Log cabin quilt

[Stitches]

I would love to do a log cabin quilt does anyone know how much fabric I need its for a double bed

[Pearl]

This is in yards but hope it helps.  What colours are you planning to use?

[Pearl]

Forgot the attachment!

[Stitches]

Many thanks Pearl.browns and cream hopefully my quilt shop has a sale on this week

[Pearl]

Lovely.  I look forward to seeing it. 

[Deafoldbat]

Do a little thinking too on how you'll want to lay out the blocks. Straight Furrows - the layout in Pearl's piccy is the only log cabin layout that works with odd numbers, apart from laying all the blocks the same way up, so unless you like lopsided (call it 'modern' and you'll get away with it ) layouts you'll need an even number of blocks across and down. If you think of them as HSTs you can draw plans quite easily on squared paper. Hours of indecision may await!

[BrendaP]

I would love to do a log cabin quilt does anyone know how much fabric I need its for a double bed

As a rule of thumb, unless your pieces are exceptionally small or really huge, I reckon that the top of a quilt will require twice the area of the finished quilt.  That's to allow for all the seam allowances and a small amount of wastage.

So, for example, if your finished quilt will be 90" x 90" and the fabric is 45" wide you will need about 360" = 10 yards.  The fabric is more likely to be 42" wide so compensate and reckon on 10m.  That's 40 metric FQs (half metre x half width) or about 45 imperial FQs (18" x half width).

[wrenkins]

Do a little thinking too on how you'll want to lay out the blocks. Straight Furrows - the layout in Pearl's piccy is the only log cabin layout that works with odd numbers, apart from laying all the blocks the same way up, so unless you like lopsided (call it 'modern' and you'll get away with it ) layouts you'll need an even number of blocks across and down. If you think of them as HSTs you can draw plans quite easily on squared paper. Hours of indecision may await!

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA.......hours says she. (Try months more like.....).  ...and I still haven't decided. 
Log cabin was the very first pattern I ever did so I have a soft spot for it. I'm looking forward to seeing your results @Stitches

[Renegade Sewist]

Only months? Log cabin was the first quilt I wanted to make. I bought a book even. Was that in 1977 or 1978? They used templates and scissors. Still have the book. Still want to make a log cabin quilt.

Good luck with yours!!! 

[Ploshkin]

My first quilt was a log cabin wall hanging nearly 30 years ago - I still have it.  It was quilt as you go and I used curtain fabric and measured all the strips with a tape measure and cut them with scissors.  Log cabin is still my favourite pattern.

[Iminei]

July's BOM was a beautiful Log cabin block by @StitchinTime  ...... check it out here

[Lowena]

I must admit that although I can admire people's log cabin quilts it's not a block I'm fond of. I don't mind the "courthouse steps" version, but I find it all a bit 

[Celia]

Only months? Log cabin was the first quilt I wanted to make. I bought a book even. Was that in 1977 or 1978? They used templates and scissors. Still have the book. Still want to make a log cabin quilt.

Good luck with yours!!! 

Me too I could have written this post,   I did make a couple of test blocks, still hoping one day

[Renegade Sewist]

Celia, you got farther than I did.