
Like most of us, I have scraps -- a lot of them, and even though none of them 'match' anything else, I feel compelled to use them. I've had several days of 'I just gotta speed sew!' I have the good sense to maintain a box of precut strips and the result is these 51 log cabin blocks. You might notice I've not been very careful at the edge -- I even patched a log or two - not to worry - I have a plan.
My strips are cut 1 1/2 inch, and I made 5 rounds, with center of 1 inch finished, so the block is about 11 1/2 inches. My sewing is very casual -- I KNOW it will be wonderful when finished! I've made this about 6 times previously - it's wonderful and inventive!


OK, now exchange each corner with the opposite side. (Hmmmm, what if I just moved each side forward one side ... (OK, Elaine, save that for another day).
I trimmed all 51 blocks, one at a time, then placed the cut-off corners on the block they came off of (so they didn't get mixed up with the next block) until I had a stack of all 51.

Sew those corners back on. It's hard to figure exactly where to start sewing with those skinny points so I found that if I lined up the large corner first, the rest sewed down well. I could almost sew all 4 down, without cutting the thread. You may want to trim off some extra seam points that get in the way.

Great tutorial. I will have to try this. Oh the deer look great.
ReplyDeleteI've seen a couple different versions of this in my books - I love log cabin quilts and one of these has been on my list for a while. Your blocks look great.
ReplyDeleteWhat a marvelous idea for log cabin variety! I've never seen anything like this before - did you create it yourself? How very clever you are! I can hardly wait to try this myself - and I sure have lots and lots of strips!
ReplyDeleteElaine - Such an inspiration! I'm a traditional quilter normally, but love love love your traditional blocks "with a twist". Thanks for sharing the how-to's. I'll be trying this one!
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thank you very much!!!
ReplyDeleteLoved the tops and the nice instructions. you can see my vaariation at
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thank you Elaine for this fantastic tutorial. Love this nontradtional pattern!
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Brigitte
great idea - I have that dark blue with the red medallions fabric on the outside strip too!!! always looking for baby quilt ideas and this would work wonderfully with kids fabrics.
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