Judy Martin Patterns
 

I have been intriqued by some of Judy Martin's quilt patterns/ books and would love to hear how difficult they are to follow. Sre the instructions confusing/ pretty self-explanatory? I consider myself an advanced beginner/early intermediate quilter. I was looking at the "Shakespeare in the Park" pattern as well as some of her patterns in the LogCabin Quilt book.

Elke

I ahve done some of her patterns although it has been a while. If I am remembering correctly I didn't have any issues. She also has a website I believe and there may be some hints, etc out there.

I am a fan of Judy Martins patterns , they are very well thought out and detailed. She gives wonderful directions. As with any pattern or directions , take the time to read all of the information before you cut into any fabrics.

I've got 3-4 books by Judy martin. And I will say, I'm very very happy with her book. What I like about her books, she will give you the measurements, on sq's--1/2 sq, Quilt top lay out. As Lori s, says wonderful directions.

I agree with all the above. Judy Martin writes clear directions, and she goes the extra mile to tell you why she does things in a certain way.

The instructions are well-written, clear and easy to follow. Some of the patterns are more difficult. I have her log cabin book, and she rated each pattern's difficulty level. I'm not sure if she did that in all of her books.

My avatar is SITP. Have you looked at Judys website and the customer photos? Lots of SITP ideas

What the heck is a SITP?

I am wondering the same thing. But I'll head over to her website and see if I can figure it out.

Shakespeare in the Park

Shakespeare In The Park as mentioned in first post

ha, ha. knew that but still couldn't place it. even with looking at the avatar pic. duh.

Thank you ladies :) I think I will dive in and get the Log Cabin book as well as the book with the Shakespeare in the Park Pattern.

Let us know how you do. I have quite a few of JM's books, but when I look at the directions I get lost and don't try to make any. She seems to break down her sewing much different than I do so I just can't seem to get past that.

That's harder than it sounds. She has at least three log cabin books!

Don't forget to check your library, that is where I got her books.

Same here. I bought the book with SITP but can't seem to grasp the fabric needs for it. I think you are right, it's just a different approach from the way I work, so I get stuck. Maybe some day!

In case you'd be interested, one of the Yahoo Groups is a Shakespeare in the Park group. I love that you can see so many finished quilts in this pattern once you join. And if you don't belong to any of these groups, joining is quick and easy and usually the moderator gets back to you in under 24 hours. Some groups are more active than others but once you are a member you can always look at all of the photos.

don't ya just love acronyms, they sure keep our brains working.... lol

What is an avatar?

It's that little picture by their name at the beginning of the post. I didn't know anything about that and don't have one, but I figured it out.

This has inspired me to finally upload an avatar ... checking to see if it worked.