Monday, August 01, 2016

basket medallion sew-a-long second border, log cabin

This is part three of the Gwen Marston Style sew-a-long.
Lori at:
http://humblequilts.blogspot.com/
started the medallion sew-a-long with the theme basket for the center.
Cynthia at:
http://wabisabiquilts.blogspot.com/
chose the first border theme--childhood.
Cathy at:
http://wwwbiglakequilter.blogspot.com/
chose log cabins for this next round. 
Katy at:
http://katyquilts.wordpress.com/
is up next and has chosen stars for a theme

The second grey border again is cut 2 inches and finishes 1 1/2 inches.

I made 3 inch finished half log cabins in the Sharyn Craig style. I like this block because you have very good control about how big it will be without over-thinking "now, how many rounds?"
Instead, it grows in inch increments without worry.

I kept it monochromatic yellow, with a few oranges and greens and others thrown in so it wasn't too boring.

My intention was in this round to make it oblong, but decided to keep it square for now. Maybe next round.
At this point the quilt measures 33 by 33 inches.

16 comments:

Cathy said...

I love your log cabin border. This has been so much fun. Can't wait to see what everyone does with the star theme. Hugs

CecileD said...

Your border looks great ! So shinny !

Karen said...

A sunny yellow border!

Cynthia@wabi-sabi-quilts said...

Cheerful and sweet - a great border!

gayle said...

I love your colors, and those sunny log cabins!

Debra said...

Love your yellow border and the way you pieced your blocks. Very pretty and it goes so well with what you had done already. Looks great!!!

Wendy Caton Reed said...

Wonderful! So happy and pretty. Good job!

Béa said...

Beautiful and happy, I love.

Lori said...

Very nice! Love the variety of yellows.

Sharon said...

Great choices! The yellow is such a happy color, and the monochromatic keeps it from being too busy, while the border fulfills the log cabin rule. I really like this and where you're going so far!

Quiltdivajulie said...

I want mine to become more rectangular, too. Your yellows are delicious!

m. said...

Oh, I DO like this!! Such cheerful, happy colors, and the gray borders add the right, restful touch!!

Angie in SoCal said...

Love the bright and cheery yellows you used.

Nancy said...

I think I must have missed your previous posts of your medallion. I love it! It is bright and light and beautiful. I especially like the yellow border that includes just a few other colors. Looking forward to your stars border.

--Nancy. (ndmessier @ aol.com, joyforgrace.blogspot.com)

Debra @ Life is a Stitch said...

LOVE your log cabin border, especially that you made it monochromatic! So cheery!

Linda @ kokaquilts said...

This is looking lovely! The yellows are great, they give it all such a light & bright feel!