Of course, you can always skip the appliqu. The quilt is just a big, off center log cabin block. You can find these labels in my studio on the Spoonflower site by clicking the caption under the image below. New Modern Log Cabin Quilt Pattern Ripples One of my new patterns that came out with the Painted Blossoms batik fabric line is called Ripples. I write the title, the name of the maker, the date the quilt was finished, the occasion (if it was made for something special) and sometimes I write what kind of wadding (batting) I have used – a very useful detail for the end-user, when it comes to laundering the quilt. I use an indelible, heat-fixed laundry marker to write the details of the quilt, before attaching it. Each label is five and a half by four and a half inches in size, including the amount that you would turn in around the edge. The idea for the design came when I saw a mother swan with a whole troupe of goslings in a country park in Northumberland one time. There are four families represented here: dachshunds, peacocks, swans and dolphins. I designed a single-bed quilt, but it would be possible to make more blocks to extend it widthways to create a double quilt.Įvery quilt needs a good quilt label, so I thought I would tell you about my ‘Creature Families’ set. As you can see from the photo above, some of the other fabrics I chose had ‘watery’ or ‘bubbly’ prints. The effect I had in mind was of green seaweed floating in a blue sea, hence the title. ‘Seaweed’ quilt by Amanda Jane Ogden (Photo credit: Quilt Now) I designed a single-bed size quilt, but it would be easy to extend it widthways to make a double quilt. The mix of dark blues and dark greens in the quilt make zig-zag patterns of blue and also of green, flowing diagonally across the quilt. Log-cabin often makes use of contrasts between light and shade and in this case the light is in the centre and the shade on the outside of the blocks. I loved the dark/mid tones of the blue and the green and this became a starting-point for thinking about a log-cabin block. Wiltshire shade blue Photo credit: Abbotstone House Wiltshire shade green You can find details of their website at the end of this post. Abbotstone House has a shop in Hawes in the beautiful Yorkshire Dales, but they also sell online and provide (I found) a very efficient service. The inspiration for this quilt began with Liberty fabrics that I bought from Abbotstone House. The photos were taken in a well-known newsagent – on the bottom left of the cover of Quilt Now (issue 74) you can see my ‘Seaweed Quilt’. We can’t wait to see what you make! Tag us and #theclothparcel on Instagram, or share on our Facebook page.I’m excited to tell you that I have a quilt on the cover of a magazine! Refer to our Quilt Sizes Printable for popular basic quilt sizes.Īs always, leave any questions or comments for us below. So pretty! You can build a quilt in any size you want with this block. Sew it on, press the seam, and you’re done! Continue working your way from the center of the block outward.Īt this point, you will only have one side remaining to sew to the block. Create one large hexagon out of smaller log cabin shapes and sew it to your next block quilt pattern to add modern-looking detail. You can probably see how things work by now. Now, the next level of top and bottom strips go on. Set 18 blocks with sashing on point to create a sweet Valentines Day throw. A great Jelly roll project or scrap buster for all the pinks, reds and floral prints in your fabric stash. This block uses 2 1/2 inch wide strips and is a twist on the traditional log cabin quilt block. As usual, sew a 1/4″ seam and press seams toward the darker fabric.Īnd now, the left and right sides fit! Sew those two strips on next. 'A 12 1/2 inch scrappy log cabin heart block. Start assembling the block in the center, with the two squares. For one 14″ square Log Cabin block, cut your strips according to the picture below. We chose a Cotton + Steel print for our center square, then went from lighter prints in the middle to darker prints on the outside. Some prints are obviously not used as much as others, but if you want to make more than one block, you will need lots of strips!įabrics are from an assortment of designers, including Anna Maria Horner, Joel Dewberry, Bari J, and Maude Asbury. We’re going with the classic size, so start with seven different prints, each cut into 2.5″ strips. Hello, everyone! Doesn’t it seem like a perfect day to learn something new? Today, we’re going to show you how to make the classic Log Cabin quilt block! This is a must-know for any quilter, and it’s a super versatile block that can take on many different looks, depending on fabric colors and placement.
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