This is how far I’ve got with the American Civil war mini quilt that I’m making using the English paper piecing method. I use my little quilts as mats around the house, and as covers for side tables – anything that looks a bit bare, really! And as soon as I’ve finished one, I want to start another one….! This shows the back and front of the quilt: But I like mine, with more red in it than the example that I started out wanting to copy.Īs usual, I’m not totally happy with my stitching – I wish I could get my stitches smaller and more even, but it’s quite a bit better than my previous quilt, so I’m getting there slowly! And very different from the example in Carol Hopkins’ book. It has ended up looking quite different from the way I thought it would. This is the finished quilt – it measures 21 by 25 inches. When all the quilting was done, I washed the quilt, and hung it up to dry in the conservatory, so that it started to have that old-fashioned crinkly look. I didn’t use a pattern for this one – I just echoed the edges of the pattern pieces. I put a few extra pins in to keep the layers together, and started quilting – by hand, with polyester thread. This is the back of the quilt – gorgeous fabric, isn’t it? If you make big quilts, you’d probably think I’m daft to do this, but I find that it works! The layers don’t shift much with a small quilt, so I can get away with it. Then, with sewing cotton I made a grid of long tacking stitches over the whole of the quilt, with about three inches between rows, starting in the centre and working out to the edges.Īs my quilt is small, I put the binding on at this point. Making sure there were no creases in the three layers, I put pins in every four inches or so over the top of the quilt to hold it all together. I put the backing fabric down first, wrong side up, then spread out the wadding (100% cotton heirloom wadding), then the ironed quilt top. My quilt is only 22 by 27 inches, so it’s not a problem! I did mine on the floor in my conservatory! With big quilts, this stage can be difficult, as you need a lot of space to spread out the fabrics. Keep adding fabric strips in a clockwise manner until you reach the required block size.Now that I’ve finished the patchwork top of my American Civil war quilt, I can put together the layers, and do the quilting.Repeat steps 3 to 6 for the next side of the feature fabric, working in a clockwise direction.Press the seam open (with seam allowances towards the darker fabric).Trim the excess fabric strip only the edge of the centre square.Leave the excess fabric strip hanging from the end of the centre piece. ![]() Place a strip of fabric on one edge of the feature fabric, right sides together, lining up one corner and one edge.Cut log fabric into the required strip width (see calculator above).Cut the centre square (or rectangle) from the feature fabric.Watch the video to see the easiest way to sew a log cabin quilt block, or scroll for the step-by-step tutorial: If you want to make a log cabin quilt using a jelly roll, the 14″ quilt block with 3 rounds is the perfect size, resulting in a 2.5″ centre square and logs. Note: for ease of cutting, the log cabin quilt block measurements are to the quarter inch, and the centre square may be a different size to the logs. Log Cabin Quilt Block Suppliesįor a traditional square log cabin quilt, use the calculator below to determine the log and centre square size for any quilt block size. In these days of creative modern quilting, there’s no need to stick with these rules! For this tutorial, I’ll use the log cabin block to frame a feature fabric in the centre:įor more log cabin quilt sewing inspiration, check out the Fast & Flexible Log Cabin Quilts course with Nancy Smith. The traditional log cabin quilt block has a red centre with light fabrics on two side and dark fabrics in the other two sides. ![]() The log cabin quilt block is strips of fabric (logs) sewn around a centre square (or rectangle). One of the best things about the log cabin block is you don’t have to worry about lining up corners, so it is forgiving for the beginner who is still learning to accurately sew straight.
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