Need help figuring block size for border
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I am making a log cabin block as a border for a quilt and my quilt is currently 63" square. I don't know what size to make my log cabin blocks to make them come out exactly the right size on the corners! Can someone help me out, please?! I can make either 7 9" blocks or 9 7" blocks, and either one will work, but I'm just not sure what size to make the logs.
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Originally Posted by cjsparks
Can you post a picture of the quilt? Is the size 63 inches from one edge to the other? Does this include the seam allowance?
Log cabin that needs a log cabin block border
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Originally Posted by Farm Quilter
I am making a log cabin block as a border for a quilt and my quilt is currently 63" square. I don't know what size to make my log cabin blocks to make them come out exactly the right size on the corners! Can someone help me out, please?! I can make either 7 9" blocks or 9 7" blocks, and either one will work, but I'm just not sure what size to make the logs.
Cut hearth at 2"
Cut logs at 1 & 1/2" (3 logs per side)
For 7" block:
Cut hearth at 2"
Cut logs at 1 & 5/8" (2 logs per side)
Jan in VA
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Originally Posted by Farm Quilter
Originally Posted by cjsparks
Can you post a picture of the quilt? Is the size 63 inches from one edge to the other? Does this include the seam allowance?
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Originally Posted by Farm Quilter
Thank you so much, Jan!!! That is exactly what I needed. When it's all finished, I'll post pictures!
I've got a DD in the USAF, too; she's a pediatrician in Colorado Springs. her DH is stationed there as well, in the Army.
Jan in VA
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Originally Posted by Jan in VA
Originally Posted by Farm Quilter
I am making a log cabin block as a border for a quilt and my quilt is currently 63" square. I don't know what size to make my log cabin blocks to make them come out exactly the right size on the corners! Can someone help me out, please?! I can make either 7 9" blocks or 9 7" blocks, and either one will work, but I'm just not sure what size to make the logs.
Cut hearth at 2"
Cut logs at 1 & 1/2" (3 logs per side)
For 7" block:
Cut hearth at 2"
Cut logs at 1 & 5/8" (2 logs per side)
Jan in VA
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