I love log cabin as well, but my all-time favorite block is the Ohio Star. It's another one that can look so different, depending on your fabrics and how you set it. For some reason, this particular pattern rings my chimes, even though I've never been to Ohio! I have yet to make one, though!

I love doing Irish Chains. I don't know why...i just do! :)

My favorite is still the first one I ever did, Blackford's Beauty. Just something about that block than enchants me. Its a lot of fun to get the top out I started with last year, make a few more and compare my progress.

I'm with you, Sandpat.....love trying new blocks and they are always my favorite when I'm doing them. I tend to try a really difficult pattern (for a beginner) for projects that involve just a few blocks or to provide to a charitable organization. I know that i have plenty of time, I'm adding new tricks to my repetior, and they stand out from other blocks.

Log cabins are so versatile, and chains of all sorts for pieced favorites. I also love appliqued baskets and flowers, and quilts that tell stories or contain a lot of symbolism.

My favorites is the Churn Dash (aka something else) and the Court House Steps...
Don't have any samples but those are my favorites.
K

well bj that is one beautiful quilt and for you other gals that posted fav. that have finished quilts are they posted in the picture board so we can see them?....I am looking up the ones that you guys listed that I'm not familiar with like the Ohio Star Irish chains and blackfords beauty....I am so new to quilting that I just can't look at enough patterns I swear I am at the quilters cache so much just looking at all those quilt patterns....

Granny Cat, the Blackford's Beauty was one of last years Blocks of the Month. Here's the links to the posts here on the board...

http://www.quiltingboard.com/posts/list/2083.page

http://www.quiltingboard.com/posts/list/2082.page

that's very pretty and I like that pattern alot it looks easy for a beginer to do...I went to the quilters cache last night and checked it out and I'ts on my to do list for someday....