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Title: Log Cabins for my niece
Post by: Sakar on April 23, 2017, 09:59:23 AM
My godchild has become 18 this year and she will finish college in June, to conitnue on university in autumn. That's reason enough to make a nice quilt in her favourite colours.
I must admit that I have never really sewn a LogCabin, although I have a whole book of this wonderful pattern at home.

So it's a LogCabin Quilt to be  :)

That's the plan:
(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-syH4OkjUAmI/WPxr09WJ9bI/AAAAAAAAHD0/7aWl6yaCpUYWhcEdss4sb1hy7YMmvZAjQCLcB/s320/LogCabin-Plan.jpg)

And that's my first success after 3h of sewing  :D
(https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-fPej1IQ5mUw/WPxr3EBKNxI/AAAAAAAAHD4/XIDYgmuuspEi9n6e_vBX4VYruu5v3PRCQCLcB/s320/LogCabin-1.jpg)

The fabric was chosen be DH and even prewashing and ironing was done by the best husband in the world  :loveit:
Title: Re: Log Cabins for my niece
Post by: Sakar on April 23, 2017, 13:39:16 PM
Intermediate state 2pm...

(https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-q-pYWpivQ9c/WPygI8Jc7RI/AAAAAAAAHEI/egY3Q3Wb7Y8KRFjzK0yYIVqu8X5LhnONgCLcB/s320/LogCabin-2.jpg)
Title: Re: Log Cabins for my niece
Post by: shadykittykat on April 23, 2017, 15:04:12 PM
Looking good  <3
Title: Re: Log Cabins for my niece
Post by: Lantana on April 23, 2017, 18:03:50 PM
It's coming on nicely! I really like it!

Did I read that right? Your DH did the fabric preparations? Wow!

Lanty  :vintage:

Title: Re: Log Cabins for my niece
Post by: Sakar on April 23, 2017, 20:50:50 PM
Yes he did  :loveit:
Title: Re: Log Cabins for my niece
Post by: Lilian on April 23, 2017, 23:05:18 PM
Looking good, I like the colours  0_0
Title: Re: Log Cabins for my niece
Post by: rubywishes on April 24, 2017, 12:53:53 PM
OOoooooo I love your pattern and colours, just terrific. I've never done a log cabin but after seeing yours....it's on the list!
Title: Re: Log Cabins for my niece
Post by: Ellabella on April 24, 2017, 16:45:23 PM
Oh I love Log Cabin blocks. There are so many ways to place them, I could juggle them for hours.
Title: Re: Log Cabins for my niece
Post by: Iminei on April 24, 2017, 18:47:39 PM
Lovely stuff, just the right amount of contrast but they do look real fiddly...

Are they strip pieced? What size are the strips???
Do I need to look after your electronic copy of this book???

Lantana, Sakar and her hubby are just married !!! (last May!)
Title: Re: Log Cabins for my niece
Post by: Sakar on April 24, 2017, 19:28:23 PM
@all: Thanks everybody !!

@Ruby: just try it! It's easier than I thougt!!  :)

@Imi: The strips are 5,5cm (cut) or 4cm (sewn), one LogCabin Block is about 32x32cm.
Yes, of course are the stripes pieced. How do you make LogCabins? :P

Here is a little update.... ;)
(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-aoXX957fuDY/WP5ChQzbEuI/AAAAAAAAHFU/x3LOpJGOd2wWBKihc6x8CkJU9SpGaHA4gCLcB/s320/LogCabin-3.jpg)
Title: Re: Log Cabins for my niece
Post by: Deafoldbat on April 24, 2017, 19:41:44 PM
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they do look real fiddly...

Not in the least fiddly - you just sew strips round and round. It does help if you cut the strips to size, rather than use the sew and whack method. You can get all sorts of designs with log cabin blocks, like HSTs, as that's the effect the block gives you (without cutting a single triangle - just up your street RW? :D).
For ideas look here
https://www.amazon.co.uk/d/Books/Judy-Martins-Log-Cabin-Quilt-Book-Martin/0929589122/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1493059347&sr=1-2&keywords=judy+martin+quilts
Title: Re: Log Cabins for my niece
Post by: Lantana on April 24, 2017, 22:23:19 PM

Lantana, Sakar and her hubby are just married !!! (last May!)

Ah ha! That explains it ... she choose well! I wonder if there are any more where he came from?

L :vintage:
Title: Re: Log Cabins for my niece
Post by: Ploshkin on April 25, 2017, 07:56:27 AM
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they do look real fiddly...
Iminei, log cabin is brilliant for qayg.  The first thing I ever did was a qayg log cabin wall hanging and sewed each strip on through all layers so it was instantly quilted.
Title: Re: Log Cabins for my niece
Post by: Lowena on April 25, 2017, 09:56:01 AM
I agree with DOB ( would I dare do otherwise  :P ) Log Cabin is very easy to do but can look very effective.
Yours is looking great Sakar  <3
Title: Re: Log Cabins for my niece
Post by: Sakar on April 25, 2017, 12:05:06 PM
Here is the next pic...

(https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Oynh9kWWdlA/WP8rqbyQXUI/AAAAAAAAHF4/ju8gVs_elsIycmJHsuaK8n40G8DSrnQXwCLcB/s320/IMAG0930.jpg)

Ah ha! That explains it ... she choose well! I wonder if there are any more where he came from?
L :vintage:
Thanks ;) But if you want, you can ask him yourself at FoQ this year, while carrying all the JellyRolls and books and CharmPacks and wadding and rulers and all the other fabrics and ....  :)

Thanks, Lowena!

Do I need to look after your electronic copy of this book???
It's a German (http://www.amazon.de/Alles-Log-Cabin-Sabina-Schr%C3%B6der/dp/3937703195/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1493118409&sr=8-1&keywords=alles+log+cabin) one, but if you want, I could send you some impressions of the  book. ;)
Title: Re: Log Cabins for my niece
Post by: Lantana on April 25, 2017, 14:21:30 PM
He'll be easy to pick out in the crowds then Sakar  0_0

Yes I did a QAYG log cabin Ploshkin ..... nowhere near as classy as Sakars but it's one of my  projects I actually finished!

Lanty  :vintage:
Title: Re: Log Cabins for my niece
Post by: Sakar on April 28, 2017, 06:13:13 AM
Yesterday I finished the top  :)

Title: Re: Log Cabins for my niece
Post by: Iminei on April 28, 2017, 08:41:37 AM
WOW! you've been busy S.

How big is it ???
Title: Re: Log Cabins for my niece
Post by: Sakar on April 28, 2017, 09:06:19 AM
1,4x2m

Today I'll pick up the Pfaff from my mother and then I'll be quilting and sewing the entire weekend ;)
Title: Re: Log Cabins for my niece
Post by: Lowena on April 28, 2017, 10:50:58 AM
That's lovely, very accomplished  :)
Title: Re: Log Cabins for my niece
Post by: Ploshkin on April 28, 2017, 11:38:14 AM
That's really lovely, Sakar
Title: Re: Log Cabins for my niece
Post by: Lantana on April 28, 2017, 14:53:40 PM
Wow that's a real beauty! Have fun doing the finishing!

L  :vintage:
Title: Re: Log Cabins for my niece
Post by: rubywishes on April 29, 2017, 00:08:59 AM
That is really lovely...stunningly eye catching  0_0.