log cabin
08-31-2011, 05:19 AM
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is tht your kitchen??????
Originally Posted by quiltbuddy
I love log cabin quilts. I'm making a scrappy courthouse steps right now for a queen bed in 1 1/4" strips (before sewing) and it's so relaxing and unstressful just to sit and sew without hardly thinking. It's almost like meditating. I don't measure, just cut my strips as I go to square it up. So far, no problems with block sizes. They are taking me about 15 minutes per 7" block, but I'm pressing as I sew.
08-31-2011, 06:15 AM
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Originally Posted by NJ Quilter
Not to be a naysayer here but I'm working on my first log cabin and have to say I'm not loving it at all! Have lovely fabrics and I'm strip piecing but it's just not grabbing me the way it does many others. I'm glad everyone is enjoying theirs but I don't see another one in my future.
I know what you mean, I'm new to quilting and read how easy a log cabin block was. So I started one, yikes all the cutting!!! Not to mention that my 1/4" seam leaves a lot to be desired!! But still, I do love the finished product. I've made them in all colors. Right now I'm working on orange ones for fall.
08-31-2011, 06:26 AM
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Originally Posted by Suzanne in VT
I can't say the piecing of the blocks is "fun" for me either, but putting them together into a quilt is what always gets me excited...so many choices as far as layouts.
I'd say the log cabin quilt is my favorite looking quilt, but not really my favorite block to piece. I hope I'm making sense. Usually it's the opposite for me (love to piece the blocks but get bored by the time the blocks get put into a quilt).
So, maybe you will love the part of seeing it come to life once the blocks are displayed together.
Suzanne
I'd say the log cabin quilt is my favorite looking quilt, but not really my favorite block to piece. I hope I'm making sense. Usually it's the opposite for me (love to piece the blocks but get bored by the time the blocks get put into a quilt).
So, maybe you will love the part of seeing it come to life once the blocks are displayed together.
Suzanne
08-31-2011, 06:28 AM
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Originally Posted by ediedarlene
Originally Posted by NJ Quilter
Not to be a naysayer here but I'm working on my first log cabin and have to say I'm not loving it at all! Have lovely fabrics and I'm strip piecing but it's just not grabbing me the way it does many others. I'm glad everyone is enjoying theirs but I don't see another one in my future.
I know what you mean, I'm new to quilting and read how easy a log cabin block was. So I started one, yikes all the cutting!!! Not to mention that my 1/4" seam leaves a lot to be desired!! But still, I do love the finished product. I've made them in all colors. Right now I'm working on orange ones for fall.
08-31-2011, 07:02 AM
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I just made my 1st log cabin table topper and it is terrible...all my strips were cut properly and i use the moleskin to keep my 1/4' seam but they were still crooked!!! Plus I think I did it a little backwards to start with...the square is NOT in the center...it has the 2 shortest strips on the edge and the longer ones on the other side...don't think I'll make anymore!!
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