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Interesting design, but it could use some fabric modifications.

Second design is much better, but could be better still … more play time needed in this project file.

The design above uses just one block, but as much as I like that block, there are ways to modify it.

Only four of the basic block in the second along with two modifications.

The colours in this lot would be lovely for a romantic break in a Log Cabin near a river or lake … especially a pink lake. (There is a pink lake down the highway from where I live, though it often looks brown rather then pink.)

First design is interesting, and so is the second one above.

I like the one above …

… and I like the one above too!

I have been trying to work out which one I like most, but have given up … I like them all! It is always interesting to mix up the different variations of Log ...

Simple layout … but I love the effect!

I like the second design, but compared to the first one it is rather ugly.

Very interesting. I like the blank space which is a great space for some quilting.

I love the second design! The stars just shine.

Rather interesting!

The second deign is a bit too pink for my taste … needs more blue/purple.

If I make another all pieced quilt I want it to be as interesting as the design above … however I usually try to mix some applique into every quilt I make.

I would definitely replace some of the blocks in the second design with either applique, or blank spaces to be quilted.

Interesting!

Setting blocks on point makes the quilt bigger though you have to include some fillers around the edges.

Using some half of some blocks can add some interesting options!

New project, new blocks!

The blocks can be constructed using small squares of fabrics and some half square triangles, or pieces which combine the squares and triangles into larger squares and assorted shapes combining the squares and triangles. Note that there is a small sashing separating the blocks.

Much more colourful than the windmills being erected all over the place!

The virtual quilting in the design above I would do with a contrast thread, and in the spaces that look like they are not quilted, I would use similar quilting but in a thread to match the background.

I love both the designs today but I think the second one wins my popularity contest.

The first design is neat and tidy, but it might work on a tiled floor but not quite right for a bed.

Turn eight blocks around and it becomes a big star.

Back to the first design, but with four blocks moved out towards the corners.

Now they are all the way to the corners.

The final design for today has the four dark blocks from the centre moved towards the corners, and it is my favourite for the day.

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

There are some very interesting designs in this project file!

I have included most of the Log Cabin blocks I have in my collection, and added an interesting colour combination.

I like the one above! But wait … there are a couple more to go for this weeks mid week just for quilters.

WOW!

There are a lot of possibilities when you start playing with even pretty basic Log Cabin variations!

That is all for this week’s mid week quilters short break from the mad world around us … more mid week, next week.

A project file which has been in hiding with many others for quite a few years, with some simple but unusual designs using a lot of whole squares and some squares made with half square triangles.

Some of the squares can have a little bit of applique, or perhaps embroidery motifs on them.

The stars have been modified in the second design, and the applique is on a larger square.

Interesting design to start today’s Log Cabin retreat … first of five Log Cabin quilt variations to look at.

An interesting variation of the first design, almost the same and with the colours swapped. I like the colour change.

In the design above the two rows of blocks in the centre, both vertically and horizontal, are the same but the corners have been changes.

I like the change, but what does it look like with the colours reversed?

I should have left them as they were!

My favourite of this mid week’s collection of Log Cabin designs is the ...

Interesting design to start the day!

The send design is much more interesting, especially the centre bit.

I love the one above!

Neat and tidy and would look great on a bed in just about any colour combination. Remember that the trick with getting good results with any of the Log Cabin variations is to get the contrast right.

Interesting design to finish this weeks collection of Log Cabin designs.

That is all for this week’s Log Cabin retreat, but there will be more next week.

Very interesting design!

I like the swirling stars! Or are they windmills?

Could have called this project file Field of Green, though considering that all the blocks are stars it should have been bright white and yellow in colour.

Lots of stars, and all on the same background star.

Love the first design for today!

If I was making though I would add a little insert inside the row of lattice blocks around the outside.

I like the second design, but nowhere near as much as the first one.

Filled a bin with green waste yesterday, but the back yard still looks lovely and green. Unfortunately most of the green is still weeds.

These blocks would be a bit more fiddly to make than the usual Log Cabin blocks, but the fabrics could be cut into strips and joined together and then cut into narrow strips to fir the blocks.

I think I should add more colours to the designs … one day when I have nothing to do and expect no interruptions! It probably wouldn’t work as when I don’t expect interruptions I get lots.

If we ...

Interesting design, pretty colours.

Are those crowns in the corners in the design above? Or birds without heads?

Another interesting one.

The one above is a slight alteration of the one above it! Less interesting, but I like it more.

The last design for this week’s mid week retreat (or coffee break) looks like an exploding star. It would be interesting to make with fading blocks around the centre star.

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