Log Cabin Quilt Block Tutorial

Start assembling the block in the center with the two squares.

Log cabin quilt block tutorial.

Last week s block was a churn dash block you can find the tutorial here. Next sew the top and bottom strips on. How to make a scrappy log cabin quilt block tutorial. This week rachel from citrus and mint put together a great log cabin quilt block tutorial and cutting instructions for making a 6 x 6 and 12 x 12 traditional log cabin quilt block.

As usual sew a 1 4 seam and press seams toward the darker fabric. Jelly rolls are bundled rolls that are formed from pre cut strips of coordinated fabric. For one 14 square log cabin block cut your strips according to the picture below. I ve also included the fabric strip sizes you need to make a block finishing at 8 x 8.

Both sizes were really fun to make. Jelly rolls make it a cinch to sew a scrap quilt made up of log cabin blocks. The basic structure of this quilt block is a center shape surrounded by strips or logs. A few years ago i posted a tutorial for how to make a scrappy log cabin block similar to the one i make in the video.

I used two different fabrics with a white background and red print. The starting shape can be centered or anywhere else in the block. The log cabin quilt block. The blocks popularity may have been connected to abraham lincoln because of his pioneer history and the american values of the era.

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. Like so many other quilt blocks the log cabin quilt block became popular in the 1860s during the civil war. 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. Traditional log cabin blocks would have lighter fabrics on one side and darker.