Cier - Quilt Remix: Spin Traditional Favorites into 10 Fresh Projects

Text copyright 2010 by Emily Cier

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Cier, Emily.

Quilt remix : spin traditional favorites into 10 fresh projects / by Emily Cier.

p. cm.

ISBN 978-1-57120-960-3 (softcover)

1. Patchwork--Patterns. 2. Quilting--Patterns. I. Title.

TT835.C4985 2010

746.46041--dc22

2010007571

Printed in China

10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1

Sean ... for being there for me through every step of the way. He is truly the most quilt-literate software engineer who has never sewn a quilt.

Maeve and Liam ... for oohing and aahing at all of Mommys creations. The love you have for all your quilts makes my heart melt. I expect Miss Maeve to write her first quilt pattern as soon as she learns to spell yardage and rotary cutter.

Cathy Kirk ... for the fabulous quilting and binding on all of the quilts.

Everyone at C&T ... for believing in a stay-at-home mom living in the suburbs enough to give me this opportunity.

Susanne Woods ... for finding me!

Liz Aneloski ... for answering all my millions of questions.

Sandy Peterson ... for her amazing attention to detail.

Kristen Yenche and Amy Gonzalez Daniel ... for turning my words into a coherent, beautiful book.

Zinnia Heinzmann and Alice Mace Nakanishi ... for pulling everything together so smoothly.

Robert Kaufman, Moda, Olfa, and C&T Publishing ... for providing fabulous fabric and tools for these projects.

log cabin

FINISHED QUILT SIZE

Crib: 40 50

Lap: 60 60

Twin: 68 86

Queen: 92 88

Log Cabin blocks are one of the indisputable classics of traditional quilting. If we take this simplicity and go big, we end up with this scrappy skyscraper of log cabins using a variety of strip widths and prints.

When choosing the fabrics, pick 8 unique prints that vary in color and design. You want to have as much contrast as possible among the large concentric loops of color that ring the quilt.

If the Sew First column is checked, then sew together the first cut strips end-to-end and press seams open before making the second cut. A 40 width of fabric is assumed for calculations. Label your cut pieces with the loop number and size. Be sure to use the Quilt Size column to establish which strips to cut for the size quilt you are making.

C = crib, L = lap, T = twin, Q = queen wof = width of fabric

Use a precise seam allowance while sewing the strips together. Slight variations in the seam width can multiply quickly in this quilt. Press all seams to the outside.

Sew the shorter Loop 2 strips to the top and bottom of the Loop 1 center square. Press. Sew the longer Loop 2 strips to the left and right sides. Press.

Sew the shorter Loop 3 strips to the top and bottom of the unit from Step 1. Press. Sew the longer Loop 3 strips to the left and right sides. Press.

Continue sewing the loops according to the quilt assembly diagram below, starting with the shorter strips on the top and bottom, pressing, and then sewing the longer strips on the left and right sides and pressing.

Note: Loops 2124 contain strips for the left and right sides only.