When it comes to quilting, one of the things I really need to improve on is planning. I love whipping together blocks, but I’m not great with planning how they will all layout. As I whipped through my log cabin blocks, it became apparent that I was definitely going to have to start planning how I wanted it to come together.
So I figured out how many blocks I would need to cover my bed, then I booted up excel and started planning my layout.
From there I was able to figure out how many blocks of each colour I would need. Of course then I stumbled across another problem…
I didn’t have enough scraps of a few of the colours. Luckily, I have a mother who quilts, and isn’t opposed to me raiding her scrap bin.
After that I was back in business. I still have some green and purple blocks to make, but I couldn’t resist laying out what I had to get a sense of what it would look like in real life…
I love it! I’m calling this one ‘Cabins at Rainbow Camp’, in honour of a place my Dad used to go Moose hunting.
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Oh, wow! A rainbow log cabin. Daddio would have flipped when I showed him this. It’s gorgeous.
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Smart!! That quilt is going to be awesome.
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It will be lovely.
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Excellent! Log cabins are such fun to make and this one will be gorgeous!
And hurray for Mom for coming to the rescue!
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It looks fabulous! I’d have to browse someone’s scrap stash for colors too. I’d glad your Mom had the colors you needed.
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Oh my, this reminds me of the antique quilty top that I have, that was my great-grandmothers. It’s stored away, because…cats! Maybe I’ll pull it out to look it over soon.
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Great idea! And that is going to be lovely!!
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I like how the colors progress!
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That is going to be a beautiful quilt!!! Love the colorway of your log cabin blocks.
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This is amazing! For someone who doesn’t like to plan, you’ve knocked this one out of the ballpark!
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