A gift from my Aunt Joann
09-29-2011, 08:55 AM
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I saw a posting that Charismah had posted about a gift (quilt top) from a friend. Sort of the same thing happened to me this week. I went to funeral (one of my aunts) in TN. While there my Aunt Joann took me aside & gave me a log cabin quilt top that she hand pieced 20 years ago. She knew that I had started to learn to quilt a couple of years ago & said that she knew she would never finish it. I normally machine or FMQ, but am willing to try hand quilting again. My stitches are not the neatest & smallest. But, other than SID what type of quilting patterns look good with a log cabin? Would appreciate ideas & pictures of log cabins that you've quilted. Thanks, Debbie
09-29-2011, 09:27 AM
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A straight-line option other than SID is to stitch down the middle of each log (less stitching per log and fewer seam allowances to deal with). Another straight-line option is to do something like a Greek key design where you start in the middle and then spiral out.
Geometric designs such as log cabin often benefit from circular type quilting. An old-fashioned option is the Baptist Fan option. I love that one in old quilts; however, it does mean crossing a lot of seam allowances.
Nowadays many people put feather designs in the light areas. I like that too.
Try Googling "log cabin quilt" and then click on "images" to see how some of the different options look.
Geometric designs such as log cabin often benefit from circular type quilting. An old-fashioned option is the Baptist Fan option. I love that one in old quilts; however, it does mean crossing a lot of seam allowances.
Nowadays many people put feather designs in the light areas. I like that too.
Try Googling "log cabin quilt" and then click on "images" to see how some of the different options look.
09-29-2011, 10:57 AM
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The December issue of American Patchwork and Quilting has a beautiful combo of SID and Feathered Wreath. It starts on page 78 and the quilting diagram is on page 86.
The squares are laid out differently so you would have to modify it, but I think it is a nice combination that could be changed up for your block layout.
The squares are laid out differently so you would have to modify it, but I think it is a nice combination that could be changed up for your block layout.
09-29-2011, 11:03 AM
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It's very pretty. Go ahead and machine fmq it. Just because it was started by hand doesn't mean you have to finish it by hand. If you want to learn to quilt by hand then go ahead and do it by hand. Just my own thoughts.
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