Thread: Wrong size strips

UGHHHH I was wanting to make a king size log cabin quilt. I looked at a pattern.. (First mistake) I should have looked at a lot of patterns. I cut the strips 1-1/2 " wide. I cut a LOTTTT of them. While I was cutting I thought I would check QB to see if I could get some pointers. Almost all that I have read say to use 2" strips.. Have I jsut made the job double hard by such narrow strips? I want to do it in the Barn Raising pattern. This will be my first Log Cabin. What do you think? Should I start over or jsut make it with these? I am sure i have enough strips cut for 3/4's if not the whole quilt... Thank u for any suggestions...

Have a Great day.
Pat

I wouldn't start over. A log cabin with strips cut 1.5" wide will be beautiful. If you wanted a different look, you could cut larger strips or smaller strips too. Let me see if I can link to an example of an uneven log cabin quilt:
http://www.quiltology.com/quiltology...gy-quilts.html

Almost every log cabin I have made have 1 1/2 inch cut strips.

This is a log cabin I made with 1 1/2 inch strips. It's from Judy Martin's log cabin book. I love the look of this quilt.

Originally Posted by Corky

Neanie, I absolutely fell in love with your quilt the minute I saw it. I cannot keep from looking at it. What is your secret? I noticed the B/W border really sets it off, but you also used a colonial mix of blues and golds and reds? Did you stay in one line of fabrics or use scraps?

The outer border was my addition; the original pattern didn't use one. As for the blocks, I used scraps, mostly Civil War reproduction fabrics on the dark side and scraps from my considerable stash of neutrals. I pick up interesting neutrals every time I stop in a fabric shop - love them! Thanks for your kind words.