Log Cabin Quilt Block Tutorial

Start assembling the block in the center with the two squares.

Log cabin quilt block tutorial.

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. Jelly rolls make it a cinch to sew a scrap quilt made up of log cabin blocks. I used two different fabrics with a white background and red print.

The blocks popularity may have been connected to abraham lincoln because of his pioneer history and the american values of the era. Traditional log cabin blocks would have lighter fabrics on one side and darker. Jelly rolls are bundled rolls that are formed from pre cut strips of coordinated fabric. The starting shape can be centered or anywhere else in the block.

Last week s block was a churn dash block you can find the tutorial here. As usual sew a 1 4 seam and press seams toward the darker fabric. The basic structure of this quilt block is a center shape surrounded by strips or logs. Like so many other quilt blocks the log cabin quilt block became popular in the 1860s during the civil war.

In the tutorial you ll see step by step photos similar to the ones in the video. Next sew the top and bottom strips on. I ve also included the fabric strip sizes you need to make a block finishing at 8 x 8. For one 14 square log cabin block cut your strips according to the picture below.

How to make a scrappy log cabin quilt block tutorial. Log cabin quilt block instructions. 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. Both sizes were really fun to make.