Log Cabin Quilt Block Tutorial

Last week s block was a churn dash block you can find the tutorial here.

Log cabin quilt block tutorial.

Jelly rolls make it a cinch to sew a scrap quilt made up of log cabin blocks. Both sizes were really fun to make. Like so many other quilt blocks the log cabin quilt block became popular in the 1860s during the civil war. Traditional log cabin blocks would have lighter fabrics on one side and darker.

While square blocks typically come to mind log cabin blocks can be square rectangular triangular diamond shaped twisted or even curved. I used two different fabrics with a white background and red print. In the tutorial you ll see step by step photos similar to the ones in the video. 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 starting shape can be centered or anywhere else in the block. This week rachel from citrus and mint put together a great log cabin quilt block tutorial and cutting instructions for making a 6 x 6 and 12 x 12 traditional log cabin quilt block. How to make a scrappy log cabin quilt block tutorial. A few years ago i posted a tutorial for how to make a scrappy log cabin block similar to the one i make in the video.

Next sew the top and bottom strips on. Log cabin quilt block instructions. The log cabin quilt block. The blocks popularity may have been connected to abraham lincoln because of his pioneer history and the american values of the era.

I ve also included the fabric strip sizes you need to make a block finishing at 8 x 8. The basic structure of this quilt block is a center shape surrounded by strips or logs. 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. Start assembling the block in the center with the two squares.