Judy Martin's pattern - published in a magazine & in one of her books.

Shakespeare in the Park inspired by a quilt named Jamestown Landing.

I have been working on this queen size quilt top since September! The top is finished and I can put it on the frame to quilt it. Problem is, I have no idea how I want to quilt. It hasn't "spoken" to me to let me know how it needs to be quilted. If you have any ideas - please let me know!

It's gonna be a queen size. I've got 4 more of the gold pointed stars to do and then the triangular setting blocks to finish the top.

Shakespeare in the Park is DONE, DONE, DONE! Yeah. This quilt used approximately 23 yards. I made it bigger than the pattern (Judy Martin’s) and pieced the back. I know I already showed …

OK - here is a photo of 2 of my Shakespeares (purple is #2 and blue is #3)... the 1st one I made - well it looks alot like the blue one, but the photo isn't as clear and besides - that photo is on another computer. So, just imagine 3 ok? And now... I am cutting out my 4th Shakespeare. Pattern by Judy Martin, by the way. Here are my fabrics. I had a plan for these fabrics, but the ruler I need isn't here. And honestly, this is probably enough fabric for 2-3 quilts. So, I'm cutting into it and whatever is left over can be used for my original plan. This quilt won't have as much contrast as my others, but with careful cutting, I think the pattern will work. * Here's what I do... Use the fabrics with the MOST contrast (the darkest and lightest) for the biggest pieces and usually the smallest pieces. I especially like the snails trail pattern to show up so I try to make sure I use strong contrast for those big outside triangle pieces.The medium contrast colors - you usually can get away with for the medium pieces. By the 3rd quilt I learned to use a little bit of zinger fabrics - they are fun for the smaller pieces. I used some ugly fabrics for the small pieces too - the ugliness gets lost in the design and that fabric is out of my stash and somehow transformed into a beautiful quilt! OK - here we go! To stay organized I label a bunch of freezer bags A-K and line them all up. As I cut - I put the pieces in the correct bag. To get a good variety from each fabric without cutting it all up, I start with a bigger size piece (you don't need as many large pieces as small pieces), cut the big piece and then move on down to a smaller piece and cut those with what is left-over from the strip after cutting the big piece. Usually you can cut a few different sized pieces from 1 strip. * I use the pattern in my Quilter's Newsletter Magazine Jan/Feb 2001 (No. 329), but never fear - if you don't have this issue the pattern is also in one of Judy Martin's books. It is not a hard pattern to make, trust me! It just takes a bit of time to cut out and yes, some of the pieces are small, but it all goes together perfectly and if you save the big parts of the snails trails for last... well toward the end you will think that this quilt just flew together! Because those snail trails go together fairly quickly. Just cut it all out and then chain piece away. * So, that's what I am working on. I am interested to see how these fabrics will work out. Not shown is white - I can always use white fabric if I have to... as the saying goes... nothing ventured, nothing gained. Edited to add: I have had so many e-mails about my Shakespeare quilts that I thought I would add this information. I now know that you can find the pattern in Judy's book, The Creative Pattern Book. If you want to make this quilt, I would recommend a rotary cutter (if you already have a cutter - put in a new blade!), cutting mat and a variety of rulers to make the project easier - all of which you can click on in my links below! It is not a difficult pattern, you just have to keep track of all the pieces and go step-by-step! If you are buying something from Amazon, I would really appreciate it if you used my links. Thank you so much!

Still working on my Shakespeare In The Park quilt top. I wanted to have the entire top finished before I had my knee surgery done. It's a little hard for me to get the my downstairs sewing area for a bit after surgery. But, I didn't get it done. So it will have to wait for me to get back at it. While I'm spending time in me recliner chair, I have lots of projects to work on. My sewing basket is full of scraps for my Grandmother's Flower Garden quilt. This hand piecing project will mostly be a "years long" project! I also have a basket full of yarn for knitting mittens. I have no idea why I feel the need to knit mittens for my grandchildren. Mittens are not cost prohibitive for most and are readily available. Perhaps it is because my Grandma knit mittens for me?

This quilt was made with permission by Judy Martin and the pattern comes from her book, The Creative Pattern Book. It was the raffle quilt for the Stone House Quilters Guild - our guild. We had a lot of fun playing with the color.

OK - here is a photo of 2 of my Shakespeares (purple is #2 and blue is #3)... the 1st one I made - well it looks alot like the blue one, but the photo isn't as clear and besides - that photo is on another computer. So, just imagine 3 ok? And now... I am cutting out my 4th Shakespeare. Pattern by Judy Martin, by the way. Here are my fabrics. I had a plan for these fabrics, but the ruler I need isn't here. And honestly, this is probably enough fabric for 2-3 quilts. So, I'm cutting into it and whatever is left over can be used for my original plan. This quilt won't have as much contrast as my others, but with careful cutting, I think the pattern will work. * Here's what I do... Use the fabrics with the MOST contrast (the darkest and lightest) for the biggest pieces and usually the smallest pieces. I especially like the snails trail pattern to show up so I try to make sure I use strong contrast for those big outside triangle pieces.The medium contrast colors - you usually can get away with for the medium pieces. By the 3rd quilt I learned to use a little bit of zinger fabrics - they are fun for the smaller pieces. I used some ugly fabrics for the small pieces too - the ugliness gets lost in the design and that fabric is out of my stash and somehow transformed into a beautiful quilt! OK - here we go! To stay organized I label a bunch of freezer bags A-K and line them all up. As I cut - I put the pieces in the correct bag. To get a good variety from each fabric without cutting it all up, I start with a bigger size piece (you don't need as many large pieces as small pieces), cut the big piece and then move on down to a smaller piece and cut those with what is left-over from the strip after cutting the big piece. Usually you can cut a few different sized pieces from 1 strip. * I use the pattern in my Quilter's Newsletter Magazine Jan/Feb 2001 (No. 329), but never fear - if you don't have this issue the pattern is also in one of Judy Martin's books. It is not a hard pattern to make, trust me! It just takes a bit of time to cut out and yes, some of the pieces are small, but it all goes together perfectly and if you save the big parts of the snails trails for last... well toward the end you will think that this quilt just flew together! Because those snail trails go together fairly quickly. Just cut it all out and then chain piece away. * So, that's what I am working on. I am interested to see how these fabrics will work out. Not shown is white - I can always use white fabric if I have to... as the saying goes... nothing ventured, nothing gained. Edited to add: I have had so many e-mails about my Shakespeare quilts that I thought I would add this information. I now know that you can find the pattern in Judy's book, The Creative Pattern Book. If you want to make this quilt, I would recommend a rotary cutter (if you already have a cutter - put in a new blade!), cutting mat and a variety of rulers to make the project easier - all of which you can click on in my links below! It is not a difficult pattern, you just have to keep track of all the pieces and go step-by-step! If you are buying something from Amazon, I would really appreciate it if you used my links. Thank you so much!

I have no idea why it took me this long to get this quilt finished. Looking back, I started sewing on this quilt in July of 2010 and finished the quilting back in August of 2011, and then it sat, buried under a pile of quilts sitting on a chair in our dining room, waiting for the binding to go on. Well, it is now on, and totally finished. This is another Judy Martin pattern, from her book The Creative Pattern Book. I love the movement in the quilt. I love the way the dark background shines through the gold stars. I used spiraling feathers that follow the movement of the snails trails blocks, and the feathers also reach into the outer background areas of the large stars. The star points and interiors are quilted with continuous curves. And, as usual, I used the faux piping technique to completely machine sew the binding. The binding fabric was a stripe printed on the diagonal that I found a year or two ago, bought expressly for binding this quilt. I'm linking this finish up to Amylouwhosews, who's having a virtual sewing sewing summit party this weekend. Unfortunately, I'm working this weekend, so can't participate, but she's also invited Friday finishes, so I can do that. I'm also linking up to Finish it up Friday over at Crazy Mom Quilts.

Pay tribute to The Stars and Stripes with patriotic quilts from Judy Martin. Features 16 new 2- or 3-color quilts inspired by her Shakespeare in the Park Quilt.* Pages: 96* Publish Date: 2/25/2022* Dimensions: 8.5in x 11in* Softcover

March. Quilt show season! So off we went to the big one yesterday. Before going I checked my photos from the last few years' shows (which I forgot to share with you--I know, how could I be so heartless?) I just wanted a reference point....to compare this year's offerings. As I was going through them all, the amazing, the beautiful, the traditional, the innovative, the ordinary and the blah, I had an idea. Because, as I perused them, they sometimes made me think of some of you. So, here they are---quilts from last year's show, a few from the year before's show and from yesterday's. I decided to pick one, at least, for each of you based on what little I know of you. I'd be very interested to know if I'm miles off the mark or spot on! This may take a while. I hope you ate your Wheaties! Since it is the 17th. of March, I thought we should start with a green one! It's for Patty who loves all things Irish. You can click on the pictures to enlarge so you can better see the beautiful detail work. This hexagon/sashiko beauty made me think of Birdy, maniacal hexie maker! When I came to this one I knew it was perfect for Relatively Retiring (Judith?) because of her recent post about sitting perfectly still in a garden in Madeira, so still that little lizards felt completely safe, crawling around on her, as though she were merely another feature of the landscape! This beautiful detail of a large applique quilt was for Ali for sure, as she often reports on mischief wrought by the peacocks who visit her garden. This piece made me remember a similar bird wall hanging Ali made a few years ago...... Secret Agent Woman seems to be able to squeeze every drop of enjoyment out of life so I choose this colourful, vibrant beauty for her.... This bold and daring quilt seemed a good fit for Susan Kane Thimbleanna does such precise, detailed work, these little Dresden plates seemed a perfect Anna choice. For Isabelle, what else but a pair of black cats! And because she loves flowers so much ....... .......this gorgeous piecing and applique combination. I've had my eye on this pattern for a few years. It's one of the many I want to make---hopefully in this lifetime. This one's for Gillie, detail of an applique quilt embellished with stitchery such as she excels at. For my fellow countrywoman, WiseWebWoman, this seemed most appropriate since she lives by a sweeping bay in Newfoundland. I think the pattern is called Storm at Sea, of which she has described at least one, making me thankful I live where I live! I'm sure that when Friko is out digging in the dirt with Gardener she must come upon plenty of these, or their British relatives! Bonus point: I'm fairly sure the talented lady who made this one hails from Germany too. And here's another that could make you think you were out on a walk with Friko and Millie in Valley's End........by the same artist. I thought Elephant's Child, that bird obsessive, would enjoy these flamboyant fowl..... .....and these wild lovelies....... Pauline gives us matchless poetic descriptions of the changing seasons from her cottage in the Berkshires, so I thought this mantel cover was perfect for her..... And since winter is sooo long up there I thought I'd throw in this traditional charmer to keep her warm! If ever I met anyone with the gift of the gab it's Lee! I thought she might enjoy chatting with these two ladies I found enjoying the quilt show from the comfort of a bench.... Marilyn, my friend in New Mexico, reads here but hasn't figured out how to comment! I thought she'd like the southwestern feel of this quilt.......though, on closer inspection, it looks more Australian than American Southwest. Marlene always has such cute Christmas projects I picked this one for her. And how about this one for Dianne, that innovator---Doesn't it look as though there's a giant ball behind it? And yet it was perfectly flat.... Here's something to cheer Julie up and take her mind off all the health issues she's had the past few years.... For Smitonius and Sonata I thought these Dutch tiles would hit the spot. This is another I want to make before I die! This next one's for Persi who appreciates all things beautiful and has been struggling to bring order to chaos after some big life changes...To me this illustrates both beauty and order. For Meggie who loves flowers..... Here's one for Dee who, I feel, would like the old fashioned feel of it... For Frances, a newcomer to this blog, some more flowers... For Denice, also a new face and a quilter. Only someone who has tried it can appreciate how good you have to be to make something as small as this---and have all the points be perfect! For Jen who is always so positive and upbeat... For One Woman in her cottage in the woods.... And, last but not least, here's the quilt I'd have brought home for my sister if I could have snuck it out of there, because I know she'd love it! It's also on the bucket list. If you've made it this far I congratulate you on your stamina! There were a lot of beautiful quilts. If I inadvertently left you out and you didn't "get" a quilt, you may pout and I'll run and find you one! I hope everyone had a happy and peaceful "Irish" day! ***Amended on Monday to include a quilt for Ganching. Of all the people to forget---another fellow Irish woman! You don't often see a comment from her here but she lurks I'm pretty sure! And I hope you read her outstanding version of "Where I'm From" a few posts back. Not sure what colours she'd go for besides green, white and gold, so I selected this vertigo-inducing number! Stomper Girl! You really can't blame me too much---You just haven't been around much lately. This one reminds me of all the posts you wrote about Climber and Cherub as they grew from toddlers, right before our eyes, into almost teenagers!

Welcome to another edition of Design Floor Friday!! Today, I'm here to share the projects and events of October's Sew/Craft Friends-zy. Yes, I went. Even though I just got back from Retreat a few days before!! Hardcore quilter, here. (I even try to plan my vacations around Quilt Bee meetings!) Here are the photos and I will add verbiage, if time allows... I arrived only moments before Denise: The artist was already ensconced at his station: Denise couldn't WAIT to share her nearly completed quilt: Curved piecing wasn't as hard as she thought it would be: Denise recently took an IMPROV class... ... And bought the book to go with it: Lisa accidentally started a NEW project: Denise got right to work on her next quilt: The scrapbookers left their stuff and went of a field trip: Volunteers worked on deconstructing plastic bag to be knit or crocheted into light weight Waterproof Sleeping Mats for the area's homeless population: I brought a BROWN project for the Rainbow Scrap Challenge: But first, I want to make progress on my Ella Donation. My Pfaff needs to go for a Spa Day, which is why this quilt is being constructed on my Janome Jem Gold travel machine: These are the fabric that Carol has chosen for her next collaborative quilt with Lisa: Here is the inspiration quilt: Row One has been assembled. Keep up the good work, Denise: The scrapbookers have returned: Quilt Math??? Good luck with THAT, Lisa: Warning! Scrapbooking in progress: Tiffany arrived and went right into Show and Tell mode... First, her spectacularly finished Fair Quilt: A really old UFO waiting for binding: All of the fabrics in this quilt are stars: Tiffany's recently made Carpenter's Star waiting for binding: Hidden feather quilting: Another recent make, Pecking Order, also waiting for binding: One of the scrapbookers REALLY wants to be a quilter: Carol worked on putting a pieced quilt back together: Tiffany made and applied MILES of binding: Patti made progress on her Canine Advent Trees: Joy glued down fabric bit on Mis for Mosaic, thanks to Lisa's handy dandy Sewline Glue Pen: Tiffany and piped binding number one: Denise's new Star Quilt top, sans borders: You can clearly see the artist's process: Just LOOK at those rich colors: Joy is happy to have all the little bits glued down: Piped binding number one, done: Tiffany's freshly finished Shakespeare in the Park: Carol, I guess this is where the Design Floor title came from: Lisa did some applique: Tiffany prepares MORE binding: First corner turned... Tiffany is almost done with another quilt... ... Piped binding number two is DONE: That means quilt number two is finished: Carol is planning a special center of for this quilt back: Someone got a new motorcycle: Here's the lucky rider: Denise added borders to her Star Quilt... Next up, quilting! But first, a closer look... ... And a peek over the top of the quilt: Denise likes the Recycled Denim Pin Cushion that I made: Speaking of what I made... I have a nice stack of freshly pieced 4-Patches for my Ella Quilt: Tiffany applies piped binding number three... ... While Denise stitches down more of the facing on her new Circle wall hanging: Lisa asked for an opinion about her appliqued berries: She was concerned about the spacing, but it looks good: Tiffany's Pecking Order quilt is now completed. If you are counting, that is finish number THREE for the day: I'm not sure why she's hiding behind her quilt: Carol completed some HSTs in two sizes for her new quilt: All in all, it was a VERY good day. Although, I must say, we did miss the folks that weren't able to be with us this month. Hoping to see Britt and Lois in November. Until next time... Sit, STITCH, repeat!!!

Today I have the second round of my favorite quilts from the Sisters Outdoor Quilt Show. If you missed the first batch, you can see them right here. Today's quilts start off with a few from a special exhibit to celebrate the 30th anniversary of Kona solids from Robert Kaufmann. As I said yesterday, I tried to take pictures of the labels to give every quilter his or her due. Where there is a label, I will show it before its associated quilt. Hopefully, they will be legible, and remember that you can always make an image larger by simply clicking on it. And with that said, I must apologize to this first quiltmaker for missing his or her name. I don't know if the quilter and the quiltmaker were the same person. I love how this next quilter chose traditional blocks with names that represented the theme of the individual block. Very clever. This next one is one of my favorite traditional quilt designs. I like the way this next quilter fussy cut her fabric so that it overlapped her borders. A very effective technique. I had to include this next one because it is made from a pattern by Valori Wells. It's the one and only pattern I gave up on when I couldn't get those paper-pieced suns to lie flat. I tried, and tried, and tried, and eventually gave up out of frustration. I salute this quiltmaker for getting the job done, and I'll just say..."I'm not worthy". And this was one of my favorite quilts of the show. I saw trees burning in a forest fire, but be sure to read the quilt's story. It's not necessarily what I was supposed to see. That's where I'll leave it for today, but there are still lots more to come, so stay tuned.

Latest quilt. Pattern is "Shakespeare in the Park" by Judy Martin. Color selection and placement from a NASA photo of a supernova blast wave, so I call it "Shakespeare Goes Supernova"

This little guy, Mr. Liam, is now in preschool and wants to go everyday. And Miss Alia, NEEDS to go every day--or so her stay at home Dad ...

Welcome to another edition of Design Floor Friday!! Today, I'm here to share the projects and events of October's Sew/Craft Friends-zy. Yes, I went. Even though I just got back from Retreat a few days before!! Hardcore quilter, here. (I even try to plan my vacations around Quilt Bee meetings!) Here are the photos and I will add verbiage, if time allows... I arrived only moments before Denise: The artist was already ensconced at his station: Denise couldn't WAIT to share her nearly completed quilt: Curved piecing wasn't as hard as she thought it would be: Denise recently took an IMPROV class... ... And bought the book to go with it: Lisa accidentally started a NEW project: Denise got right to work on her next quilt: The scrapbookers left their stuff and went of a field trip: Volunteers worked on deconstructing plastic bag to be knit or crocheted into light weight Waterproof Sleeping Mats for the area's homeless population: I brought a BROWN project for the Rainbow Scrap Challenge: But first, I want to make progress on my Ella Donation. My Pfaff needs to go for a Spa Day, which is why this quilt is being constructed on my Janome Jem Gold travel machine: These are the fabric that Carol has chosen for her next collaborative quilt with Lisa: Here is the inspiration quilt: Row One has been assembled. Keep up the good work, Denise: The scrapbookers have returned: Quilt Math??? Good luck with THAT, Lisa: Warning! Scrapbooking in progress: Tiffany arrived and went right into Show and Tell mode... First, her spectacularly finished Fair Quilt: A really old UFO waiting for binding: All of the fabrics in this quilt are stars: Tiffany's recently made Carpenter's Star waiting for binding: Hidden feather quilting: Another recent make, Pecking Order, also waiting for binding: One of the scrapbookers REALLY wants to be a quilter: Carol worked on putting a pieced quilt back together: Tiffany made and applied MILES of binding: Patti made progress on her Canine Advent Trees: Joy glued down fabric bit on Mis for Mosaic, thanks to Lisa's handy dandy Sewline Glue Pen: Tiffany and piped binding number one: Denise's new Star Quilt top, sans borders: You can clearly see the artist's process: Just LOOK at those rich colors: Joy is happy to have all the little bits glued down: Piped binding number one, done: Tiffany's freshly finished Shakespeare in the Park: Carol, I guess this is where the Design Floor title came from: Lisa did some applique: Tiffany prepares MORE binding: First corner turned... Tiffany is almost done with another quilt... ... Piped binding number two is DONE: That means quilt number two is finished: Carol is planning a special center of for this quilt back: Someone got a new motorcycle: Here's the lucky rider: Denise added borders to her Star Quilt... Next up, quilting! But first, a closer look... ... And a peek over the top of the quilt: Denise likes the Recycled Denim Pin Cushion that I made: Speaking of what I made... I have a nice stack of freshly pieced 4-Patches for my Ella Quilt: Tiffany applies piped binding number three... ... While Denise stitches down more of the facing on her new Circle wall hanging: Lisa asked for an opinion about her appliqued berries: She was concerned about the spacing, but it looks good: Tiffany's Pecking Order quilt is now completed. If you are counting, that is finish number THREE for the day: I'm not sure why she's hiding behind her quilt: Carol completed some HSTs in two sizes for her new quilt: All in all, it was a VERY good day. Although, I must say, we did miss the folks that weren't able to be with us this month. Hoping to see Britt and Lois in November. Until next time... Sit, STITCH, repeat!!!

I had scrap quilting club meeting on Saturday and got to finish my Shakespeare in the Park top. Yeah! Because I used three colors instead of the two that done in Judy Martin's directions, I had to plan each row. It was very exhausting, but well worth the extra effort. Sorry, I didn't get a chance to take the blue tape off before taking the picture. I'm really, really liking this one. I think I will send it to a professional long arm machine quilter for finishing; it deserves some fancy stitching. Because I'm addicted to UFOs, I started another project last week! I will make a quick tutorial of how I pieced the blocks soon. Have a great day! To see more design walls, visit www.patchworktimes.com. -------------------------- Type-u-later, http://www.teaquilts.com

Das Muster für diesen Quilt stammt aus einem Buch von Judy Martin und heißt dort 'Shakespeare in the park'.Meinen Quilt habe ich im April in Lauenbrück begonnen, daher der Name. In Lauenbrück bin ich einmal jährlich mit lieben Quiltfreundinnen zum powernähen;))) Das Muster habe ich verkleinert, da der Quilt sonst zu groß geworden wäre. Er misst jetzt 1,65m x 2m und die Blöcke sind 5" und 10" groß.

Hello, I'm back with a fun article. I just finished this Rag Puppy quilt. Here he is with his ears down and then pinned back so you can see his whole face. I made him entirely of flannel and used as many prints as I could. He measures 60 inches long by 50 inches from paw to paw. His exact measurements are....chest 31, hips 33, he has no waist what-so-ever lol. He was a lot of fun to make and some kid will hug up with him by the end of this month. He is so cuddly that I am loathe to let him go. His nose and eyes are sewed on by machine, I don't applique. Then I used some Decoart SoSoft Fabric paint to add the highlights to the eyes, I used an Identi-pen to go over the smile lines. . I washed him and dried him to make him rag up. The more you wash him the more his edges will rag up. If you turn him over, he has different fabric behind also. I might paint a cat face on that side. This is a Simplicity pattern that is out of print now.

Here are a few finishes this year; proof that I'm still quilting. LOL The "T Quilt" is a guild challenge quilt. The main rules were to make a quilt with blocks that begin with the initial of your first or last name. Now, anyone that knows me knows that if I make any sort of quilt about "me", it will reek of me! I had been working on the Trailing Geese units and had them in my works in progress storage for years. I pulled some of the units out and made a letter T with them. In addition, I made Tumbling Blocks; I had cut 45 degree diamonds left over from a previous project so I had a great start there too. I then pulled 3.5" Tumbler units I'd already cut on my GO! cutter. I made all of these things go into one quilt. I won 2nd place for most creative use of blocks. I had help finishing the Pineapple Nine Patch quilt. It will hang in the quilt show so I went to one of my favorite long arm quilters, Sarah Cohen. She used orange thread and the quilting is fabulous! This pattern is designed by Cathy Wierzbicki from book Geometric Gems. This link is not necessarily the cheapest price, but you can see all the designs in the book. I saw cheaper prices at online stores: Barns & Nobel, Target, and WalMart. I also had Sarah Cohen quilt the Shakespeare in the Park quilt too. This one took so many years to complete to end up with mediocre quilting. I used three colorways instead of two and that almost burst my brain to keep all my pieces straight. I did have to use the seam ripper a couple of times on this one. I'm glad it's finally done and love everything about this quilt. This design is by Judy Martin and on Sunday the book with this pattern was $9.95. You can purchase by clicking this line. I know I haven't listed all the finishes but I must not have taken photos. More to come later... -------------------------- Type-u-later, http://www.teaquilts.com

The second annual Bainbridge Island Quilt Festival took place on 13th September. This Festival was initiated in 2013, by Barbara Kirk, owner of Esther’s Fabrics on Bainbridge Island. Barbara was in…

The gorgeous quilt pictured here is by Denise Oldham of Apopka, Florida. It was entered in Indianapolis Quilt Guild's quilt show on Octobe...

Make-A-List Monday The week of April 30, 2012 (in review) 1. Work on the April and May Blocks of the Month for Craftsy. The first April block is called Hexi Stripe. The second April block is called Sunny with a Chance of Hex. Both blocks were English Paper-Pieced and then appliqued. Next I worked on the May blocks. The first May block is called Modern Log Cabin. The second May block is called Wonky 5-Sided Log Cabin. Both of these blocks were put together free-form. There were no real rules...just what looked good to the quilter. I love the way all 4 blocks turned out. 2. Make a present for my DMIL for Mother's Day. My gift is in progress. Here is a sneak peak. I will show the completed gift next week. 3. Attend Quilts for Kids at Pennington Quilt Works. I turned in the three John Deere quilts I made. I started working on two hexagon quilts, as well. Hopefully I will have them completed by June 5th. 4. Prepare my chosen NJ Shop Hop quilt as a leader/ender project. The center of my quilt is cut and partially pieced using the leader/ender method. Unfortunately, as I started working on the quilt I have noticed a few errors on the pattern. One glaring error is that there are no fabric requirements for the background fabric. I have emailed Mouse Creek Quilts twice but I have not received a response. I guess I will just have to figure this one out on my own. 5. Complete a few Dear Jane blocks. I was able to complete 6 Dear Jane blocks this week. These blocks will all be in the 12th row. They are named as follows (left to right...top to bottom): St. George's Cross Chattanooga Charlie Maze of Madness Town Square Box Kite Walter's Place Currently my Dear Jane numbers are: 152 Squares 36 Triangles 0 Corners 3949 Pieces This past week was very productive. Let's see what this week has in store. The Week of May 7, 2012 1. Complete DMIL Mother's Day gift. It is almost done. Just a little hand work left to do. 2. Complete two Dear Jane triangles. The two triangles I will work on this week are on the bottom row, 11th and 12th from the left. 3. Work on my Mystery Quilt by Heather Spence Designs. 4. Do a few Just Takes 2 quilt blocks. 5. Work on The Pennington Quilt Works Saturday Sampler from 2011. I did two colorways of this quilt. All blocks are complete but now I need to do a lot of extra blocks and then put them both together. I am going to work on the Ocean colorway this week. All participants were required to purchase Judy Martin's book Stellar Quilts. The sampler quilt blocks we made will be put together using a layout from Judy's book. I am a big fan of Judy Martin. I made her Shakespeare in the Park quilt a few years ago. I presented it to my DS and DDIL as their wedding quilt. This pattern can be found in Judy's book entitled, The Creative Pattern Book. These five things should keep me very busy this week. Until Next Time.....Happy Stitching!!! Sharyn

Shakespeare in the Park And it's done! I looked back and I started this back in 2009! It means she is 3 years old already. I admit, ...

I'm off to Victoria's for a quilting retreat......its gonna be so fun! I'm going to be surrounded by talented quilters all sewing together for the weekend. I am a bit addicted to yellow and blue quilts and here is another one I just finished made from scraps, shirts and fat quarters. The beautiful quilting is done by Debby Brown. This pattern is called Shakespeare in the Park designed by Judy Martin from her book " The Creative Pattern Book". Happy sewing, Kim

I just finished Judy Martin's Shakespeare in the Park. It was a fun quilt to work on, started it at camp but saved the snails trail blocks...