My attempt at making a Split Decision!
Talk about fun! Making this quilt was a riot – I really loved it. First of all, I [...]
From Shirts to Bereavement Quilt
A customer sent me a box full of fine cotton shirts custom made for her father in Hong Kong. Most [...]
Baby Quilt made from Great-grandparent’s bedclothes
I've been neglecting my blog for far too long because since October I've been focusing on making Christmas quilts - with hardly a moment to spare. Now that that is [...]
Group Commissions Bereavement Quilts for Their Friend’s Kids
I’ve recently finished two quilts for a young boy and girl that had an unusual origin. When [...]
A Traditional Pinwheel Bereavement Quilt
When I finish working on bereavement quilts for a family, I’m usually left with lots of extra material. It’s hard [...]
Simple Baby Quilts
This sweet little baby quilt was made for one of my special clients, who often gets her new baby gifts from me. [...]
Windmill Quilt for Lisanna
In the last post (above), I showed a full-sized bed quilt that I made for Lisanna out of her dad’s clothes. [...]
Ribbon Quilt for Lisanna
In the past three posts I’ve shown pictures of bereavement quilts for Luke, aged nine. Above is the full-size bed quilt [...]
Kids Receiving Quilts
When you make quilts, whether for family or friends or customers, the moment of triumph is when they get them and respond. Hopefully with joy and pleasure, as is the [...]
Lone Star Bereavement Quilt
Yesterday’s blog pictured the Contemporary Log Cabin Quilt made for Luke out of his dad’s clothes. Above is the second quilt [...]
Contemporary Log Cabin Quilt – Luke’s Quilt
Just finished recently – the quilt above was made from some of the clothes below: [...]
Gift for a Client’s Friend
The little pink wall hanging above was one of my first commissions after I’d officially started my business. It was [...]
Guys Like Quilts Too
Funny thing, I’ve sold quilts to guys as well as to gals (or men as well as women, if you prefer). [...]
Quilt for a Florist without Flowers
Soon after I started my business, my florist asked if I could make her a quilt. She loved traditional [...]