Log Cabin Quilt

One of my favourite quilts I made as part of my Stash Busting Summer is this Log Cabin Quilt.  I made it over the Christmas holidays but just realised the other day that I hadn't posted it on my blog.

Log Cabin Blocks are favourites of mine and I use them a lot in my designs.  I usually make mine really scrappy and don't worry about lights and darks but this time I was inspired by another little quiltlet by Ruth Buchanan in Patchwork and Quilting magazine.  Her quilt was called I is for Innamincka and was made with 5" charm squares and each block had a red spot centre square.  I didn't want my blocks to be quite as small as hers (her finished blocks were 4.5") but thought that 6" blocks were better for me.

I did however choose lights and darks for the blocks and pieced them in a more traditional log cabin block.

 

This is a close-up of one of the blocks.

The centre square is 2" and the strips are 1" each - measurements without seam allowance,

I was able to use up a lot of smaller pieces from my stash and although the cutting out seemed to take forever, it all went together fairly smoothly.

I 'found' a blue print fabric in my stash for the border (2" finished) and the binding is made up of left over pieces of red bindings from other projects sewn together.

Finished quilt size is 40" square.  I just love it!

 

 

Spooks returns...

I'm excited that Spooks returns to ABC1 for the final series next Saturday night.  Disappointed it's the last but looking forward to the show. 

Radio National..

My favourite radio program for sometime has been Life Matters with Richard Aedy.  To my disappointment he has been shuffled around to another program and the new host is Natasha Mitchell.  I really miss Richard.  I heard somewhere (maybe on Life Matters?) that change becomes a challenge as you age.  Well I must be getting old.  I really miss Richard.

Until next time

Lyn

Comments

[Julz at Simple Stitches]

Lyn your log cabin quilt is lovely!
great block for scraps..especially those real tiny ones.

[Carmel]

Another lovely quilt. I didn't listen to Richard on Life Matters but some of those interviews were included in an Education podcast show that he did. I can understand you missing him.