Originally Posted by retired2pa
I have tons of scraps and fat quarters that I've had for a LONG time and never used them for anything and I thought I'd get rid of some of this fabric by making a scrappy log cabin. I've seen some gorgeous ones on this board :)
My question is...do all of the "hearth" blocks (your first 2" square in the middle of the block) have to be the same color in every block? Should they always be red?
I just finshed three scrappy log cabin quilts. None have red centers. I try to get some continuity in the center square. This is where I use some of the muslin tone on tone prints. Or make it a dark square that is in the general theme color of the quilt. It gives the eye a place to rest in the overall business of the rest of the fabrics. I have actually never used red for the center. But it really makes no difference at all .
I do seperate light and dark so I can have one side of the block light and the other dark it gives great final design block placement a whole lot of fun.