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Log Cabin Quilt
On Jan 3, 6:52*pm, "Kate T." wrote:
I've never made this quilt and need some help. I want to make a queen log cabin and don't know what size block to make. *I got a fella in mind that just built a log cabin and want to give it to him. any suggestions on block size and colors. Any of you gentlemen quilters have any suggestions for me. Kate T. *South Mississippi I have happily done a couple of log cabin quilts and all three of them came out with finished squares of 12'' and lots of 1" or 1-1/2" strips. That gives you the look of lots of logs in the block whereas if you use 2" finished strips you get fewer logs in the 12" block and it tends to be a bit clunkier in appearance, at least to me. Not that that is a bad thing, if that is what you are trying to do, though. The quilt I am now almost finished with, is the log fence pattern, from the Barbara Brackman Civil War quilts album, which I used larger strips that are laid in strips and alternated at 90 degrees. The nice thing about log cabin is that there are so many variations in the layout that you could probably spend a lifetime doing them all. Color choices, I think, will depend on the intended layout as to which will want to be featured; color or pattern of placement. Isn't it always so, in most quilting that comes out looking good? I agree with the Autumn colors mentioned above, with beige's and creams and off whites for the lighter colors. Yum, Yum! John |
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Kate, another decision you must make before you begin is the *number* of
blocks you'll need. It is big fun to play with the blocks and arrange them until you decide which is the most wonderful - but it would be So annoying to need just one more block or one more row. Polly "John" wrote in message ... On Jan 3, 6:52 pm, "Kate T." wrote: I've never made this quilt and need some help. I want to make a queen log cabin and don't know what size block to make. I got a fella in mind that just built a log cabin and want to give it to him. any suggestions on block size and colors. Any of you gentlemen quilters have any suggestions for me. Kate T. South Mississippi I have happily done a couple of log cabin quilts and all three of them came out with finished squares of 12'' and lots of 1" or 1-1/2" strips. That gives you the look of lots of logs in the block whereas if you use 2" finished strips you get fewer logs in the 12" block and it tends to be a bit clunkier in appearance, at least to me. Not that that is a bad thing, if that is what you are trying to do, though. The quilt I am now almost finished with, is the log fence pattern, from the Barbara Brackman Civil War quilts album, which I used larger strips that are laid in strips and alternated at 90 degrees. The nice thing about log cabin is that there are so many variations in the layout that you could probably spend a lifetime doing them all. Color choices, I think, will depend on the intended layout as to which will want to be featured; color or pattern of placement. Isn't it always so, in most quilting that comes out looking good? I agree with the Autumn colors mentioned above, with beige's and creams and off whites for the lighter colors. Yum, Yum! John |
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Another idea: while the traditional LC block has the center square the
same dimensions as the width of the logs, you don't have to. Make the centers bigger if you want. Fussy cut moose heads for the centers if you want. Or you could use HST squares, which would "sink" the centers into the overall light-dark division. (Red squares will appear to float in the middle of each block.) Roberta in D On Mon, 4 Jan 2010 08:09:38 -0600, "Polly Esther" wrote: Kate, another decision you must make before you begin is the *number* of blocks you'll need. It is big fun to play with the blocks and arrange them until you decide which is the most wonderful - but it would be So annoying to need just one more block or one more row. Polly "John" wrote in message ... On Jan 3, 6:52 pm, "Kate T." wrote: I've never made this quilt and need some help. I want to make a queen log cabin and don't know what size block to make. I got a fella in mind that just built a log cabin and want to give it to him. any suggestions on block size and colors. Any of you gentlemen quilters have any suggestions for me. Kate T. South Mississippi I have happily done a couple of log cabin quilts and all three of them came out with finished squares of 12'' and lots of 1" or 1-1/2" strips. That gives you the look of lots of logs in the block whereas if you use 2" finished strips you get fewer logs in the 12" block and it tends to be a bit clunkier in appearance, at least to me. Not that that is a bad thing, if that is what you are trying to do, though. The quilt I am now almost finished with, is the log fence pattern, from the Barbara Brackman Civil War quilts album, which I used larger strips that are laid in strips and alternated at 90 degrees. The nice thing about log cabin is that there are so many variations in the layout that you could probably spend a lifetime doing them all. Color choices, I think, will depend on the intended layout as to which will want to be featured; color or pattern of placement. Isn't it always so, in most quilting that comes out looking good? I agree with the Autumn colors mentioned above, with beige's and creams and off whites for the lighter colors. Yum, Yum! John |
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Kate T. wrote:
snipped Another question, should I press the seams open or not. Decisions, Decisions, Decisions. I would press the seams toward the center. Julia in MN -- ----------- This message has been scanned for viruses by Norton Anti-Virus http://webpages.charter.net/jaccola/default.html ----------- |
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Howdy!
http://www.vcq.org/specialty%20lesso.../log_cabin.htm R/S On 1/3/10 7:52 PM, in article , "Kate in MI" wrote: I did 12 inch blocks -- 1 1/2" unfinished strips I believe. Lots and lots of ways to lay out the blocks for a wide variety of patterns. You can see the one I did in my webshots albums -- Kathy's Quilts (see link below). If you do a Google Images search (or search webshots or any other album website) for log-cabin-quilt ... you'll get lots and lots of pictures to give you some ideas! Just be prepared for lots of cutting and lots of sewing. One reminder -- always be sure to square up your blocks before putting them together. With all those seams -- actually finishing with an actual 12 1/2 inch unfinished block that is square was rare -- at least in my experience! -- Kate in MI http://community.webshots.com/user/K_Groves "Kate T." wrote in message ... I've never made this quilt and need some help. I want to make a queen log cabin and don't know what size block to make. I got a fella in mind that just built a log cabin and want to give it to him. any suggestions on block size and colors. Any of you gentlemen quilters have any suggestions for me. Kate T. South Mississippi |
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Howdy!
Indeed, Sherry. The striking contrast in your LC is gorgeous. R/S On 1/3/10 11:02 PM, in article , "Sherry" wrote: On Jan 3, 5:52*pm, "Kate T." wrote: I've never made this quilt and need some help. I want to make a queen log cabin and don't know what size block to make. *I got a fella in mind that just built a log cabin and want to give it to him. any suggestions on block size and colors. Any of you gentlemen quilters have any suggestions for me. Kate T. *South Mississippi Forgot to say this: I mentioned I was ready to do another log cabin and hadn't picked out the fabric yet. I was actually thinking about getting kind of wild and crazy and using batiks. Wouldn't that be pretty? Sherry |
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The final design is important as well - if you want to do a 'barn
raising' layout you need an EVEN number of blocks across and down to keep the pattern centered. On the other hand you can have a lot of fun using ODD numbers of blocks to make an asymmetric layout. I did one like that a number of years ago - I was inspired by an article in QNM. As for sewing it together - if you are doing a scrappy quilt it's just as easy to cut a bunch of strips the correct width from the different fabrics, sew them on, and then trim them off, one side at a time. Just stop when the block is the size you like. Final size adjustments are tweaked using the border width. Log cabins are one of my favorite designs! Allison Polly Esther wrote: Kate, another decision you must make before you begin is the *number* of blocks you'll need. It is big fun to play with the blocks and arrange them until you decide which is the most wonderful - but it would be So annoying to need just one more block or one more row. Polly "John" wrote in message ... On Jan 3, 6:52 pm, "Kate T." wrote: I've never made this quilt and need some help. I want to make a queen log cabin and don't know what size block to make. I got a fella in mind that just built a log cabin and want to give it to him. any suggestions on block size and colors. Any of you gentlemen quilters have any suggestions for me. Kate T. South Mississippi I have happily done a couple of log cabin quilts and all three of them came out with finished squares of 12'' and lots of 1" or 1-1/2" strips. That gives you the look of lots of logs in the block whereas if you use 2" finished strips you get fewer logs in the 12" block and it tends to be a bit clunkier in appearance, at least to me. Not that that is a bad thing, if that is what you are trying to do, though. The quilt I am now almost finished with, is the log fence pattern, from the Barbara Brackman Civil War quilts album, which I used larger strips that are laid in strips and alternated at 90 degrees. The nice thing about log cabin is that there are so many variations in the layout that you could probably spend a lifetime doing them all. Color choices, I think, will depend on the intended layout as to which will want to be featured; color or pattern of placement. Isn't it always so, in most quilting that comes out looking good? I agree with the Autumn colors mentioned above, with beige's and creams and off whites for the lighter colors. Yum, Yum! John |
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With respect Allison, it is the easiest block in the world to get to
come out the wrong size; and not cutting the strips to the right length just contributes to the ease with which it can be done! In fact, though I wouldn't suggest it to most people, I make all my log cabin blocks using paper foundation! It is all too easy to spot a 'trimmed to size' block, because there are hundreds of strips all the same width. I love the idea of an asymmetrical design - must think about that! .. In message , Allison writes The final design is important as well - if you want to do a 'barn raising' layout you need an EVEN number of blocks across and down to keep the pattern centered. On the other hand you can have a lot of fun using ODD numbers of blocks to make an asymmetric layout. I did one like that a number of years ago - I was inspired by an article in QNM. As for sewing it together - if you are doing a scrappy quilt it's just as easy to cut a bunch of strips the correct width from the different fabrics, sew them on, and then trim them off, one side at a time. Just stop when the block is the size you like. Final size adjustments are tweaked using the border width. Log cabins are one of my favorite designs! Allison -- Best Regards pat on the hill |
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Howdy!
Me, too, Allison: LC is one of my favorites. I like to cut strips from a few dozen fabrics, lay them all in baskets (lights here, darks there), sew & trim, as long as the strip lasts, trimming again after each round (simple-simple). For scrappy I stick strips in a bag so I don't know what I'll put out next; lighter here, darker there, just enough contrast to matter to me. LC=EZ http://www.vcq.org/specialty%20lesso.../log_cabin.htm I rearranged the corners on the Star so they were all the same; it hangs in the dining room. R/Sandy On 1/5/10 9:10 AM, in article , "Allison" wrote: The final design is important as well - if you want to do a 'barn raising' layout you need an EVEN number of blocks across and down to keep the pattern centered. On the other hand you can have a lot of fun using ODD numbers of blocks to make an asymmetric layout. I did one like that a number of years ago - I was inspired by an article in QNM. As for sewing it together - if you are doing a scrappy quilt it's just as easy to cut a bunch of strips the correct width from the different fabrics, sew them on, and then trim them off, one side at a time. Just stop when the block is the size you like. Final size adjustments are tweaked using the border width. Log cabins are one of my favorite designs! Allison |
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