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Good morning everyone, it's the start of a new week and I think winter is finally leaving the U.K. Spring hasn't quite fully arrived but it's edging it's way in. We still have the heating on all day but my jumpers are getting a bit thinner. I have been busy stitching together my logcabin blocks into rows. And in this weeks video I show you how to stitch the blocks into rows and then how to stitch the rows together. It's simple enough if you follow a few basic  tips which help ensure the seams meet. So here it is, Hope you enjoy and it gives you the confidence to have a go. It's not the end of the world if all your seams don't match - but if you can match some/most of them you'll feel you've achieved something. With there being lots of seams to match in each log cabin block I've used more pins than I normally would. And although people in class tend to think my works is very accurate - I am no where near perfect. And the point is none of us

Monday Group

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Hope you are all enjoying your Easter Monday and have had your fill of chocolate. My hubby took my hint and I got the egg I wanted plus a box of chocolates on the side because he didn't think the egg was big enough;) So I'm rather full of chocolate today. Anyway, today I'm going to show you how to 'factory' or 'chain' piece your Logcabin blocks. If you have been watching my previous videos numbers one to four showed you how to, ( Rotary cut your Strips ), make a ( Basic Logcabin sample block ), make a ( Courthouse Steps Logcabin sample block ), and finally a  ( Half Logcabin sample block ). If you missed any of these or simply want to catch up. Just click on the relevant link inside the Red brackets above to see the videos again. Now I showed you how to make a sample of each of the above Logcabin Blocks. But in real life you would most probably be making lots of these logcabin blocks in order to make a log cabin quilt. And Factory or Chain piecing