Okay, for all of you who notice right away, I made the log cabin blocks backwards. The darks should be where the lights are. I never use patterns, my own fault. I was almost done 12 of the 24 blocks when I noticed and was sick about it. I didn't want to toss them and also meant repurchasing fabrics. Called my friend to whine about it and she said keep going, it will be fine. Thanks Freeda !!
This quilt is for my daughter-in-law, a birthday gift. The ladies at the quilt shop advised against the border print but she has primitive country décor in their home and thought this print made it more feminine. I made my son a quilt for Christmas but gave it to him in July and felt guilty that it was just for him and not her. http://www.quiltingboard.com/t-134449-1.htm My father isn't doing well and couldn't wait since it has some of his shirts in it.
It's my second quilt trying FM. I SID around the lights, used a stencil in the middle, meandered on the darks, made curlys in the light, and stitched straight lines in the border (wanted to do big leaves but got scared..LOL). Also used the same backing and similar layout (barn raising) as my son's so they kinda go together. It's far from perfect but I'm happy with it and Lynne will love it and appreciate that I made it for her.

It's just beautiful.

awesome quilt...great job!!!

I think it's gorgeous! You are way too hard on yourself, girl -- it looks great!

I love it...it's beautiful and the border fabric worked just great with it.... :thumbup:

So pretty!!

Great job. So what if you switched "day" and "night" Great quilting.

Gorgeous work. Your friend advised you correctly. There is certainly no hard and fast rule about the direction of log cabins. also, there is not a wrong time to give to the people we care about. Best wishes to your father.

Your FMQ looks great!!! The border works wonderfully the the blocks. If you had not said anything I would have never known your logs were backwards. Who cares. :-) The quilt is beautiful. I really like it.

there is no right of wrong way as long as you do them all the same way! besides, i bet no one even noticed other then the fact that that is one beautiful quilt!

Looks perfect to me!! Gorgeous quilt and quilting too. She will love it!

Not wrong, just a design change, an orginal! It looks great! I bet she'll like it.

It looks beautiful to me - I am sure she will love it.

Not seeing what your seeing, looks beautiful to me, don't see any mistakes

Well I think your "oops" is gorgeous! I love it!

Exactly this. It turned out lovely!

Wish my "oops" looked this nice! This is absolutely beautiful and will be cherished for years to come. LOVE this way this turned out!

Didn't know you could put the lights & darks "wrong". I've made many & just do it however I want! Yours is beautiful!

well i8t looks great i never would have notoiced

I think it looks great this way!

That sure is a beautiful "mistake". Love it. Great job on on the quilting.

Looks beautiful to me !!!

HUH???? There's a rule??? Don't think so!!!

Your quilt it wonderful!!!!

Remember, no rules (well maybe press don't iron), and no quilt police (not even in the quilt shop!!!!

Exactly! One side dark, one side light, it matters which is which? I missed that completely - haven't seen any mention of that in my <largish> collection of quilt books & magazines ;)

Wonderful quilt, great quilting!

It sure looks good to me!! the quilting is great, too!!
wow!

I think you've just created and interesting new pattern. Good work.

I think the border makes the quilt. Great job.

I totally agree with everyone else!!!

I must be backwards because I don't see what is backwards. It is beautiful.

I think it is beautiful. Great job

I didn't know there was a right and a wrong way to do it. I think it looks great. I think the border looks awesome. You should show a pic of the finished quilt to the ladies in the quilt shop. I say if the person who is receiving the quilt loves it then it's not wrong.

That was a great mistake. I love your quilt.

Gorgeous! Prayers for your Father.
DIL will love the quilt. The fabrics are wonderful and the quilting, oh, my, words escape me.
Beautiful and so lovingly made!!!

I have done many log cabins just as you have.... never once have I thought I did it "wrong". You quilt is beautiful! There is NOTHING wrong !

Thank you everyone !!! I took it to the LQS and showed it finished. They said they liked it, they are very nice there. And sometimes it's nice to hear their truthful opinion and not just say yeah to make a sale. My opinion was just different keeping in mind who it was for. :D

It's gorgeous

umm..umm.. your quilt is GORGEOUS - and you think that the darks, and lights got turned wrong? Thinking not... this is so pretty. :lol:

I love them both!! I didn't even know there was a "right" way for LC!!!

Beautiful quilt. I don't think you did it wrong. I have made log cabin quilts from patterns in books and they call for them both ways. And I kept making them wrong and ended up with two quilts

Been doing log cabin blocks for several and don't understand what you mean about them being backward. Could you explain??