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Mammoth Flannel Junior Lucky Log Cabins quilt

Today I am sharing the Robert Kaufman Mammoth Junior Flannel Lucky Log Cabins quilt. Now I know I’ve said this a few times in the past but this one really is my favorite quilt..lol.

Lucky Log Cabins is the first in the Quilty Love Stash buster series and you can find it in my shop here.

So yes, this one really is my favorite! As I was sewing up this mammoth flannel quilt I knew it was going to actually get used around here. I suspected it would end up in the regular quilt rotation and it sure has!

Let me tell you about this Mammoth flannel junior Lucky Log Cabins quilt.

Robert Kaufman Mammoth Junior Flannels

Robert Kaufman has released a few new mammoth junior flannel fat quarter bundles recently and I ended up with a warm and cool bundle. They are so gorgeous!

Robert Kaufman Mammoth jr WARM flannel bundle
Robert Kaufman Mammoth jr COOL flannel bundle

To be honest, I wasn’t sure what to do with them. Can you really mix all of these flannels together without it looking like a hot mess? The bundles themselves looked so pretty so I went for it and started mixing!

I wanted to make the large throw size of Lucky Log Cabins so I needed fat quarters from both bundles. But wouldn’t it be pretty to make a quilt with just the warms or just the cools!? You could easily make a small throw size Lucky Log Cabins quilt with just one bundle or even a medium size throw if you add in an extra fat quarter!

I was apprehensive the entire time I was sewing up this quilt. I almost didn’t finish it because I wasn’t sure I would like how it turned out. But experience tells me that it always looks better in the end so I kept sewing.

As soon as this flannel quilt top was done and I stepped back and took a photo I got excited. It did come together and turned into a really pretty cozy flannel quilt.

In the end the blues, teals and pinks became dominant colors preventing it from looking too much like a hot mess…lol.

Below are the 20 fat quarters I used from both the Warm and Cool Robert Kaufman Mammoth junior bundles. You can see I tried to stick with the softer colors from the bundles. I believe I also kept most of the purples out.

Quilting with flannel

A lot of quilters sew flannel with a 1/2 inch seam allowance. Flannel tends to fray (and shrink) more than a quilting cotton does.

I’m going to warn you guys that I did not use a 1/2in seam allowance on this flannel. I have no idea what that means for the future of this quilt but I pretty much sew everything at a 1/4in. I did use a really small stitch length (1.8) and reinforced my half square triangle seams with an extra basting stitch.

So just a word of warning if you want to make the same quilt… You could use a 1/2 inch seam allowance and leave all measurements as is but then your blocks will all be smaller. No big deal though! Or you could cut larger to compensate for the 1/2in seam allowance. It’s just going to get really tight since you need the entire width of fabric. I honestly don’t really recommend that for this pattern.

Most quilters have had no issues using a 1/4 inch seam allowance on flannel

Quilters weighed in on this post on Instagram and most have had zero issues using a 1/4in seam allowance on flannel! So that is good news!

I pretty much sew everything at 1/4 inch and rarely prewash. I really thought Essex Linen frayed worse than this flannel as I was working with it and I always sew Essex linen at 1/4 inch without issues.

Both linen and flannel will shrink quite a bit when they are washed so that also could be why having a larger seam allowance is recommended. Don’t be surprised if your flannel or linen quilt comes out of the dryer several inches shorter on each side! I’m hesitant to wash this one for the first time because I know it’s going to shrink…lol. But it could also make it cozier..

Lucky Log Cabins quilt pattern

Let me tell you about the Lucky Log Cabins quilt pattern!

I am so excited about this quilt pattern. It is the first in the Quilty Love Stash Buster series coming out over the next few months.

Stash buster quilt pattern

Lucky Log Cabins is a true stash buster quilt! There is no background fabric and many different fabric sizes can be used making it the perfect stash quilt!

All the fabric precuts friendly including jelly rolls!

You can use fat quarters, jelly rolls, fat eighths or quarter yards for this quick and easy strip quilt.

I’m so excited that jelly rolls work nicely with Lucky Log Cabins because we could all use a good jelly roll quilt pattern.

Fast and easy quilt pattern

Lucky Log Cabins is a fast and easy stash quilt. It goes together with strip piecing shortcuts making it a quick and easy one to chain piece. It’s quite addicting to make actually, and you will find yourself planning out your next one (or five) as you make it….lol.

Lucky Log Cabins is perfect for the jelly rolls in your stash or that fat quarter bundle you just have no idea what to do with. I’m finding that Lucky Log Cabins looks great in a wide array of fabrics!

Or mix up a bundle from your fat quarter stash for this this quick and easy Log cabin look alike quilt. This blog post talks about sewing from your stash and creating your own bundles.

All the quilt sizes in this fast and easy quilt pattern

I have you covered for every quilt size with Lucky Log Cabins! The quilt pattern includes a baby size, a small throw (lap) size, a medium throw size, a large throw size, a twin size, a full size, a queen size AND a king size! Every quilt size you would need to make is covered!

There are multiple throw sizes. I like them large! This mammoth flannel junior Lucky Log Cabins quilt is a large throw size.

Bed size quilt pattern

And there are multiple bed size quilts in this pattern! Some of those bed size quilt patterns are harder to find. Every bed size quilt is included in Lucky Log Cabins: Twin, full, queen and king.

Back to this flannel Lucky Log Cabins quilt… It really is our new favorite around here! Not only has it made it in to the rotation, it’s the one we all grab first. I actually have it on my lap right now as I type this out on the couch…haha.

Flannel quilt backing

To keep this one super cozy I backed it in flannel also! The backing is actually a flannel duvet I picked up from Ikea a while back. Isn’t it cute! I really love to tone down busy quilt tops with a subtle neutral backing. This polka dot duvet cover couldn’t be more perfect.

Another great flannel backing to use!

If you are looking for a flannel backing with a similar feel, try this grid one from Robert Kaufman! It would be perfect paired with the Mammoth flannel junior bundles.

I used it in this Farmhouse Christmas quilt and actually have more on the way for another quilt.

Piecing my Mammoth junior flannel Lucky Log Cabins

The nice thing about Lucky Log Cabins is the random placement of the fabrics. It’s a quick and easy quilt to put together because you don’t have to put a lot of thought into fabric placement.

However, I did try to put fabric next to each other that flowed. So each strip set coordinates a little bit. Rather than have a high contrast, low contrast, high contrast situation going on in the quilt, it flows a little better when you place fabrics next to each other that play nicely together.

This wasn’t a hard and fast rule and it didn’t always work out but that is how I pieced my Mammoth flannel junior Lucky Log Cabin quilts.

Creative fabric placements in Lucky Log Cabins

You could also start to create all kinds of emerging patterns in Lucky Log Cabins if you started to get intentional with your fabric placements. For example, you might use the same rainbow of color in your strip sets. Or you might place the same color strip in the center each time.

I’m excited to see some clever quilters play around with their fabric placements like that.

Binding fabrics used in this flannel Mammoth Jr Lucky Log Cabins quilt

The only fabric that isn’t flannel in this quilt is the binding! I used a Kona cotton in the color Denim for this cozy flannel Lucky Log Cabins quilt.

Flannel quilt long arm quilting

I sent this flannel Lucky Log Cabins quilt off to Knot and Thread for quilting. Kait chose this fun repeating circle quilting pattern. The batting is an 80/20 quilt batting. Sometimes flannel and linen quilts can get really heavy and thick. This one really isn’t too bad! It doesn’t feel a whole lot heavier than a regular cotton quilt.

Log Cabin Quilt Pattern

I call Lucky Log Cabins a log cabin look alike quilt. It’s not a true log cabin quilt since the construction is different than an actual log cabin quilt block. But the end result of this quilt block ends up looking very similar to a log cabin quilt block.

This quilt probably goes together a little faster than a true log cabin quilt would.

You can find Lucky Log Cabins in the Quilty Love pattern shop:
PDF automatic download – Lucky Log Cabins
Mailed paper copy – Lucky Log Cabins

Fabrics Used:
Robert Kaufman Mammoth Junior bundle in WARM
Robert Kaufman Mammoth Junior bundle in COOL
Binding: Kona Cotton in Denim
Backing is a flannel Ikea Duvet cover – similar option here

Modern Farmhouse Christmas quilt – Quilty Trees

I have the cutest modern farmhouse Christmas quilt to share today! If you need a quick and easy Christmas quilt, this version of Quilty Tree’s is just that.

You can find Quilty Trees in the Quilty Love shop.

I made this quilt for my sister. It’s actually last year’s Christmas present…oops! My sisters and I exchange names for Christmas each year and gift each other a handmade gift.

Since my sister already has a few of my quilts I thought she might be sick of getting quilts…lol. But it turns out that’s not the case. She suggested a Christmas quilt. I immediately thought of a Magnolia style modern farmhouse Christmas quilt for her.

I started searching for the perfect quilt to make but then realized Quilty Trees done up in a gingham would be perfect!

Quilty Trees Quilt pattern

The original version of Quilty Trees is written around fat quarters and comes out a little more scrappy. I modified (and updated) the Quilty Trees quilt pattern to include this repeating block version.

Quick and easy Christmas quilt

The best part about this repeating block version is that it’s fast and easy to make! Since this Christmas quilt is a year late, I needed fast and easy..haha. This version has piecing shortcuts that really speed up the quilting process. I had my quilt top done in about a day.

Or if you are like me, and like to sew up your Christmas quilts around Christmas time a fast and easy one like this is perfect. You can sew it around the holidays and maybe even use it that same season.

About the Quilty Trees quilt pattern

The Quilty Trees quilt pattern is full of options! Especially now that it has been updated!

All the quilt sizes

This farmhouse style Christmas quilt pattern includes instructions to make four different quilt sizes! The pattern includes a baby size quilt, a throw size quilt, a twin size quilt and a queen/king size quilt.

All the quilt options

Quilty Trees has options..lol. The original Quilty Trees quilt is written around fat quarters. You choose some green fat quarters from your stash and make up a fat quarter version.

The original also included a full on scrappy version made up from your scrap stash. You can even use low volume scraps for your background. You can see these quilt block options below.

The new modern farmhouse style quilt option

I call this new version a modern farmhouse style but only because the one I made looks very Magnolia Christmas thanks to the gingham fabric. But this new version I added to the pattern is a repeating block version. So you use yardage instead of fat quarters. The repeating block version is quick and easy to make!

You could make the repeating block Quilty Trees quilt in a green fabric also. Or a green gingham!

Modern Farmhouse Christmas quilt

So I’m super excited about this modern farmhouse style Christmas Quilty Trees quilt! This quilt is very simple in it’s colors and the Carolina Gingham is the star of the show here.

I kind of want to try other quilts in gingham and grey now after this quilt! I kept it simple and farmhouse feeling with a grid flannel backing.

Fabrics used in this Farmhouse Christmas quilt

The black gingham is Carolina gingham by Robert Kaufman.

The background is Essex Linen in steel by Robert Kaufman.

The binding is Kona Charcoal.

The backing is a grid flannel by Robert Kaufman.

Wavy Machine quilting

I quilted this farmhouse Christmas quilt myself on my Janome MC6700p. I went with the usual wavy stitch. I can’t even bring myself to do straight line quilting anymore because I just love how this wavy stitch crinkles up!

I usually space my lines 3/4 inch apart. I start on one edge and quilt 1.5 inch lines. I then go back and fill in lines 3/4 inch apart. This wavy stitch is a stitch on my machine and does all of the work! You basically quilt in straight lines using a a walking foot and the stitch makes the waves.

This quilting tutorial will walk you through a similar style of quilting. Just switch up the stitch and it works the same!

You can find the pattern to make your own farmhouse Christmas quilt in my pattern shop.

Rainbow Ombre Lucky Log Cabins quilt

Do I have a colorful quilt to share with you today! Today’s post is the Rainbow Ombre Lucky Log Cabins quilt.

If you have never sewn with ombre fabrics yet… run and get yourself some! They turn every quilt into magic!

The Lucky Log Cabins quilt pattern is available in the Quilty Love shop.

Ombre Lucky Log Cabins quilt kit

You can find an ombre Lucky Log Cabins quilt kit here! The kit includes all of the fabrics you need for the quilt top.

The quilt pattern is in my shop here.

Stash buster quilt pattern

Lucky Log Cabins is the first quilt in the new Stash Buster quilt series coming out over the next few months. This one is a true stash buster!

You can use various cuts from your stash such as fat quarters, fat eighths, jelly rolls or 1/4 yards. This stash buster quilt doesn’t require any background fabric so it actually uses up that fabric in your stash!

You can see the pretty rainbow trimmings in the photo above. Those trimmings are all that get left when using fat quarters. So you really use up every square inch of a fat quarter.

Rainbow Ombre Lucky Log Cabins quilt

This ombre version of the Lucky Log Cabins quilt uses the popular VandCo ombre. This is the newest ombre fabric in the collection and it’s called Fairy Dust Ombre.

You can find this exact quilt kit here!

Lucky Log Cabins would look amazing in any of the ombre lines!

Piecing this Ombre Lucky Log Cabins quilt

The nice thing about this Log Cabin look alike quilt is the fact that you don’t have to overthink fabric placement. It’s a quick and easy quilt because it has a lot of chain piecing and basically random piecing.

I placed like colors together when making my blocks and a lot of times the blocks were made from just one or two different fat quarters. Just flip the strips so the light and darks are on opposite sides as you piece your strip sets.

You can see some of my blocks actually bleed into another color. So my color placement isn’t perfect but the nice thing about Ombre is that in the end it’s going to look super cool! There is no need to overthink Ombre!

Modern Ombre Fade Quilt

I arranged my quilt blocks in an Ombre Fade. I stuck with the color order in the original bundle. So if you want to do something similar, keep your colors and strips in that general order as you work on the quilt.

I think Lucky Log Cabins would look really good with a completely random placement too! With each block being a mix of colors and no ombre fade. I might try that some day with all of my extra ombre fabric stash.

Lucky Log Cabins quilt

Lucky Log Cabins is a log cabin look alike. It’s not a true log cabin quilt as the construction is a bit different. However, when I was creating this quilt, the fact that the end block looked similar to log cabins felt like a lucky find. That’s where the name Lucky Log Cabins comes from.

A true log cabin quilt block is constructed by continuing to add “logs” to each side as the block grows. Lucky Log Cabins is a strip pieced quilt with a few shortcuts that end up looking like a log cabin block.

Jelly Roll quilt pattern

I’m really excited that Lucky Log Cabins ended up being such a great jelly roll friendly quilt pattern. Jelly Rolls are a really fun precut to collect but they require specific patterns since they are all 2.5in strips.

Lucky Log Cabins is the perfect way to use up those jelly rolls in our stash. Depending on the throw size you choose, you will need one to two jelly rolls.

Lucky Log Cabin Quilt sizes

This rainbow ombre Lucky Log Cabins quilt is the large throw size. You will also find a baby size, lap size, medium throw size, twin size, full size, queen size and king size in the pattern instructions.

The fact that this quilt pattern is super stash friendly and includes any size quilt you could possibly need, its super versatile. Have I mentioned how fun and addicting this one is too?! It’s going to be the quilt pattern you can reach for again and again.

The quilting on this Rainbow Ombre Lucky Log Cabins quilt

I sent this rainbow Lucky Log Cabins quilt off to a long arm quilter. Jenae of Vintage Stitch did an amazing job finishing off this colorful quilt. I love this quilting design she chose as it adds a lot of movement to this already glowing quilt. I highly recommend Jenae! She has done a handful of quilts for me lately and all look amazing!

Ombre Lucky Log Cabins backing and binding

The backing of this super colorful rainbow quilt is a peppered cotton wideback. I had this grey wideback fabric on hand so it was an easy choice to use. I tend to tone down my ombre quilts with pretty neutral backings.

The binding is a purple ombre from the VandCo Ombre Fairy Dust fabric line. I believe its two purple fat quarters from the bundle that I didn’t use in the quilt.

Any one of the ombres will work well as a binding for an ombre quilt. If you have extra Ombre fabrics you could even use them to make a scrappy binding. That would look really good on an ombre quilt like this.

Quick and easy quilt pattern

The ombre fabrics in this Lucky Log Cabins quilt make this look more intense and involved than it is. This modern log cabin look alike quilt is super fast and easy and such a great way to use up the ombre in your stash.

Or just your stash in general! Below are some of the other Lucky Log Cabin quilts I’ve made! I’ll add links below as the blog posts become available.

Check out this blog post if you need some tips and tricks for mixing fabrics and making bundles from your stash!

Flannel Lucky Log Cabins – not blogged yet
Solids Lucky Log Cabins quilt blog post
Figo Fabrics Lucky Log Cabins quilt – not blogged yet

Lucky Log Cabins Quilt – Stash buster quilt pattern

I am so excited to share the Lucky Log Cabins cover quilt today! Lucky Log Cabins is the first in the new Stash Buster quilt pattern series. The rest of the patterns in this series will be coming out over the next few months.

You can find Lucky Log Cabins in the Quilty Love shop.

The inspiration behind the Lucky Log Cabins quilt

Lucky Log Cabins was inspired by a fat quarter bundle I didn’t know what to do with. I’ll post the original version that started it soon! I started cutting into it without any real plans and would play around with it when I had a chance or felt inspired over the period of a few months. Eventually it turned into Lucky Log Cabins.

No background fabric needed

The best part was it was a background free quilt and used up a bundle in my stash. That’s where the Stash Buster Series came in. I know so many of us quilters have more than a few fat quarter bundles in our stash that we don’t know what to do with.

Fabrics top to bottom: Sand Carolina gingham, Essex Linen classic natural, Essex Linen stripe, Deep Rose, Blush pink, Manchester punch, Salmon, metallic linen peony, peach, Speckled Essex Gelato, Wasabi, Celery, Sea glass, Essex Aqua, Speckle aqua, Windsor, Denim, gingham denim, chambray dots

I started this fabric pull with those chambray polka dots and the Carolina gingham on the bottom. I also wanted to incorporate the neutrals on top because this pattern is the perfect one to use neutrals or low volumes. So I stuck with blues, pinks, a green accent and neutrals.

How to mix fabrics from your stash

I wrote all about mixing fabrics from your stash and curating your own bundles in this blog post.

The ultimate Stash buster quilt pattern!

I’m so excited about Lucky Log Cabins because it is the first pattern in the new Stash Buster quilt pattern series meant to help you start sewing through your stash!

The photo of the trimmings above are all that are left after cutting up those fat quarters! You use just about every inch of it.

Lucky Log Cabins is Precut friendly

Lucky Log Cabins is written around fat quarters, fat eighths, jelly roll strips or even half yards. Or a mix of all of the above from your stash!

Jelly Roll quilt pattern

If you are looking for a good jelly roll quilt pattern, this is it! You will need one or two jelly rolls depending on which throw size you make. I love a good jelly roll quilt and am excited Lucky Log Cabins works out so well.

It’s a true jelly roll quilt too since you don’t need to use background fabrics. Just the jelly rolls alone!

This texture and solids version is the cover quilt for Lucky Log Cabins. It’s the medium throw size. Not only is this pattern super stash friendly, it includes instructions for all the quilt sizes!

Every quilt size included in the pattern

You can make a baby size, a lap size, a throw size, a large throw size, a twin size, a full size, a queen size and a king size!

Machine quilting on my Janome

I quilted this one up myself on my Janome MC6700p. Is it any surprise that I used my favorite wavy stitch yet again. This wavy stitch gives the best texture and is the most forgiving way to quilt your own quilts.

I like to space my quilting lines 3/4 in apart. I start on one edge and quilt 1 1/2 in lines and then go back and fill in at 3/4 inch.

You can see the beautiful texture in the photo above.

Fast and easy quilt

Lucky Log Cabins is a fun quilt to make! I’d even go so far as to call it addicting…haha. The assembly is fast since the entire thing can be chain pieced and the layouts are all random. You don’t have to put a ton of thought into fabric placement.

One of my favorite things about this quilt is how some of the fabrics will randomly match up. I think that adds some interest to the quilt.

Another thing I love about Lucky Log Cabins is how a herringbone pattern emerges at certain angles. 😉

Log Cabin quilt

Lucky Log Cabins isn’t a true log cabin quilt but the the blocks end up looking similar to log cabins. The end result of these blocks felt kind of “lucky” when they came out looking like log cabin blocks.

A true log cabin quilt block is assembled by adding a new “log” to each side of the block. The block will grow larger with each log. This quilt isn’t assembled in that way.

You can see above how the same fabric met up. I like when that happens randomly throughout the quilt.

Lucky Log Cabins Backing and Binding

This throw size Lucky Log Cabins is backed with a solid grey peppered cotton wideback. I like to have a healthy stash of neutral widleback fabrics on hand.

While I would have preferred to find a black and white print for the backing or some other fun pattern, practicality won out. It is nice to have widebacks on hand so you are always ready to finish that quilt when you feel like it! I really like these peppered cotton wide backs now that I’ve used them a few times. They are really pretty and soft.

The binding is a Kona cotton in the color denim.

You can grab a copy of the Lucky Log Cabins quilt pattern in the Quilty Love shop here.

Below are some of the other Lucky Log Cabin quilts I’ve made! I’ll add links below as the blog posts become available.

Flannel Lucky Log Cabins – not blogged yet
Ombre Lucky Log Cabins quilt blog post
Figo Fabrics Lucky Log Cabins quilt – not blogged yet