I used the Quilt in a Day by Eleanor Burns (I think), strip piecing and it is much quicker that cutting each piece. I did it as my first quilt, that is how easy it was

Laurie, I cut before I open it up also but I don't press until I am done with the whole block! My Bernina shop owner told me that is how Kaye England taught her. ( a national quilt teadher). I tried it and LOVED IT. I square up the block after I press it.

Less stretching if you press when the block is done. Let me know what you think. :D :D

Remember there is such a thing as a 'wonky' log cabin block. It doesn't have perfect rectangular sides at all. Unfortunately, I can't remember where I saw it. But it was truly a block after my own heart. Only the finished block was squared ... and not necessarily with the hearth in t he center.

ali

I ese Eleanor Burns' method for piecing log cabin blocks....she does not precut, and neither do I. I have never had a block curl.........but I have, before I began using HER method, had logs precut and they were too short....ugh....her method is great, as you true up as you piece, so you wind up with perfect blocks........[/quote]


Ditto her directions are really easy to follow. believe me, if i can follow them, anybody can

I press each seam as I go IF I will cross it with another seam. I find it keeps the blocks more true.

I use the Marti Mitchell rulers for Log Cabins. I like them because they are precise. I felt like I didn't have control of the material when I did them the Eleanor Burns way.

I cut after I press, but I also make sure the ruler is lined up the whole way down the block, not just the end piece, so it's square, and I suspect that would work whether you pressedthe strip flat or not.

I also have Marti Michelles' LC ruler; have used it for 2 quilts and love it. Prior to that I made at least a dozen using Eleanor Burns method. Both are easy. Just make sure you SQUARE UP AS YOU GO or your cabins won't line up. Also, do your best to sew an accurate 1/4"; sure makes squaring up easier.

Josi in FL

Thank you for posting the delawarequilts.com Website. In all of my searches for good quilting sites through the years, that's one I haven't come across. I used your link to go to it and browse for a while. The log cabin pattern is explained and illustrated really well. The Website is great!After seeing all of those pretty quilts and free patterns to make them, I see that I really do need to buy more fabric. :D

since my log cabin blocks are very scrappy, I cut as I go. By doing it this way I can adjust my strip widths a bit if I need to. I have never had a block curl. Here are a couple of my log cabin quilts.

http://good-times.webshots.com/photo...45965719yrKJro

http://good-times.webshots.com/photo...45965719chaqYB

http://good-times.webshots.com/photo...45965719YrVOyp