Log cabin barn raising
Each block is light on one side and dark on the other; turn them by quarter and they make concentric diamonds across the quilt.
Blocks: Log cabin. Layout 8 across × 8 down, quilt top 56 × 56".
Fabric requirements
| Butter | 1¾ yd |
| Rust | 2⅛ yd |
| Charcoal | 1½ yd |
| Backing | 4⅛ yd |
| Total (⅛ yd extra per fabric) | 9½ yd |
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Quilting cotton 42" usable width. Batting at least 72 × 72" (Twin (72 × 90")). 832 pieces in all, 96% of the cut fabric ends up in the quilt.
Make it any size
Every size gets its own exact cutting plan and fabric amounts, worked out again from the blocks, not scaled up by guesswork.
Cutting plan
A · Butter
- Cut 10 strips 1½" × width of fabric.
- From each strip, cut 6 rectangles 1½ × 6½" (A1).
- From the rest of each strip, cut 1 rectangle 1½ × 2½" (A5).
- Cut 1 strip 1½" × width of fabric.
- From the strip, cut 4 rectangles 1½ × 6½" (A1).
- From the rest of the strip, cut 2 rectangles 1½ × 5½" (A2).
- From the rest of the strip, cut 1 rectangle 1½ × 4½" (A3).
- Cut 8 strips 1½" × width of fabric.
- From each strip, cut 7 rectangles 1½ × 5½" (A2).
- From the rest of each strip, cut 1 rectangle 1½ × 3½" (A4).
- Cut 1 strip 1½" × width of fabric.
- From the strip, cut 6 rectangles 1½ × 5½" (A2).
- From the rest of the strip, cut 2 rectangles 1½ × 4½" (A3).
- Cut 6 strips 1½" × width of fabric.
- From each strip, cut 9 rectangles 1½ × 4½" (A3).
- From the rest of each strip, cut 1 square 1½ × 1½" (A6).
- Cut 1 strip 1½" × width of fabric.
- From the strip, cut 7 rectangles 1½ × 4½" (A3).
- From the rest of the strip, cut 3 rectangles 1½ × 3½" (A4).
- Cut 4 strips 1½" × width of fabric.
- From each strip, cut 12 rectangles 1½ × 3½" (A4).
- Cut 1 strip 1½" × width of fabric.
- From the strip, cut 5 rectangles 1½ × 3½" (A4).
- From the rest of the strip, cut 9 rectangles 1½ × 2½" (A5).
- From the rest of the strip, cut 1 square 1½ × 1½" (A6).
- Cut 2 strips 1½" × width of fabric.
- From each strip, cut 16 rectangles 1½ × 2½" (A5).
- From the rest of each strip, cut 1 square 1½ × 1½" (A6).
- Cut 1 strip 1½" × width of fabric.
- From the strip, cut 13 rectangles 1½ × 2½" (A5).
- From the rest of the strip, cut 6 squares 1½ × 1½" (A6).
- Cut 1 strip 1½" × width of fabric.
- From the strip, cut 28 squares 1½ × 1½" (A6).
- Cut 1 strip 1½" × width of fabric.
- From the strip, cut 21 squares 1½ × 1½" (A6).
B · Rust
- Cut 12 strips 1½" × width of fabric.
- From each strip, cut 5 rectangles 1½ × 7½" (B1).
- From the rest of each strip, cut 1 rectangle 1½ × 4½" (B4).
- Cut 1 strip 1½" × width of fabric.
- From the strip, cut 4 rectangles 1½ × 7½" (B1).
- From the rest of the strip, cut 1 rectangle 1½ × 6½" (B2).
- From the rest of the strip, cut 1 rectangle 1½ × 5½" (B3).
- Cut 10 strips 1½" × width of fabric.
- From each strip, cut 6 rectangles 1½ × 6½" (B2).
- From the rest of each strip, cut 1 rectangle 1½ × 2½" (B6).
- Cut 1 strip 1½" × width of fabric.
- From the strip, cut 3 rectangles 1½ × 6½" (B2).
- From the rest of the strip, cut 4 rectangles 1½ × 5½" (B3).
- Cut 8 strips 1½" × width of fabric.
- From each strip, cut 7 rectangles 1½ × 5½" (B3).
- From the rest of each strip, cut 1 rectangle 1½ × 3½" (B5).
- Cut 1 strip 1½" × width of fabric.
- From the strip, cut 3 rectangles 1½ × 5½" (B3).
- From the rest of the strip, cut 5 rectangles 1½ × 4½" (B4).
- From the rest of the strip, cut 1 rectangle 1½ × 2½" (B6).
- Cut 5 strips 1½" × width of fabric.
- From each strip, cut 9 rectangles 1½ × 4½" (B4).
- Cut 1 strip 1½" × width of fabric.
- From the strip, cut 2 rectangles 1½ × 4½" (B4).
- From the rest of the strip, cut 9 rectangles 1½ × 3½" (B5).
- Cut 3 strips 1½" × width of fabric.
- From each strip, cut 12 rectangles 1½ × 3½" (B5).
- Cut 1 strip 1½" × width of fabric.
- From the strip, cut 11 rectangles 1½ × 3½" (B5).
- From the rest of the strip, cut 1 rectangle 1½ × 2½" (B6).
- Cut 3 strips 1½" × width of fabric.
- From each strip, cut 16 rectangles 1½ × 2½" (B6).
- Cut 1 strip 1½" × width of fabric.
- From the strip, cut 4 rectangles 1½ × 2½" (B6).
C · Charcoal
- Cut 6 strips 4½" × width of fabric for the border.
- Join end to end with straight seams, then cut 2 × 56½", 2 × 64½".
- Cut 7 strips 2½" × width of fabric for the binding.
- Join end to end with diagonal seams, press open, then fold in half lengthwise and press.
- Cut 2 strips 1½" × width of fabric.
- From each strip, cut 28 squares 1½ × 1½" (C1).
- Cut 1 strip 1½" × width of fabric.
- From the strip, cut 8 squares 1½ × 1½" (C1).
D · Backing
- For the backing, cut 2 pieces 72" long.
- Trim the selvages and join along the long edges with ½" seams.
All cut sizes include ¼" seam allowances. Finishing: backing 72 × 72" in 2 pieces, binding 7 strips × 2½".
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