FLIPPIN A WONKY LOG

It always begins with a thought, an idea.

How can I make a traditional block, feel modern 

Or a bit wonky?

I pulled some scraps and decided yellow would be

The centered focus piece for the block.

I had lots of blues and low volumes to use as the logs.

I like to use letters to organize the sewing.

Then stack the pieces one atop the others.

Move to the sewing machine

making one block at a time. 

I wasn’t comfortable chain piecing.

I sewed a stack of 

12 Traditional Log Cabin blocks.

Onto the design wall, ready for the next move.

I had lots of solid yellow that became

 the wonky frames on the

traditionally sewn blocks.

Yep this is gonna work!

I quilted this one on my domestic machine.

I began by stitching in the ditch if all the log seams.

Then did a back and forth straight organic line 

In the yellow triangle sections.

9 blocks became wonky side of my quilt.

Three traditional blocks were set in a vertical line with a

small dot  print set on white background 

You can really see the fun wonky quilting on this side.

So here’s my Let’s Get Wonky bound with a

print that’s already in the quikt blocks. 

It’s a two-sided project I’ll use

in my upcoming trunk shows that captures

My Modern-Traditionalist style !

And my sweet hubby in his obligatory pose

with my finished quilt.