Tuesday, February 23, 2016

Quilt Festival: Log Cabin - Today!

Brigitte Morgenroth presented Log Cabin - Today! at Quilt Festival in Houston last October. The exhibit featured contemporary Log Cabin quilts in an assortment of arrangements and materials.
White Frost is a testament to the texture provided by piecing, even when using a single fabric.
Raureif - White Frost by Brigitte Morgenroth

A few golden sparkles make a statement.
Raureif - White Frost by Brigitte Morgenroth
Wreath of Blossoms displays the interplay of yellow lines, white viscose, and floral linen.
Blutenkratz - Wreath of Blossoms
Goldener Oktober has a clamshell vibe, yet manages to pull it off without a single curve.
Goldener October by Brigitte Morgenroth
If you aspire to make a clamshell quilt without masses of log cabins, check out this Craftsy article. If you want to go the Log Cabin route, don't let me hold you back. Have a day! Then, send me a picture.
Goldener October by Brigitte Morgenroth
Brigitte was still working on this Twisted Log Cabin with gradation. I really love it!
These versions inspire me to take the Log Cabin in new directions. What about you?
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5 comments:

  1. Oh that clamshell version is amazing! I do love a log cabin block; always have, always will. These are very inspirational.

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  2. I talked with Brigitte at Festival. She is pretty feisty! I asked if she did any sewing by hand, and her response was - no time for that! Also, she paper pieces, but she's old school and her foundations are the tissue thin phone books, etc. It was fun to get "behind the scenes" insight into how she quilts!

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  3. Fabulous quilts.My favorite block and any with stars.

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  4. Pretty quilts, all of them. I love log cabin, and have made both traditional and with a "swing". You may see my denim quilts, where I vary between 3,5 cm and 6 cm stripes. There is a tutorial on my blog also.

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  5. What an awesome collection of log cabin quilts. I love the ones where the block is made with a single fabric, the texture is amazing!

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