Opinions sought for log cabin quilt
12-11-2013, 07:15 AM
#35
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Join Date: May 2011
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Gorgeous quilt. Check out www.maryquilts.com. Scroll down on left hand side menu to log cabin for en example of what you can do border wise.
12-11-2013, 08:22 AM
#36
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Location: Carroll, Iowa
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If you have enough to make enough blocks to make a runner to go over the pillows. That way it doesn't add to the quilt itself but they'd be able to cover the pillows and the quilt could be laid farther down at the bottom end.
Love your colors by the way.
Love your colors by the way.
12-11-2013, 08:30 AM
#37
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Location: S. W. Indiana
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This log cabin should measure about 96" square, but I think it may be better if it were rectangular. The sides come down quite nicely on my queen sized bed, but the bottom is a little short. This quilt is for someone else, not for me, so I'd like them to be pleased with it. I don't have a lot of material left, but I may have enough for one more row. Should I try that, or would something else work? I'm afraid the extra row will really screw up the symmetry. What about borders: can I do just two sides or make two longer than the others? Again, I really don't have a lot of extra material to play with so any borders would be pretty thin. Thanks for your input.
I'm leaning toward more border at the top end, assuming they will put pillows over that end. And a border will save the symmetry
12-11-2013, 08:32 AM
#38
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Location: S. W. Indiana
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That is just beautiful and I have wanted to try a Log Cabin but really didn't want to use 1 1/2 inch wide strips - are those 2 1/2" strips??? You could put a border on the top and the bottom but it really is just perfect the way that it is...you have done a wonderful job on it!!!
12-11-2013, 09:24 AM
#39
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Join Date: Nov 2013
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Gorgeous quilt. I haven't seen this variation of a log cabin before. I often made my side borders narrower than my end borders for no other reason than it would be wider than my quilt frame, I ran short of fabric, or I just want it a little longer than what it is. It always looks great. I'm a border person, if it's even only a small border, because I don't like loosing any of my quilt to binding. Whatever you do they will love it. I they don't I would take it! lol
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