![]() ![]() Once I had it centered I placed several safety pins all around the edge and through out the center so it wouldn’t shift when I picked it up to put on my quilting frame. I laid my fleece out and smoothed all the wrinkles out of it and then centered my completed pieced top on it. Another words I am getting 2 birds with one stone. But since this is going to be a summer baby (May-June) I decided to use a soft Fleece for both the back and the batting. I was going to use 100% Cotton batting and a soft light blue flannel that matched the blue in the pieced top. Repeat one more time and you have your boarder sewn all the way around your pieced top. Cut the excess part off, press open and then start sewing the strip at the corner you just finished at. Sew all the way to the end using 1/4 inch seam allowance. Making sure the edge of the strip meets up with the edge/corner of the pieced top and that right sides are facing each other. Now you are going to start at the same place you just finished at. Make sure you lay them facing the correct way before picking up the next block. Press open, lay it down, double check your placement and sew block #4. Then pick up block #3 and sew it to the correct edge using your 1/4 seam allowance. Press open, lay it down making sure it is facing the right way. Starting with the first 2 blocks, sew them together matching sure you have the right edges matched up and use your 1/4 inch seam allowance. On the 2nd row you are going to do the same thing and make another strip. Line the edges up and make sure you use 1/4 inch seam allowance.įirst row down and 5 more to go. Now to sew the 4th and final block to your first strip. Press open and lay back down in the place you picked it up from. Then sew together and make sure you use 1/4 inch seam allowance. On this block placement you will have a white seam meet a blue one, so to make sure you keep the line crisp you might want to place a pin at the juncture of the two colors. I do this to make sure that when I pick up the next piece to sew on that I am getting the right piece on the right edge. Once sewn and pressed open, I lay it back down where I got it. ![]() Making sure my edges line up and then sew 1/4 inch seam allowance. It doesn’t matter which side you start at, just make sure that you sew the right sides together, I’m starting with the right side. Courthouse Steps (Variation) There are many examples of Log Cabin pattern quilts in the Illinois. It is very easy to sew the wrong piece and then is NO fun having to take it back apart.Ībove you will see that I separated the row I am getting ready to sew away from the rest a little so I can concentrate on them. Barn Raising Courthouse Steps (Traditional). It is very important for you to pick up only 2 pieces to be sewn together at a time and to always lay them back where they go before you sew the next piece. Once you have laid out in the design to create a Barn Raising it is time to start sewing the blocks together in strips. But this is for a Baby Quilt, for a bigger quilt simply add more blocks going around the center so as you keep the design of the Barn Raising. Take your blocks and lay them out 4 across and 6 down. In her free tutorial Jenn provides images on constructing the block, as well as a closer look at the quilting.By now you should have all 24 of your blocks sewn together and ready to lay them out and sew them together to complete your top. While the blocks can be used for almost any log cabin setting, Jenn’s Barn Raising quilt is stunning using this method. The design provides lot of room for beautiful quilting.Īn inspiring method to get started on cutting scraps into 2 1/2″ squares, ready to make a stunning quilt, that is also easy and fun to construct. Sew a 2.5” x 8.5” white log strip to #7ĩ. Sew a 2.5” x 8.5” log strip composed of four 2.5” scrap blocks to #6Ĩ. Sew a 2.5” x 6.5” log strip composed of three 2.5” scrap blocks to #5ħ. Sew a 2.5” x 6.5” log strip composed of three 2.5” scrap blocks to #4Ħ. Sew a 2.5” x 4.5” log strip composed of two 2.5” scrap blocks to #3ĥ. Sew a 2.5” scrap square and 2.5” white square togetherģ. A graph paper pattern to use for placementĢ. The finished block is 10.5” unfinished.ġ. My version of this block is made with 2.5” scrap squares and white strips. ![]() Starting by sewing one scrap square to a white square, Jenn continued to construct the entire block, by sewing a white strip, then a number of log strips composed of two 2.5” scraps, completing the block with white strips. JennR8R from Quilting Board figured out an easy way to use up 2 /12″ scraps to make up the logs, which turned out to be the prettiest scrappy, and a bright and colorful Barnraising quilt. Using the same method to make a log cabin block, this graph paper pattern makes it easy to see 2 1/2″ square placements. ![]() White is used for the light side, or choose a color that goes well with your scraps. Choose random colors from scraps or coordinate color if you choose. ![]()
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