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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 ...

Looks a bit like a giant flower in the centre if it was a queen size quilt, even on a placemat it would be a fairly big flower! Could be fun playing with colour in this design.

This is the duplicate project file which became Fishing (Log) Cabin 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 … that’s enough! just before I deleted the double.

I like the design above … even if the fish are starting to go into hiding.

In the design above it has become more of a star burst!

It has now become a rather boring design ...

Very interesting.

Love the second design for today!

Love the third one too.

The one above is very interesting, but too many points for my taste.

The project file these designs come from has over 500 designs in it, and each time I open it I add more.

I think I might be addicted to designing quilts in Electric Quilt, but I am not looking for a cure to my addiction! I am going to add a few more designs as soon as I hit the schedule button on this post.

With the right fabrics the first design for today could become a giant flower.

I like the second design!

The centre of the one above is crying out for lots of quilting, or perhaps just some quilting to fill the space around an applique.

The one above is interesting.

Another one with an empty centre circle … but this time there is a block out of place near one of the corners! I should have learned by now to keep the best till last … not the mistake.

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

Middle of another week already!

Interesting design to start with, but I have to admit not one I would consider making, but there are plenty of choices. There are over 270 quilt designs in this project file, all using just two different blocks, and I don’t think I have included the more basic layouts!

The second design would look ok with regular Log Cabin blocks, and I like the Thick and Thin version too.

I like the one above!

This one uses the alternative colourway of the Thick and Thin Log Cabin block, using the same layout as the ...

Interesting.

Also interesting.

I like the one above … it looks as though it would look great on a bed.

Love the one above.

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

If you are thinking about making a Log Cabin quilt I would like you to think beyond the normal, and play with the layout of the blocks.

As always, more Log Cabin designs mid week,, next week.

Interesting design to start with, though my Mid Week Quilter’s Log Cabin Retreat is a day late. I am not too sure if my calendar or the clock is misleading me … got to be one of them!

The second design is exactly the same as the first, but with the colours reversed.

I am not too interested in the design above, but what if I reverse the colours again.

I love the change!

You will have to wait until I next open this project file to see what happens with the last design for today when the colours are ...

This week’s selection of designs includes three very similar designs with minor changes, and two also with minor changes.

The dark circle in the centre has become a light space.

The dark centre is back, but the inner corners have changed.

The one above is interesting.

Four blocks have changed colour in the last.

That is all for this week, and last, but more Log Cabin designs mid week, next week, if I remember what day it is. Easy to tell we are retirees, where every day is Sunday!

Interesting.

Wow!

I like the one above, especially the curves in the outer edge!

Love the curves again.

Interesting.

Hard to pick a favourite, but the middle and right of the top row are high on the list!

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 ...

A log cabin hideaway would be a nice place to be when the temperature goes up to 35 plus. I guess I will have to enjoy the air conditioner in town..

First two designs are interesting.

I am always amazed at how many designs can be found to use Log Cabin blocks.

This project file has over 250 designs, and it grows a little bit every time I open it, helped by the 50 plus variations of the Log Cabin block, including Thick and Thin varieties.

I love the gentle curves in the last design for today.

More Log Cabin ...

Sixty four identical blocks can be twisted and turned every which way to create a multitude of designs.

The second design has a few blocks twisted, but all of them have the light and dark sides opposite …

… but with the light and dark swapped back to the same as the first design.

Once again the dark colour is prominent, with a few blocks turned around …

… and with the light color prominent.

More Log Cabin 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 ...

I rather like the first design, though I think I would like it better on the floor than on a bed.

Very interesting.

What if I change the light fabrics to dark and vice versa, and change a few blocks.

The design is much lighter, but with dark lacey bits.

What if I add four dark blocks ….

Interesting, but not better than it was.

I think the last one is my favourite design this week, but there are many more designs in this project file for future reference.

Seeing them all together makes it easy to see the changes I ...

As usual on Wednesdays I share more quilt designs than other days of the week so you can have a longer coffee break sometime during the day. This week while you have your very short retreat from the mad, mad world, I am in the middle of a Monday to Friday retreat with quilters , and maybe even doing a few stitches occasionally.

Not a lot of variety in the blocks used in the first two designs, but two very different results.

Another different but interesting design!

Different again … though I think I might be repeating myself.

My favourite in this ...

Wow, I like the first design in this mid week Log Cabin retreat!

Mmm … interesting.

The last three are like triplets … similar, but with a few little differences.

Which one would you choose?

If i had to choose one, I would use the first design of the day, but the last three would be good if I had to make quilts for triplets!

That is all for this weeks mid week Log Cabin retreat … only long enough for a coffee break, no long lazy day reading in a nice warm spot.

Love the first design for this week’s Log Cabin designs.

Love the points in the middle of each side in the second design.

Weird, but interesting.

Another interesting one, and I like it.

No favourite for me today … I like lots of things about all of them. Can you pick a favourite?

More Log Cabin designs mid week, next week!

I have the urge every so often to play with Log Cabin blocks. This project has been around for a long time, with a LOT of quilt designs in it, but a large proportion of them have Thick and Thin blocks almost exclusively.

I have to admit that most of the designs are interesting, with some with the WOW factor, but the intention was to mix up all the variations of Log Cabin blocks.

The one above is rather nice, even if it is all just three colourways of the one block.

The next one couldbe quilted with lots of ...

I like the first design for today …

… and the second …

… you guessed right if you guessed that I like the third!

When I opened this project there were no designs in there that I haven’t already shared, so I picked some designs and made some simple changes to ten of them, so not only did I get designs for today, I have five more to share another day.

I even like the last design though the thought of trying to put this one together makes my head spin.

That is all for this week … five designs to distract you ...

I love the first design today!

Not too wrapped in the second,…

… but change four blocks and I like it better.

Corners look tidier with less light .

Last design for today is interesting, so that is the lot for this week’s mid week mini retreat to look at some Log Cabin quilt designs.

More Log Cabin quilt designs mid week, next week.