Log Cabin Quilt Block Tutorial

Jelly rolls are bundled rolls that are formed from pre cut strips of coordinated fabric.

Log cabin quilt block tutorial.

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. The log cabin quilt block. For one 14 square log cabin block cut your strips according to the picture below. The basic structure of this quilt block is a center shape surrounded by strips or logs.

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. 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. I used two different fabrics with a white background and red print. Start assembling the block in the center with the two squares.

The starting shape can be centered or anywhere else in the block. Next sew the top and bottom strips on. In the tutorial you ll see step by step photos similar to the ones in the video. 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.

How to make a scrappy log cabin quilt block tutorial. As usual sew a 1 4 seam and press seams toward the darker fabric. Log cabin quilt block instructions. Traditional log cabin blocks would have lighter fabrics on one side and darker.

Like so many other quilt blocks the log cabin quilt block became popular in the 1860s during the civil war. I ve also included the fabric strip sizes you need to make a block finishing at 8 x 8. The blocks popularity may have been connected to abraham lincoln because of his pioneer history and the american values of the era. Last week s block was a churn dash block you can find the tutorial here.