12/7/2023 0 Comments Log cabin quilt books![]() Too many and the design will be totally blurred. Busy prints will attract attention and the design immediately loses focus. I would allow no more than one busy fabric in each block, and I would try to restrict them to either the light or the dark side, not both. However, used sparingly they will make the quilt come alive. ![]() At the end of the playtime you will have sorted scraps from your stash ready for use in a scrap quilt and may not have to buy the new fabric anyway.ĭiscard most of the really busy prints, the ones with multi colours, the conversation prints, half light/half dark fabrics, and any fabric with strong contrast between elements of the design. Any colour combination will work, and as many, or few, fabrics as you want will work, providing the contrast is there.Įven if you intend buying fabric for a quilt, allow some time to play with your stash so you understand contrast. The basic Log Cabin block, and all the variations I have used in thousands of virtual designs, all need strong, clear contrast between light and dark. ![]() I have never bought a kit, and if I did I bet I would have to change at least one fabric, probably at least half, not because I think I would make it better, but I don’t ever want to make a quilt just like someone else.Īs children we learn most of our life skills through play, so why should we stop playing, and therefore learning, when we grow up? Most quilters become quilters because they love touching fabric as well as the colour and prints, and so we should indulge that love of feeling the texture of fabric and re arrange them on the shelf or in the drawer as often as we can in the name of self education. One of my favourite steps in making a quilt (amongst others) is choosing the fabric.
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