My friend Erica, who's just starting to get into quilting, has been collecting old 100% cotton shirts from Goodwill and various other places around town and cutting them up into strips for scrap quilts. We met for breakfast this morning and exchanged bags of fabric we'd cut up for each other.
My goodie bag was full of 1.5 inch strips, a lot of them blue, yellow, and neutral. And I was noodling around this afternoon when I suddenly realized that's the perfect size for Log Cabin blocks. Not that I'd ever made any. But I'd always wanted to try one.
And if I'm making one, I might as well chain piece a whole set of them, right?
And thus, six little log cabin blocks were born. I think they came out really nice! And every single fabric in them except for the bright cheddar-colored center is from an old shirt.
How's that for recycling?
I'll probably make a bunch more and make a small quilt out of them.
Thursday, April 24, 2008
Log cabin squares from old shirts
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The log cabin blocks are looking good Megan. I've started collecting shirts from charity shops too. Isn't it great to cut them up and end up with a pile of fabric? I haven't yet decided what to do with them, but I have a pattern for a stripy snowball block that I rather like; just need a few more shirts for variety.
Cool! My personal quilting obsession focuses on scraps, also. I rarely buy fabric in an intentional way for a quilt...I raid clearance bins, yard sales, and our closet, instead. :) As your daughter grows, perhaps you'll find (as I have) that some of her outgrown dresses and such would make great squares...!
You did a lovely job on the log cabin squares. I love the inter-patterns you have going on!
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