log cabins

Time for a quick blog update just before 2022 arrives! 

I'm ending the year with a bit of scrap magic!

Next to bind is my scrappy log cabin quilt 

- super excited to get another quilt almost to the finish line! 

- quilting close up

🎝 and- a- binding- we- will- go 🎝🎝

- progress collage

- backing pic

- I love fabric details 🔎👀

I loved making this quilt! 

Log cabins are so versatile, don't you think? The layout possibilities are endless, and with the right mix of fabric you can end up with a traditional, vintage or modern feel.   

And yes, it's lots of simple patchwork piecing … cut, stitch, press, trim … again and again... repetitive & easy. And at times over this past year, that sort of sewing was just what I needed. 

Scraps quilts are my favourite and the fabrics in this were all from my stash. There's a healthy sprinkling of Denyse Schmidt fabrics here - I find they are such a great mix of different colours and prints, perfect to add to my scrappy vintage look. I also added in smidgeons of gingham, Outback Wife, Kaffe & AMH, and lots of other random pieces from my scrap baskets. 

I used lots of neutral strips and muddy medium fabrics. To avoid a really murky quilt though, I included light lights and a selection of dark darks too... so yep, it's a bit of everything really!
I do love all of those busy prints all mixed in together creating wonderful patchwork. {wink wink} I'm definitely a quilter who likes to use those florals up!

I used a vintage blue/green solid for all the center blocks, love this shade. In a wildly scrappy quilt like this, a little touch of continuity helps sort out the chaos. And I followed through with my plan to pick up that green accent colour, and used a Tula Pink stripe in two tone greens for the binding.

My log cabin layout was totally inspired by Jolene blue elephant stitches. I finished piecing the top back in  June 2021 and eventually had it machine quilted by my friend Leeanne from quiltmekiwi in October 2021. Often all that a quilt really needs is an open flowing design to add texture and movement without overwhelming the piecing & fabric choices, and "gingersnap" worked really well here. 

Finished quilt measures 68" x 89" - I haven't made a quilt quite this big for a while!

I'll enjoyed slip stitching the binding down over the next few summer evenings, 

looking at all the sweet fabrics 

 … and wondering what 2022 will bring. 

As always, thanks for stopping by 

and thanks too all the +ve encouragement & taking the time to comment over the year.

Happy happy New Year

Linda