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Quilt by Juli Hrman.

Quarter Logs

Size: 58" × 70"

Blocks: 20 (12") blocks

materials

1¼ yards red print for blocks and

outer border 

3 fat quarters* assorted red prints

4 fat quarters* assorted blue prints

2 fat quarters* assorted gray prints

½ yard cream print #11 fat quarter* cream print #23 ⁄ 8 yard cream print #3 for inner 

border 

½ yard pink print #17 ⁄ 8 yard pink print #2

½ yard pink print #3 for binding

3¾ yards backing fabric

Twin-size quilt batting

*fat quarter = 18"2 20"

Note: Farcs n he q shown are

from Moda Farcs.

CuMeasurements include ¼" seam

allowances. Border strips are exact

length needed. You may want to

make them longer to allow for 

piecing variations.

From red print, cut:

•7 (4½"-wide) strips. Piece strips tomake 2 (4½"2 62½") side outer 

borders and 2 (4½"2 58½") top

and bottom outer borders.

• 3 (2½"-wide) str ips. From strips,

cut 20 (2½"2 4½") A rectangles.

From each red print fat quarter,

cut:

• 5 (2½"-wide) str ips. From strips,

cut 20 (2½"2 4½") A rectangles.

From each blue print fat quarter,

cut:

• 4 (2½"-wide) str ips. From strips,

cut 12 (2½"2 6½") B rectangles

(4 are extra).

From each gray print fat quarter,

cut:

• 4 (2½"-wide) str ips. From strips,

cut 12 (2½"2 6½") B rectangles.

From cream print #1, cut:

• 5 (2½"-wide) strips for strip sets.

From cream print #2 fat quarter,

cut:

•4 (2½"-wide) str ips. From strips,cut 12 (2½"2 6½") B rectangles.

From cream print #3, cut:

• 6 (1½"-wide) strips. Piece strips to

make 2 (1½"2 60½") side inner 

borders and 2 (1½"2 50½") top

and bottom inner borders.

From pink print #1, cut:

• 5 (2½"-wide) strips for strip sets.

From pink print #2, cut:

• 10 (2½"-wide) str ips. From strips,

cut 80 (2½"2 4½") A rectangles.

From pink print #3, cut:

• 7 (2¼"-wide) strips for binding.

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Fall 2010 Fonsk Porter’s Easy Quilts  2

Easy half Log Cabin units form

spinning pinwheels in this quilt

by Julie Herman.

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Bock aby1.  Join 1 cream print #1 strip and

1 pink print #1 strip as shown in

Strip Set Diagram.Make 5 strip

sets. From strip sets, cut 80

(2½"-wide) segments.

Qu aby1. Lay out blocks as shown in Quilt 

Top Assembly Diagram. Join into

rows; join rows to complete quilt

center.

2. Add side inner borders to quilt

center. Add top and bottom inner 

borders to quilt.

3. Repeat for red print outer borders.

Fh1. Divide backing into 2 (17 ⁄ 8-yard)

lengths. Join panels lengthwise.

Seam will run horizontally.

2. Layer backing, batting, and quilt

top; baste. Quilt as desired. Quilt

shown was quilted with an allover loops and swirls design (Quilting 

Diagram on page 6 ).

3.  Join 2¼"-wide pink print #3

strips into 1 continuous piece for 

straight-grain French-fold binding.

Add binding to quilt.

2½"

 

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B

 

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Bock U aby D

Bock aby D

Bock D

2. Lay out 1 segment, 1 red print A rect-

angle, 1 pink print #2 A rectangle, and

1 blue print B rectangle as shown

in Block Unit Assembly Diagrams.

Make 4 matching Block Units.

3. Lay out Block Units as shown in

Block Assembly Diagram. Join into

rows; join rows to complete 1 blue

block (Block Diagram). Make 11

blue blocks. In the same manner,

make 6 gray blocks using gray

print B rectangles, and 3 cream

blocks using cream print #2 B

rectangles.

 Qu to aby D

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size OptiOns

tw (70" x 94") Fu (82" x 94") Qu/K (94" x 106")

  Blocks  35  42 56

  Setting 5 × 7 6 × 7 7 × 8

materials  Red Print  1½ yards 15 ⁄ 8 yards 17 ⁄ 8 yards

Assorted Red Prints  6 fat quarters 7 fat quarters 10 fat quarters

  Assorted Blue Prints  6 fat quarters 8 fat quarters 10 fat quarters

Assorted Gray Prints  4 fat quarters 4 fat quarters 6 fat quarters

Cream Print #1 ¾ yard 1 yard 11 ⁄ 8 yards

Cream Print #2 4 fat quarters 4 fat quarters 6 fat quarters

Cream Print #3 3 ⁄ 8 yard ½ yard ½ yard

Pink Print #1 ¾ yard 1 yard 11 ⁄ 8 yards

Pink Print #2  13 ⁄ 8 yards 15 ⁄ 8 yards 21 ⁄ 8 yards

Pink Print #3  5 ⁄ 8 yard ¾ yard ¾ yard

Backing Fabric  5¾ yards  7½ yards 8½ yards

  Batting  Full-size Queen-size  King-size

Twin Size Full Size

Queen/King Size

tw s Fu s

Qu/K s

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Designer

 Julie Herman is an avid quilter, teacher, and pattern designer. She studied design at Drexel

University, and enjoys using her graphic arts talent to design quilts. You can follow Julie

and her quilting adventures on her blog.

Contact her at: jaybirdquilts@gmail.com • www.jaybirdquilts.com  h

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Always a favorite color combination,

red, white, and black prints are perfect for

this design. We used fabrics from theAfter Hours collection by

Connecting Threads.

to order a k for hs projec,

see Fons & Porer Q Spp

on page 98.