Modern Log Cabin Quilts

And because the fabric shapes are usually quite narrow and often short it can also be a great way to use up fabric scraps.

Modern log cabin quilts. Boomers and log cabins become looking for mr. Or conversely the design. Every time you cut fabric for a quilt and have extra yardage left cut 1 or 2 or more strips in that uniform width.

Necessity really is the mother of invention. And because a log cabin design consists of just square and rectangular shapes it can be a great quilt project for a beginner because they ll be no stretchy bias edges to deal with. Since all log cabin designs follow the same formula once you master straight lines and right angles any of the 25 projects in this book are possible.

Sometimes a quilt or a set of blocks is the inspiration for my choice of a block pattern for us. The premise is simple start with a square of fabric and add additional strips of fabric around and around and around until the block is as large as you like. Modern log cabins rainbow quilt log cabin quilts pattern blocks it is finished blanket wall projects quilting.

From the intuitive construction through the straight line stitching this style of quilting is simple as can be. My first modern log cabin quilt happened almost by accident. In modern log cabin quilting susan beal outlines the entire process from start to finish including basic quilting how to as well as extensive design fabric and embellishment information.

Log cabin quilt patterns are a staple in american quilting and first rose to popularity during the time of the civil war. Then when you re ready to start a new log cabin quilt you have a source of strips to get going right away.