My friends seem to always choose the scrappy log cabin quilt as their favorite quilt, so I have been making them as gifts. Recently I have had requests for two quilts.
One quilt is for a young man who is always asking me for advise on purchasing quilts. I always ask him why he likes a certain quilt and I give him some history on the blocks/quilt to help him decide why he wants it. He has a birthday coming up in July and I will surprise him with a scrappy log cabin quilt. I made him a queen-size quilt, 80 1/2" by 100 1/2", and the blocks are arranged in the diamond pattern. It is boxed and ready to mail to him in San Francisco. Happy Birthday Robert.
The second scrappy log cabin is for a friend battling cancer. My husband asked me if I would make him a quilt. Every time he goes to visit him he is wearing his coat inside his house trying to stay warm. Cancer sucks - and I wish him the best. My husband will deliver this quilt to him. This quilt is a lap quilt measuring 60 1/2" by 70 1/2 ".
Below are both quilts which look pretty much the same except for their sizes.
In a post from last year regarding the scrappy log cabin quilt the quilt guild I belong to had a challenge using fabric from their trash to treasure tote. The fabric was cut into 1 1/2" strips to make a scrappy log cabin quilt. There have been many beautiful completed log cabin quilts from guild members. This challenge seemed to be a hit. I am proud of all these talented ladies. But there is still bag full of 1 1/2" fabric strips left. The top two quilts were made from some of these leftover strips. I did use red for the center square which represents the hearth of the home in a log cabin. To me this represents the love and warmth I'm sending with these quilts.
Moving along, I have another quilt loaded on my long-arm frame ready to hit the finish line. See you soon!
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