Log Cabin Quilt Square

Use the technique in a variety of ways to get different looks in quilts built from the same block.

Log cabin quilt square.

Log cabin quilt blocks feature strips of fabric pieced around a center square. Since it needs both dark and light fabrics it is an excellent pattern to use up scraps and small bits of fabric. It works well in the originally used flannels and plaids or equally well in cotton prints and florals. Like so many other quilt blocks the log cabin quilt block became popular in the 1860s during the civil war.

The blocks popularity may have been connected to abraham lincoln because of his pioneer history and the american values of the era. In my own quilts i like to use either 1 1 2 or 1 1 4 cut strips to build my log cabin quilt blocks when the quilt is made from mostly or all log cabin blocks. While square blocks typically come to mind log cabin blocks can be square rectangular triangular diamond shaped twisted or even curved. Log cabin quilt patterns are a staple in american quilting and first rose to popularity during the time of the civil war.

I have a rather large stash or fabric resource center as i ve been quilting for almost twenty years and sewing for at least another twenty five. Jelly rolls make it a cinch to sew a scrap quilt made up of log cabin blocks. A log cabin quilt or log cabin quilt block is one of the most popular traditional quilt patterns and is pieced together using strips of fabric with a small square at the center of the block. The reason is twofold.

This easy log cabin quilt block pattern shows you how to sew traditionally designed blocks that finish at 14 square. The basic structure of this quilt block is a center shape surrounded by strips or logs. The starting shape can be centered or anywhere else in the block.