Make a cut along the edge of the ruler, trimming the square in line with the fabric strip. Quilt-as-you-go Log Cabin On Saturday I went to a quilt-as-you-go class at Picture Patchwork in Latrobe. Ensure that log 1 (strip just added) is in the 3 o'clock position (1 on the block assembly diagram). Step 6e With Round 2 complete, check the size of your block as done in Step 5b. Quilt-as-you-go is a technique that eliminates a couple of steps from the typical way of making a quilt. You sew together the quilt top and attach it to the batting all in one step, instead of putting together the quilt … my block is well over the 12 inch size that I'm aiming for. Fabric scraps, minimum 3/4″ (8.5 mm) on all sides, Quilting ruler and rotary cutter (although you won’t be using these a whole lot!). Here, I subcut a piece from a long strip. Ensure that log 1 (strip just added) is in the 3 o'clock position. They make it look like a modern log cabin quilt block. xx Carina. It's easy for beginners and some call it a crazy log cabin quilt block. I like that it’s a free-form way to build a quilt and that you don’t really need to be precise. Learn how to master this technique in this new quilting tutorial with Leah Day. Open the two pieces of fabric with the right sides up. I posted a quick wonky log cabin tutorial on Instagram and I thought I’d share it here too, you may just be in need of a scrap busting project! Trim the excess fabric from both sides of the strip. We can cut them straight as we go. As well as some half square triangles with any triangular pieces I had. In addition, you'll see Marti's first quilt-as-you-go log cabin … E-zine But I really think the blocks have more character when they aren’t trimmed to exact straight edges. Ensure that log 3 (3 on the wonky log cabin block assembly diagram) is in the 9 o'clock position. You can start with dark or light fabrics. Angle the ruler about 1/4 to 1/2 inch into the center square, trimming off part of it. The center square is labeled 'center'. … Trimming… Lay your ruler over your block in place you think works best. I was aiming for a finished size of 10 inches so I trimmed them down to 11 inches. Experiment... Really make this block, and quilt, your own! 4. Place the fabric strip right 1. Copyright 2017 - 2021 Wanda A. Epps. Choose a light fabric strip. Use your charm packs too. Make your wonky log cabin block as large as you need to by simply adding rounds of logs until you get a block size that works for your quilt pattern. Place center square/log 1, I'm Carina Envoldsen-Harris and I'm happy you're here. Or until the block is the desired size. For this. I'm using a quilt-as-you-go method. Sew the unit to the strip using a 1/4 inch seam along the right side of the strips. Check out my patterns in my Payhip shop or in my Etsy shop. stitching with the last log sewn going under the needle first. For the center 'square', cut a piece of fabric that has four sides and is about. So when I saw Miss Make‘s wonky log cabin tutorial, I knew I wanted to try it! Nor do the Step 3a Choose a dark fabric strip. Carina's Craftblog is about embroidery and other creative things. Place it, vertically right side up, Place center square/light log unit, right side down, on top of the, Trim the excess fabric. Place it, vertically right side up onto your cutting mat. Add another piece like in step 3 and keep on adding and trimming until you run out of scraps that will fit! Then proceed counterclockwise around the center. Add rounds until the block is 1 or 2 inches greater than the size that you want. How cool, right?! Finger press the seam away from the center. What you will need: Fabric scraps, minimum 3/4″ (8.5 mm) on all sides. Then, add another round of strips. The angles give the block its wonky nature. 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