I’m afraid today I do not have an exciting place to show you but I have a fun, simple sewing craft for you to do and all you need are:
- A Sewing Machine
- At Least Two Different Fabrics – Enough to Make 1 1/2”wide x 20” long pieces
- Thread
- Measuring Tools – A 9 1/2” Square and 3 1/2” Square
- Cutting Tools – Scissors and Rotary Cutter
- A Lot Of Fun!
- So, to get started on our log cabin square you first need to choose at least two fabrics. As you see down below I choose a beautiful harvest fabric and a nice tan one.
You need enough to make two stripes 1 1/2” wide x 20” long. DO NOT LEAVE OFF THAT EXTRA HALF INCH!!! That is your seam allowance and if you even miss a tiny bit, you’ll throw off your whole square.
2. Once you've picked out your fabric, you’ll press them BEFORE you cut. Then take your straightest side, fold it in half and cut it to your correct measurements.
3. Then unfold and lay out your first color that you want to be your center and cut out a 1 1/2” square. Take your second color and repeat this step.
4. Then, take it to the sewing machine and sew the two together a quarter inch away from the edge and it should look like this!
5. Then go back to the cutting board and this is where it gets easy: Just take your first color and cut 2” to match your two little squares which equal an inch! You want it easier than that? Just line up your first fabric to your little squares without cutting and just sew the two together. Then when they’re together just trim off the remaining fabric. It’s really simple!
6.Keep repeating these steps until you are happy with your size making ‘L’ shapes out of the two colors. The traditional quilt square size is 9 1/2”.
And there you are! Now you have a Log Cabin Quilt Square!
Thanks for joining me on this tutorial and I’ll be posting next week!
MJ
For more log cabin quilt squares:
Log Cabins – New Techniques For Traditional Quilts
Liked Making This? Come back in a few weeks to learn how to turn this square into a clutch!
Cool!
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