Log Cabin Finish

My niece sent this log cabin and I finished it Saturday.

I didn't have enough backing fabric and I have seen where some people have added inserts on the back so I thought I would give it a try. 

So this was my 1st insert and I was so pleased that it turned out so well.

I was worried that it would be crooked but it was perfectly placed and it stayed in place as I quilted it.

This was a huge quilt and I couldn't get the entire quilt in the frame and still see the designs, so I just took sectional pictures. 

I really like the way the pictures show off the log cabin sections.

My mother came to visit and she put the binding on while I finished up another quilt.

I have 2 log cabins of my own that I need to get quilted - maybe this will be incentive to get mine done.

 

 

Sampler Quilt

I know most samplers are of quilt blocks but this one is a sampler of quilting designs.

The top is just a panel fabric that I used for placement.

I used 4 squares for the quilting block. 

I took a bunch of pictures to get a better view of all the blocks and these were the best.

Not great I know.

I guess instead of a sampler quilt we could call it a lazy quilt. I just have a hard time with log cabins.

I guess we all have one thing we don't really excell at or I should say that we don't like doing.

Log cabins are mine.

 

Embroidered Sea Pirates

I finished the lod cabin this past Saturday and my daughter reminded me that I promised to make a baby quilt for March. She didn't tell me the begining of March - I was hoping for the last of the month.

Anyway I started Saturday night making the sea pirates and finished embroidering them late Sunday.

Last night I put it all together and hopefully I can get it in the frame tonignt. With any luck I'll have it quilted and bound by Saturday.

Then I think I'll sleep all day Sunday.

I took this picture of the log cabin at work today. You can see the backing color a little better.

Log Cabin Finish

I finished quilting my niece's log cabin.

The pictures look aweful - I've been trying to fix the colors but not having much luck.

 

Believe it or not this backing is brown.

 I meant to get some better pictures today but the day got away from me. If I remember tomorrow I'll replace these.

 

Log Cabin

I loaded this log cabin in the frame last week. This is my 1st log cabin to quilt. Seems like I've had a lot of 1sts lately. Anyway it took me awhile to figure out how I wanted to qult it.

 Looks like this is becoming my signature border.

 I drew this out and figured it might work.

The backing is brown so I used brown thread.

 Here's another shot. Would be nice if both sides matched up better.

I think the overall will look good (hope so anyway)