The evening guild that I belong to is doing
a block of the month based on the log cabin pattern.
We are learning different ways to use the log cabin.
I made this small wall hanging and I really liked the way it came out.
You will make two 9 1/2 square log cabins and
two 9 1/2 x 20 1/2 rectangle log cabins for the
lower part of the cross.
Square Log Cabin Rectangle Log Cabin
Fabric
(2) 2 1/2 x 2 1/2 for center (2) 2 1/2 x 12 1/2 for center
Light Shade Fabric
(2) 1 1/2 x 3 1/2 (light shade 1) (2) 1 1/2 x 4 1/2 (light shade 1)
(2) 1 1/2 x 4 1/2 (light shade 1) (2) 1 1/2 x13 /12 (light shade 1)
(2) 1 1/2 x 5 1/2 (light shade 2) (2) 1 1/2 x 6 1/2 (light shade 2)
(2) 1 1/2 x 6 1/2 (light shade 2) (2) 1 1/2 x 15 1/2 (light shade 2)
(2) 2 1/2 x 7 1/2 (light shade 3) (2) 2 1/2 x 9 1/2 (light shade 3)
(2) 2 1/2 x 9 1/2 (light shade 3) (2) 2 1/2 x 17 1/2 (light shade 3)
Dark Shade Fabric
(2) 1 1/2 x 2 1/2 (dark shade 1) (2) 1 1/2 x 3 1/2 (dark shade 1)
(2) 1 1/2 x 3 1/2 (dark shade 1) (2) 1 1/2 x 12 1/2 (dark shade 1)
(2) 1 1/2 x 4 1/2 (dark shade 2) (2) 1 1/2 x 5 1/2 (dark shade 2)
(2) 1 1/2 x 5 1/2 (dark shade 2) (2) 1 1/2 x 14 1/2 (dark shade 2)
(2) 1 1/2 x 6 1/2 (dark shade 3) (2) 1 1/2 x 7 1/2 (dark shade 3)
(2) 1 1/2 x 7 1/2 (dark shade 3) (2) 1 1/2 x 16 1/2 (dark shade 3)
Center Cross
(2) 2 1/2 x 9 1/2
(1) 2 1/2 x 30 1/2
Border 1
(2) 1 1/2 x 20 1/2
(2) 1 1/2 x 32 1/2
Border 2
(2) 2 1/2 x 22 1/2
(2) 2 1/2 x 36 1/2
Sew a light shade strip to the center. Press the seam to the light shade. Sew the remaining strip of the same light shade fabric to the long side. Press to the longer strip. Continue adding the strips in this manner, using a darker shade for the next adjacent sides, repeating light strips on the light side and dark strips on the dark sides. You will do this method two times for the upper part of the cross and the lower rectangular log cabins.
To make the center cross, sew the two 2 1/2 x 9 1/2 strips to the two 9 1/2 square log cabin. Join them to the two lower part of the cross. Take the 2 1/2 x 30 1/2 strip and join. Press to the cross.
Add border 1 and border 2. Quilt as you would like.
Wonderful pattern. Will make a great Christmas gift for my sister
ReplyDeleteThis is absolutely beautiful!
ReplyDeleteThank you! My mom had seen one at a quilt show and tried over and over to make one for herself, just guesstimating
ReplyDeleteon the dimensions and strip sizes. I hope I can get it made for her for Christmas!!
Gorgeous! What is the finished size?
ReplyDeleteI would like to know the finished size.I want to make it as a banner for church.
ReplyDeleteread the sizes of the borders and that will tell you the approximate finished size.
DeleteThe finished size is approximately 24 1/2 x 36 1/2
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing this Quilted Cross pattern made using the Log Cabin.
ReplyDeleteThank you for posting this beautiful pattern. I have had this in my mind for a couple of years, and now you have made the process so much easier. Found your post today thru Facebook on Pat sloan's page. I want to make this for my church. It is beautiful.
ReplyDeleteThis pattern doen't make sense to me. I have the material all cut out and when I went to sew and it says to sew a rectangle to the center square, how in the world do I sew a rectangle that doesn't even match the dimensions of the square?? I need some help please
ReplyDeleteIf you go back and look, there are two columns. One is for the square log cabin, which is the top part of the cross. The other is the rectangle log cabin. The directions are going to be the same for both types of log cabin that you need to make. You'll be making two 9 1/2" square log cabins and two 9 1/2" x 20 1/2" rectangle log cabin.
DeleteIrene this is a lovely wall hanging- thank you for sharing the pattern!!
DeleteA suggestion to those having trouble with the written directions (everyone learns differently) double click on the photograph and it should enlarge for you. A closer look might make it easier to see how the logs are laid out instead of going by size...
I agree, not very user friendly.
DeleteThank you for sharing this with us! I can't wait to make one for my sister and one for myself.
DeleteThanks for sharing 😊
ReplyDeleteso you have 2 and 1/2 inch squares for centers, but then we are to put a 1 1/2 x 3 1/2 inch rectangle on to that??? it does not measure up
ReplyDeleteIf you go back and look at the directions, one section is for the square size log cabin and other section is for the rectangle log cabin. That is where you're confused. I would label your pieces to make sure that one is for the square log cabin and the other is for the rectangle log cabin.
DeleteI did stay with the square side all the way down. lets just do the square. one uses a two and one half square and onto that two and one half one adds a three and one half length. wouldn't it make more sense to add a 1 1/2 inch by two and one half to a two and one half square and proceed around?
DeleteI'm confused too
DeleteI laid it out and started with the dark cuts and it worked out!
DeleteI laid it out and started with the dark cuts and it worked out!
Deleteyes you are right! I did your way and everything went together perfectly and quickly! Thank you
DeleteWoooooooo.... Took me 2 days of sewing then ripping out to get this figured out. Definitely confusing directions. Mine still isn't perfect but I'm sick of ripping seams so I'm "happy". If you're viewing this on a smart phone the cutting directions are all in one long row. No distinction between small or big block so I can see why the people that commented were confused. The directions say to start with a light shade strip but the cutting directions DO NOT call for a light strip that is 2 1/2". There is a dark strip that size tho. Definitely lay out all your blocks first before you sew anything. Then take some pictures... Look it over.. make SURE it's right.. THEN sew lol. Start by sewing the dark 2 1/2" strip to the center and go from there... If you already know how to do a log cabin block maybe this would be much easier. This was my crash course and I was stressed out.
DeleteIrene - thanks for sharing your pattern. I have made this project, just need to get the binding on today. I did have to do a bit of "trimming" but that may be my 1/4" vs your 1/4". It worked out well. Once I cut all my pieces, I laid it out on my design wall and it went together quickly. I will be adding it to my blog later as soon as the binding is finished. I have credited your blog link on all my posts on Facebook! I linked to it on my wall, Bonnie Hunter's page and Pat Sloan, as well as it will get linked on my blog - www.stitchinggrandma.wordpress.com once I get something written. I'm sure you will get a bit more traffic looking at this particular pattern,. Again, thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteMary, how long would you say it took you to finish this beauty?
DeleteSTUNNING, I love it and thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteThank you for the pattern info. I too have seen this posted as simply a picture. Can't wait to get started.
ReplyDeleteThank you so much for the directions to make the Log Cabin Cross!
ReplyDeletedoes anyone know how much fabric it will take to do this ?
ReplyDeletehow much for the dark and light .. please
I just finished the pattern, it is a little confusing with the rectangles but I figured it out after quite a bit of seam ripping. However, once you get it, you get it! Thanks for a beautiful pattern. BB
ReplyDeleteI just finished mine using purples to hang during Lent. Once I figured out how to sew it together, it went quick. I love it
ReplyDeleteThis is the cross I wanted to do for my 92 year old mother in law. However before I could get it started she passed away in a fire she set by smoking. I still would like to do it in her memory but am finding it very hard to get started. She died last August. This is a beautiful pattern and hope to someday be able to do it in her memory
ReplyDeleteThis is the cross I wanted to do for my 92 year old mother in law. However before I could get it started she passed away in a fire she set by smoking. I still would like to do it in her memory but am finding it very hard to get started. She died last August. This is a beautiful pattern and hope to someday be able to do it in her memory
ReplyDeleteare there any corrections for this pattern? Is the light shade #3 supposed to be wider than the others light shades? Also, if the #1 light shade correct as printed at 3 1/2" or is it supposed to be 2 1/2" ??? THanks in advance.
ReplyDeleteI think the queen one is absolutely stunning. I'm a 60 year old young woman who was born with Spina Bifida I'm also a 2x breast cancer survivor and I've had 59 surgeries between the two. I would love to own one if it ever becomes available! !
ReplyDeleteI think the queen one is absolutely stunning. I'm a 60 year old young woman who was born with Spina Bifida I'm also a 2x breast cancer survivor and I've had 59 surgeries between the two. I would love to own one if it ever becomes available! !
ReplyDeleteI think the queen one is absolutely stunning. I'm a 60 year old young woman who was born with Spina Bifida I'm also a 2x breast cancer survivor and I've had 59 surgeries between the two. I would love to own one if it ever becomes available! !
ReplyDeleteI think the queen one is absolutely stunning. I'm a 60 year old young woman who was born with Spina Bifida I'm also a 2x breast cancer survivor and I've had 59 surgeries between the two. I would love to own one if it ever becomes available! !
ReplyDeleteI couldn't figure out the directions.
ReplyDeleteJust finished my top today love it just have to remember to mirror image the rectangle on the bottom part love it
ReplyDeleteOn a phone the square log cabin and the rectangular are combined. A tweak of the directions like putting all the square log cabin under square log cabin and rectangular log cabin under rectangular log cabin would help. Then add the cross and other directions after the groups of square log cabin and rectangular log cabin blocks.
ReplyDeletethanks for the pattern. Hope I can one day do one.
ReplyDeleteWould it be possible to make this pattern into a quilt?
ReplyDeleteI noticed some one prior had asked about yardage, however there was no response. If you have done this pattern, how much fabric do I need? Background? Three or four colors for the cross? Thanks in advance.
ReplyDeleteStarting this project today. Purchased my fabric last night. Read through all the comments and will follow the helpful hints and directions. Wish me luck.
ReplyDeleteI would also like to know how much fabric is required. Thank you.
ReplyDeletepattern is so light hard o read
ReplyDeleteDirections do not make sense as stated. When I enlarged the photo, there aren't even the same number of strips in lights as in darks. Crazy
ReplyDeleteWhat is the material you used ?
ReplyDeleteI used 100% cotton fabric.
DeleteBut what are the colors and the company that makes it ?
DeleteThey are batiks. I bought the fabrics when I was out east at different quilt shops. I don't remember the company that made them.
DeleteHow would I make this into a queen size?
ReplyDeleteThat I have no idea. Sorry
DeleteFor printing a free pattern, a whitebackground would save a ton of printer ink.
ReplyDeleteI am surprised at so manyvof these comments. It is a free pattern. How much fabric cwill it take. The project is pretty small so it would not take much. Use from your stash. I wouldn't precut it all up. Just the center squares and those first two strips sewn to the square. From there just wing it and trim your pieces as you go. If you need better directions must know how much fabric you should probably purchase your patterns.
ReplyDeleteIf you look at the photo good and diesect it. You can see just what you need to do to make it.
DIrections are so confusing I am really struggling
ReplyDeleteWish the fabric strips had an A, B, C or 1, 2, 3 sequence to help with the sewing. I know the circular pattern of sewing, just confused with the rectangle.
DeleteThe strip directly 'inside' the centers appears as a light color, but is really the lightest if the darks. I drew it on paper, using L1, L2, etc. and it made a lot more sense.
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ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing this gorgeous pattern! I'm such a visual person that what helps me is to draw it out and color in the strips using colored pencils close to the fabric colors I've chosen.
ReplyDeleteSo far I've made 1 for an anniversary gift..now making 1 for a wedding gift. Hope to make 1 for me someday.
I searched the Internet high and low for this exact pattern and finally stumbled upon this one. I too struggled with directions until I selected "all" and copied and pasted into a word document. Initially I thought it hadn't copied but I realized since the letters were white on the blog, they copied as white so invisible. I selected all and changed font color to black and WahLah... directions! I played with the tabs & margins & got nice, clear instructions. THEN, I found the same puzzling situation of being instructed to sew a light rectangle to a square as first step. WHAT? After head scratching a while I realized I needed to start with dark color and then light. Once I got that figured out the two squares went together easily as did the first large rectangle block. I was getting over-confident at this point and quickly made a second rectangle block exactly like the first. WRONG! W HAT was needed was a mirror image. For me it was easier to cut new strips and start over... keeping a close eye on strip placement so it matched the upper square block.
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