Build your best Log Cabin
Fons and Porter have published an e-book, “Build your Best Log Cabin”. The book focuses on three of the most popular Log Cabin Styles – Traditional, Courthouse Steps and Chevron.
The book boasts 24 pages of:
- examples of antique log cabin quilts
- comprehensive instructions and illustrations / photos
- measurement charts showing the centre square, strip width and strip lengths for each size block
- Handy tips and techniques for preparing, organising and sewing a log cabin block
- Extra tutorials on making piped bindings and finishing off a binding the ‘Bumpless’ way
- Suggested Quilting patterns
- Alternate layouts for log cabin quilts.
In addition to the basics of making a log cabin block, four designers have created patterns to share using traditional blocks.
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| Bears in Bertie’s Log Cabin – Ricky Tims |
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| The Dark Side – Lori Christianson |
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| Linked Chevrons – Marti Michell |
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| Woven Log Cabin – Shon McMain |
I recommend this e-publication for any quilter that would like to explore the fun patterns and techniques of the traditional log cabin. Download your free copy of the e-book here.
Have you ever made a log cabin quilt? Here is one I made years ago for Grandfather’s 75th birthday.
3 Comments
marina
love log cabin blocks, One of my first quilt attempts was a log cabin. I so loved the blocks. I gifted it to my mum.
when I look at it I see all the lessons learnt and mum wouldn't have it any other way.
suemac
I do love log cabin quilts. The traditional ones take a long time. The wonky ones are faster. I vote for wonky.
elliek
There is just something about a log cabin quilt! Never done one but one day maybe I will give it a go.Love the colours in the woven one.