![]() ![]() Each “log” is its own bound block.įirst, I drafted the layout for the quilt. I landed on the idea of creating a modern Log Cabin block on a large scale. I wanted my first project using this method to be fairly straightforward, but I didn’t want to go with a super traditional layout of square blocks either. It is completely plausible to quilt even the largest quilts on a domestic sewing machine using this technique since you are only quilting a small portion at a time.Since much of the design comes from the binding of the blocks, you can really show off some of those gorgeous fabrics that are available to us now.The individually bound blocks naturally create a quilt which has a design on both the front and back of the quilt- Its like getting two quilts for the work of one!.This quilting technique would work well in a modern context because: When the group would meet, they could whip stitch the blocks together and quickly produce a finished quilt. Each person working on the project could piece, quilt, and bind individual blocks. ![]() This technique was popular during the US Civil War for group quilts made to send to soldiers. A potholder quilt is created by quilting and binding individual blocks before whip stitching them together to form a quilt. Several years ago I had been to an exhibit at The Wadsworth Atheneum in Hartford, Connecticut which included a “potholder” quilt from around the Civil War. ![]() When I first decided that I wanted to return to quilting, I wanted to create a piece which had been floating around in the back of my mind for awhile. ![]()
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