Log cabin help needed
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I learned to make log cabin blocks from Judy Martin's book - http://judymartin.com/products.cfm?a...rod=37&CatID=1
I was a pretty new quilter at the time, so I took the time to actually read and follow her directions, and they worked like a charm. I even followed her organization tips. I cut all the strips to length, and starch when possible (not always as easy when you're using smaller scraps).
I was a pretty new quilter at the time, so I took the time to actually read and follow her directions, and they worked like a charm. I even followed her organization tips. I cut all the strips to length, and starch when possible (not always as easy when you're using smaller scraps).
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The key is adjusting your 1/4" seam. I buy Log cabin laser cut strips from Jordan's of Oregon to make my Log Cabin quilts with. They are cut very true. I always have to adjust my 1/4" to make the logs come out even. Yes, it ends up a scant 1/4".
As several mentioned above, it may only be 1 tiny thread on the fabric over from where you think the true 1/4" seam is. Or it may be you need to move over 2 threads, if your sewing thread is a thick one. It's always the system of testing the 1/4" seam and measuring the finished product to find out how big the seam should be.
If you are making a 4 patch, or 9 patch where all the parts are even and you don't care if you come out with the block size mentioned in the pattern, then you can sew a true 1/4" seam. I always find that when I am dealing with many pieces and they are varying sizes, that I have to adjust that 1/4" seam to make the block come out the right size.
As several mentioned above, it may only be 1 tiny thread on the fabric over from where you think the true 1/4" seam is. Or it may be you need to move over 2 threads, if your sewing thread is a thick one. It's always the system of testing the 1/4" seam and measuring the finished product to find out how big the seam should be.
If you are making a 4 patch, or 9 patch where all the parts are even and you don't care if you come out with the block size mentioned in the pattern, then you can sew a true 1/4" seam. I always find that when I am dealing with many pieces and they are varying sizes, that I have to adjust that 1/4" seam to make the block come out the right size.
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