
I still take care with the middle ones but not to drive myself crazy.
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Originally Posted by luvstoquilt301
I just make the outside logs wider. I am working on one where I cuts the strips 1 1/2 wide. The last rotation is cut 2 inches---then trimmed to perfection.
I still take care with the middle ones but not to drive myself crazy.
I still take care with the middle ones but not to drive myself crazy.
Made my Log Cabin years ago; it never occured to me to square a block til it was finished. If I'd been smart enuf to use your method - my last log strips would be the same size - oh well, too late now.
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