Scrap Cabin: Week 5
hurrah, a quilt top!
It’s the last week of our sew-along and time to assemble these quilt tops. Our chat thread is brimming with gorgeous, finished quilt tops. Can’t wait to see yours!
Do you wish that you had joined in? Scrap Cabin is a digital pattern, so you can grab it in a flash and get right to sewing. Your scraps are waiting…
WEEK 5 GOAL
20 Border blocks + Assembly
Once you get the hang of it, sewing the border blocks is simple enough. And that’s good because you need a lot for a throw size quilt. To finish off the quilt top, you’ll also sew four corner blocks this week.
Those corner blocks look pretty fancy, but you totally got this! You start off by sewing the same elements as a regular border block and then add those elements to a square, just like a quarter log cabin block. Excess fabric is simply trimmed away as you go.
I do suggest sewing the corner blocks with 1 consistent low volume fabric. It looks sharper that way. Can you spy my corner block made up of two different low volumes? I’ve decided to accept that “oops”. Adds character, I say.
Now all my blocks are sewn and it’s time to assemble this lady. I’m eager to get her on the longarm asap.
And speaking of longarms, do I have good news for you!
Win Longarm Quilting!
My newest sponsor is a longarm quilter based in Colorado. Kerry Hubbard is the can-do energy behind Curly Girl in Stitches. A fellow quilter and reader of Stitched in Color, Kerry approached me with a fantastic idea for a motivating grand prize:
Share your Scrap Cabin progress anytime this week for a chance to win! $100 is about enough to longarm quilt a throw-sized Scrap Cabin quilt. However, you can use this prize credit towards finishing the project of your choice. No limits! Just get ‘er done and off to Kerry before January 31 of next year.
But wait, there’s more! Kerry chooses to extend a gift to every Stitched in Color reader - $25 off your quilting service. Simply contact Kerry to discuss your project and mention this coupon via Stitched in Color. She’ll be happy to honor your savings now through January 31 of 2026.
Two ways to enter the $100 Longarm Voucher giveaway!
On Instagram, share your photo with hashtag #ScrapCabinQuilt.
Here on Substack, share your photo in the Stitched in Color chat.
Winner will be announced next on February 3rd. For logistical reasons, this giveaway is open only to US addresses.
Good luck!
Congrats to @Tasha.is.Crafting, winner of the Week 4 giveaway.
Love your top!
It’s amazing how the border is what makes this quilt beautiful and gives it the finished look those log cabins needed! I really like how it turned out!