Lumber Jane Quilt-A-Long
Lumber Jane is the perfect sophisticated picnic blanket. Whether you’re curling up on the couch, draping it on your bed, or going for a picnic in the forest, she’s the girl’s girl who always has your back.
As far as construction, I love that Lumber Jane looks complicated, but is mostly made with strip piecing. I love the variety of shapes for quilting, and I love both the transparency and scrappy possibilities.
The Lumber Jane quilt pattern and quilt-a-long is perfect for you if you’d like to make a quilt with friends, practice strip piecing, and make a quilt that is ideal for your next summer adventure! I can’t wait to stitch with you!
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Resources
The QAL ran from June 8 - July 22, 2026
This Lumber Jane quilt is a wonderful chance to play with color and transparency to create gorgeous effects. If you’ve been looking for an opportunity to play with solids, this is it!
Here’s the weekly topics we covered:
Week 1 (June 8): Choosing Colors & Fabrics for Lumber Jane: Choosing Fabrics for Four Color Quilts & How to Make Any Pattern Scrappy
Week 2 (June 15): Cutting & Organizing: How to Read a Quilt Pattern & How to Make Lumber Jane Scrappy & How to Organize Your Project
Week 3 (June 22): Strip Piecing Buffalo Plaid* Tips for Strip Piecing&How to Sew a Quarter Inch Seam
Week 4 (June 29): Piecing the Center Medallion How to Make Four at a Time Flying Geese
Week 5 (July 6): Flower Arrow Blocks Tips for Sewing Bias Edges
Week 6 (July 13): Quilt Assembly & Quilting Plans Quilting Plans for Lumber Jane & How to Web a Quilt Block (Or Top)
Week 7 (July 22): Virtual Quilt Show. Celebrate your progress at 10am ET on String & Story YouTube page
*Exception: Week 3 Q&A will be pre-recorded and release on YouTube on 10am ET;
Supplies & Kits
Get a Kit
As we kick off the quilt-a-long, I’m going to share some tips and tricks for choosing colors and fabrics for Log Cabin, but I know that some of our shop samples are Rockstar faves, so we also put together some kits. 🎉
Each kit will make the Throw Sized top (72 x 72 inches). The pattern, backing and binding are sold separately.
Get the Pattern
We offer a digital or paper copy of the Lumber Jane pattern.
I can’t wait to sew along with you and see all the gorgeous quilts we make!
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