Warm Cool Giant Log Cabin Quilt

Happy Wednesday! Today I am excited to finally share my finished warm cool giant log cabin quilt!



I started this quilt in May 2024. I had been holding onto a bunch of 2" vintage sheet strips that were leftover from when I used to make wrapped wreath kits. I don't sell the kits anymore, but you can still find the free tutorial here: Wrapped Wreath Tutorial. That was back when I had my vintage sheet shop on Etsy, so I probably cut the strips around 10 years ago! I thought it was time to try to use them up. I wasn't able to use all of them in this project, but I made a good dent.


Pretty quickly I decided to make a log cabin quilt. I made a few test blocks playing with color placement before landing on this warm/cool arrangement. I've wanted to make a warm cool log cabin quilt ever since I made my warm cool half-square triangle quilts back when I first started quilting! That was my first sew along, which I ran in 2011. You can find it here if you're curious: Warm Cool Quilt Along


I made four large log cabin blocks primarily from the strips I already had cut. I added in a few where needed to achieve a good balance of color and pattern. Especially for the longest strips on the outer edge, I needed to dip into my stash. The quilt finishes around 50" square.



I really enjoyed playing around with giant log cabin blocks again. I still love the Giant Log Cabin Jelly Roll Quilt I made with Carolyn Friedlander's fabrics a few years ago.


For the quilting, I did a repeat of the quilting design I did on my Vintage Bear Paw Baby Quilt. It's wavy lines in both directions, so you end up with kind of a wavy grid! See my tutorial for how to do this wavy quilting here: How to Quilt Wavy Lines with a Walking Foot (video!)


I've had this backing sheet in my stash for such a long time! Easily 15 years. I have been saving it specifically to use as a backing and this seemed like the right quilt. I actually forgot until I pulled it out that it was a fitted sheet, so I really couldn't have used it on anything much bigger than this. Meant to be! I love the hearts. It reminds me of the backing sheet I used on this quilt. I had to choose a striped sheet for the binding, right? I went with blue for this one!


I used one of my custom woven labels to finish it off.


This quilt was a joy to work on. I loved using up long stashed materials that had been languishing. Since finishing it late last year it has gotten lots of use on our living room floor as a play mat!

Warm Cool Giant Log Cabin Quilt by Jeni Baker
Pattern: No pattern, used 2" wide strips
Fabrics: Vintage Reclaimed Bedsheets

Happy Quilting!