First design of the day is great, though I haven’t finished my first coffee of the day as I post this.

A lot of the second design is the same as the first, but there are some interesting changes.

More changes, still interesting.

It always amazes me that a few changes can make a big difference, and each and every change makes an interesting quilt design. The changes are sometimes just turning some of the same blocks around, or one or two blocks can be changed.

Fifth change and it is still interesting, and I think there are more ...

Interesting.

I like the second design!

Very different. I like where the green blocks near the corners are placed, offset from the position of the framed crosses.

An alternative title for the design above could be Square Dance.

The last one has a similar layout of blocks as the first design, but with slightly different blocks … very interesting changes.

I like the position of the mostly green design in the gallery placements!

That is all for this week, but there will be more Log Cabin designs mid week, next week.

The title refers to the usual Log Cabin blocks with half of the block light, half dark, sharing spaces with all light and all dark Log Cabin blocks.

I like the design above, and wonder what it would look like with the dark fabrics being mixed, perhaps with for the 5 blocks in each corner left as they are, with blues in the rest of the blocks.

I would be tempted to add some applique to the centre of the design above.

The applique I though might fill the centre of this one is more interesting than the diagonal square ...

Very interesting!

I like the middle part, but I think would lighten the outer blocks.

Interesting!

It is now a toss up between the one above, and the first one, which one I like the most.

Perhaps the last one is my choice for the day.

That is all the Log Cabin designs for this week … more mid week, next week.

The mandarin tree has been stripped last week, the last of the oranges were falling off yesterday, so a couple of friends left with bags full to clear that, and there are lemons galore on the tree, and a large box full picked and waiting for some homes.

Luckily these designs will keep during the summer.

Love the design above!

I also love the next one!

The one above is interesting, but not on my list of favourite designs.

I think one job on my list for today is to wrap some of those lemons in the box with paper ...

Mid week again. I guess it happens a couple of days after Monday, and for me it is one way of keeping track of what day of the week it is, as they all feel a bit like Sunday in retirement.

Love the cross, not so impressed with the squares on each side, but sometime in the distant future I will show the new variation.

The one above is interesting, and it could be interesting to reverse the light and dark.

Love the one above … and an idea to replace those squares in the first design,

The last design for ...

Love the first Log cabin design this mid week!

I think I should go through this project files and draft pieced blocks based on some of these designs … I think it just might work very well with at least some of them.

Another interesting design.

I am thinking that all these designs are interesting, and they could all be done with half square triangles replacing the quilt designs, though I would use some bigger triangles whenever possible.

It will be interesting seeing how they come together as quilt designs. I admit to being totally addicted to drawing both new pieced ...

Love the first design this week.

There are four colourways of the TNT Log Cabin block in this project file, and there are over 500 quilt designs. I suspect that there are some repeats, but I have not been able to find any.

Interesting!

I like the one above.

I can see five spaces which could be filled with some interesting quilting, or some applique could be added before the quilting.

That is all for this weeks Log Cabin retreat, but there will be more Log Cabin designs mid week, next week.

I like the first design for this week’s mini retreat.

Second is very interesting. The blocks in the centre could be changed many ways inside the dark frame.

I am not impressed by the third design … too busy.

Much more interesting.

Love the last for this week.

More Log Cabin quilt designs mid week next week.

If ever I run out of interesting things to do it would be interesting to go through this project file using a mixture of colours, particularly in the centre area of the designs. It would need to be a long break from the ...

One hundred and forty four identical blocks, …

twist a few around for a new design, …

then turn them all inside out for another design …

repeat over …

and over.

This project file could go on forever, but I like more block variety.

Oh, dear! I only turned one block half way round in the fourth design, and so the same mistake appears twice!

More Log Cabin designs, mid week, next week!

First design in a new series is very interesting .

I like the second design too.

Notice that the blocks with half dark and half light strips around them start with darks strips added to the centre square first. I am using blocks started with the light colour first as well as starting with dark, but the design above has all blocks starting by adding dark to the centre first.

Lots of floating dark triangles are now possible.

Floating dark squares too! Small differences, but fun to play with.

More Log cabin designs mid week, next week.

Interesting. Very neat.

Wow! Anything but neat!

Small change, but it seems to be neater than the previous one.

A bit neater and tidier.

Different!

More Log Cabin designs mid week, next week.

I think the first design for this week’s mid week Log Cabin retreat should be ‘Spider in a Spin’

Interesting, but not as much fun as the first design.

I like the corners in the third, but think they would be more appealing with all dark in the absolute corner.

A nice one above.

Another nice one to finish this week’s escape from the madding world.

That is all for this week, more Log Cabin designs mid week, next week.

This project file has 35 plus different colorings of the Thick and Thin Log Cabin blocks.

The design above uses just three of those colorings.

The second design has four different colorings, and I love it.

Not terribly excited by the colours, but the design appeals to me.

I love the third design above too.

Nice one above.

I haven’t used many of my favourite sort of colours in any of my Log Cabin projects but I am thinking that I just might have to start a new Log Cabin project file with my favourites.

That is all for ...

Interesting mix of Log Cabin block variations.

Weird but interesting design.

Love the one above!

I like the fourth one above.

And I like the last.

More Log Cabin quilt designs mid week, next week.

I think I would like the backs of these designs as much, if not more, than the front.

Another option would be to make all the blocks in very pale washed out colours, not just the light areas.

I love hand quilting, but the curves in the quilting look like a great design for machine work.

The steps around the deign above are interesting, but I am trying to work out if I like them or not!

Very simple layout for the coloured parts, but I love the quilting design on the light areas.

More Log Cabin designs mid week ...

Hot cross buns are now in the shops, so I thought I would add a touch of green as a reminder that St Patrick’s Day comes before Easter on the calendar.

It is also a reminder that the weeds are growing at a great rate and today starting off cool could be a good chance to get rid of a few,

In this project file I am trying not to make big, obvious changes to the way the Log Cabin blocks are placed. I was going to limit it to just 8 blocks getting to do a twist but ...

Some Log Cabin quilts full of toys for those in the northern parts of the world.

I am starting to put the toys inside the Log Cabin blocks. Only doll so far, but I have learned that toys have to be twisted and turned inside the log framework.

The guards are on duty!

The dolls are in a spin!

My favourite from this selection is the last one.

A very interesting design for any time of the year, in any colours too.

A nice neat and tidy design.

Same design, with a little bit of extra colour.

With only three logs on each side of these designs they still have a lot of impact.

The last design for this week, and I like the addition of the little bit of red, but I still forgot to turn one block ninety degrees!

More Log Cabin designs, mid week, next week.

The + dark is a reference some of the Log Cabin blocks pieced from all dark fabrics, instead of the traditional light and dark combination.

Can you spot the difference between the first two designs? I had to look twice or three times to check that they were different!

The third one is obviously different … or it is the morning coffee is taking effect.

The design above would be my favourite for today, except that there are too many all dark blocks..

That’s better!

More Log Cabin blocks mid week, next week, so you can plan ahead for a very ...