Log Cabin Block

12 inch log cabin block no 1.

Log cabin block.

The blocks popularity may have been connected to abraham lincoln because of his pioneer history and the american values of the era. Log cabin quilt blocks feature strips of fabric pieced around a center square. 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 br br log cabin quilt patterns are a staple in american quilting and first rose to popularity during the time of the civil war. Jelly rolls make it a cinch to sew a scrap quilt made up of log cabin blocks.

For log cabin quilt blocks we need to take this a bit further. Jan 16 2019 explore sharon morris s board log cabin variations followed by 1614 people on pinterest. Here s another log cabin block this one made by my 9 year old. She made hers scrappy and didn t necessarily piece her strips in the same order each round.

I used two different fabrics with a white background and red print. Jelly rolls are bundled rolls that are formed from pre cut strips of coordinated fabric. Like so many other quilt blocks the log cabin quilt block became popular in the 1860s during the civil war. The log cabin quilt block.

If you want to reduce the time spent cutting fabric you can use jelly rolls and the following diagram gives you the measurements of the various pieces of the block using the 2 width of a jelly roll. Let s assume we re going to make the red and white block shown above. The ultimate sewing test. 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.

See more ideas about log cabin quilts log cabin quilt quilt patterns. 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. While square blocks typically come to mind log cabin blocks can be square rectangular triangular diamond shaped twisted or even curved. It is a total of 9 logs across including the center square.

The starting shape can be centered or anywhere else in the block. So as you can see log cabins are indeed beginner friendly. The log cabin block is constructed using strips and you can set the width of the strip to suit the finished look of your design. The basic structure of this quilt block is a center shape surrounded by strips or logs.