Log Cabin Quilt Block Calculator

Quilting calculators sizing a quilt.

Log cabin quilt block calculator.

This is for straight set blocks. I would like to make a log cabin quilt with a 3 1 2 finished center block. Jelly rolls make it a cinch to sew a scrap quilt made up of log cabin blocks. Determines the number of fixed sized pieces of fabric that may be cut from a larger piece of fabric.

A log cabin quilt or log cabin quilt block is one of the most popular traditional quilt patterns and is pieced together using strips of fabric with a small square at the center of the block br br log cabin quilt patterns are a staple in american quilting and first rose to popularity during the time of the civil war. The basic structure of this quilt block is a center shape surrounded by strips or logs. For the quilting i kept things simple. Traditional log cabin blocks would have lighter fabrics on one side and darker.

You may specify up to 5 borders. Use this calculator to find the perfect size quilt for your project. Sharon what a great site. The log cabin quilt block.

The rolls are usually made up of 30 or 40 strips that measure 2 1 2 in width and are cut from selvage to selvage about 42 long. Next enter numbers for rows and columns. For instance for a quilt that measures about 60 inches x 80 inches six 10 inch blocks across and eight 10 inch blocks down will fill the space requiring 48 blocks. Using finished log widths of 1 25 and finished center width of 2 5 for a total finished block size of 12 5 which is only slightly bigger than you wanted you would need the following yardage for 48 blocks of four lights and four darks colors given are per your picture for mapping clarity.

Jelly rolls are bundled rolls that are formed from pre cut strips of coordinated fabric. I need to know the strip width the width you cut you want to use and how big you want the finished block to be to give you a usable answer. Calculates the amount of fabric required to put a border around your quilt given the quilt s dimensions width and length and the border s width. I quilted a diagonal line through each block and then did some echo quilting around the block row seams.

A calculator for on point blocks is coming soon. Like so many other quilt blocks the log cabin quilt block became popular in the 1860s during the civil war. The starting shape can be centered or anywhere else in the block. The blocks popularity may have been connected to abraham lincoln because of his pioneer history and the american values of the era.

This quilt helped scratch that itch but i definitely want to work more with this block soon. Enter the block width and the block length. Centers red 375 yards. While square blocks typically come to mind log cabin blocks can be square rectangular triangular diamond shaped twisted or even curved.