Thread: Log Cabin tutorial for "Quilt for a Painting" by Sharoney

Blocks are 8" x 8"
1 1/2 yds total off white fabrics for logs
1 3/4 yds total dark fabric for logs
1 yd dark fabric for centers and binding

dark fabrics:
strips are 1 1/2" wide, sub-cut
36 1 1/2" x 2 1/2"
36 1 1/2" x 3 1/2"
36 1 1/2" x 4 1/2
36 1 1/2" x 5 1/2"
36 1 1/2" x 6 1/2"
36 1 1/2" x 7 1/2"
36 2 1/2" squares

off white fabrics:
36 1 1/2" x 3 1/2"
36 1 1/2" x 4 1/2"
36 1 1/2" x 5 1/2"
36 1 1/2" x 6 1/2"
36 1 1/2" x 7 1/2"
36 1 1/2" x 8 1/2"

press after every seam

sew the strip to one side of the square

keep adding strips, 2 dark and 2 light

the finished block. use your ruler and rotary cutter to make it square.