Modern Log Cabin Quilt Layouts

Get instructions for a basic log cabin block here.

Modern log cabin quilt layouts.

Or conversely the design. You ll need even numbers. Since i wrote my first log cabin book in 1980 i have published pattens for 75 different log cabin block and quilt variations. Log cabin quilt patterns have many variations most of which are dependent upon the fabrics you choose.

Design potentials are almost endless and this pattern is a great way to use up scraps and remnants. Log cabin quilt designs straight furrows. There s lot of energy in this layout. Here are some creative designs that use log cabin blocks.

Interrupted log cabin quilt by tula pink. And because a log cabin design consists of just square and rectangular shapes it can be a great quilt project for a beginner because they ll be no stretchy bias edges to deal with. Maybe these patterns will spark some ideas. Like the fields the pioneers plowed this design emphasizes the straight line.

Zigzag or streaks of lightning. Look closely at the photo and you ll notice that the design is created when four quilt blocks are clustered together into two rows. As i prepared to publish my third log cabin book in 2013 i started this board. A log cabin quilt or log cabin quilt block is one of the most popular traditional quilt patterns and is pieced together using strips of fabric with a small square at the center of the block.

Make one of these free variations of log cabin quilts. This board is a collection of log cabin quilts showcasing various layouts. Click image to print the 6 block of the log cabin quilt pattern. See more ideas about log cabin quilts log cabin quilt quilts.

Sunshine and shadows log cabin quilt layout. The book begins with an excellent chapter on quiltmaking basics followed by a chapter on log cabin block styles. Light sides touch in each row of two blocks. Feb 20 2020 log cabin quilts are enduringly popular because of their ease of construction and their many setting possibilities.

And because the fabric shapes are usually quite narrow and often short it can also be a great way to use up fabric scraps. Log cabin is a classic adaptable quilt block. Of course there are many other log cabin quilt designs in the book including the classic log cabin courthouse steps and wonky log cabins with improvisational piecing. I love them also for their potential for block variation.

Feb 3 2020 the set layout or arrangement of asymmetrical log cabin blocks creates a beautiful secondary pattern in the quilt.