This is the quintessential Americana block for quilting. The golden centre, which can also be red, symbolizes the flame or hearth of the home. The lighter strip pieced sides represent the sunny side of the house, while the darker strips represent the shady side . Inits heyday, it was most popular in the later part of the 19th century, taking a westward trek during the Civil War. ( You can see where I'm going with this.....civil war quilt, here we come).The earliest signed and dated Log Cabin quilt is from 1869, but Log Cabin designs can be found in flooring, inlaid designs, etc dating from that era. In Egypt, when tombs were opened, excavators found hundreds of mummified cats with log cabin fabric wrapped around the bodies.
I guess I should make more of these quilt squares..........there is a ton of history behind the pattern, and I have a lot of thread that needs to be threaded.
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