Today's Quilter - UK (2020-01)

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Youwillneed

QWhiteprint– 1yds

QPinkfabric– 1yds

QLightprints– 2ydstotal*

QBrightprints– 2ydstotal*

QBackingfabric– 5yds

QBindingfabric–yd

QBatting– 68inx 86in

Qfast2cut,BonnieK Hunter’sEssential

TriangleTool(fromC&TPublishing)

orsimilartoolforcuttinghalf-square

triangles from strip sets

BEHIND THE QUILT

DIAMOND BRIGHT

“LogCabinquiltscanbemadeinsomanyvariationsthatI alwayshavefun

comingbacktothistraditionalblock.I knowthiswon’t be my last version, but

this one might be my favourite!”– Diane D Knott

LOGCABINVARIATION

BETTER TOGETHER

Cuttingout

Note:Layerwhiteprintandpink

stripsrightsides together before

cutting.

1

Fromwhiteprintand pink fabrics,

cutasfollows:

QSeventeen(17)strips 3 inx 18in.

Subcutintoone-hundred-thirty-six

(136) triangle sets (see step 5).

2

Fromlightprints, cut out as

follows:

QForty-eight(48) 1 inx 8instrips.

QForty-eight(48) 1 inx 7instrips.

QForty-eight(48) 1 inx 6instrips.

QForty-eight (48) 1in x 5in strips.

QForty-eight(48) 1 inx 4instrips.

QForty-eight (48) 1in x 3in strips.

3

Fromdarkprints, cut out as

follows:

QForty-eight(48) 1 inx 9instrips.

QForty-eight(48) 1 inx 8instrips.

QForty-eight(48) 1 inx 7instrips.

QForty-eight(48) 1 inx 6instrips.

QForty-eight(48) 1 inx 5instrips.

QForty-eight (48) 1in x 4in strips.

4

Frombindingfabric,cuteight

(8)2inx WOFstrips,oruse your

preferred width for binding.

Assemblingtheblocks

5

Usea specialist45-degreeruler

witha flatedgeorgreyed-out

triangleat thetiptocuthalf-square

trianglesfromthewhiteandpink

strips.Usingthe45-degreelineona

regularrulerwillresultintriangles

thataretoosmall.Layerthestrips

rightsidestogetherandtrimthe

ends.Makethefirstcutwiththe

45-degreetriangleruler.Rotatethe

ruler180-degreesforthenext cut and

repeat along the strips.

6

Sewthewhiteandpinkhalf-square

trianglestogether.Makeone-

hundred-thirty-six(136).Setaside

eighty-eight (88) units for the borders

(Fig 1 ).

7

Sewa light 1 inx 3instripto

the half-square triangle(Fig 2 ).

8

Sewa light 1 inx 4instripto

the half-square triangle(Fig 3 ).

9

Sewa dark 1 inx 4instripto

the half-square triangle(Fig 4 ).

10

Sewa dark 1 inx 5instripto

the half-square triangle(Fig 5 ).

11

Sewa light 1 inx 5in strip to

the block(Fig 6 ).

12

Sewa light 1 inx 6in strip to

the block(Fig 7 ).