Ever Try An "Easy Quilt Pattern",That Was Anything But?
08-24-2010, 11:53 AM
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Originally Posted by willferg
I did a log cabin recently, made it completely scrappy which was much too much complicated for me, and then the blocks weren't square. Arggghhh!
But, when I sewed them together, it all came out right, and make a nice quilt. So would I do it again? Yes, but forget the scrappy!
Here are links to the two I've done:
http://home-and-garden.webshots.com/...01604069Sumfpf
and
http://good-times.webshots.com/photo...01604069wCfvkU
But, when I sewed them together, it all came out right, and make a nice quilt. So would I do it again? Yes, but forget the scrappy!
Here are links to the two I've done:
http://home-and-garden.webshots.com/...01604069Sumfpf
and
http://good-times.webshots.com/photo...01604069wCfvkU
08-24-2010, 11:53 AM
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Originally Posted by fran624
TRUDEY your log cabin wreath is georgeous what a beautiful wall hanging at christmas. do you remember what issue of Macalls mag. had the pattern? That is worth giveing the log cabin a try.
Fran
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08-24-2010, 02:00 PM
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I think it was more a case of us frustrated LC makers not knowing how to line up,square up & that 1/4" seam.Not because we were dumb.By the looks of the quilt on your avatar, I bet you could make a beautiful LC now.
Originally Posted by Juliebelle
Same thing with me attempted one log cabin and got totally frustrated and have never done another one.
08-24-2010, 04:14 PM
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Originally Posted by justme2
Had always admired log cabin quilts.So after getting my feet wet by piecing a couple tops,it was time to make my fav.
A mag article saying log cabin quilts were soooo easy & great for beginners was all it took.
Knowing nothing about fabric grain,squaring blocks or using a quarter inch seam...a straight seam, you can imagine the results.
It was a few yrs & a few quilts later before I stopped admiring long enough to admit what a wonky quilt it was.
That was 20 yrs ago & I've never had the nerve to make another LC:-)
A mag article saying log cabin quilts were soooo easy & great for beginners was all it took.
Knowing nothing about fabric grain,squaring blocks or using a quarter inch seam...a straight seam, you can imagine the results.
It was a few yrs & a few quilts later before I stopped admiring long enough to admit what a wonky quilt it was.
That was 20 yrs ago & I've never had the nerve to make another LC:-)
P.S. I have not tackeled another log cabin since. :)
08-24-2010, 05:33 PM
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i just finished one today (top) and i don't even want to quilt it and i don't have the nerve to take it to be quilted it's such a mess. i might try it in sections something i have never done also. i would try another one but there is no way i would do one again. this friend has been waiting for this for months. so it's nice to know others don't like it either, sorry elly burns a quilt in a day NO WAY. thanks for sharing. love this site.
08-24-2010, 07:22 PM
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My first rotary/strip piece quilt was "Log Cabin Quilt in a Day", by Eleanor Burns. I took it as a class.....Of course it took more than a day for me to finish it....don't ask how long. : ) It turned out very well for my first full sized quilt.
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