"To me, every hour of the light and dark is a miracle. Every cubic inch of space is a miracle."
Walt Whitman
We have been enjoying every hour of summer around here.
And marveling at the beauty of the weeds in our little space.
There has also been a bit of quilting going on.
When the piecing of the log cabin blocks was complete, I realized that all the primary colors in these fabrics make this quilt quite bright. To tone it down a bit, I added a white fabric border (2 inch strips) to half the blocks. Here are some of the blocks on my felt board.
There are lots of ways to arrange these scrappy log cabin blocks into a quilt. The simplest is to trim the blocks so that they are the exact same size and sew them together - first into rows and then to sew the rows together to complete the top.
You can also add a border to every other block like I did. Just be sure to go back and make the remainder of the blocks larger so that all the blocks are the same size.
Another option would be to border all of the blocks in a complimentary fabric (or white) like so.
Finally, the blocks can sewn together with sashing in between. Simply sew the blocks together in rows with your sashing strips in between. Then sew the rows together with horizontal sashing strips in between the rows.
And while I was sewing, and the boys were putting together an airplane model, abigail was busy sorting and labeling.
I think I will choose one "plain" and two "sassy" buttons!
Here's to enjoying every hour of the light and dark!
I love how the white looks with your quilt blocks. You are right, that really grounded everything. So glad you're enjoying all your moments of summer. That pool looks like lots of fun. And tell Abigail, I choose a pretty and a sassy! She did a great job of sorting those buttons!
Posted by: Lisa Q | June 25, 2009 at 08:59 PM
I love "here's to enjoying every hour of light and dark". what a great attitude to take.
your quilt squares are great!! love the addition of white.
and your pool...love how blue the water looks! have a great weekend!
Posted by: kristyn | June 26, 2009 at 09:42 AM
I love the vibrancy of your photos. Everything looks so amazing!
Posted by: Heather | June 29, 2009 at 12:24 AM
I've a bunch of vintage fabrics and just the other day decided I would make some log cabin blocks with them. Tonight I searched "easy log cabin blocks" and found you. I am on my way using your method which I love. Can't wait to see how they turn out!
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