General Discussion & Chat: ۞ Sweet Interruptions ۞ 42, 1 by heavenscape

heavenscape wrote:
This is actually an easy quilt to put together BJ. They are all machine pieced. Strip pieces, same width but different lengths. I do a quilt-as-you-go method. Cut out your backing and your battings first. Make them 1" bigger than your projected block.
Place your hearth first, then sew your logs all around it, and stop 1" before the edge of your backing. Then when you're through sewing the number of blocks you need for your quilt, join the blocks to form a quilt, flip them over and join the backing with slip stitches. Cut out excess batting to reduce bulk at seams
You don't have to mess with it, trying to quilt under the machine.

I have this to finish too, another log cabin variation. Just not happy with how this turn out. But this is not a quilt as you go method. It's the traditional way. This is for Sophy, my cancer survivor gf. Think I'll start another one for her.

This message was edited Oct 22, 2008 2:03 PM