![]() ![]() You can read more about Project Linus here. ![]() These quilts were assembled donated to Project Linus. You can read more about these multicolor log cabin charity quilts in this post. ![]() Here are the seven quilts that were assembled from those donated blocks! Want to read more about Sew Goodness and other charitable sewing ideas? Check out this page for a brief Sew Goodness introduction as well as links back to other sewing charities. This tutorial was used to collect quilt block donations as part of the Sew Goodness campaign in 2018. Up close your blocks might be a bit crazy, but once you step back and look at the whole picture (as I like to call it… using the “Galloping Horse” Method) you’ll enjoy great dimension in your quilt. If your block isn’t wonky enough, this is when you can add some extra tilt. Once your block is BIG, square it up to 12.5″. Once you get into a rhythm you can bust out blocks pretty quickly and tear thru your scraps fast.įind a scrap, sew, iron, repeat! Easy as that! Let me stress again, that the only trimming I’ve done at this point is cutting off super long ends with scissors. I’m totally ok with that because it’s so minimal. You can see on the back of my block that not everything is perfectly trimmed. No need for a rotary cutter at this point. Again, fast and furious (down and dirty) is the name of the game. Once the blocks get to a certain point I will need to start cutting strips to length. But if you spend more than 5 minutes doing this, you are taking too long! You don’t need to sort the whole bin, just enough to get you started.Īnd, because my fabric is all over the floor I can sort and find the length I need easily for each block without much effort. Pull out scraps and sort them into equal lengths. Once you’ve dumped your scraps it’s time to do a quick sort. The dump method makes it easier to see what you have while sewing and sorting. Step one is to DUMP the bin on the floor! So here’s where things get down and dirty… (No reason to add extra work.) Once a color bin is overflowing it’s time to tackle the scraps! I lay my scraps in the bin nice and flat so I don’t have to iron them when I use them. These bins contain my string-like scraps - long skinny pieces I’ve saved from the trash can. This make it easy for me to see what I actually have, besides making my shelves look pretty. I keep them in these clear plastic shoe boxes from Wal-Mart ($1). I’m going for a loose interpretation, but the general idea is the same. I’m just going to share my method for getting down and dirty with your scraps. I’m also aware that my blocks are not “true” log cabin style blocks. I am well aware that I am not inventing anything new here, as there are a million tutorials out there for Wonky Log Cabin Blocks. Here is Emily’s method for making a Wonky Log Cabin Block: If you’re looking for a simple way to piece these blocks, my friend Emily of Simple Girl Simple Life came up with this easy to follow tutorial and generously allowed me to share it here. There are many methods out there for similar blocks. You can see the fully finished version of this quilt here. It was fun to pull out old scraps from beloved past projects and reminisce. You’d think I’d totally depleted that box, but it looks like I’ve hardly made a dent! (I could probably make a few more quilts, just from the red scraps that are left over!) I pulled out my red scrap bin for this quilt. There’s no serious measuring or math, so they come together really quickly. You may remember my red blocks I made last year. This improv log cabin-inspired quilt block has become a favorite way to use up scraps! They blocks are quick to assemble and their scrappy ways are a great way to get past any perfectionist tendencies. ![]()
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