Table of Contents
Improv with a Purpose 4
Getting Started 6
Improv Design Considerations 8
What You'll Need 9
Log Cabin Block Basics 11
Improvisation Techniques 14
String Sets 16
Selvages 17
Inserts 18
Cutting and Sewing Angles 22
Cutting and Sewing Curves 23
Improv Shapes: Stack, Slash, Shuffle, and Sew 25
Orphan Blocks 27
Improvisation and Log Cabins 28
Improv with Log Cabin Centers 30
Improv with Log Cabin Logs 33
Improv with Log Cabin loins 38
Alternate Log Cabin Construction Methods 42
Log Cabin Improv Projects 48
Log Cabin Improv Quilt Examples 50
Beginner's Log Cabin Improv 50
Scrappy Log Cabin with White Centers 54
Big Orange Boxes 58
Two-Color Log Cabin 62
Red, Gray, and Black Log Cabin 66
Log Cabin Variations 70
Red, White, and Blue 70
Floating Log Cabins 74
Wonky Log Cabin with Lines 78
Using Alternate Materials 82
Selvage Log Cabin 82
Mixed Media 86
Other Log Cabin Family Quilts 90
Half Log Cabin Variation 90
Courthouse Steps 94
Black Wonky Pineapple 98
White Wonky Pineapple 104
Atypical Log Cabin Construction 108
Around and Around Log Cabin 108
Circle Log Cabin 112
Stack, Slash, Shuffle, and Sew 120
Index 126
Photo Credits 127
Acknowledgments 128
About the Author 128
