11 years ago
Over the past several months I have enjoyed email conversation with one of my own most cherished "Quilting Rock Stars”, Judy Martin!
Can you imagine my shock and quilter’s heart flutters when I received a friendly conversational email from Judy introducing herself to me (As if I didn’t know who she was!) and telling me how much she enjoyed MY quilts.
Holy cow, Judy’s book “Scrap Quilts” published in 1985 was one of the first books on my shelves. I was 23 when I bought it. I still have it --pages worn and dog-eared and oh, so cherished.
Her quilts whet my appetite from the very beginning, and here she was introducing herself to me in such a friendly way via email, just to say hello.
She drew the parallels between us in the following ways:
we both love scrap quilts
we both own sizable stashes
we both write quilt pattern books
we both design original quilts in the traditional style
we are not afraid of quilts with a gazillion pieces
we both started making quilts as teenagers
we have both written for Quiltmaker
And little did she know that one little email made my day, my week, my month, my year ---yes, Judy Martin is still MY Rock Star!
So when her hubby Steve contacted me to ask if I’d like to offer one of Judy’s new books, Extraordinary Log Cabin Quilts as a GIVE-AWAY to one of my readers ---my reply was an astounding, AUTOMATIC YES!
I wouldn't be where I am without the lessons I learned and the inspiration I received through Judy Martin’s books.
These are NOT your ORDINARY Log Cabin quilts...
- 15 quilt patterns, each in queen or king and wall sizes.
- 200 illustrations of color and set variations for these quilts, each quilt a new Log Cabin variation with a pieced border designed to enhance it.
- big color photos of the quilt plus detail shots
- easy-to-use block diagrams, with pressing arrows
- a whole quilt diagram for each quilt size in the patterns
- quilting suggestions
- pattern ratings
- a chart to help you plan these quilts in other sizes, with fat quarter requirements
- a chart listing Log Cabin quilts from basic Log Cabin blocks, in 24 sizes, with yardage
- a chart listing practical quilt sizes for various mattress sizes
- tips covering every aspect of making a Log Cabin quilt, from rotary cutting to organizing logs, to chain piecing, opposing joints, to checking your block layout.
- links to free videos, such as Judy Martin’s “Tips for Successful Log Cabin Quilts.”
- a ten-page, lavishly illustrated chapter on value and color to help you choose your favorite pattern based on the design instead of the color, and to help you apply your favorite color scheme to the pattern (Most of the color schemes are mix-and-match!)
128 pages, soft cover, $27.95 retail U.S. Order at www.judymartin.com or call 1-800-642-5615.
Mariposa Log Cabin
15 brand-new Log Cabin patterns, each in multiple sizes. You’ll find clear directions with lots of construction diagrams, accurate yardage, alternate coloring and setting suggestions, huge color photos plus close-up detail shots, and quilting ideas. Up-front material includes important help for perfecting your seam allowance plus a pictorial discussion of color and value.
The quilts are stunning….and the instructions are clear and precise (as is always the case with Judy’s work).
---Connie Doern, Creekside Quilting, Clive, IA
Paducah Log Cabin
The quilts in Extraordinary Log Cabin Quilts are not only unique and memorable, they are also within your grasp. These quilts are made principally, if not entirely, from rectangles. You are going to love the quilts you make from this book. Don't settle for anything less than EXTRAORDINARY Log Cabin Quilts!
I LOVE looking at your log cabin designs! There is always so much to look at, and I especially like your interesting border treatments and the way they complete the inner layouts so perfectly.
---Evelyn G., Tucson, AZ
Door County Log Cabin
Your designs are breathtaking and truly inspirational.---Ann G., Olds, Alberta Canada
Buckeye Log Cabin
The 7 guiding principles [in Extraordinary Log Cabin Quilts] represent a great synthesis of what makes quilts extraordinary.
---Ruth P., Columbus, OH
Minnesota Log Cabin, and MANY MORE!
These designs just blow my mind! And I know they will yours too.
Check out the other quilts in the book and info about each one HERE.
There is a ton of cool stuff on Judy’s Website, Check it out HERE. And while you are there, be sure to sign up for Judy's Newsletter!
You can even purchase your own copy of Extraordinary Log Cabin Quilts if you can't wait for the drawing to happen.
Did you know that Judy is on Pinterest? Follow what inspires her HERE!
And if you would like to be the lucky winner of Extraordinary Log Cabin Quilts, personally signed by Judy herself, leave me a comment in the comments section below---
I will do the drawing of the lucky winner this coming THURSDAY from Germany ---how exciting!
Make sure that you also leave your email address if it isn't visible in your profile so I can contact you. No email address means I have to draw someone else!
Make sure that you also leave your email address if it isn't visible in your profile so I can contact you. No email address means I have to draw someone else!
And you know what would be even better? Please mention your favorite Judy Martin quilt or quilt book/pattern in your comment. It’s my hope that she’ll stop by and read what you have to say, and YOU will make HER day.
Doesn't it feel great to give something back to someone who has given so much to the quilting industry? I honestly believe that I am the quilter I am because of Judy’s love of scrap quilts.
Doesn't it feel great to give something back to someone who has given so much to the quilting industry? I honestly believe that I am the quilter I am because of Judy’s love of scrap quilts.
Now, if only we could get her to start BLOGGING! 
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