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Jo Ann Smith found this quilt at a thrift store in New Jersey, and she hopes someone might recognize it and claim it as theirs.

This quilt was made in 2014. It has a label fused to the back, lower right corner. If this is your quilt, please contact Jo Ann at jxs@comcast.net to confirm what is on the label.

I usually like designs which have dark frame around the central design, plus a dark border but with a small contrast between the border and the dark … like the one above.

However, I love the one above, without that dark frame.

Like the one above …

… this one is interesting …

… but not over excited about this last one!

As always, the Mid Week Log Cabin Retreat is over … but there will be another mini retreat next week, mid week.

Here at Missouri Star Quilt Co we love to put unique spins on classic quilt blocks. Much like this Curved Log Cabin Quilt block. Instead of using all 2.5″ strips to create this block, we have added in some 1.5″ strips to add a fun curved flare to the quilt top!

Click HERE to watch the full tutorial and get your supplies!

Next weekend is the wonderful Chadron Festival of Quilts.  These two quilts have not been shown at that show, but have both been on my blog previously.  Today I am filling out paperwork, measuring, etc., and giving them a good airing. 

This "rebuilt" scrappy log cabin is one of my favorites.  I have instructions on my blog, and have made at least 6 so far.  The standard, traditional border was finished and on the quilt but was toooo ordinary.  I laid it out, measured the angle of the tilted blocks and WHACKED OFF the border, using the same angle, then ...

Sixty four Log Cabin blocks … size of blocks optional … just the layout varies in six designs today.

I like the first one, and the second …

… and the third. I can’t pick a favourite yet.

Another interesting design above …

… and another interesting one.

All interesting designs, all from exactly the same blocks, with a slight modification of colours in the last.

So choose your colours, use your favourite Log Cabin block pattern, in any size you wish … and then play with the blocks until you get a design you like.

That is the lot for this mid week Log Cabin ...

It's been awhile since I've shared an update on our log home. I'm thrilled to report that it is almost ready for us to move! It's been such a journey to build this home. I'm writing this post as a bit of a journal to record details for myself, so you may want to skim if you just want to see the pictures :o)

Almost all the work on the exterior is now finished

Love it.

In fact I love all of these.

Even though I know I mixed up Log Cabin and assorted Irish Chain blocks for this series, I have to look hard to see how … though perhaps that is because the coffee hasn’t kicked in this morning.

Four very interesting designs … in my never really humble opinion!

More Log Cabin designs next week, mid week …but without any hint of Irish Chain blocks.

Rachel Bowen hopes to recover her grandmother’s Log Cabin quilt. It was donated to Goodwill by mistake. It was last seen on March 8, 2017 in Danville, Virginia.

This is a king-size quilt. The quilt was made around 1995. The back is a butterfly fabric that has a cream background with different colored butterflies all over. There is also a square with Rachel’s name, her mother’s name, her grandmother’s name, and the name of her friend who finished it for her. The appliquéd label says,

The log cabin
Made for Rachel Gibson Bowen
Began by grandmother ...

One of the great things about blogging on WordPress is that you can schedule ahead.

One of the worst things about that is that I miss significant dates, because they are a week or more away from the time I schedule my daily blog.

This time it meant that I missed sharing Irish Log Cabin designs during the week of St Patrick’s day … so that means I should share some anytime, and no time like the present!

This project file started one St Pat’s day when it fell on a Wednesday, which is the day of my Mid ...

When my mom and I made the decision to open Quilter’s Hideaway, we knew we wanted a way to bring people together. We immediately knew we wanted some form of a sew night where people with different experience and projects could come together to learn from one another, create a community, and encourage each other […]

Log Cabin blocks are constructed with squares and rectangles … no curves … but with a bit of a twist to some of the variations of the basic design we can make spiderwebs.

Or perhaps it is just tying shapes up in knots.

Whatever it is, it is fun to play with!

All these designs could be made without the cornerstones for a slightly more traditional looking quilt.

Is it any wonder I can sit down for five minutes to play in Electric Quilt and stay for an hour … or two!

I think I saved the best till last today … but I ...

Looks like a stack of crowns in each corner.

Perhaps we could have this Log Cabin mid week retreat in a palace.

Much more conventional layout, but not the usual blocks.

Like this one!

Love it!

Worthy of being surrounded by a palace.

Finally, a more conventional one again, this time with eight very conventional blocks.

More Log Cabin Quilt designs next week, mid week.

They make an inteersting collection when you see them all at once.

Filed under: Curved Cornerstones, Log Cabin Quilter's Mid Week Retreat, Log Cabin Quilts, Mid Week Retreat, Quilt Tagged: Chimneys and Cornerstones, Cornerstones ...

Interesting.

More interesting.

The one above is almost mundane in this company.

I like it!

I like it like that too!

Very interesting design.

Interesting, but I like the first ones more than this one.

More interest, specifically the straight zigzag lines which give a fleeting impression of blocks set straight … until you focus on the logs in the blocks.

Onpoint and curved seams … another interesting design.

There are well over 200 designs in this project file, and they are all interesting.

With several project files of similar size featuring Log Cabin blocks, I can continue Mid Week Retreats for a long time.