Log cabin block arrangements

Today Christine Baker of Fairfield Road Designs shows us how versatile log cabin blocks can be when making a quilt. She continues to work on her bed runner and shares the next steps in her free pattern.

The log cabin quilt block can be used to make many beautiful quilts. Adding alternate blocks or turning on point make great variations.

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Emily saw this log cabin layout in a book and decided to try it with these blocks. Looks quite nice! I quilted it with a design called Naysa’s Feathers, an edge to edge pattern by Christy Dil…

Log Cabin Variation - Scrappy Half Log Cabin or Quarter Log Cabin Block Tutorial susies-scraps.com

You've come to a point where some quilting patterns are not challenging anymore. So, why not try these log cabin quilt patterns we've collected in this post?

On this Valentine's Day I would like to share on my first quilts, a scrappy, pink log cabin. The very first quilt I made was a log cabin. I learned how to quilt by taking a class that taught this block. It is a great place to begin quilting, as one learns how to cut strips and manage the 1/4 inch seam allowance. Log cabins are so versatile, with so many different block arrangements to get so many different looks. After I completed my first quilt, I wanted to make one for my mother, whose…

Even though this month is supposed to be all about pink scraps, I decided to get out my blue scrap bins and make a few more log cabin blocks. I pulled some navy, teal and medium blue shades for my next three circles. I am trying to focus on using a lot of my print fabrics so each block has a lot of interest. Here are all the blocks I have finished so far. The purple circles is 22" wide, the blue ones will finish at 15" I think and the pink ones will make 11" circles. Now I need to empty one…

A tutorial on how to make easily a Log Cabin block, without calculating the length of the strips.