Wonky log cabin blocks

I was recently asked to do a demo of how I made the wonky log cabin blocks in this quilt top at my quilt club's summer retreat. Knowing I'd be a nervous wreck(these ladies are Real Quilters), I decided it might not be a bad idea to have something concrete to back up my rambling demonstration. I photographed my process and typed up some directions. I thought I'd share it with y'all as well. I didn't invent the wonky log cabin(also called liberated log cabin or improvisational log cabin), but…

This is an improv or wonky log cabin block. I really love this technique. No sizes, just total freedom to cut where you see fit. How to make a wonky log cabin quilt block This block is perfect for la

I finished this quilt top a number of months ago. I didn’t really have a plan for who the quilt would go to, so wasn’t in a hurry to get it quilted. So now it’s done, and I love i…

July 18, 2010 If you are feeling like you want to cut loose and do a few wonky blocks, maybe this will help you to get started. ;-D The n...

A few weeks ago over on my YouTube channel I shared a WIPs update. In that update, one of the quilt tops I finished was a Wonky Log Cabin quilting bee quilt top.

The wonky log cabin block is so much fun! And oh so easy for a beginner. Some call it a crazy log cabin quilt block...

One week ago I was reading different blogs and came across Victoria's at Bumble Beans. She was talking about the Sandy Quilt Block Drive that Michele at Quilting Gallery was running and offered a tutorial for a tilted scrappy log cabin quilt. You could either make blocks or be a team leader - the other possibility I thought of was to make one from scratch. So I called my friend Janet and we both started making blocks. On Monday I picked up her blocks and along with mine started laying them…

A few weeks ago over on my YouTube channel I shared a WIPs update. In that update, one of the quilt tops I finished was a Wonky Log Cabin quilting bee quilt top. Do...

Adding strips of Northcott Artisan Spirit fabric on an angle gives Log Cabin blocks a whole new look. Tutorial.