Teen

I just made a bunch of mini blocks using 1 1-2" strips. Log cabin would be a great stash buster, though.

ckcowl

I’ve seen some really fabulous log cabin quilts made with 1 1/2” strips

wesing

Log cabin would use a LOT of strips. Pineapple would also be a good one to use lots of strips.

dunster

I make log cabin quilts with 1.5" logs. There's such a variety in the layout I never seem to get tired of log cabin quilts.

Jan in VA

I have to agree with the log cabin idea. I never use logs larger than 1.5 inches, frequently use 1&1/4 inch logs. I use at least 4 rounds, often 5 or 6 as I it makes such texturally interesting quilts.

The quilt below is one made years ago for my daughter at college (she's now a pediatrician and 37-year-old mom to 5-month-old Quinn). The fabric in one "log" looks like lace but is actually just a loopy print in the black fabric. There were 5 logs on each side of this one, with a 1.75-inch "hearth" block.

Jan in VA

Teen

Jan....this is an awesome LC quilt. You must be very proud of your daughter's accomplishments.

Jingle

So many uses for 1-1/2" strips, really just limited by one's imagination.

jmoore

I participated in Amanda’s (crazymomquilts.blogspot.com) last summer and used up a ton of strip scraps.

http://crazymomquilts.blogspot.com/2...al-week-1.html

lindaschipper

Craftsy has a free pattern for a heart block made from 1 1/2" strips by Diane Knott called Strippy Heart Quilt Block. As long as your strips are 6 1/2" inches long they are useable. I'm making a table runner and a throw quilt made from various colors from mine.

janjanq

[ATTACH=CONFIG]588189[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]588190[/ATTACH]Here's a couple of pictures of blocks I have made using 1 1/2 inch strips using Creatiive Grids Pineapple quilt ruler. Very easy. The ruler comes in two sizes. These were made with the large ruler (first picture is of four 10" blocks, the second is a pillow made from 1 block). Jenny Down has a tutorial on MSQC that hooked me on it. You do need 2 1/2 inch fabric for the corners and the center square. The third picture was made with the small ruler but after I took this picture I realized I had cut the outer round the wrong size and have since fixed it but didn't have a final picture.