Pros and cons for construction of the Log Cabin
#31
I have made several log cabins. I am about due to make another. I have to follow a pattern or I get the colors on the wrong side. I cut strips to size and square up every so often. I made a log cabin variation shaped into hearts I need to try that again, I donated that one.
#32
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Location: Mooresville, NC
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The video was really cool and very good. I would still make sure my blocks are square with each strip added before going on to the next one - I'm a bit OCD!!
There are also some great-looking videos along the right side of this video that I haven't had time to view yet, but there was the older Eleanor Burns video.
The quilt designs at the end of the video were really,cool - I'm going to play that part again so I can do a screen catch on my iPad - senior memory isn't all that great!!!!
Sandy in Mooresville, NC - love those log cab quilts - I've done a half log cabin years ago for my father-in-law which I now have back after he passed away.
There are also some great-looking videos along the right side of this video that I haven't had time to view yet, but there was the older Eleanor Burns video.
The quilt designs at the end of the video were really,cool - I'm going to play that part again so I can do a screen catch on my iPad - senior memory isn't all that great!!!!
Sandy in Mooresville, NC - love those log cab quilts - I've done a half log cabin years ago for my father-in-law which I now have back after he passed away.
#33
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Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: South Range, WI
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Thank you everyone for the input. I enjoyed the video's and also watched a couple on Craftsy yesterday. I've decided to cut all my logs though someday I may try to PP them as that sounds the most accurate. I haven't mastered that technique yet. I watched Marti Mitchell use the Creative Grid and it does look like a big help. So far my blocks are turning out pretty good.
#34
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Location: Grass Lake, MI and Bradenton, FL
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I've also made a lot cabin quilt piecing it entirely with a serger. It was in a class taught by Eleanor Burns. I can't bring myself to sandwich and quilt it though because I love looking at the nice neat even seams.
#35
I trust Eleanor Burns all the time, love that woman.
#36
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Join Date: May 2010
Location: Round Rock,Texas
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I cut my pieces as I go, cutting each one a little larger than I need, trimming to the right size after I sew each round.
I have found that with that many pieces, inaccuracy is a given. I have made many,many log cabin quilts in the last 30 years.
I have found that with that many pieces, inaccuracy is a given. I have made many,many log cabin quilts in the last 30 years.
#37
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Join Date: May 2012
Location: Florida
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Well, I guess I violate all the rules of the "Quilt Police", but all I've ever had is a block layout to make my log cabin quilts. I cut my block centers, and using strips cut lengthwise of the grain, cut the strips the length of my yardage. For convenience sake (storage), I wind the strips around the cardboard toilet paper rolls, pinning each length to the preceding length. Then, I strip piece following the block layout I've decided to use. I always press the seams after each strip, and square up after each log. I am an absolute rank amateur when it comes to piecing quilts, but this works for me. I am very careful not to stretch the fabric as I work with it. I've never had a problem with wonky blocks. It works for me, but it's safe to say that it's not likely to work for everyone.
#38
I am using the creative grids curved log cabin ruler. I chained pieced through each step and then trimmed that step. I love it and have decided to double the size of my quilt since it is coming so well! Cut Loose has a lot of patterns available for the curvey log cabin in several sizes.
#40
I start with the center piece cut to the size I want to start with and use oversize pieces for the logs and trim them to the proper size after each one is added. I find this to be the most accurate for me.
I am not a real good piecer so this keeps everything sized properly.
I am not a real good piecer so this keeps everything sized properly.
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