Log Cabin Fever – Contemporary Quilts

Log Cabin Quilts–20 Modern Log Cabin Quilts by Natalia Bonner and Kathleen Whiting as seen on Sewing With Nancy

Log Cabin Fever – Contemporary Quilts

Print Friendly, PDF & Email

 

Log Cabin Quilts–20 Modern Log Cabin Quilts by Natalia Bonner and Kathleen Whiting as seen on Sewing With NancyTraditional Log Cabin quilt blocks can easily be made modern with the help of our guest Natalia Bonner in the Sewing With Nancy series titled, Cabin Fever Quilts. Just as architecture has changed from the original log cabin homes to our modern 21st century homes, quilting has made the same transition.

Natalia Bonner and Nancy Zieman on the Set of Sewing With NancyNatalia’s spin on the Log Cabin block is to use dramatic colors and sleek lines. The first quilt in Cabin Fever Quilts, Part One is the Downtown Cabins Quilt, a great quilt for a beginner. Start with your favorite colors, cut strips, and begin sewing. Using large pieces makes the quilt easy to assemble.

Log Cabin Quilts–20 Modern Log Cabin Quilts Book by Natalia Bonner and Kathleen Whiting as seen on the TV Show Sewing With Nancy with Host Nancy Zieman.

Learn how to cut fabric pieces for a block, then assemble. Here’s an alternate colorway option:

Log Cabin Quilts–20 Modern Log Cabin Quilts Book by Natalia Bonner and Kathleen Whiting as seen on the TV Show Sewing With Nancy with Host Nancy Zieman. Remember the last time you had your eyes dilated for an eye exam? The pupils of your eyes went from small to large in seconds. That experience caused Natalia to create 12″ blocks with three strip sizes, gradating from small to large. This may look tricky to stitch, yet it’s a great pattern for even a beginning quilt maker. In Cabin Fever Quilts, Part One Natalia explains the concept and process of changing log sizes which creates the gradation in the quilt design. 

Log Cabin Quilts–20 Modern Log Cabin Quilts Book by Natalia Bonner and Kathleen Whiting as seen on the TV Show Sewing With Nancy with Host Nancy Zieman.

Pull out your favorite scraps or use an interesting fat quarter bundle to make this fabulous quilt. Fabric choice is key; be sure there is a lot of contrast between the dark and light fabrics to really make this pattern pop!

Log Cabin Quilts–20 Modern Log Cabin Quilts Book by Natalia Bonner and Kathleen Whiting as seen on the TV Show Sewing With Nancy with Host Nancy Zieman.

These elongated, framed rectangles look like a stretched Log Cabin quilt block, but they’re really made from two identical 12″-square blocks. The two-color palette really emphasizes the graphic nature of the blocks, but you could easily introduce a wider strip of color for even greater quilt drama. Watch Cabin Fever Quilts, Part One to see the easy block breakdown.

Log Cabin Quilts–20 Modern Log Cabin Quilts Book by Natalia Bonner and Kathleen Whiting as seen on the TV Show Sewing With Nancy with Host Nancy Zieman.

Watch Cabin Fever Quilts  (Part One and Part Two) on Sewing With Nancy online. Then, check out the book, Cabin Fever Quilts—20 Modern Log Cabin Quilts by Natalia Bonner and Kathleen Whiting. Natalia and Kathleen have included twenty modern Log Cabin quilt designs along with bonus instructions for coordinating pillows.

Cabin Fever Quilts as seen on the TV Show Sewing With Nancy on PBS with Nancy Zieman

 

For a chance to win a copy of Cabin Fever Quilts DVD from Nancy’s Notions, please leave a comment sharing your favorite project from this episode of Cabin Fever Quilts, Part One.

Cabin Fever Quilts by Natalia Bonner on Sewing With Nancy \ Nancy Zieman

 

Giveaway Winner 5 13

The randomly selected winner of the Farmhouse FloralFat Quarter Bundle AND the Spinning 4-Patch, Nested 9-Patch, and Shiplap Ahoy quilt patterns from Nancy Zieman Productions, LLC, is Tammie Kielpinski. Farmhouse Floral FQ and Patterns1

Her comment is: The ‘Shiplap Ahoy’ quilt caught my eye. I love how the 3-dimensional helps the fabric stand out. This would be great for me to make as my first ‘Nancy Zieman’ quilt.

Join the Quilt Expo 2019 Log Cabin Quilt Challenge! Learn more at wiquiltexpo.com/quiltcontest.

Quilt Expo 2018 Log Cabin Challenge

Reminder to Enter the NZP Fall Table Runner Sewing Challenge today!

  • Sew a table runner to showcase your sewing and quilting talents. Table runner entries may be any color palette, feature any sewing, quilting or machine embroidery techniques, and must be a size that fits on a kitchen or dining room table—use your imagination!
  • Enter one table runner that has been sewn within the last year and has not been entered into a previous Nancy Zieman Productions Table Runner Sewing Challenge. Enter by emailing your table runner photo to [email protected] by October 2, 2018.
  • Visit the official NZP Fall Table Runner Sewing Challenge Posting for details and to share your comment for a chance to win a Table-Runner Roundup Book from Martingale!

 2018 NZP Fall Table Runner Challenge1

 

Happy Quilting,

Team Nancy Zieman

Nancy Zieman Productions. LLC.

Nancy Zieman Productions, LLC

Content in this feed is © copyright 2018 by Nancy Zieman Productions, LLC and may not be republished without written permission. You’re welcome to forward the email to a friend or colleague but it’s not okay to add the RSS feed automatically as content on a blog or other website.
The FTC requires us to tell you that Nancy Zieman Productions, LLC has provided products by other companies in the course of doing business. The FTC requires us to advise you to take this information into consideration when reading this posting.
Make sure you are subscribed to Nancy Zieman Productions, LLC enews mailing list so you won’t miss a thing. Sign up here. Join us on Facebook, plus a host of other social media channels. Connect With Nancy and Friends today!
Print Friendly, PDF & Email

71 Comments

  • Gail Beam
    September 29, 2018

    I think the pillows are my favorite project as they could be made to spark up a piece of furniture or a bed and they would be a project that would not be intimidating.

  • Susie Furgason
    September 29, 2018

    The stretched log cabin looks so cool to make.

  • Rosalyn Schultze
    September 29, 2018

    I very much like the pillows. They provide an easy way to try out the patterns and colors without committing to a large quilt.

  • Ennis A Weeks
    September 29, 2018

    Love Downtown Cabins quilt pattern and coordinating pillows!!!

  • Linda B
    September 29, 2018

    I love that pillow pattern.

  • Sharon
    September 29, 2018

    I like the scrappy one pictured in the blog.

  • Wendy
    September 29, 2018

    The pillow pattern caught my eye! What a creative use of the log cabin pattern.

  • Linda Losinski
    September 29, 2018

    I really like the 2 color elongated block. Can’t wait to try it!

  • Charlotte Brown
    September 29, 2018

    I would love to make the DOWNTOWN CABIN and use the bright colors.

  • Max
    September 29, 2018

    changes sizes quilt would be extra fun to make

  • Rosalind Gutierrez
    September 29, 2018

    The Downtown Cabins quilt looks like a fun pattern to dive into and setting blocks on the diagonal is a perfect choice for the fabric.

  • Eva Osmun
    September 29, 2018

    So simple but beautiful in a contemporary home. My daughter would love this!

  • Elaine A
    September 29, 2018

    I love the look of the Downtown cabins quilt, looks like a great way to use up some of my stash.

  • Bonnye
    September 29, 2018

    The downtown cabin is really nice. I love scrappy quilts.

  • Margaret Scott
    September 29, 2018

    I love the scrappy log cabin quilt. It has great interest for the eyes.

  • Donna N.
    September 29, 2018

    The elongated block is my favorite. Keep the inspiration coming!

  • Deborah Whaley
    September 29, 2018

    I love the bright colors and the familiarity of the log cabin block with a new twist. I am excited to try this new modern version of the log cabin.

  • Jade
    September 29, 2018

    I love the big blocks in the Downtown quilt, that should come together quickly and looks so striking on a bed!

  • Marilyn Logan
    September 29, 2018

    I like the Downtown Log Cabin quilt. I can see myself making it with scraps of various colors to reduce my scrap stash but yet have a stunning quilt in the end.

  • Janet johnson
    September 29, 2018

    I love the scrappy log cabin quilt Looks like a great way to experiment with color combinations.

  • Donna W
    September 29, 2018

    I really like the scrappy fat quarter quilt. Love the pattern. Also, I could use some new throw pillows, they are fantastic.

  • Teri c
    September 29, 2018

    I love the pillows and the gradation design.

  • Clovis
    September 29, 2018

    I love the Cabin Fever with the colors. The bright colors really stand out. Thanks.

  • Mary
    September 29, 2018

    I have soooo many scraps. The scrappy log cabin would be perfect.

  • Jennifer Farris
    September 29, 2018

    I love the simple modern design of the cabin fever quilt! I like that it’s not too complicated to make also.

  • Sandra
    September 29, 2018

    The first. Log cabin quilt I made was a small one for my first grandchild She is now 23 yrs old. Love the variations the book shows for very dramatic quilts! Would love to win this book!!

  • Vicki Rearley
    September 29, 2018

    I am so inspired by this new verse of the lig cabin! My church ladies sew all year toake quilts for the mission fund. This is going to be a perfect easy and qiuck project for our ladies. Would love adding this book to my collection

  • Cecilia
    September 29, 2018

    My favorite is the Dazzle Quilt! I love that you can use scraps or a fat quarter bundle.

  • Rosie
    September 29, 2018

    I love them all. They are such creative ideas. My favorite is the elongated one that looks like a Greek key design.

  • Donna Ohl
    September 29, 2018

    I love the variation of the Log Cabin block. Thinking “out of the box” produces some awesome designs.
    I would love to win the book and CD

  • MoeWest
    September 29, 2018

    Outstretched is my favourite and I also like Dazzle.

  • Mary
    September 29, 2018

    The variation log cabin quilt patterns are very cool. I need to make s few!!

  • Robin Hessefort
    September 29, 2018

    I love the log cabin block. I plan to cut up my old scrubs to make this pattern.

  • Jean Hedberg
    September 29, 2018

    Love the Downtown and bright colors makes it!

  • Joyce
    September 29, 2018

    I would love to make the downtown cabins quilt. I’ve been looking for a simple, contemporary pattern to make for my grandson. This would be perfect!

  • Jennifer Anderson
    September 29, 2018

    I love the dilated log cabin quilt

  • darcie
    September 29, 2018

    The cover quilt with the combination of clear sherbet colors and clean neutrals (& graphic squares) is eye-stopping! Love it!

  • Betty Elsner
    September 29, 2018

    Accent pillows

  • margaret swisher
    September 29, 2018

    would love to give these a try

  • Dorothy Vesperman
    September 29, 2018

    I love the fun and bright Downtown quilt!!!!!
    Soooo Cooooool!!!!!!

  • Rita Skraba
    September 29, 2018

    My favorite is the fat quarter or scrap quilt. It looks fun and much harder than it is.

  • Bridget
    September 29, 2018

    I absolutely love the elongated framed rectangles!

  • Sunni
    September 29, 2018

    Downtown Cabins quilt is great. Looking for something easy that will work up nicely in masculine fabric for winter as a gift. This looks like a winner!

  • Jane Ruhl
    September 29, 2018

    Too hard to choose! They are all wonderful!

  • Mary Green
    September 29, 2018

    I especially like the Downtown Cabins Quilt that is set on point – lovely.

  • Doreen
    September 30, 2018

    There are all interesting in their own way. I can’t choose. It would be like deciding which of your children you like better! I would love to win.

  • JoanieP
    September 30, 2018

    Love, love, love log cabins. It was my first quilt and I continue to use the log cabin block in many quilts!

  • Karen
    September 30, 2018

    The Downtown Cabins is my Favorite. Thanks

  • Malea
    September 30, 2018

    Oh, wow! A favorite? From all of these beauties?! That Downtown Cabins is just so pretty. I absolutely love the soothing grays with pops of color. That’d be perfect for my guest room to freshen it up a bit!

  • Dinah Barnes
    September 30, 2018

    OH those pillows! Now I am Inspired to make the Downtown pattointo pillows! These are such huggable sweetness. Thank you for the inspiration!

  • Jean GB
    September 30, 2018

    I like the graduation quilt. It’s a real eye catcher.

  • Nancy
    September 30, 2018

    I like all the quilts. I’m decorating my granddaughter’s bedroom and will be making some pillows for it.

  • Mary
    September 30, 2018

    I love all of them but the Elongated square is the one I’d try first! I already have the colors picked out.

  • Bertha Goggin
    September 30, 2018

    I love those pillows!

  • Lillian K
    September 30, 2018

    The Gradation pattern is really stunning. I love it!!

  • Barb Harvey
    September 30, 2018

    I really like the Downtown cabins. Seems easier than some. Better chance of me getting it done! Also I never did a quilt in solids. These colors would remind me of Key West!

  • Starla
    September 30, 2018

    I love the contrasting darks and lights!

  • Lee Ann Wagner
    September 30, 2018

    I like the downtown cabins quilt. Love the contemporary look.

  • Lee Ann Wagner
    September 30, 2018

    I love the contemporary look of the downtown cabins quilt.

  • Mary Kubenik
    October 1, 2018

    The graduates size one is really cool. I does make me think of dilated eyes!

  • Peggy Bibb
    October 1, 2018

    Love log cabin quilts! They are all so pretty!

  • Glenda Blair
    October 1, 2018

    Absolutely Love, Love those pillows! I’m going to make those.

  • Julie Kill
    October 1, 2018

    I LOVE the DownTown Cabins Quilt and the Pillows! These ideas are so helpful in modernizing the Log Cabin pattern! Plus there is a benefit for the easy-to-sew factor! Even beginners can use these techniques! Wonderful job again! Thanks Natalia and Nancy for bringing these ideas to life!

  • Savannagal
    October 1, 2018

    I was happy to hear about the fundraising efforts for ovarian cancer research. By promoting this great cause on Nancy’s show, the information can reach so many people.

  • Susan
    October 1, 2018

    The elongated block is really eye captivating! Creates a lot of visual interest and could be stunning based on color selection.

  • kathy
    October 1, 2018

    I also am drawn to the pillows. I thinks changing pillows in a room really makes a difference

  • Martha
    October 1, 2018

    Don’t know how I missed the original broadcast, but I’m fascinated with these modern looks using the old log cabin technique.

  • Bonnie H
    October 1, 2018

    What a great selection of quilt projects! My favorite is the Downtown Cabin Quilt because it is easy and very colorful. I also love the coordinating pillows with the quilt.

  • Patti Zeggert
    October 3, 2018

    I’m intrigued by the elongated rectangle quilt pattern – it would be a fun quilt to make for my son.

  • Anne Z.
    October 4, 2018

    I love the Downtown Cabins Quilt. It is so Modern and can be created in so many colorways.

  • Carol
    October 5, 2018

    I’m a beginner quilter so the Downtown cabin quilt is the one that I like.

Post a Comment