2019 log cabin shop classes how to#

But then I realized how many half square triangles I was going to need and as my tiny-triangle scrap pile continued to grow, I had to just start sewing strips together or I was going to go triangle blind.

My original plan was to cut everything out in the beginning, get all my strips and triangles done so I could sew straight through. Then you cut your sashing, create your stars, sew those together, and piece everything together to make your finished topper. The beginning construction is the same as a regular log cabin block 12 strips around the center. In fact, I loved that shiny blue so much, I used it for my stars too! Since I knew I would use a dark solid as my lattice between blocks, I wanted to use these fun, bold, patterns for my actual log cabin strips, anchoring them with a solid (and fabulously shiny) light blue solid as my center block. To make things even more serendipitous, I found a whole family of fabrics at Hobby Lobby with the exact number of fabrics I needed for the star log cabin pattern. So, I was excited when I came across another Eleanor Burns book, Star Log Cabin Quilt. I had never seen this variation to a log cabin before (remember, I’m still pretty new at this!) and had been wanting to try these “star” blocks out for a while, so finding this book was quite opportune. On one hand, it’s nice that you can turn a whole quilt out so quickly once you become a pro at the pattern (especially when using Eleanor Burns’s Quilt In A Day method), but I like a bit of variety. However, I will admit that 12 months of the same pattern can become a tad boring.

2019 log cabin shop classes how to#

I was so happy when Ashli announced this as our Q2EA theme of the year for a few reasons: (1) I’m still a fairly green quilter so the simplicity of the Log Cabin suits me very well, (2) I first learned how to quilt by making a log cabin block so I already felt nicely familiar with the pattern, and (3) I love how many fabrics you can use in one block without it feeling too hectic.