Modern Logs puts a modern spin on the classic Log Cabin block by creating one-of-a-kind improvisationally pieced blocks. I started with an equal number of prints and solids, then used scraps from the blocks along with a little yardage to create a secondary composition on the back.
Modern Logs PDF pattern available for sale here.
Modern Logs Print pattern available for sale here.
Modern Logs Stats:
- Designed, pieced and quilted by Christa Watson; designed in EQ7
- Finished size 48″ x 54″, completed April, 2014
- Pieced and Quilted on my Bernina 710
- Fabrics: Michael Miller Petal Pinwheels with coordinating solids
- Batting: Quilter’s Dream Cotton, select loft
- Quilting thread: Aurifil 50 wt. cotton, Dove grey
- Quilting design: elongated zig-zag stitch (#16 on my machine), quilted in vertical rows
- Time to finish: 24 hours – top (11 hrs); back, basting, quilting & binding (13 hrs)
- Entry into the Modern Quilt Guild’s fabric challenge
Honors and Awards:
- Juried into AQS Quilt Week Grand Rapids, MI August 2015
- 2nd Place, Modern Category, HMQS in Salt Lake City, UT May 2015
- Honorable Mention, Modern Category, DQN Quilt Show, Las Vegas NV, March 2015
- Honorable Mention, Modern Piecing, Road to California, January 2015
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Modern Logs Pieced Backing
Modern Logs is available as an in-person class. Click here for my teaching schedule, or contact me to schedule a class for your group, guild, or event!
Fabrics Used in this Quilt:
- 11 Petal Pinwheels fabrics from Michael Miller
- Bella Solids: Terrain Cactus 175, Summer House Lime 173, Aqua 34, American Blue 174, Betty Orange 124, Seafoam, 191, Tea Rose 89
- Free Spirit Designer Solids: Grey s11, Cranberry s27,
- Art Gallery Solids Sweet as Honey PE 430
- Backing: Petal Pinwheels PC6314 Multi
- Binding: Marcus Centennial 2680 grey day
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