First of all, your avatar is beautiful!
Funny you should ask. The first time I did a log cabin I didn't like it... too many pieces; having to clip and pull it out of the machine, press; etc. Wasn't going to do that anymore. And getting them to come out to the correct size, yuk! :-( :thumbdown:
However, I worked on a pattern from Jo Morton's book in a class once. We sewed, starched, pressed and squared up every strip we sewed on. The blocks were only 5" squared when finished. I hated it.
Through that I learned that if I expected everything to be perfect (which everyone in the class seemed to be) I was never going to finish a quilt. So, I learned to accept my imperfect finished squares AND finished the little 15" x 15" piece we were making. I loved it.
Now, I only finger press after each strip is attached, try to square up after every strip is sewn and LOVE my block HOWEVER it turns out. Log Cabin is my very favorite block. I am currently collecting floral pieces of fabric to make log cabins similar to Barnbum's beautiful floral log cabins. :-D
You might, in the end, just learn to love Log Cabins as I have!
PS: now if "I" look at my finished log cabins, I see all of the imperfect strips and often the center square is uneven but no one ever comments on those. I will see if I can find the photos.