If you want to see more tutorials as they come out, simply click HERE to sign up for my newsletter and get a free PDF quilt pattern called "Chained Weathervane". I hope you enjoyed this tutorial for a Log Cabin quilt block. You will continue sewing the rectangles to the center unit in a clockwise sequence until you’ve completed the block. Now you will sew the pink print 2″ x 3.5″ rectangle to the bottom of the unit you just made. Next you sew the 2″ x 3.5″ white print to the right side of the unit you made above. It’s also a good idea to check the size of the center unit after you press each seam. For this block I recommend pressing the seam allowances away from the center of the block. Sew the 2 squares together and press the seam allowance. Unless I look really hard, I can’t tell where the odd fabric is! Good news – the company that sold her the kit had a comparable fabric that she used. Unfortunately, she wound up not having enough of one of the fabrics to finish the last block – auugghh! We’ve probably all been there at some point. Half Log Cabin Scrap download Here is PDF for you to download. You’ll need 36 of each of the sizes for the half log cabin squares. Well, we all know fabric can stretch a bit. Cut 2 strips from each fabric, across the width of the fabric (44). My mom made a log cabin quilt from a kit (this was before kits were even a thing!) and she decided to just sew the strips to the center unit and then trim it off. It is important to cut out the rectangles before sewing instead of just sewing a strip onto the center unit and then trimming off the extra. Here are the cutting directions for my example which makes a 10.5″ finished block: Fabric Requirements: Traditionally, half of the strips are lighter and half are darker but I’ve seen gorgeous quilts made with all light tone-on-tone beiges/whites and ones made with only one color – like all your green scraps. For my example, I’m using 2″ strips and squares, but you can use whatever size you like. However, it is important to have an accurate 1/4″ seam allowance. Sewing a Log Cabin block is fairly easy – just straight sewing.
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