A Small Log Cabin Start

Here are two trial blocks for my son's quilt.

I had originally intended to go from light to darker-light

on the one side and from medium to dark on the other.
However...

Right now I'm not up to keeping track of all of that so
I'm sticking to a light side and a dark side and that's it.
No gradations to keep track of.

Placing them on the sashing fabric and putting the gold

fabric where the stars will be on the actual quilt, I'm getting

a pretty good vision of what I've got.

I'm not liking the larger center square at all,

especially with the "lights & darks only" plan.

Maybe the main point of the log cabin block is for that

center square to stand out but in my quilt, it's going to be

those gold stars in the sashing that will pop and I don't want

them to "fight".

Below on the right is what I'll be doing; my original is on the left. 

Sure it will change my overall measurements a little

but I'll just deal with that later.

 V. 

(I could increase the size of the strips but I prefer smaller pieces

as a general rule--and I've already cut some strips.)

No matter the decision, it all serves to prove making trial blocks

are never a waste of time.  And, I've now relaxed a little (a little!)

there because these stitched up quickly.  I've been kind of panicky

lately knowing I have three to four large quilts to complete over

the next few months which are going to be busy enough already.

I have started quilting the hexi quilt but immediately ran into

tension problems again.  Why this occurs about every 4 or 5

quilts, I have no idea but I'll be a much happier person when

I get it sorted back out.

(I'm pretty sure this has something to do with why I need

the log cabin block to be simple!)

I really should just take the LA in for a good solid tune-up but,

like any of us would do, I'm trying to time it

when I won't be needing it for several weeks.

In my last post, I was trying out a new recipe for sourdough

baguettes; I didn't quite trust that so little work

would yield a good result.  Oh me of little faith!

In fact, it was the best sourdough bread I've made so far.

Lots of that "bite."  Definitely a keeper.

Weekly goals

Finish quilting hexi (need a name!) and bind

Make next log cabin trial blocks; then go ahead with lots!

Hit end-of-bolt sale for log cabin backing

Happy quilting!