Snake River Log Cabin
07-20-2011, 01:00 PM
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Charisma, do you live up in the sky? lol..your quilting is beautiful.
Ok here is the second block and the one I am going to go by. The first one is now in the scrap basket lol.
Some of the strips require that you join several pieces before you add that strip to the rest of the block.
The way I am doing it, so as not to get confused....I have numbered and lettered the graph and then made a row of numbers on the same sheet from 1-16 and I check off the row number as I do them.
I would finger press and then when I joined the entire row strip, I would press with the dry iron.
I lay the entire block out before sewing it together. The advantage of laying out the block is that you can choose to remove a strip before sewing it. It does look different when seen side by side with all the other strips and to me, it's easy to just pick up the next set and go.
I still have the graph to look at and the chart with the size etc.
I pinned the finished block to my blocking pad and pinned it in place and spray starched and pressed with a up and down motion. The block came out a perfect 9.5 and that means that my sewing and cutting are ok.
It is going well. As you can see, I don't hurry as I enjoy the whole sewing process and I dont' care if it takes a long time. The end result will be the time you spend on it.
BTW, notice that I use the same rosebud fabric right after the red log. I think it will look real pretty in the finished quilt. I also wanted a distinct light seperation....
Also, I was careful that the lights and darks had a good contrast when I picked the fabrics. Like I said, I wasn't concerned with color, just contrast and lots of texture. I love texture.
Ok here is the second block and the one I am going to go by. The first one is now in the scrap basket lol.
Some of the strips require that you join several pieces before you add that strip to the rest of the block.
The way I am doing it, so as not to get confused....I have numbered and lettered the graph and then made a row of numbers on the same sheet from 1-16 and I check off the row number as I do them.
I would finger press and then when I joined the entire row strip, I would press with the dry iron.
I lay the entire block out before sewing it together. The advantage of laying out the block is that you can choose to remove a strip before sewing it. It does look different when seen side by side with all the other strips and to me, it's easy to just pick up the next set and go.
I still have the graph to look at and the chart with the size etc.
I pinned the finished block to my blocking pad and pinned it in place and spray starched and pressed with a up and down motion. The block came out a perfect 9.5 and that means that my sewing and cutting are ok.
It is going well. As you can see, I don't hurry as I enjoy the whole sewing process and I dont' care if it takes a long time. The end result will be the time you spend on it.
BTW, notice that I use the same rosebud fabric right after the red log. I think it will look real pretty in the finished quilt. I also wanted a distinct light seperation....
Also, I was careful that the lights and darks had a good contrast when I picked the fabrics. Like I said, I wasn't concerned with color, just contrast and lots of texture. I love texture.
07-21-2011, 03:36 PM
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Thanks for sharing the link! I'd like to pick up this book at some point, but after seeing the quilting that Charisma did on one recently, I really want to make the snake river in blues. Of course, I love log cabins anyway. :)
07-22-2011, 10:19 AM
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Working on the next 6 blocks. I am doing 6 at a time, speed piecing. I don't think I will do more than 6 for now. I had to rip twice, not bad lol....I caught it quick on just two blocks. I have to make a point of turning the block and checking the patches before sewing...so far so good will post more pics later today.....
07-23-2011, 04:29 PM
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Wow--love your colors! Thanks for sharing.
Love this philosophy! I try to do that too... for quilting is a hobby and is supposed to be fun! :D
It is going well. As you can see, I don't hurry as I enjoy the whole sewing process and I dont' care if it takes a long time. The end result will be the time you spend on it.
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