Random Piecing

Saturday afternoon, I needed some mindless sewing to do.  So, diving into the scrap bin, I found some strips that were already cut and some pre-pieced sections.

What if.....

Yes, what if.... Log Cabins?  But the one of the pre-pieced bits wasn't square.  But what if????  And why does it have to be square?   (And more questions - think of a 3 year old......)

Play time! That was the answer.  Explore the world with playtime.  So I sewed strips on, log cabin fashion -lights and darks segregated to opposite corners of the pieces.

Here are the results.

Can you see the two blocks?
Lets look at them individually.

The first started with a four patch - not really the traditional Log Cabin, is it? I also allowed the strips to be wonky. And there is an extra "dark" strip at the top.
Next up:

This piece started with a strip piece unit of five vivid colored pieces. It is a non-square rectangle shape.  So, now, what do I call these peculiar pieces?
I decided to call them "Log Condos."  They are log cabin like but the interior is subdivided.

I know, just some silly ramblings - but perhaps you will be inspired to expand on the theme of a traditional block in a non-traditional manner.
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