Quilting a log cabin?

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05-18-2011, 07:11 PM

rexie

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I am in the process of piecing a log cabin and was wondering how does everyone else quilt a log cabin? Do you quilt by hand on every strip or do you have it machine quilted? I will quilt by hand, since I don't have a quilting machine, but just curious as to how anyone else might do theirs.

05-18-2011, 07:12 PM

QuiltingGrannie

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The log cabin wall hanging that I did last year I did STD.

05-18-2011, 07:35 PM

pjustice63

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Hi Rexie
I made a Courthouse Steps log cabin several years ago. I found it was easier to hand quilt through the middle of each log rather 1/4" from edge. No seams to go through and it looked really nice.

05-18-2011, 07:59 PM

Sandee

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I did Stitch in the ditch on all of mine--of course, that's all I knew back then. Since then I've learned more from this board but it'll take alot more practise to get good at any of that LOL!

05-18-2011, 08:03 PM

RST

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I like free motion quilting in swirls and curves to offset all those lines and right angles.

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05-19-2011, 12:36 AM

cjtinkle

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I did one for my parents last year for Christmas, it's posted here:
http://www.quiltingboard.com/t-79553-1.htm

05-19-2011, 12:52 AM

jansquiltn

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What a great choice that gives mom some flowers on the bed. I'll have to remember that for my next log cabin. Lot more exciting than stitch in the ditch