"Curve it up" Log Cabin ~ Block #7 To download PDF, click here. Fabric Requirements Log Cabin Blocks: (4) 2" x 2" square (white fabric) (4) 2" x 2" square (orange print) (4) 2" x 3 1/2" rectangle (orange print) (4) 2" x 3 1/2" rectangle (white fabric) (4) 2" x 5" rectangle (white fabric) (4) 2" x 5" rectangle (blue print) (4) 2" x 6 1/2" rectangle (blue print) (4) 2" x 6 1/2" rectangle (white fabric) (4) 2" x 8" rectangle (white fabric) (4) 2" x 8" rectangle (orange print) (4) 2" x 9 1/2" rectangle (orange print) Curved Diamond Block: (2) 8" x 8" square (white fabric) Directions for Log Cabin assembly: Follow simple log cabin assembly directions. Sew the 2" x 2" white fabric to the 2" x 2" orange print together by chain piecing as you sew. Add the 2" x 3 1/2" orange print to pieced set as shown above. Chain piece. Press. Add the 2" x 3 1/2" white fabric. Chain piece. Press. This is what you should have so far. Next, add the blue rectangles as shown above...remember to chain piece as you go. Next, add the remaining white rectangles then orange rectangles as shown above. You should end up with 4 log cabin blocks. With block layed out as shown above, square up to an 8 1/2" x 8 1/2" square, only cutting off the top and right (white fabric) sides. Repeat this for all 4 blocks. Place QCR on top of block as show above with the top and bottom corners sitting under the 4 1/4" marks on edge of ruler (sample in yellow circles). Make your cut. Repeat this for all 4 blocks. Take the 8" x 8" white fabric squares and cut them in half. Stack all 4 triangles. Place the QCR on top of stack with the 2 3/4" mark sitting on left side of fabric stack and 3" and 9" marks are centered on top and bottom edges (sample in yellow circles). Make your cut. Iron stack in half to create a center mark. Pin center of curved pieced to center of log cabin block. Using a marking pen, mark a 1/4 inch in from each curved corner (sample in yellow circles). Sewing curved pieces: Keep the center pinned. For top curved piece, ease the left side from pinned center around, following the bottom curved piece to find your starting point. You want to start sewing on the pen mark. The pen mark should be at the intersection for the top and bottom pieces. As you start to sew, follow the right edge of top white fabric. Sample to left in yellow circle. Sample of the back. Another sample of the back. Repeat this for all 4 blocks. Press. Square up block to an 8 1/2" x 8 1/2" square, only cutting off the top and right sides as shown above. Repeat this for all 4 blocks. Assemble blocks as shown above. You will end up with a 16 1/2" x 16 1/2" Log Cabin block, the "curve it up" way!