Patchwork & Quilting UK – July 2019

28 British Patchwork & Quilting JULY 2019

PROJECT // scrappy go-lucky log cabin

CUTTING

Cut across width of fabric

1. From black cut:
   six, 1½" strips – inner border
   seven, 2½" strips – binding.


2. From white cut:
   six, 1½" strips – inner border,
   seven, 1¼" strips – outer border.

PIECING

Use ¼" seam allowance throughout

1. Make one block at a time. The idea is
   to be as random as possible with your
   fabric choice as you stitch.
   2a. From black cut one, 2½" square.
   Your measurements don’t need to be
   exact. Just ensure the centre square is
   no bigger than this size.
   b. Pull out one scrap strip at random
   and join it to one edge of centre, dia. 1a.
   c. Press seam.
   d. Trim strip to fit and then place
   leftover strip back with remaining scrap
   strips, dia. 1b.
   3a. Take another strip at random and
   join strip to adjacent side of square.
   b. Press and trim as before, dia. 1c.
   4a. Repeat to add two more strips to
   remaining sides of square to complete
   first round of strips, dia. 1d and dia. 1e.
   b. Note final strip of round will span two
   seams.
   5a. Continue adding strips in similar
   manner until you have completed three
   rounds of strips. Don’t worry about
   colours matching or clashing.
   b. Ideally block sides should measure at
   least 8", dia. 1f.
   6a. Repeat to make twenty blocks in
   total.
   b. Note blocks will all be different sizes
   and unlikely to be exactly square.
   c. Most of Chris’ blocks varied from 8" on
   the shortest side to approx. 10" on their

longest sides.

7a. Cut 3" strips from black or white

and add to each block in similar

manner, Log Cabin style.

b. Join black strips to ten blocks and

white strips to remaining ten blocks,

dia. 2a.

8a. Take 12½" square ruler and place

ruler on top of one block.

b. Make a 12½" square template from

thick card if you don’t have a square

ruler.

c. Move ruler around until happy with

the angles of the block you will create,

ensuring there is sufficient black or

white fabric on all four sides.

d. Cut around square, taking care to

turn everything so that you are always

cutting away from yourself, dia. 2b.

9. Cut all one colour squares with ruler
   angled from left to right, and second
   colour with ruler angled right to left,
   illust. 1a and illust. 1b.

ASSEMBLY

Inner borders

1a. Arrange blocks into five rows of four

blocks, alternating blocks.

b. Join blocks together in rows.

c. Press seams for alternate rows in

opposite direction.

d. Join rows together to complete quilt

centre.

2a. Take two, 1½" white strips and join

strips together end to end.

b. Press seam open.

c. Measure quilt top vertically down

centre and trim joined strips to this

measurement.

d. Add strip to one side of quilt centre.

e. Make second strip in same way and

add to opposite side of quilt top.

3. Measure quilt top horizontally across
   centre and make top and bottom inner
   borders from 1½" white strips in similar
   manner.


4. Add second inner border using 1½"
   black strips in same way.

Piano key border

1. Measure quilt down its centre. This
   measurement will be length of pieced
   strips needed for side borders.
   2a. Cut numerous strips from remaining
   scraps 4½" long.
   b. Join strips together in pairs along their
   length and then join pairs together.
   c. If wished, add a black strip at one end
   of strip set.
   3a. Continue joining strips together until
   pieced strip measures length of quilt.
   b. Adding one, 1½" x 4½" black strip at
   each end of pieced strip creates a nice
   frame for quilt as a whole.
   c. If necessary trim or add wider strips of
   scraps to ensure strip measures correct
   length.
   d. Make a second strip in same way.


2. Join strips to opposite sides of quilt.


3. Make top and bottom borders
   in similar manner, measuring quilt
   top horizontally through its centre
   to determine length of pieced strips
   needed.


4. Take 1¼" white strips and join strips
   as for inner borders to add a final white
   border to quilt top.

COMPLETION

1a. Make quilt sandwich with quilt top,

wadding and backing.

b. Pin or baste layers.

2. Quilt as desired. Chris quilted in the
   ditch around each Log Cabin block and
   then quilted a freehand spiral, adding
   linked spirals in the borders.


3. Double bind edges with 2½" black
   strips.


4. Add label.

Enjoy!

Don’t worry if you find black or

white strips are too narrow to

get the angle you want. Just add

another narrow strip of same colour

to block to enable you to do so.

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CONTACT

To see more of Chris’ work visit her

websitewww.meadowsidedesign.

wordpress.com

illust. 1. Complete blocks

a. Black bordered block b. White block