Log Cabin Quilt Fabric Requirements

Log cabin quilts are classic.

Log cabin quilt fabric requirements.

Our log cabin block has a center square surrounded by five rounds of logs. 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. Suitable for the confident beginner and beyond. For a more on these techniques go to perfecting log cabin quilt blocks.

Cut fabric 8 separate the wide and narrow stripes by cutting in the center of the seam. A perfect seam allowance is a beautiful thing. Traditionally half of the strips are lighter and half are darker but i ve seen gorgeous quilts made with all light tone on tone beiges whites and ones made with only. Approximate finished quilt size.

However it is important to have an accurate 1 4 seam allowance. Sewing a log cabin block is fairly easy just straight sewing. Finally i do a sewing test with scraps from the fabrics i ll use in my quilt. Jelly rolls make it a cinch to sew a scrap quilt made up of log cabin blocks.

Straight set 5 x 6 blocks. Two simple techniques no one talks about. Jelly rolls are bundled rolls that are formed from pre cut strips of coordinated fabric. General fabric requirements for quilt top.

For my example i m using 2 strips and squares but you can use whatever size you like. In addition to your usual quilting supplies here are general fabric requirements based on 40 42 inches of. Approximately four inches should be added to the length and width of the backing fabric for small quilts and eight inches should be added for large quilts. A quilt s backing is often made up of one or two large pieces of fabric and the yardage largely depends on the size of the finished patchwork design.

70 x 84 inches.