Log Cabin Block

The starting shape can be centered or anywhere else in the block.

Log cabin block.

The log cabin quilt block. As i showed previously very small mistakes add up during construction 1 32 off per log added up to 1 2 off. Jan 16 2019 explore sharon morris s board log cabin variations followed by 1614 people on pinterest. For log cabin quilt blocks we need to take this a bit further.

12 inch log cabin block no 1. A log cabin quilt or log cabin quilt block is one of the most popular traditional quilt patterns and is pieced together using strips of fabric with a small square at the center of the block br br log cabin quilt patterns are a staple in american quilting and first rose to popularity during the time of the civil war. The rolls are usually made up of 30 or 40 strips that measure 2 1 2 in width and are cut from selvage to selvage about 42 long. The blocks popularity may have been connected to abraham lincoln because of his pioneer history and the american values of the era.

My daughter s version shows some of the ways you can modify the log cabin design. See more ideas about log cabin quilts log cabin quilt quilt patterns. Let s assume we re going to make the red and white block shown above. To construct a 12 inch log cabin quilt block using only jelly rolls 1 make the center square by stitching two 2 1 2 x 4 1 2 inch strips together along the lengthwise edges to make a 4 inch finished size center square.

I used two different fabrics with a white background and red print. Here s another log cabin block this one made by my 9 year old. It is a total of 9 logs across including the center square. The ultimate sewing test.

She made hers scrappy and didn t necessarily piece her strips in the same order each round. Log cabin quilt blocks feature strips of fabric pieced around a center square. While square blocks typically come to mind log cabin blocks can be square rectangular triangular diamond shaped twisted or even curved. Like so many other quilt blocks the log cabin quilt block became popular in the 1860s during the civil war.

So as you can see log cabins are indeed beginner friendly. If you want to reduce the time spent cutting fabric you can use jelly rolls and the following diagram gives you the measurements of the various pieces of the block using the 2 width of a jelly roll. Use the technique in a variety of ways to get different looks in quilts built from the same block. Jelly rolls make it a cinch to sew a scrap quilt made up of log cabin blocks.