Linda B

This is exactly why the Log Cabin quilt to be done in my near future will be paper pieced. I've practiced a few that way and they come out very nicely.

gail-r

If you keep your seams at a scant quarter and watch your pressing you will be fine. I have found that I had to be careful with the pressing, it is easy to get seam pleats in those little suckers. Most of the time you will be small rather than big, if you do have a block that is to big, just take the last seam in a bit, but if you are a little small, then wet your block and stretch it to size and pin it down to dry. I agree, check Sharon Schamber's video's. have you seen the Shade Cascade log quilt? It is a free pattern on the Blank Quilting website. Very pretty, I'm putting together a serger class for it.

dakotamaid

I like this idea! :thumbup:

ann clare

I make the blocks first and then square up.

MadQuilter

If I squared after each round, I would have run screaming from the building. I square the block but I am careful in the sewing/pressing process so I have little fluctuation.

craftybear

wow, awesome thread, thanks everyone for your comments we learn from each other

Scissor Queen

One of the earliest quilts I made is my husband's log cabin. I made it on my old machine and it just isn't possible to get a nice quarter inch seam or even a very straight quarter inch seam on that machine. So, when I got all the blocks done I discovered they were crooked as all get out. So, I slapped that big ol' square ruler on them and made them square. Some of the blocks have outside logs that are really skinny on one end and fat on the other. Unless I point it out to you you can't tell. I actually have to look pretty hard to find the worst ones. One of the pieces of wrong side out fabric completely disappeared too. I can find the other piece because it's a block center.