I began piecing log cabin quilts in the 1970’s. Over the years I have manipulated the light, medium and dark colors to create many different geometric designs. Sometimes I change the center square into a diamond adding 4 small triangles to create the center square. As you scroll through the log cabin quilts you will see the variations.
The largest Log Cabin quilt I have made is Log Cabin Blues. I use this quilt as a meditation piece. Fortunately I have a large enough wall to hang it on. The blue marbled cottons mixed with other colors offer a calming, centering feeling to the room. Often I meditate using this piece as the focal point of the meditation.

Variations of the log cabin block are courthouse steps and pineapple, both of which I have sewn. Yet I always seem drawn back to the simplicity of the log cabin block. I have pieced blocks as small as 2 inch and as large as 7 inch. I also vary the number of bars on each side from 3 to 5 and this adds more interest in the quilt. All the log cabin quilts in this gallery have these bar variations and some also have the diamond center.