log cabin - paper piece or not?
#21
I am not a lover of PP but I tried to do a logcabin using the the regular method and my block was very out of shape! I did PP and loved how precise it was!
I am working on drafting up a PP foundation for "Flowers in the Cabin". I'll never make it without the paper piecing foundation!
I am working on drafting up a PP foundation for "Flowers in the Cabin". I'll never make it without the paper piecing foundation!
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The only log cabin I wished I'd PP was an 'Off Center' log cabin. The light strips were smaller than the dark strips and they finished at a width of 1/2 inch which made logs a bit 'bumpy' to quilt.
I would say if the strip finishes at 1" wide don't bother with PP but if smaller than that then PP and trim seams to scant 1/8th.
I would say if the strip finishes at 1" wide don't bother with PP but if smaller than that then PP and trim seams to scant 1/8th.
#28
I've done a log cabin both ways. Paper piecing obviously adds another step to the process, but the result is extremely accurate. Sewn without paper, you can be largely accurate, but as you know, fabric sometimes has a mind of its own, and can move a bit, but with PP, you get dead on perfect.
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