The class was a bust, but the book was perfect! If I hadn't tried my second quilt, a twin sized log cabin, I likely would not be a quilter. I hated cutting out all the little triangles for the star quilt, but I loved the strip quilting method.
Since then, Log Cabins have remained my favorite. They are fast and easy, finding colors is fun, and they offer a lot of variety in the layout phase.
A pinwheel layout for my aunt Deb.
A barn raising layout for a colorful mini quilt.
A very small tester to see if the colors work well. I don't have the final quilt's picture because it was before I had a digital camera. I call this quilt my blue willow quilt because it looks just like the china pattern.
I had some fun quilting this one... I wasn't very good at it, but I gave it a shot!
Other "l" words included a set of coffee can luminarias I tin-punched and painted (I'll likely blog about them eventually), and lace.
Log Cabin is my favorite quilt block as well. I could make mosaics with this pattern indefinitely. Something wonderful about the two sides coming together.
ReplyDeleteThe barn raising layout is my favorite. New follower here. I'm stopping by from the "A to Z" challenge and I look forward to visiting again.
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Beautiful work! I haven't tried my hand at quilting yet but do other forms of needlework. I'll be back! Have fun with the Challenge!
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Your theme is great and I really enjoyed seeing your quilts.
ReplyDeleteYour theme is beautiful! You are very talented.
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A to Z-ing to the end
Peanut Butter and Whine
These are beautiful. I can see why Log Cabins are your favorites.
ReplyDeleteIt takes talent and patients to quilt like that and it's clear you have both.
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I am working on a log cabin quilt. It is for my son to take when he goes to the Civil War reenactments. It is much easier than I thought and may be my new favorite. I am sorry that you will not be completing the challenge. Hope you feel better soon.
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