log cabin: barn raising set
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hi!
long before i ever knew how to sew i loved log cabin quilts. so finally after 20 years of sewing and quilting i attacked the hoard and made the quilt i had dreamed about. it is full of fabrics from my life and my daughter's life: dresses, other quilts made for ourselves and others, fabric purchased at places that in retrospect marked times in my life, and two bought just for this project (the borders). i am pleased with it, maybe more so with any other i have made. it is completed quilt number 8, and a treasure. [ATTACH=CONFIG]370562[/ATTACH] back, all fabric made into pyjamas over the years :) [ATTACH=CONFIG]370563[/ATTACH] block detail [ATTACH=CONFIG]370564[/ATTACH] label with name. i always name the quilts. i dunno....seems like a fitting conclusion [ATTACH=CONFIG]370565[/ATTACH] :) aileen |
What a great testament to your life and talents!
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What an awesome quilt -- and I love the jammies on the back. Your quilt is beautiful, and the memories it will bring back through the years will make you very happy!!
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Exactly how and what a quilt should be!
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i think this is just darling and i love it. thats the next quilt im going to attempt is a log cabin, they are so beautiful!
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Originally Posted by dogsgod
(Post 5592923)
Exactly how and what a quilt should be!
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wonderful quilt of memories
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What a fun quilt! Scrappy log cabins are the best! Cute fabric piece of the little kids all in a row!
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Love it! I agree with you that log cabin quilts are the best. Yours has the advantage of being made with fabric that has meaning for you and your daughter--what a family heirloom! In that close up picture, I see a fabric that I have, too! What a great way to save pieces of those fabrics for yourself. I may have to put this idea on my to-do list. Beautiful job.
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Love your log cabin!
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Beautiful! Loved your story and quilt!
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You'll never look at the quilt without a memory coming to life. Beautiful.
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Love the colors!
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Did you paper-piece this quilt? I've only made one log cabin, a child's quilt, but yours with so many scraps is especially interesting. I really want to do what you did. All of those colors make it kind of dance. Have not seen one with the scrappy look and I like it. I have tons of scraps and I can't think of a better use for them, except maybe a postage stamp quilt. Now that's ambitious.
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That is a very nice log cabin quilt.
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Love your ideas, beautifully executed!
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very nice.......
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Wow! Impressive. And what a great story! Years and years of memories, contemplation, and love ... just super. Thank you.
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Absolutely GORGEOUS!!! :) :) :) I LOVE the scrappy back and such a beautiful story your quilt tells! :) :) :) And. . . I love, love, LOVE the cross-stitched label! I'm so bad at remembering to put labels on my quilts, but THIS is such a GREAT idea - thank you for the inspiration!!! :)
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That is beautiful. Love the back
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Quilty Hugs and Blessings to you...Way to go :thumbup: It truly is a labor of love and will surely be cherished for many tears to come. Bravo!!
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Great log cabin, and the story of the fabrics makes it that much better! It really came out beautiful! I see more log cabins in your future.
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beautiful quilt, I think I may love the label most of all!
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no i didn't paper piece it. the strips are 1.5 inches and you just keep adding them on. i followed the instructions in the fons and porter quilter's complete guide.
i just got obsessed and did it. it took a LOT of hours, but i just kept going. i did the blocks in 4 groups, using the scrap bits from that pile to fill in blanks in the new blocks to make sure there was a random element in each block. the one thing i could have spent more time on was the final layout. there are a couple of places where two fabrics butt up against each other and i kind of wanted to avoid that. i could have tooled and fooled with it, but i really wanted to sleep under it. the aside is that i made it to match my new bedroom in the house we moved into in september. i've never finished a quilt in such a short amount of time, but i seriously went at it. (i need a job....really.) thank you so much. so nice to have a place to share it :) aileen |
Very good work.
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I love it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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It's a beautiful quilt! I, too, loved log cabins before I ever started quilting. It's such a versatile block, and your colors are fantastic!
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absolutely gorgeous, a lifetime of memories
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I love this and the way you did the backing is so unique! Great job!!
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What a wonderful and beautiful quilt!
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Absolutely wonderful and I know you are enjoying every minute you spend sleeping under it.....love it!!!!
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I absolutley love your quilt!!
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What a pretty quilt!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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I still have time then to make mine :) This has also been a favorite of mine and after 15 years quilting, i am still to make one.
Lovely idea in using all those fabrics. Well done and i know you will enjoy |
beautiful...and i can imagine you sitting cuddled with it looking at all the fabrics and fond memories that each one holds
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love log cabins
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It's wonderful!
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Originally Posted by dogsgod
Exactly how and what a quilt should be!
Originally Posted by ruthrings
(Post 5592955)
Exactly! Couldn't have said it better.
I've also have wanted to make a scrappy log cabin quilt with the bits and pieces I've saved from quilts I've made over the years and seeing your beautiful one has given me the push I need. Don't have fabrics from pjs for backing but do have several big pieces bought in places that have special meaning to me. May in Jersey |
I love it!
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A true beauty and a treasure~! Log cabin is one that I am wanting to do for myself also. Yours just made me want to do it all the more.
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