B&W log cabin opinions needed!
 

okay! i have made a total of FOUR 6 inch log cabin blocks in my entire vast 22 months of sewing history. would ya'll please tell me what you think of this? what's it going to look like when like 56 blocks of this are all together? they are 12.5 in blocks right now. i could use a 'trained eye' to see past the end of my nose here! thank you much!
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I think it is going to look Great, remember the log cabing does not look wright until you put it all togeather. There are 50 ways you can put the block togeather when they are done so keep on working on it you are doing great. In reference to the solid black, either put it in the same place on the block or delete it altogeather. The eye goes to the solid black and you do not see the whole block.

I think they will be stunning! You will have great fun trying to decide on a setting for these blocks - I hope you will post photos when done!

To be honest, I really like your squares and the fabrics. I think your doing a good job and your quilt will beautiful when done. Hope you'll post a picture after it's done. You can't receive TOO many pats on the back. Don't give up, we're all here to help encourage you on your journey.:thumbup::thumbup::thumbup:

I am working on my 2nd B&W log cabin and I love them. The first one I arranged into a 4 point star. My son loved it and took it home. The one I'm doing now, I arranged into the Broken Star pattern. Both are so pretty. I don't know how to post pic's, but I know yours will be great. Your squares look so much like mine.

I think you blocks are wonderful!!! still planning a black and white one day.

I think you are doing good! When I look at your blocks and squint, a couple of the fabrics appear to be "mediums", the small floral print in particular. The log cabin block often has higher contrast between the light side and the dark side than what you have. Mediums can be used to good effect. If you want stronger contrast I would add some lighter whites and darker darks to the fabrics you are using but maybe you want low contrast logs.

Great job! You are going to have one beautiful quilt!

I think it looks great and you are doing an awesome job! Can't wait to see the finished project (on my bed) heheheh!

great beginning

i love your blocks so far. just in case you are interested, here are some google images for different log cabin layouts https://www.google.com/search?q=imag...w=1017&bih=648

Keep going, it's gonna be gorgeous!!

Love your fabric choices. Can't wait to see which way you decide to lay them out. There are so many choices.

I think you're on the right track, but I agree that the fabric with the small black flowers belongs more in the dark pile than in the lights. It looks like one of the strips in the second block is dark where it should be light (the giraffe pattern). Amazingly, it still looks great. Log cabin can be a very forgiving pattern, and your fabrics are lovely. I actually like the black mixed in. I think it makes for a more dramatic quilt. Keep going and you will have a stunning quilt.

my toughts as well, regarding the solid black.

There was a black and white and red log cabin posted not too long ago that will show more squares together. It had a red sashing. I think yours will be great as others do!

Really great work!

You go girl!!! It looks really good, don't sell yourself short. Maybe with your border you could use something like the black and red and make it pop!! I would also quilt it with a red thread

Keep up the good work. You're doing fine.

It's going to be great! I like the red you've picked as your center.

I think that it looks really nice so far! It is going to look great once completed. Can't wait to see the finished quilt. I am looking forward to seeing what the finished quilt will look like. Thank you for sharing and best wishes. :)

I agree with this and also the post about the black solid drawing the eye. I think you are on your way to a truly gorgeous quilt. I love your red fabric. Have fun!

You seem to have the concept down cold. Good for you.

think it's great, keep going

I agree on the solid black. Take it out of the inner block. Check out some of the posted pics of log cabin quilts. There are so many ways to arrange them and to form patterns. It's going to be stunning!

do you think i should eliminate the black all together? if i keep it in, where do i put it in the same place on each block? the dark strip that is the 2nd one in? i really want this to turn out fabulous, and i agree with the black and white flowers as well being more dark. there are so many fabrics here to work with, i have 12, that i am ending up with way more 'dark' and not very much 'light'. like 4 light is all. so alot of repeats. is that okay or should i try and find another light? thank you all for your help on this one it is REALLY appreciated!

Depending on number of blocks there are a lot of different patterns with log cabins. Yours will look great in any number of the!

It's been awhile since you posted this, but I hope you come back and see my note. When I saw "black and white" I almost didn't look because, even though log cabins are a favorite of mine, I don't "do" black and white... it lacks the color that turns me "on". Having said all that, the patterns you have used are fun, dynamic and make a wonderful block. CARRY ON!

Wonderful! Can't wait to see what you do with these, Terri!

I think they're very pretty, but the solid black is throwing me. Do you have a layout plan I mind that will make the solid black make sense?

Photocopy your blocks, shrinking the size by, say, 25%, and making enough of them so that you can do a mock layout using the paper blocks. This will be quick, easy, and give you some instant gratification that will keep you piecing these great blocks you've already started. You're doing a wonderful job!

Jan in VA

I think they are great.

I love log cabins. Love yours except the solid black piece. I really think it needs to be a print. but if you like it , it is yours

I think it will be stunning! Keep up the good work.

Great job and thank you for sharing, the red makes it pop
Have a Blessed day
Ellen

I agree with Friendly Quilter- perhaps you might consider using the solid black as a narrow border or as the binding to tie the quilt together, especially since you do not have all of your blocks made yet. Looking great so far, Be sure to show a picture when finished. One way you can have an idea as to how several blocks look together is to use a mirror and this will reflect the blocks or use a camera. I always lay my quilt blocks out and take pics, then see where I need to make changes. Since I use my digital, I can view them right away and not have to wait for prints, or just viewing through a camera lens. My camera also helps to see how I had a pattern laid out in case I can't get it completed right away, I also use the small colored dots - many use on garage sale items and pin these to blocks for certin rows etc. just a few hints that work for me.

Are you giving us a hint that you are a Bengal fan? lol, pretty table cloth

Your block, fabrics, look great except the solid black. Stick with your prints. Solid fabrics stick out and draws your eye to it instead of letting your eye roam to the other fabrics. :)

Love this B&W log cabin I am into the blacks and whites together now and I am working on one for my granddaughter but not the LC pattern. Anxious to see the finished quilt.
Pat