According to Barbara Brackman’s date base, America’s earliest signed and dated Log Cabin Quilt was made in 1869. And the truth is, the Log Cabin block has been around for literally thousands of years – not just mere hundreds. So, hang tight and let me blow some quilting gaskets.įirst of all, let’s talk about the real history of the quilt and quilt blocks, because everything else – from the kind of fabric used to where most Log Cabin quilts originated from in the United States – depends on the quilty truth. Quilt historians also may add this interesting tidbit: A true Log Cabin Quilt was always tied, never quilted.Īnd most of that is outright lies. Typically, one side of the block was made of darker fabrics and the other side was made of lighter fabrics, allowing for some stunning layouts known as Barn Raising, Sunshine and Shadows, and Streak O’ Lightening. Quilt historians will inform you that the squares in the middle of the blocks were either red – representing the hearth of the home – or yellow – representing the light in a window. Some quilt histories tell us the Log Cabin quilt came of age in the in the middle to late 19 th century and they were designed to honor President Abraham Lincoln, who was born in a log cabin in Kentucky.
Their appearance – strips of fabric sewn around a center square – is one of the most iconic quilting visuals. Log Cabin blocks and quilts are easily one of the most recognizable quilting images.
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