I'm planning on doing Judy Martin's "Shakespeare in the Park" and she calls for 8+ yards for "lining." Does she mean the backing? (8 3/4 yards for a quilt measuring 76.5 x 93.5" finished sounds like a lot!)

In this case I do not think so. Here is a blog about making it.
http://thecalicocat.blogspot.com/200...n-by-judy.html

i don't know about her but i refer to lining and backing as the same

i agree, that does sound like an awful lot for a twin size quilt, is part of it for borders maybe? i always make my top then figure the backing fabric myself

I use cotton lining for summer quilts as you don't need the heavy batting. It is actually more like a blanket

That's gorgeous!! I have a question:
Is this pattern in one of her books??
I have most of hers. Love Judy Martin!

The pattern is in her "Creative Pattern Book." It's a beauty, if you look at the photos on her website there are lots of lovely examples. http://www.judymartin.com/Viewer-Photos.cfm
The yardage requirements are split by two colors, edge triangles, binding, lining and batting so I'm guessing she means backing when she says lining; I hadn't bumped into the term before and wondered what else could eat so much yardage.

Just send a quick email asking her.
http://www.judymartin.com/contact-us.cfm

"This is a 2 fabric quilt - very unusual for me. The dark is a commercially prepared hand dyed print by: Ricky Timms. (It was available in quilt shops several years ago.) The light is a not white - but it is lighter than I wanted. So i am very happy with the use of the thread. (The backing fabric, that does not show the quilting very well, was in my stash since almost the beginning of my quilting! So nice to have used that one!)"
This is a quote from her blog. From this she has 3 fabrics.... Is that the count you get with what is being termed as lining? A dark, a light, and backing ?

NotIce my avatar. Isnt this a coincidence (?) that the fabrics are exactly the same? I have shown this quilt at several quilt shows. ricky Tims and Judy Martin have posted it. Hmmmmmmm

(notice my avatar). The pattern does call for 8.75 and has 3 lengths 27.5x96. I suggest you pick the backing to be some of the same that you use on the front. In my case I used the same muslin for backing as on the front. The Ricky Tims hand dyes are muslin. By the way, if anyone is interested in this pattern, it is on clearance on judys website. It is one of my favorite quilts Ive done. I have shown it at several quilt shows and have ribbons. I find it a coincidence that the calico cat blog has shown it in EXACTLY the same 2 fabrics and used in the same places. I know it isnt mine though because the quilting is different. And oh yes, lining and backing are the same thing!

Thanks for the info on the pattern :)

Thanks for the help, all! When I saw your response Linda, I thought you might be calicocat, I had drooled over her version online. It's a wonderful choice of fabrics. I'm thinking of doing something similar using a bold, multicolored batik with a lighter coordinating batik for the background.

The hand dyes are fabrics I got directly from Ricky. The ones mentioned in the post by the other person were not authentic hand dyes. They were printed by FreeSpirit with Rickys permission a few years ago and were meant to be similar to the hand dyes. I too have lots of those too! When I made my quilt, I just cut everything with no placement plan in mind and it all worked out. I only changed out one corner. The variety I used was the Caveman fabric. Since I just used one fabric I think I actually used less fabric than if I bought individual colors. Im also making some Hawaiian blocks with some of the fabrics. I love the variation in the hand dyes. I get a lot out of the yardage. The only way to get his fabric is directly through his website. Yes it is pricey but like I mentioned, I get a lot of mileage from it. Best value is to buy the 5 yard bundle.