Adelaide's Cabin Featuring Speckled by Ruby Star Society

May 3, 2026

Today I'm going to share with you about my log cabin inspired quilt pattern. It uses the traditional log cabin quilting block as the center, but includes a modern twist to turn each block into a log cabin star. So it's a mix of old and new which is what I love about quilting.

I named this quilt the Adelaide's Cabin Quilt Pattern. My youngest was tired of not having a quilt named after her. LOL. And Cabin obviously comes from the log cabin block.

This pattern is scrap, 1/2 yard and fat quarter friendly! That's a lot of fabric options for one quilt.

So far I have made this pattern with 1/2 yards (the quilt I'm sharing about today) and scrappy. If you want to read about the scrappy version you can find that blog post here. It is absolutely beautiful!

This 1/2 yard version of the Adelaide's Cabin Quilt is a simplified, modern take on the pattern. Because less fabrics are used the design stands out more. The fabrics are also blenders, meaning they don't have a strong pattern so they read as mostly a solid. This contributes to the modern feel of the quilt.

You can see the Adelaide's Cabin Quilt Pattern here.

Things To Know

Log cabin blocks are very fun to make! I had never made them before I wrote and made this pattern. They are a great block to use with your scraps. When I sew mine I like to keep a little wool mat next to me and a small iron so I can press each seam as I go.

If you don't have this option then a seam roller also works. Use this to flatten the seam in the desired direction. After finishing the block give it a nice press to get the seams completely flat.

Obviously you can see from the pictures above this isn't the same block. But the images give you an idea of how the block is made.

And in the image below you can see I organized all the cuts of fabric by length. I chain pieced all the blocks at once to save time. This also helped me see what colors I had already used.

The Adelaide's Cabin Quilt Pattern is not a quick make. But if you ask me it's worth the time. The 1/2 yard version does go a bit quicker than the scrappy version because the directions include strip piecing.

The fabrics used in this quilt are from the Speckled Collection by Ruby Star Society. I bought this as a bundle from Sewtopia which was meant for a different project. But I realized it would work great for this pattern. I had extra fabrics so pulled about (6) 1/2 yards I didn't need from the bundle and left the most vibrant colors for the biggest contrast.

I prefer contrast in my quilts. However, that is not every quilters style. A lot of quilters like their fabrics to blend more. It's important to make what you love!

Because there are a lot of seams and pieces in this quilt it can be a bit chaotic in the process. I realized staying organized was much less frustrating.

The more seams in a quilt the more important seam allowance is. It's a good idea to test your seam allowance by measuring your units as you go to make sure they are all correct. You can read more about seam allowance here.

The completed size of each block is quite large. So not many are required so make each size of quilt. It takes 9 blocks to make a throw size measuring 66 in. x 66 in. This quilt is a twin size which included 12 blocks and a border. It measures 71 in. x 93 in. The bed size quilt includes 16 blocks and a border. It finishes at 93 in. x 93 in.

Make sure to pin each seam intersection to get them all to line up just right. It's worth the extra time.

finished quilt top showing matching seams

I sent this quilt to Kaitlyn from Knot and Thread Design to quilt. I asked her to do the Thumb Print pantograph on it. I have had this panto done on another quilt and loved it. I thought the large scale design would look good with the large blocks of the quilt.

I had enough leftover fabric to make a scrappy binding. It's kind of fun because it goes well with the strips in the quilt.

The colors in this ice cream fabric went very well with the quilt top and who wouldn't want ice cream fabric on the back of a quilt?

One more thing

Because the blocks are so large this is the perfect pattern to make a pillow with! And you don't have to buy extra fabric. There is enough leftover from the 1/2 yard and fat quarter version to make an extra block. That's what I did with this quilt.

You can read about how to make a matching pillow using your block here.

My son loved this quilt so much he asked for it on his bed. Which is saying something because he is 18. He also loves the pillow!