---
title: "Color Me Creative Quilt Block of the Month, Block Five: Log Cabin"
date: 2022-08-10
author: "Phoebe Moon"
featured_image: "https://scrapdash.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Block5-e1656688384249.jpg"
categories:
  - name: "Quilt Block Tutorial"
    url: "/category/block-tutorial.md"
tags:
  - name: "How to Make a Log Cabin Quilt Block"
    url: "/tag/how-to-make-a-log-cabin-quilt-block.md"
---

# Color Me Creative Quilt Block of the Month, Block Five: Log Cabin

This month we are going to cut ahead a little bit while making the strips for the Log Cabin Quilt Block. The secret for making a perfect log cabin block is to precut the logs to *exact* lengths. As you sew them around the center, use pins to make sure the logs line up exactly. Press every round or so. This helps keep the block laying flat at the correct size.

I do like the **[Marti Michell rulers](https://amzn.to/2IhhxxV)** for this reason, but in this block, you are also cutting long strips to use in future blocks. If you haven’t purchased a **[Stripology Ruler](http://amzn.to/1S5T0OG)** yet, now would be a good time. If you have the [**Accuquilt Log Cabin Die**, ](http://shareasale.com/r.cfm?b=1049251&u=1512603&m=50439&urllink=&afftrack=) it will not work for this particular block although it will certainly work for a future log cabin project.

If you like making log cabin blocks, there is a **[Log Cabin Tutorial Here](https://scrapdash.com/whats-black-and-white-with-a-red-binding/)** and a free pattern for the[ ](https://scrapdash.com/circle-of-life-log-cabin-quilt-mystery/)**[Circle of Life Log Cabin here. ](https://scrapdash.com/circle-of-life-log-cabin-quilt-mystery/)**

Here are Log Cabin blocks people shared with me:

![Log Cabin Quilt Block Example](https://scrapdash.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Log-Cabin-Block-PamR.jpg)Made by Pam R![Log Cabin Quilt Block Example](https://scrapdash.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/log-cabin-block-KellyM.jpg)Made by Kelly M---

![Log Cabin Quilt Block Example](https://scrapdash.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Log-Cabin-Block-PamB.jpg)Made by Pam B![Log Cabin Quilt Block Example](https://scrapdash.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Log-Cabin-Daniella.jpg)Made by Daniella![Log Cabin Quilt Block made by Birgit](https://scrapdash.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/birgit-block5.jpg)Made by Birgit

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## Here are the previous blocks

- 4/18/2022 [Introduction and Block One](https://scrapdash.com/color-me-creative-bom-quilt/)
- 5/11/2022 [Block Two: The Diamond Sawtooth Star](https://scrapdash.com/diamond-sawtooth-star/)
- 6/15/2022 [Block Three: the Challenging Block](https://scrapdash.com/challenging-block/)
- 7/13/2022 [Block Four: More Flying Geese](https://scrapdash.com/flying-goose-quilt-block/)
- 8/10/2022 [Block Five: the Log Cabin](https://scrapdash.com/log-cabin-quilt-block/)
- 9/14/2022 [Block Six: HST Quilt Blocks](https://scrapdash.com/traditional-hst-quilt-block/)
- 10/12/2022 [Block Seven: the Churn Dash](https://scrapdash.com/churn-dash-quilt-block/)
- 11/9/2022 [Block Eight: the Center Star](https://scrapdash.com/the-center-star/)
- 12/14/2022 [Block Nine: Half Star Quilt Blocks](https://scrapdash.com/half-star-blocks/)
- 1/11/2023 [Block Ten: the Center of the Quilt](https://scrapdash.com/block-of-the-month-quilt-center/)
- 2/08/2023 [Block Eleven: Borders](https://scrapdash.com/BOM-quilt-borders/)
- 3/15/2023 [Block Twelve: Finishing and adding a label](https://scrapdash.com/finishing-block-of-the-month)