Finally finished this top at 1 o'clock this morning!

This scrappy log cabin is for my husband- poor guy, originally it was supposed to be a 30th birthday present... then a 5 year anniversary present... then a 10 year anniversary present... maybe now it will actually be done for our 12th!?

Though I started it about 10 years ago (give or a take a year!), I actually cranked out 90% of this in the last 2 and a half weeks.

Now I'm looking for ideas for quilting design. I've had some ideas- I know I don't want straight lines, definitely want curvy quilting of some sort- but nothing that I can settle on. Would be thankful for some suggestions! : )

Beautiful log cabis are an all time favorite of mine especially when they are made scrappy

Beautiful quilt, well worth the wait. I like the scrappy border, haven't seen this before, very nice work. :thumbup: :thumbup:

wow, its beautiful. your use of color was awesome. i can't offer an opinion on quilting because i'm still very much a beginner when it comes to actually quilting it together. but, i couldn't resist letting you know that i think its a lovely quilt.

I second the kudos on the border, especially the cutouts. Also the subtle use of a few orange strips in the blocks and the narrow red inner border.

very pretty

So pretty!

I like your scrappy quilt!

Thank you, everyone! I have to say, I really love this quilt (which is a good feeling!). I have to give credit to my husband for the cut-outs, it was his idea and I was happy to go along with it (especially since it saved me some work! ; ).

It is gorgeous!!! Great way to use scraps. Love it!!! He'll be soooo proud of it...

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Your quilt is very pretty. I am partial to log-cabins, tho. Thanks for sharing.

I did a scrappy quilt for my husband because, to him, that's how you make quilts- he was a little astonished when he first learned that I liked to go out and buy fabric! lol So I knew he'd appreciate the scraps. Most of my stash is hand-me-downs from my quilting grandmother and, boy, I must have a lot, because I don't think this quilt made much of a dent in it! (Especially since I just went and bought more fabric yesterday... for my next project, of course! ; )

OK, this quilt is so fabulous and beautiful my daughter and I cannot stop looking at it. Thanks for posting pictures.

Oh my gosh. It is so pretty.

What a beautiful quilt!! Love log cabin.

That is very beautiful!

Nice job

Congratulations on completing it. All that matters is that your dh loves it.

Kat

Very pretty

Beautiful!

Love your scrappy log cabin. How wide are those strips?

It is beautiful. When you have so many straight lines, a curvy quilting design is great.

Your block layout is amazing! The longer I looked at your photos, the more I saw. In the first photo, I noticed the alternate light and dark centers of each 4 unit block. In the second photo, the strong light and dark diagonals. Back to the first photo, I then noticed the light and dark stars created as a secondary pattern. The narrow red border really emphasizes the distinction between the center and the scrappy border. The scrappy border finishes off the quilt beautifully. I love your whole design!

My BF also thinks quilts should be scrappy. He says that's what he thinks of when he thinks quilt. I love yours. My first quilt was a log cabin and it is still one of my favorites.

Great quilt! Your scrappy piano keys are a great border finish!

Log cabins never fail to be wonderful!! Love your colorful quilt.

You made this beautiful quilt for your hubbie... what better way is there to say "I love you"...

Great quilt, love the colors!

Love the scrappy border.

Yes, I want to know as well. How wide are the logs?

Well, since no one has offered any quilting ideas, I'll try! I'm going to assume you're planning to machine quilt, because handquiting a Log Cabin is soooooooooo hard with all those seams! I tried and gave up!

Hmmm - curves - I agree - I like curves when the blocks are full of straight lines. Maybe feathers? It sort of depends on how comfortable you feel with your machine quilting. Long, graceful curves along the dark and light diagonal lines would look nice. You could space them close together like cross-hatching - or leave them as wide apart as your batting recommends.

Beautiful! I love scrappy too. Nice job and glad it is almost finished. An overall quilting would be perfect on this one.

Wow and you know what....It was well worth it.. beautiful log cabin !!

Very nice. I love it. I love boarders. Great job. :thumbup:

Thank you! The finished width is 1".

Beautiful, beautiful quilt! Love the narrow red border. Your colors are fabulous! My 10+ year quilt is one of my faves too (Ocean Waves on black). Really good things take a really long time. Congrats on getting there. Do you hand or machine quilt? Overlapping circles might be really fun!

Thank you so much!! When we were trying to decide on the block layout, my husband was away on a trip- I ended up laying it out 9 different ways, taking photos, and posting them in an album on facebook for him to choose from. This layout was definitely both of our favorite. We like that it's not so geometric, not such distinct lines between lights and darks, and it really seems to "move". When you look at it, different designs pop out at you. This was one of the last layouts I tried, I'm glad we kept at it! : )

I saw a pieced border like that recently in a LQS AND LOVED THE IDEA! What a terrific job you have done here:) Give yourself a huge hug!!

My personal opinion....It's a beauty.

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