1st attempt at log cabin- am I doing this right?
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1st attempt at log cabin- am I doing this right?
I want to make a scrappy log cabin, using the same red block throughout for the center square. I know you are supposed to do lights and darks, but before I get too many squares made I'd like your opinions. Is the contrast enough? I'm enjoying making them but if the lights need to be lighter I prefer knowing now. Thanks for your input.
I'm really looking forward to playing with the placement of the blocks for different affects and see which one I like best. I'm making this for the bed in our camper. I want to make it to be a spread that hangs over the edge, not just a quilt size. I am getting entirely toooo many scraps, so thought this'd be a nice way to use them up. I'm also going to do it as a QAYG project. That's another reason why I wanted to check with you all before I wasted time & supplies on that, if I really should tweak it before going on.
I'm really looking forward to playing with the placement of the blocks for different affects and see which one I like best. I'm making this for the bed in our camper. I want to make it to be a spread that hangs over the edge, not just a quilt size. I am getting entirely toooo many scraps, so thought this'd be a nice way to use them up. I'm also going to do it as a QAYG project. That's another reason why I wanted to check with you all before I wasted time & supplies on that, if I really should tweak it before going on.
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Or you can use a black square that was used on log cabins and then hung out on the clothes lines so that run away slaves knew this was a safe haven for them to rest and get shelter. Sometimes they's even painted a side of a barn or a bench with it just so that the message was there for them.
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