A pieced patchwork quilt block built from narrow fabric strips, or logs, sewn in rounds around a small central square, traditionally red to represent a cabin hearth. The block is usually divided diagonally into a light half and a dark half, and blocks are then arranged edge to edge in larger settings such as Barn Raising, Straight Furrow or Sunshine and Shadow. Log Cabin quilts were mentioned in print as early as 1863 and surviving examples date to 1874; the pattern was popular enough by the late nineteenth century to have its own county fair prize category.
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OriginAmerican, documented in print from 1863 with surviving quilts dating to 1874; the pattern evoked nostalgia for settler-era log cabins even as it was made in growing towns. 1 Distinguishing Technique or ResultNarrow fabric strips (logs) are sewn in rounds around a central square, with the block split diagonally into contrasting light and dark halves. 1 Connections
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Tools Used
Rotary Cutter is used in Log Cabin Quilt Block.
Sources
1. Log Cabin (Quilt Block) (Wikipedia)
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Log Cabin quilts were mentioned in print as early as 1863, with archival examples dating back to 1874.
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