Originally Posted by Jan in VA
Originally Posted by Farm Quilter
I am making a log cabin block as a border for a quilt and my quilt is currently 63" square. I don't know what size to make my log cabin blocks to make them come out exactly the right size on the corners! Can someone help me out, please?! I can make either 7 9" blocks or 9 7" blocks, and either one will work, but I'm just not sure what size to make the logs.
For 9" block:
Cut hearth at 2"
Cut logs at 1 & 1/2" (3 logs per side)
For 7" block:
Cut hearth at 2"
Cut logs at 1 & 5/8" (2 logs per side)
Jan in VA
Jan, did you allow for the 1/2 inch shortage due to seams on center piece? If not, maybe she could put another 1 inch (finish at 1/2 inch) border?