Rainbow Log Cabin Quilt
Finished size: 80-inches square
This bright, beautiful rainbow quilt was one of the first quilt patterns I wrote in 2008. But it had a glaring issue – I couldn’t figure out how to quilt it! Originally I just tied the quilt together because I couldn’t figure out how to quilt over all the different fabrics and colors without messing up the quilt.
Many years later when writing Explore Walking Foot Quilting, I remembered this design and decided it was time to pull it out and finally quilt it with a simple design that would accent the piecing and get the layers of the quilt stable and secure.
Walking foot quilting was a terrific choice for this quilt because it helped me keep the quilting design simple. I ended up using just two designs over the entire 80 inch quilt – Bright Star and Concentric Squares.
After the book was released, the Rainbow Log Cabin was the most requested quilt to quilt along together.
Book Correction: There was one issue that many quilters brought up in this quilt – the diagrams found on page 86 and 87 of the book.
Just in case you’re working on this quilt, the block diagram on page 86 is correct. Please piece your blocks using that diagram and the instructions written on that page as a guide.
When arranging your quilt, it will be easier to arrange the blocks in one quarter of the quilt at a time. The only thing you need to pay attention to is the dominant / recessive color of the blocks. Do not worry about the exact arrangement of the inner pieces on the block diagram on page 87.
Follow along and make your own Rainbow Log Cabin Quilt! If you make this quilt, please contact us and send in a picture so we can add it here to this page.
Check out the other quilts included in the book Explore Walking Foot Quilting with Leah Day. All of these quilts were specifically designed to machine quilt on a home machine with a walking foot:
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We pieced and quilted Marvelous Mosaic, Prism Path, and the Rainbow Log Cabin quilt during the 2018 Walking Foot Quilt Along. Click Here to check out all the quilting tutorials to see how all three quilts were made.
Let's go quilt,
Leah Day
2 comments
Hi Joyce – My best advice is to look for another pattern for a log cabin quilt. This quilt pattern is focused on walking foot quilting and only includes instructions for an 80 × 80 inch quilt.
I want a pattern for the rainbow log cabin quilt I just want layout and instructions to piece it but don’t want to do the quilting part on the machine. Does your book show only if you want to do the walking foot version. I’m wanting to cut and piece for a king size.