Add the longer strip to the bottom and press. Sew the shorter strip to the block's right edge first.
Bottom left illustration: Find pieces 6 and 7, a 2-1/2" x 6-1/2" light strip, and another light strip that measures 2-1/2" x 8-1/2". Refer to the block schematic as necessary. Notice that you're adding patches in a clockwise manner. Sew piece 5, a 2-1/2" x 6-1/2" dark strip, to the top edge of the growing block. Top right illustration: Find piece 4, a 2-1/2" x 4-1/2" dark strip, and sew it to the left edge of the block. Press all new seam allowances towards the newest strip. Sew piece 3, a 2-1/2" x 4-1/2" light strip, to the bottom of the red/light pair. Press seam allowance towards the red (or darker) square. Top left illustration: Sew the 2-1/2" light square to the right edge of the red square. Pressing to set seams before pressing to one side always improves accuracy. 
Pressing is less of a chore if you chain piece, but it's helpful for beginning quilters to sew a couple of individual log cabin quilt blocks first, to make sure construction steps aren't confusing.īe sure to sew with an accurate quarter-inch seam allowance.
#Log cabin quilt shop portable#
A standard or mini iron set up on a portable board next to your sewing makes pressing a cinch. Before you begin, be sure your ironing board and iron are handy, because log cabin quilt blocks have lots of seams that must be pressed.
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