Hey Everyone, welcome back to Stash Blasting Wednesday.

This is the fourth block of the log cabin series and is called the Quarter 4 Log Cabin.  Placement of each value of fabric whether light to dark from centre out or dark to light will change the look of this block giving it dimension and depth.

If you missed the first three blocks they can be found here: Basic Log Cabin, Courthouse Steps and Off-Centre Log Cabin. Each has been done in a complementary colour scheme as is today’s block.

The complementary colour scheme I have chose to use this week is yellow-green and red-violet. In other words lime green and magenta. This week’s fabrics came from the fabric cupboard rather than the scrap bins.

This 12 inch finished block uses 7 different fabrics. For the magenta fabrics I picked 4 from very light to dark. and the lime green 3 fabrics from light to dark. By using the different values of each fabric there will be great contrast within each block.

The block is made by adding piece up and to the left side of the centre block. This is a bit different construction from the other blocks which built around the centre piece in one way or another.

Cutting Instructions

All measurements include the ¼″ seam allowance.

Piece A – cut 1 – 3 ½″ square from the very light magenta fabric

Piece B – cut 1 – 3 ½″ square from the light magenta fabric

Piece C – cut 1 – 3 ½″ x 6 ½″ rectangle from the light green fabric

Piece D – cut 1 – 3 ½″ x 6 ½″ rectangle from the medium magenta fabric

Piece E – cut 1 – 3 ½″  x 9 ½″ rectangle from the medium green fabric

Piece F – cut 1 – 3 ½″  x 9 ½″ rectangle from the dark magenta fabric

Piece G – cut 1 – 3 ½″ x 12 ½″ rectangle from the dark green fabric

Pieces cut and in proper placement for the block

Block Layout

Here are the pieces shown with their corresponding letter.

Pieces labelled with corresponding letter

Making the Block

All seams are a ¼″ and all seams should be pressed towards the block just sewn on.

1. Sew piece A (very light magenta) to piece B (light magenta).

Piece A & B sewn together

2. Sew piece C (light green) to the top of the unit from step 1.

Piece C added

3. Sew piece D (medium magenta) to the left side of the unit from step 2.

Piece D sewn in place

4. Sew piece E (medium green) to the top of the unit from step 3.

Piece E sewn in place

5. Sew piece F (dark magenta) to the left side of the unit from step 4.

Piece F sewn in place

6. Sew piece G (dark green) to the top of the unit from step 5 to complete the 12 ½″ block.

Piece G sewn in place to complete the block

This block makes some wonderful layouts. Here are a few.

Layout #1

Layout #2

Layout #3

Happy Quilting!