Originally Posted by erstan947
When I first started quilting I had the same experience. Determined to make it look right, I made my own paper template and paper pieced it. Success. Straight, Squared and beautiful.
I agree!!!
Paper piecing is the best way to go with a log cabin.
And I just do not understand why the quilting books and magazines all say "a log cabin is the easiest pattern for the beginner to use." That's a bunch of baloney! I can think of a lot more blocks that are much easier for a beginning beginner to start out with.
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