love note | a quilt for Megan

I thought this was a such a sweet quilt so when Meghan announced a quilt along I signed right up. I picked so many of my favorite fabrics (c+s strawberries, Lizzy House cats, Carolyn Friedlander, Heather Ross strawberries, and so many more!), and now I just need to find the right person to give it to. It doesn't feel at home in my house, even though I do think it's cute. UPDATE: I had wanted to give this quilt to my friend Megan before I even started sewing it but sometimes it feels weird to offer a quilt to someone who might not like it or want it. I finally asked her and she accepted and now it's her official couch quilt and she and her pug Puggy love it! Photo credit to Ezra who listened to my art direction while I stood at the end of my aunt's cul-de-sac :)

Color Block Cabin | a quilt for my Rory

Rory's quilt is one of my favorites. I say that a lot, but I really like this one a lot. It's a generous size and I borrow it often.

Here it is hanging in a show but I forget which one! It was at NK High School as part of a display of modern quilts by the RIMQG. 

Home | a quilt for a family

In 2015 I joined an online quilting bee through the Modern Quilt Guild. I was part of a team from the mid-Atlantic coast, and we worked on a quilt for a Providence family whose home was built by Habitat for Humanity. The palette was chosen by the national guild and the team chose a design to focus on. Each quilter designed and sewed a row of the quilt, and the only requirement we decided on was that each row should include a word that symbolized the family's new home. The word I chose was "hope." Melissa and her six year old son Daniel were overwhelmed by the support and generosity of everyone who contributed to the building of their home. The quilt was so well received - there were 30-40 people at the dedication and most of them sought me out to comment on the quilt. I hope to donate more quilts through Habitat for Humanity and encourage you all to seek out your local chapters if you're ever looking for a charity to donate to. Here are a couple pictures from the night the home was dedicated (no, I don't feel like rotating them, sorry, haha) 💛

moose is loose | a quilt for Hunter

One of my oldest friends is pregnant with her first baby, a boy she and her husband have named Hunter. She is an art teacher and decorated every inch of his nursery. It looks amazing and there are so many details to draw inspiration from, but the real star is Moose, their golden retriever. I really wanted to find fabric with moose (mooses?) on it and lucky for me, I remembered that my friend Annie Brady designed the perfect one. I didn't want to cut it up so I decided to make a whole cloth quilt with another print by Annie on the back. I love the animals for Hunter - I like to think of him doing tummy time while gazing at all the forest creatures - and I like the birch trees for Laura because they read like a nice neutral to contrast with all the design elements of the nursery she created. I used another of Annie's designs for the binding too, because everything she makes is just so nice. Now I'm looking forward to seeing Hunter snuggled up in this quilt - just a few more weeks!