Help please - First Log Cabin Block
#12
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Join Date: Jan 2015
Location: Central Virginia
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I like Log Cabin block but have noticed that they can get wonky and need to be trimmed. If absolute accuracy is needed, use paper piece method. Would be cumbersome for a whole quilt, but little ones esp. come out great with paper piecing.
#14
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Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: East Oklahoma - pining for Massachusetts
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I have been quilting since 1992 and have yet to get any block to be the same size as the instructions. I figure if I am making all of them they will be all the same size. If I need the quilt to be bigger, I just add another row.
#16
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Join Date: Dec 2011
Posts: 574
I've made one log cabin quilt and it will be my only one! I now remember why I won't do another one, the stress of having to have it just perfect drove me crazy!! I much prefer patterns that give me a little more freedom to make mistakes!
#17
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Join Date: May 2010
Location: Round Rock,Texas
Posts: 6,135
Rvsfan,
When I make Log Cabin blocks, I cut my pieces 1/4" larger than I need and square up after I have sewn each piece on. Doing it that way ensures accuracy. My finished "log" is 1", so I cut my pieces 1 3/4" wide by the length I need + 1/4". I assembly line piece my blocks, it goes much faster. I like making Log Cabin quilts, have made dozens of them over the years.
Sharon in Texas
When I make Log Cabin blocks, I cut my pieces 1/4" larger than I need and square up after I have sewn each piece on. Doing it that way ensures accuracy. My finished "log" is 1", so I cut my pieces 1 3/4" wide by the length I need + 1/4". I assembly line piece my blocks, it goes much faster. I like making Log Cabin quilts, have made dozens of them over the years.
Sharon in Texas
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