Log Cabin Sampler - Quilted 04/16/2016

Mar 28: First contact & picture. Bottom Line Tan thread to match the background with the least amount of show.
​Apr 02: Quilt is here. 
Apr 08: Paula is planning to donate this quilt for a church raffle. Most uncommon, she needs this quickly. I have contacted those ahead of her in the queue & they have willingly agreed for me to do this ahead of theirs.

 Apr 09: ​This is a Ye Olde Forest Quilters sampler planned by Joanne Jones & pieced by Paula Ginn.  Paula is donating this quilt to her church to raise funds for building project.
   When I got this out to photograph it, I was quite frankly in awe of the design, the fabrics & the piecing--a log cabin quilt & as 12 block sampler in one.  I hope I have captured some of the magic in the pictures here.

The blocks

Apr 09: Took pictures & measured the quilt & then started thinking about patterns. Two quilt styles quite conducive to custom block work are Log Cabin & Sampler quilts. When I found Cindy Roth's Log Cabin block on the Digi-Tech website, I knew it would be perfect for this quilt. Paula & I are still deciding on what to use in the Sampler blocks. Quilt is prepped ready to load. Bottom Line Tan seems to be best thread to blend in overall.
Apr 10: We are using the Log Cabin Feather Block for everything. II will create borders & sampler blocks from this one pattern. IQ is now programmed & details are on the Playground. The challenge is to keep the density the same throughout the quilt. This is the main reason we did not go with a mix of patterns for the sampler blocks. It is also why I let the border quilting cover 2 outer borders.
Apr 11: Loaded ready to quilt.
Apr 12: Well, here goes! Quilting.

 Apr 13-24: Still quilting.
​Apr 15: Still quilting (last 3 rows)
​Apr 16: Blocks are finished. Quilted.
​Apr 17: Final pictures. Will hand deliver on Tuesday the 19th.

In this small gallery,
I am trying to illustrate the custom quilting process.