Log Cabin Block Dishcloth - June 2016

Lets Try a Knitting or Crocheting a Dishcloth that looks like a Log Cabin Block from a Quilt.

We can use up our Scraps of Left over Yarn from other projects in Solid Colors of 100% Cotton or Blends.

Size: 8 inches Square or Rectangle ( depends on the pattern you use, We are not perfect) Please Send on Time. Start as soon as you sign up as this is a little more labor intensive. Remember to put your Swap Title and Swap Name on the outside of the package/envie and inside too..

Log Cabin Day

When : June 25th

Log Cabin Day brings you back to a quieter, simpler, more rugged era. A couple hundred years ago, life was far more rugged. Americans moving West (west at the time may have been Ohio, or Tennessee) found an untouched wilderness, filled with pristine forests. They built their homes out of logs. These log cabins were solid, long lasting, and served them well.

Life was rustic and simple. Heat was provided by an open fireplace, where they also cooked their meals. Need air conditioning in the summer? Just open the window (there wasn't any glass or screening). There was no electricity (no television, stereos or boom boxes blasting, or computers). And, plumbing? Just look back towards the woods to the outhouse. The path to it is well worn.

Log Cabin Day celebrates what was then the "Modern" home in America, and all of the lifestyle that accompanied it. Today is a day to appreciate the history and significance of log cabins. Visit them at historical museums today, or sometime this summer.