Wonky Love and Peace Log Cabin - Island Batik Challenge

 This month's challenge for the Island Batik Ambassadors is make a Log Cabin quilt with a brand new fabric collection. I received the awesome black and white word play Zen Funk collection designed by Kathy Engle for Jackie Kunkel of Canton Village Quilt Works.

I do love a great black and white collection and fabric with words is a special joy of mine! I also really like Log Cabins and have made several wonky little Log Cabins and also have a couple in my antique quilt collection. I decided to work with this one. But I chose to focus on the center.

 

Antique Log Cabin c. 1880s, Starley Antique Quilt Collection

Add the Zen Funk Collection and wonky piecing and voila!!! I think I captured the look of the original and yet made it funky and FUN!

Wonky Love and Peace Log Cabin 

47" x 47"

February 2024

Sandra Starley

A modern original adaptation of a traditional pattern

I really had fun working with slightly wonky and freewheeling piecing. In fact, I had sew much fun that I got my top done and decided I wanted to make even more blocks. I'll be making it bigger - 6 x 6 instead of 4 x 4. I will be using my beloved Hobbs batting and Aurifil thread and Schmetz needles to quilt it. 

Here's what I used to create my wall quilt.

Fabrics: Island Batik Zen Funk 1/2 yard bundle

Assorted other Island Batik fabrics for centers

Batting: Hobbs Tuscany Wool and 

Piecing Thread: Aurifil #50 weight

Schmetz Needles

 Smart Iron from Oliso 

Strip piecing for efficiency

Love and Peace

Pressing along with my Oliso Smart Iron!

Visit Island Batik's Blog this week  for links to all the stops on the BLOG HOP and for weekly GIVEAWAYS  and to see all the beautiful Log Cabins that have been created this month.