jillcranford574
"Log Cabin Library"
Even though the Log Cabin block is simple and full of potential, I was dreading it because it can be tricksy.
After playing around with some ideas using 4 blocks and 16 blocks and finding nothing to be outstanding, I took a second look and the Log Cabin block looked like a stack of books to me.
I decided to use the Cherrywood orange for this project when I got excited about the yarn dyed plaid and 2 lovely prints I uncovered after I did a second dig in the stash I inherited from my Grandmother.
I made my 20" Log Cabin block offset so the "books" would be prominent. Adding the machine embroidered titles made the "logs" appear as "books" and including the machine appliqued cat bookend helped make the books look stacked on a shelf.
The selected titles are some of my very favorite novels and the arrangement was based on the fabric choices as well as the layout of the titles on the book spines.
When thinking about including a bookend, I wanted it to be something that I would actually want on my book shelf. I have 4 cats and though none of them are an orange tabby, the Sassy Cat hand embroidery design from Urban Threads that I digitized into an applique was the purrfect choice.
With all of the additional machine embroidery, I needed to keep the quilting simple so the titles would remain legible. So, I went with diagonal stitching matching the angle of the bookend.
"Log Cabin Library"
Even though the Log Cabin block is simple and full of potential, I was dreading it because it can be tricksy.
After playing around with some ideas using 4 blocks and 16 blocks and finding nothing to be outstanding, I took a second look and the Log Cabin block looked like a stack of books to me.
I decided to use the Cherrywood orange for this project when I got excited about the yarn dyed plaid and 2 lovely prints I uncovered after I did a second dig in the stash I inherited from my Grandmother.
I made my 20" Log Cabin block offset so the "books" would be prominent. Adding the machine embroidered titles made the "logs" appear as "books" and including the machine appliqued cat bookend helped make the books look stacked on a shelf.
The selected titles are some of my very favorite novels and the arrangement was based on the fabric choices as well as the layout of the titles on the book spines.
When thinking about including a bookend, I wanted it to be something that I would actually want on my book shelf. I have 4 cats and though none of them are an orange tabby, the Sassy Cat hand embroidery design from Urban Threads that I digitized into an applique was the purrfect choice.
With all of the additional machine embroidery, I needed to keep the quilting simple so the titles would remain legible. So, I went with diagonal stitching matching the angle of the bookend.