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Larson Log Cabin Quilt
Pattern Page #1
Pattern Page #2
This is a classic quilting pattern that looks beautiful
using scrap fabrics or color-coordinated fabrics in the pattern that stacks up to look like a log cabin.
The
Larsons made this pretty purple quilt for the Parkington's house, where it warms Rebecca's bed during the Winter months.
1. Choose six fabrics of either different colors, or varying
shades of one color, like I have chosen for this quilt. For the rest of the instructions, I will have you do everything
with the color degrees of the fabrics in mind, but you can make a perfectly fine log cabin quilt without color-coordinating
it.
Line up all of your fabric selections from lightest to darkest, like so:
Lightest
Second lightest
Third
lightest
Third darkest
Second darkest
Darkest
2. Print the pattern pages (#1 and #2) and cut the patterns
out.
3. Starting with your lightest color, cut out pattern pieces
#1 and #12.
Cut 12 of each pattern piece.
Next, cut pieces #2 and #3 out of the second-darkest
fabric.
Cut 12 of each.
Cut #4 and #5 out of the third-lightest fabric. Cut
12 of each.
Cut #6 and #7 out of the second-darkest color
fabric.
Cut 12 of each.
Cut pieces #8 and #9 out of the second-lightest fabric.
Cut 12 of each.
Cut pieces #11 and #12 out of the darkest fabric.
Take pattern piece #1 and #2 and pin them together, right
sides facing in.
Now pin on the pattern piece #3, to the right of where you
sewed #2.
Sew, then flatten open.
Working to the right, pin on pattern piece #4 with right
sides together.
Sew, then flatten open.
Pin and sew pattern piece #5. Flatten open.
Continuing to work to the right, pin on piece #6.
Sew and flatten open.
Pin on piece #7.
Sew and flatten open.
Pin on piece #8.
Sew and flatten open.
Pin on piece #9.
Sew and flatten open.
Pin on pattern piece #10.
Sew and flatten. Pin on pattern piece #11.
Sew and flatten open.
Last, pin on piece #12.
Sew and flatten open. Repeat these steps on each of
the 12 pattern pieces so until you have 12 squares of log cabin patchwork to work with.
Line up the squares so they are all facing the same direction,
like this:
Pin and sew the squares together, right sides facing each
other.
Cut out the Inside Long pattern pieces in the lightest fabric.
Pin the inside long pattern pieces between the rows of squares
to connect them. Right sides inside.
The inside should look like this.
Sew the Inside Long pattern in between rows of quilt patches.
Now it looks like this.
Now cut out the outside pattern pieces out of the lightest
fabric. They go around three sides of the quilt, as shown.
Once the border is sewn on, lay the quilt flat down on top
of some cotton batting and cut out the batting so it is the same size as the quilt. Do the same for some nice white
cotton (the back of the quilt.)
Put the white cotton down first, cover with the batting.
Match up the edges.
Now flip them upside down so you can sew on the quilt.
The good side of the white cotton should be facing in towards the good side of the quilt. The cotton batting should
be behind the white cotton.
Pin together, with a inward-pointing strip of lace pinned
in between the quilt and the white cotton.
Sew three sides, leaving the top edge (the one without a
border on the quilt) open.
Now open up the quilt so that the right sides are facing
out and the lace can now be seen on the sides.
Now hem the two open sides of the quilt.
Sew the hemmed edges together to close the quilt.
The quilt is finished! It makes a lovely decoration
for a bed, or a great blanket to snuggle up with in front of the fire and read a new mystery book.
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