Thread: would appreciate some fabric opinions, please.

I highly recommend constructing your log cabins using Judy Martin's method of pre-cutting all the strips. You can then design each log cabin block on your design wall.

You'd be surprised at what you can get away with doing it her way.

I love your fabric choices except for the yellow center fabric. I'd choose either a very light fabric in the light-fabrics colour range or a very dark fabric in the dark-fabrics colour range.

Or you can do what I do and not choose a different colour for the center at all.

Less traditional but it works.

To me the bottom in the light pile looks too dark. Try using photo shop or simular program and make this picture black and white to see how they actually read. I see no problem with mixing solids in like Lynnie said your strips are narrow and your going scrappy it will be very pretty.

Originally Posted by Billi

To me the bottom in the light pile looks too dark. Try using photo shop or simular program and make this picture black and white to see how they actually read. I see no problem with mixing solids in like Lynnie said your strips are narrow and your going scrappy it will be very pretty.

A lot simpler method to see color "value" is to simply squint at the picture until it's all blurry. Then you can clearly see lights and darks. Yes, that bottom one looks like it might need to jump over into the darks pile, unless it's actually lighter than it photographed.

I LOVE the yellow for the centers and see nothing wrong with using solids and prints together. Love your fabrics.

If that bottom fabric of the 'lights' is a bit darker than the others, more a medium, I'd urge you to use it anyway, in BOTH sides of the block. YEP!

I "teach" here so often with this quilt, but here it is again to demonstrate how both sides of the block have some medium, and how cozy it looks. In this case it's the lighter blue on the 'dark' side, and the tan and the blue on the 'light' side.

Jan in VA (wish the picture were clearer)

I'm not sure the border will go with the others. I have a tendency to stay with same sized prints.