Foundation (Paper) Piecing a Log Cabin Block

You're On a Roll - Keep Adding Patches to the Quilt Block

© Janet Wickell

Continue Sewing the Log Cabin Block

1. Choose a dark fabric strip and place it right side down along the lower edges of pieces 3 and 1. Trim the strip flush or just beyond the right edge of piece 1.

2. Turn the foundation over and sew on the line that separates pieces 1 and 3 from piece 4, beginning and ending a few stitches on each side of the line.

• Foundation Piece a Log Cabin Block
• Position the First Pieces on the Log Cabin Foundation
• Sew More Pieces to the Log Cabin Foundation
• Continue Adding Patches to the Log Cabin Block
• You're On a Roll - Keep Adding Patches to the Quilt Block
• Check Log Placement and Seams
• Finish the Log Cabin Block
• Layout Options