Ta dah! Log Cabin Quilt

The story of my latest completed quilt.

I can clean my windows or I can sit and hand quilt. I have been opting for the latter... The quilt blocks have gone together on my quilt and thankfully, they have slightly less of an air of swastika about them than when I last reported to you.

As I am on a stash diet this year, I learnt how to join pieces of batting together using this tutorial. It has made quite a difference to the space now available in the drawers under the spare bed. I kept buying a new pack to have a whole piece when I made a quilt leaving quite bulky pieces left over. They are all the same weight/content so it was fine to join them together.

The fabric jelly rolls were bought as described here in Jan 2016

The backing is a double bed sheet, not even a new one. I rifled around the airing cupboard and found a double sheet from a bed set from years ago, we have a king sized bed now.

 The hand quilting is a really enjoyable part for me but it does knock a bit of a hole in the end of your finger so I bought this prym thimble last year which is sized so it is very comfortable. (I can't remember which letter I am) 

Thread-wise, I just used up lots of silko from vintage reels because it is always good quality thick thread. When I ran out, I used top-stitching thread. I didn't even care what colour it was, I was just happy emptying half used reels.

There was a purchase required to complete this project. I bought 10 metres of spotty bias binding. It is a good one which I have used many times. It is extra wide at 30mm so it makes a great border edge. I sew it on with the machine then turn it over to sew a complete round by hand. Very satisfying and very neat.



At the last minute, as I was emptying my yarn bowl to put things back in their homes, I spotted a transfer from DMC which I had not used in the sewing drawer. It fitted exactly in the corner where I had just landed at the end of the quilting. I stuck it on and finished off the thread, added the date and my girl's initials. It comes off in warm water to reveal the design, I gave mine a full machine wash and hung it to dry on the clothes maid.

Tah Dah!
 

My Log Cabin quilt is all finished and it cost £10.00 for the fabric  18 months ago and £11.97 for the bias binding, the rest was cupboard salvaged. I'm enjoying these moments with my girl who is as pleased as can be. 

Thank you for taking the time to look at this long quilt story. Today I have linked up with Sum of their stories for Handmade Monday Jo x