The Ultimate Log Cabin Tool

Posted on October 4, 2020 by Penny Haren

The 10″ Creative Grids® Log Cabin Trim Tool Duo truly is the ultimate tool! This tool features two sets of squares. Use the standard markings to create 1″ finished width logs. Use the skinny squares to create 1/2″ finished width logs. Or combine the two in one block! Talk about unlimited options! Stop at any time to make four through ten-inch blocks!

Creative Grids 10in Log Cabin Trim Tool Duo

The Cut Loose Press™ Rick Rack Table Runner combines traditional log cabin blocks with mini pieced blocks that are “logged out” for that awe factor.

Rick Rack Table Runner

Just look at these Cut Loose Press™ patterns – all created with the same tool!

Fly Away Log Cabin

This Way and That

Ring Around the Rosies Tote

Floating Cabin

Inside Out

Express Yourself

City Stars

Star of Valor

My House

Combining the log cabins with other Creative Grids® tools such as the Strippy Star, Kitty Cornered Tool, and the Ultimate Flying Geese? You get the picture! This is a must-have tool!

Waddles

Posted on February 20, 2020 by Penny Haren

Just the name makes me smile! He is the cutest little penguin to grace the South Pole! Waddles #CLPLDB004 From Cut Loose Press™ by Lisa DeBord.

He is the perfect companion for Noggins #CLPLDB003 from Cut Loose Press™ by Lisa DeBord.

Both are made with the Creative Grids® four-inch curvy and four-inch log cabin trim tools.

Creative Grids 4in Log Cabin Trim Tool Quilt Ruler

Creative Grids 4in Curvy Log Cabin Trim Tool

Why not bundle some fabrics together that would work great in these quilts? These make a great class. Let them choose either pattern since they share all of the same blocks – but we know they will want to make both!

Teach them how to make a traditional log cabin and complete the blocks as homework. Then, you can move on to Courthouse Steps and Curvy log cabins. If you start now, these guys could be ready to hang by Christmas!

Christmas All Year Round

Posted on January 19, 2020 by Penny Haren

I just love this guy! Noggin #CLPLDB003 is a Cut Loose Press™ pattern made with two different Creative Grids® rulers. I already have mine cut out!

Most of the strips are cut to 1 1/4″ – half the width of a jelly roll so it is a great stash buster as well.

You need the four-inch Creative Grids® Log Cabin Trim Tool…

and the four-inch Creative Grids® Curvy Log Cabin Trim Tool.

The pattern features three different versions of log cabins – log cabins, courthouse steps, and curvy log cabins. What a great series of classes.

Celebrate the Holidays with Creative Grids

Posted on October 26, 2017 by Penny Haren

Need demos for that holiday open house? We’ve got you covered. There are excellent Cut Loose Press™ patterns that feature Creative Grids® rulers that will have your customers making multiples for gifts as well.

Capiz Lanterns looks like a modern version of our favorite tree ornament. It is oh so simple to make with the Oval Always tool by Karla Alexander.

Deb Heatherly creates these ornaments with the 4″ version of the Log Cabin Curvy tool.

And just look at the variety of trees….

Jean Ann created this tree by combining the 8″ log cabin trim tool with the curvy version of the same size.

These trees were all made with a 30-degree angle.

Karla Alexander’s Crazy Christmas Trees has been in the top 10 patterns since its release!

This snowman table runner is a great choice for the entire winter!

Best news? Everything is in stock and ready for your holiday events!

Mini Curvy Log Cabins Have Entered the Building

Posted on August 18, 2017 by Penny Haren

When you ask, we listen! Thousands of you have fallen in love with the six and eight-inch Creative Grids® Curvy Log Cabins that make twelve and sixteenth-inch circles. But sometimes smaller is just plain fun so welcome the four-inch Curvy Log Cabin to the family!

These smaller blocks are just as fun and easy to make as the other sizes – with even more accentuated curves. Check out the possibilities with these Cut Loose Press™ patterns.

Fried Green Tomatoes includes a table runner and a set of place mats. Yin and Yang pillows show how block placement creates a totally different look.

Little Runaway Pinwheels below really shows how this smaller size sings! Round the World Tote has an Asian influence.

Circle of Love is an unusual setting that shows this block off to its fullest!

You already know who will want this one so order them now!

Log Cabin Stars and Stripes

Posted on July 22, 2017 by Penny Haren

I love this four inch log cabin trim tool! It makes me look like I actually know how to piece – WELL! Believe me, it is not me – it is the tool!

Look at “America the Beautiful”. This 28″ x 40″ flag was pieced with the log cabin trim tool using a variation of the courthouse steps block. I used Soft and Stable as the batting so it lays perfectly flat when it is hanging on my door – the perfect decoration for those summer barbecues. It is fat quarter friendly so it is easy to kit as well.

Check out this pattern by Jean Ann Wright. See how the blocks are placed to create a star in the center. This is done with 2 1/2″ strips – which are due to arrive this month. Kitting has never been easier.

This tool comes in a four inch, a six inch, an eight inch, and a twelve-inch size. Show them blocks in every size. The technique is the same – let them choose the size that they are comfortable with!

Pineapple Play the Jean Ann Way

Posted on July 4, 2017 by Penny Haren

Jean Ann Wright’s newest book – Pineapple Play – is now in stock and brimming with projects and ideas that make the Creative Grids® Pineapple Trim Tool shine!

Everyone has a pineapple quilt on their bucket list so why not be inspired? Whether you choose a traditional version or a block with a twist, the blocks have never been easier!

The Pineapple Mini has arrived!

Posted on August 29, 2016 by Penny Haren

Minis are all the rage – and they have never been easier! The Creative Grids® Pineapple Trim Tool Mini makes pineapples in 4, 5, and 6 inch sizes.

This one inch center with half inch pineapple strips is the perfect companion to the popular four and six inch log cabin trim tools that were the hit of market.

This Cut Loose Press™ pattern – South Beach Pineapple Treats is the perfect choice for a traditional pineapple setting with that extra spice added with perfect fabric choices. It creates the illusion of circles.

Swirly Pearly Buttons looks similar to a Snail’s Trail with a lot less work – and once again, it is color placement! This one reminds me of those all day suckers I used to beg for at the fair!

Petite Pineapple Garden features the more traditional black fabric that sets off these happy colors to a tea!

Or, you may want to choose this pillow or place mat for a perfect class project that they could actually finish in an afternoon class!

Simply stop after six rounds for a four inch size; add two more for the five inch version; or complete all ten for the six inch version. As an added bonus, these strips are cut 1 1/4″ wide – half the width of the popular 2 1/2″ x 12 1/2″ ruler. Therefore you can use that white center line to cut jelly rolls in half and start sewing a multitude of blocks in no time!

Don’t forget the original for those who want a larger size. It makes 6″; 8″ and 10″ sizes.

A Classic – The Original Creative Grids Log Cabin

Posted on April 13, 2016 by Penny Haren

The original eight inch version of the Creative Grids® Log Cabin Trim Tool by Jean Ann Wright was the beginning of our most popular line of trim tools. I just did a guild tour and was shocked that not one person was familiar with this tool. If you aren’t demonstrating it in your shop, you are flat out loosing sales!
Item #CGRJAW1 Retail $19.45

There are lots of books and patterns to support this tool – and it continues to inspire new designs. These three Cut Loose Press™ patterns are the most recent additions. LOVE them!!!

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Nancy Myers creates a curve effect in these leaf designs by inserting folded squares which are then folded back to curve over the pieced log cabins. Simply brilliant! Doesn’t it make you want to go to the beach?
Cabin Flower uses the same technique – and looks totally different in the purple and pink colorway.
The Rising Star traditional log cabin block is stunning. It is eighty inches square and is fat quarter friendly. What a dramatic display quilt. Once your customers have tried this, they will want to try ALL of the trim tools by Jean Ann Wright!

Perfect Log Cabin Minis Every Time!

Posted on March 23, 2016 by Penny Haren

I love, love, LOVE these new Creative Grids® releases! I love minis and could never achieve perfect log cabins in four and six inch sizes until now! These trim tools also create Courthouse Steps and Half Log Cabin blocks – with the cutting requirements printed right on the tool!

Item #CGRJAWMN4 Retail $12.95

Item #CGRJAWMN6 Retail $17.95

I am not exaggerating! I have made over 700 log cabin blocks in 4″and 6″ sizes – and they are just as accurate in the 4″ size with 1/2″ logs as they are in the 6″ size with 3/4″ logs! In fact, I love them so much that I wrote a book based on the six inch size – but more about that when we have a publishing date!

Jean Ann wrote a book that is available NOW – yes it is in stock!

Item #JAWBK01 $17.99s

This book includes patterns for projects made with the four AND the six inch log cabin tools.

There are also some charming Cut Loose Press patterns to support them as well!
Glory in the Cabin is a striking table runner that uses the six inch size.

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Or create a needle case…

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Diamond in the Logs by Debby Kratovil features the four inch version.

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Last but not least, Deb Heatherly has combined several of our top Creative Grids rulers to create this gorgeous quilt. Why not do this as a demo of the month type quilt? More about this later when the book is in stock! It is at the printers now!
Item #DH1601 Retail $14.00

These rulers sell themselves! Just have a sample sitting by the register! Visit our website to watch the videos and see just how easy it is to be perfect!

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