Glad to hear I'm not the only one with issues. When I hear people talking about how easy the LC is compared to what I'm doing I think I must be making more out of this than there really is to it. But apparently not! My strips are also 1 1/2" and I am doing the chain piecing method - thanks to a friend of mine - but it's still a pain. I am squaring as I go as apparently neither my cutting nor my sewing are particularly accurate! Oh well. 18 blocks done, 30 more to go.

Totally agree with those who said to use Eleanor Burns! I'm a newbie, been sewing/quilting since last fall and just finished my 1st one last week for a family reunion auction. Elenor Burns is the way to go, sew easy! Wanted to keep it when it was done! LOL!

I love log cabins too. The only way I can keep them straight is to foundation or paper piece them. I love paper pieceing too so it is a win-win situation!!!

Log Cabin is my favorite pattern. I am making a log cabin using strip piecing for the first time. I square up every time. It is really improving my 1/4" seams and my work.

Eleanor Burns-Quilt in a Day Log Cabin was my first quilt. Easy Peasy, seriously. Her instructions were so easy to follow and the blocks came together so fast. I still refer to this book often when making other quilts because her instructions for each step of the quilt making process is so easy to follow.

just love them - see the avatar??

Ok. So I am NOT a fan of strip piecing, but I do it sometimes because I like the log cabin type of thing. Will the Eleanor Burns book help me be less cranky about strip piecing?

BTW I got my pic taken with her at the paducah show this year. She is sooooo nice!

Log cabins and string blocks are my favorites. 'I can't afford to buy a lot of fabrics, so I save even the smallest scraps. They end up in log cabin and string blocks. Fortunately my friends and relatives aren't sick of string quilts and log cabin pot holders, bags and table cloths yet. I usually make 4-6 blocks at a time, to pass time. I should start assembling a string quilt for my grand daughter as I have enough blocks to cover a foot ball field but it's late evening. Maybe I'll just piece a couple more and go to bed.

I only do my squaring up on the last round. I think I would go batty if I were to do it all the way through. This hangs in my bathroom.

ok - gotta ask - what is a string block? pix??