Something More Magical Than It Ever Was

 I've been home for a week now from

International Quilt Market and Festival

and I'm still enjoying moments

 of going back over pictures

I took from the

Quilt Show

I've always been drawn to the Traditional Log Cabin quilt.

Each block is so simple to construct

even a beginner could attempt.

And yet,

in all my years of quilting,

I've yet to make one.

With so many potential variations and designs,

it's been on my to-do list for some time. 

Something More Magical Than It Ever Was

Made by Judy Martin

Sheguiandah, Ontario, Canada

was a wonderful example of a 

scrappy Log Cabin

I liked her use of small thin strips

with pops of bright reds, orange, pinks and even greens 

to contrast with 

the darker purples and blues. 

 Technique: 

Machine pieced, photo transferred,

painted, hand quilted, embroidered.

 I also found Judy's insight equally intriguing:

"This is about a memory and how it is so personal

and fragile.

The same events are remembered differently by each of us,

and over time we eventually

create our own personal myths.

The time remembered in this quilt

is of my early days as wife and mother."

 Seeing these blocks 

makes me want to pull out 

my scraps and play :)