Summer Lake Log Cabin - another scrappy quilt
08-12-2009, 03:55 AM
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I got out my JM book and I like your design much better! Excellent lay-out!!! :D :D Did it take you long to turn and twist the blocks to find what you wanted? Or did you design it on paper first? EQ?
Can we see your other log cabins? It's one of my favorite patterns.
Oh, gosh--don't be afraid! I've made more log cabins than any other pattern--about six--and they've never given me trouble. You have to opportunity to square them up every time you add a piece. Just nail the 1/4" seam, as with any quilt, and you're good!! Try a few squares and you'll be hooked I bet. :D Also--I've never cut the pieces the right length--just keep everything in strips and trim as you go. Sew, cut, iron, sew cut, iron... :lol:
Can we see your other log cabins? It's one of my favorite patterns.
I would love to make a log cabin but I'm so afraid!
08-12-2009, 08:13 AM
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Originally Posted by barnbum
I got out my JM book and I like your design much better! Excellent lay-out!!! :D :D Did it take you long to turn and twist the blocks to find what you wanted? Or did you design it on paper first? EQ?
Can we see your other log cabins? It's one of my favorite patterns.
Oh, gosh--don't be afraid! I've made more log cabins than any other pattern--about six--and they've never given me trouble. You have to opportunity to square them up every time you add a piece. Just nail the 1/4" seam, as with any quilt, and you're good!! Try a few squares and you'll be hooked I bet. :D Also--I've never cut the pieces the right length--just keep everything in strips and trim as you go. Sew, cut, iron, sew cut, iron... :lol:
Can we see your other log cabins? It's one of my favorite patterns.
I would love to make a log cabin but I'm so afraid!
I already posted my most recent log cabin - http://www.quiltingboard.com/posts/list/23612.page - but I will try to get around to posting the other one soon.
I agree with you - no one should be afraid of log cabins! I find it is easier to cut the strips in advance, and then when I sew them on to the block I already know just what length I need to hit, so if my 1/4 inch seams haven't been going just right it will show up when I'm adding the next strip, before the problem gets out of hand. That's why there are so many methods - some work for one, some for another.
08-12-2009, 10:48 AM
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Originally Posted by RedGarnet222
I love the greek keys in the center of the blocks.. That and the color makes the quilt really special. It reminds me of that coastal town in the movie about the traveling pants. I can't remember the name of where she was... sorry. (Spacey today) Anyone seen that movie? The white houses on the cliffs in the greek bay?
This is a beautiful quilt! I didn't even know I liked log cabins till now!!!LOL
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